After-hours workshops that spark creativity! All materials provided, including drinks and snacks $35/30 members Polaroids are back! Explore the creative potential of this photographic medium in this beginner workshop. A polaroid transfer, or emulsion lifting, is when an image is peeled from the plastic window of a polaroid and then transferred onto another surface like ...
After-hours workshops that spark creativity! All materials provided, including drinks and snacks $35/30 members Early American embroidery was an important skill for young women in the 18th and 19th centuries, as both functional and decorative art. In this introductory class, participants will learn beginner embroidery techniques to produce a one of a kind floral creation.
After-hours workshops that spark creativity! All materials provided, including drinks and snacks $35/30 members Learn the art of transforming crepe paper into vibrant, long-lasting flowers! Participants will explore various techniques such as cutting, layering, and shaping to create realistic leaves, petals and stems.
Learn about Suminagashi 墨 流 し or “floating ink” - the process of marbling plain paper with water and ink to transform it.
Learn how to make unique items made with UV resin and a variety of molds and materials from pressed flora to pigments and collage
Learn the basics of bookmaking from cover to cover including paper types, tools, and binding techniques.
Join us for an evening of foraged cocktails and found stories that speak to the hidden ingredients in our own backyards.
Curious about papermaking? Join teaching artist Jenya Frid for this introductory workshop.
Join Day de Dada to illustrate your “perfect Staten Island moment” with a variety of materials and explore the borough’s history as a vacation destination through the postcard collection.
Summer Nights are fun and creative experiences for adults! Explore surface design through collagraphy printmaking.
Summer Nights are fun and creative experiences for adults! All ages are welcome for this scavenger hunt featuring sites of recent and bygone historical and cultural significance.
Summer Nights are fun and creative experiences for adults! Create ornate patterns with shells in this upcoming workshop.
In this paper casting workshop, artist Susan Grabel will teach participants how to make paper pulp and cast relief objects for sculpture and collage. Explore the creative potential of cast paper in this introductory workshop. Materials will be provided by contactless pickup at the Staten Island Museum (details to follow). Link to the Zoom invitation ...
Artist Antonia Perez will teach participants how to make and weave with plarn. Plarn is yarn that can be made from plastic bags. A simple cardboard loom will be used to make a woven plastic textile. Participants may be use the loom multiple times to combine separate weavings to create beautiful artworks or functional objects. ...
The first workshop in this year's Summer Nights series! A Japanese word meaning “leaf dye”, hapa-zome is a Japanese art form that creates stunning prints from natural dyes.