Making a T-shirt Workshop

Day and time: Saturday 10am-12pm

Date: June 2

Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non members

Ages: 15+

 Ever wondered how t-shirts are made in our screen printing studio?  We will show you the step by step process during this interactive workshop experience.  From burning a screen in our darkroom to printing your own cool t-shirt to wear home the same day, try screen printing for a day! Each participant will get to choose either a t-shirt or a bag to print.  

Class: Screen Printing/ PART 2: Learning to use the Equipment  

Day and time: Monday 5:30pm-7:30pm

Dates: June 4, 11, 18, 25

Prerequisite required: Screen Printing Part 1

Cost: Member: $50, non member $120

Ages: 18+

If you’ve taken screen printing part 1, your designs are ready for printing! Learn how to take your ready one color designs and print them onto cotton based fabrics and paper.  You will learn every step of the process so that you can design and print on your own at the Hub. Here’s what we’ll cover: emulsifying and burning designs onto screens, plastisol ink use, printing on apparel and paper, names and uses of basic equipment in the studio, names and uses of inks and cleaning products in our studio.

*Become a certified member of our screen printing studio when you take this class and pass our

certification test and skills review, which can be scheduled with art staff at the end of this class.

Python Workshop

Day and Time: Saturday 1-4pm

Date: June 9

Cost: free

Ages: 16+

Come in to get help with any questions you have about Python and programming. Aaron Stevens will be available to help with everything from installing Python for the first time to solving those hard problems that you’ve been stuck on. You are also welcome to just come to hang out with other Python developers, chat, and brainstorm.

Sawtastic Workshop

Day and time: Thursday  5:30-8pm

Date: June 14

Cost: Free to members $15 for non-members

Age:  18+

Teacher: Zoe Eagan-Gardner

This workshop will cover basic wood shop safety as well as basic tool training. We will focus on how to safely operate a table saw, miter saw, and band saw. We will also cover their uses and how to know which tool is best for the job! This workshop is perfect for first time wood workers.

Come As You Are Photography Workshop

Day and Time: Monday 5:30-7:30

Date: June 18

Cost: $20

Ages: 15+

Teacher: Jo Arellanes

Have you ever wondered how you can take better photos? Maybe all you have is your cell phone, maybe you spent money on a DSLR set up, but no matter what camera you use, you just aren’t happy with the photos?

No worries! There’s some fun tips, tricks and different ways to think about taking a photo that work on any camera. Bring in your camera (s), no matter what they are: cell phone, DSLR, point-and-shoot, mirrorless, 35mm, medium format….you name it. Demonstrations can happen for all of them to help you feel more confident behind the lens and love your photos more, instantly.  

Vector Workshop

Day and time: Saturday 1pm-4pm

Date: June 23

Cost: Free for members, $20 non members

Ages: 18+

Bring your own computer if possible. This is an introduction to creating vector art in Inkscape. These scalable designs can be used as logos for business or websites, but more importantly they are used in conjunction with the laser cutters, CNC routers, and silk screening to make some of the coolest things to come out of the Hub. This workshop is a prerequisite for our laser class and several other classes at the Hub!  Please download the free Inkscape software before coming to this workshop.

Mug Making Workshop

Day and Time: Saturday 10:30-12:30pm

Date: June 23

Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non members

Ages: 16+

Learn how to create handbuild ceramic mugs that you can use for your daily cup of tea or coffee. We will fire and glaze them for pick up within 4 weeks.

Rock-N-Roll Monotypes Workshop

Day and Time: Monday 5:00-8:00pm

Date: June 25

Cost: $20

Ages: 16+

Dustyn Bork is an Associate Professor of Art at Lyon College in Batesville. Dustyn will demonstrate varying techniques of monotype printing including using different substrates or matrixes including the use of CD’s and vinyl records. Methods will include additive and subtractive image making and technical ways to incorporate unique one-off print processes.

Class: Beginner Leather Artisanry

Day and time: Thursday 5:30pm -7:30pm

Dates: July 12, 19, 26, Aug. 2

Cost: $170

Students will keep: Leather, x-acto knife, blades, rotary cutter, square ruler, needles, thread and awl

Ages: 18+

Come join us at the Hub as we learn about leather design taught by local leather designer, Bryant Phelan. He brings with him an arsenal of experience from his kitchen table, where we all begin, to New York Fashion Week and beyond. Come take part in this age old tradition and learn to properly cut, sew, dye and create with leather. Whether you’re looking for an incredibly fun hobby or wanting to begin your path as a leather designer, Bryant will share his knowledge and craft with you and is set on making certain each student leaves with a feeling of success and a toolbox for design, both literally and figuratively. This session students will learn how to make several small leather goods and put them on the path to more intricate creations.

Class: Ceramic Studio class (all levels welcome)   

Day and Time: Monday 5:30-7:30

Dates: July 9, 16, 23, 30

Cost: Free for members, $70 for non members

Ages: 18+

Clay cost is $40/bag

We will start with the basics and take off from there! Come join us whether you have never touched clay, still learning or know just what to make and how to make it.

Clay cost is $40/bag.

The Art of Mokuhanga (featuring David Warren)

Day and Time: Saturday 10am-12pm

Date: July 21

Cost: Free

*All ages welcome but please register

Join David Warren as he shares information about his artist residency in Japan and demonstrates the art of Mokuhanga Japanese woodblock printmaking.  David will discuss his residency during his sabbatical in the spring of 2016 and create prints with the technique. David is a founding member of the Arkansas Society of Printmakers and the printmaking professor at Henderson State University.

Vector Workshop

Day and Time: Saturday 1pm-4pm

Date: July 21

Cost: Free for members, $20 non-members

Ages: 18+

Bring your own computer if possible. This is an introduction to creating vector art in Inkscape. These scalable designs can be used as logos for business or websites, but more importantly they are used in conjunction with the laser cutters, CNC routers, and silk screening to make some of the coolest things to come out of the Hub. This workshop is a prerequisite for our laser class and several other classes at the Hub!  Please download the free Inkscape software before coming to this workshop.

Bleach Dyeing Workshop

Day and Time: Saturday 1pm-3pm

Date: July 28

Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non-members

Ages: 15+

Give old t-shirts a totally new look with this magical process. Bring 100% cotton t-shirts in various dark colors to learn and test out this process. You will leave with your finished products.

Laser Class 101

Day and Time: Saturday 10:30-12:30pm

Date: July 14, 21, 28, and Aug. 4

Prerequisite required: Vector workshop or instructor approval

Cost: $80 for non member, $10 for members

Ages: 14+

Learn to use the Maker’s dream tool to cut, etch and mark intricate, detailed graphics on wood and create 3D objects. In this introductory class, you’ll learn how to: create and prep files for the laser, perform routine maintenance and safety practices, unleash your imagination with free graphics software, create simple, yet elegant projects like wooden coasters, etched pub glasses, wooden boxes, leather bracelets, paper invitations, linoleum or wood block stamps.