Bicycle Art Auction for ArtReach
Online AuctionJoin us for our Bicycle Art Auction for ArtReach. Twenty-nine local artists have transformed Electra bicycles and accessories into fully functional custom works of art. Proceeds from the auction directly benefit our free programs for youth that may not otherwise have access to visual arts opportunities.
“Friction” Wet Felting workshop w/ Yasmine K. Kasem
ArtReach Studio HQ 2399 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA**This workshop is currently full, but sometimes spots open up closer to the date. If you would like to join the waitlist for this workshop, email yasmine@artreachsandiego.org to be added!**
Wet felting is a process of creating an artwork through intentionally tangling and matting wool together involving friction, fat, and heat. In this workshop, learn the process of wet felting by creating textile pieces that use imagery inspired by transformative and enduring aspects of identity.
Batik Painting on Silk w/ Nazanin Amiri Meers
ArtReach Studio HQ 2399 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA**This workshop is currently full, but sometimes spots open up closer to the date. If you would like to join the waitlist for this workshop, email yasmine@artreachsandiego.org to be added!**
Batik is the art of using hot wax on fabric to resist dyes and paints resulting in beautiful designs and imagery. In this two hour workshop, learn the basics of Batik painting with resist, dye and patterns inspired by mural art of women in Africa.
Bicycle Art Auction @ Mission Fed ArtWalk
Mission Fed ArtWalk 523 W Date St, San Diego, CAYou are invited to Mission Fed ArtWalk! ArtReach has partnered with Mission Fed ArtWalk to showcase the Bicycle Art Auction. Stop by the Piazza della Famiglia in Little Italy to view painted bicycles and accessories up close! ArtReach staff will be available on-site to facilitate in-person bids on your favorites.
ArtReach @ KidsWalk
Mission Fed ArtWalk 523 W Date St, San Diego, CAJoin ArtReach at Mission Fed ArtWalk in the KidsWalk area for a free art activity! All families and kids of all ages are welcome to create along with us. Create your own creature (animals, monsters, aliens, unicorns, or basically anything you can imagine!) using a wide variety of OOLY art products.
Acrylic Painting: The Art of Realism w/ Chad Berwald
ArtReach Studio HQ 2399 5th Avenue, San Diego, CAAcrylic painting is a versatile medium and has captured the eyes of countless people. One of the best ways to brush up on your painting skills is through painting still life objects like fruits and vegetables. In The Art of Realism, you will learn how to use and apply highlights and shadows, and learn techniques of applying and blending color. Attendees will go home with realistic fruit or vegetable wood magnets!
“Stitching the Self” Embroidery w/ Claudia Cano
ArtReach Studio HQ 2399 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA**This workshop is currently full, but sometimes spots open up closer to the date. If you would like to join the waitlist for this workshop, email yasmine@artreachsandiego.org to be added!**
Embroidery is not only a way of expressing creativity and hand-eye coordination; it also has a universe of meanings about care, love, and empathy. In this workshop, participants will acquire knowledge of the basics of embroidery techniques and become interested in collective embroidery as a way to tell their own stories, and narrate their self-identification.
Monotype Printmaking w/ Nhuy Reid
ArtReach Studio HQ 2399 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA**This workshop is currently full, but sometimes spots open up closer to the date. If you would like to join the waitlist for this workshop, email yasmine@artreachsandiego.org to be added!**
Printmaking is the art of creating and replicating an image through pressing onto an inked surface. Monotype sticks out in its exquisite painterly qualities and its namesake of creating a mono - or single print! In this workshop, Monotype: Painterly Printmaking, will be an introduction to monotypes using non-toxic, water-based inks. Students will learn how to pull 8 x 10 prints using the etching press and by hand.