Workshops
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Inspire your creativity, engage your senses, and expand your ideas.
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Events
Upcoming Events
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Sunday, February 8, 1 PMLight Catcher Workshop
Join Tara Baghdassarian for a workshop where photography and light meet ancestral memory. Create magical glass dream catchers inspired by MATRIX exhibition artist Andro Eradze’s surreal, dreamlike world.
Space is limited; RSVP required.
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Sunday, February 22, 1 PMConcrete Poetry with Lindsay Choi
In this two-hour generative poetry workshop led by poet Lindsay Choi, discover a selection of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s concrete poetry, artist’s books, and performance pieces, taking inspiration from her work to generate drafts, notes, and other forms of new material.
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OngoingTheresa Hak Kyung Cha Special Print Mailer
Occasioned by the exhibition Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings, BAMPFA’s Art Lab digs into the museum’s Cha archives to create a special edition risograph print mailing.
Sign up by March 1, 2026, to receive a copy of the print mailing (limited edition; first come, first served)
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Sunday, March 8, 1 PMGranulating Watercolors with Berkeley Painting Club
Explore granulating watercolors with artist Rene Smith of Berkeley Painting Club. Granulating watercolors are specially formulated with pigments that separate into different colors and textures when mixed with water. Make a painting and watch the magic happen. No experience required.
Ages 7 and up
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Saturday, March 21, 1 PMStill Together
Still Together is a large-scale breathwork and reflection experience that transforms museum spaces into sanctuaries for collective calm. This ninety-minute program merges trauma-informed breathwork facilitation with reflection prompts accompanied by a live ambient soundscape, creating an immersive journey of individual insight and communal healing.
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Sunday, April 19, 1 PMIntroduction to Risograph Workshop
Join local artist and Senior Art Lab Facilitator Alayna Tinney for a beginner-friendly dive into risograph printing. Risograph printing is known for being an accessible form of printmaking, offering artists the ability to create speedy, high-volume editions with loose but lush layers of color. All experience levels and ages are welcome.
Space is limited; RSVP required
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Sunday, May 10, 1 PMRethinking Abstraction: Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
Led by Peiting C. Lin, Instructor of Chinese Calligraphy at the UC Berkeley Art Studio, this workshop introduces the fundamental techniques, materials, and aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy, focusing on the unique qualities that allow it to simultaneously represent the concrete and express the abstract. No knowledge of Chinese language is necessary.
Space is limited; RSVP required