Week 7: Teen Week! July 27 – 31

Teen Week is all about creative independence and tactile making. Join your peers for a week of exploration and expression where curiosity leads the way.

Our field trip takes us to The Aesthetic Union, where students will step into a working print shop filled with antique presses, metal type, and the satisfying clank-and-whirr of old-world machinery. In a hands-on letterpress workshop, teens will experience the magic of ink, pressure, and paper. Students will learn how design comes to life one deliberate step at a time, while soaking up inspiration from a space where craft and history collide.

Back at the studio, the reins are fully in students’ hands: large-scale paintings can be anything they want them to be. Alongside painting, we’ll carve custom linoleum block designs and print them into functional art: notecards, stationery, bookmarks, posters, and more.

Expect inky fingers, bold ideas, and a week that celebrates making things slowly, thoughtfully, and with intention.