Zine release for A BETTER WORLD this Saturday! 🌎 It's free!

TONIGHT, April 21, 6:00 PM: It's time again for Ballard Sketch Team! Join us at Hattie's Hat for our twice-monthly casual artist meetup! Bring a sketchbook or something to work on, then kick back and enjoy a meal and a bev while catching up with other artists! FREE MEETUP. 🍔

Wednesday, April 22, 6:00 PM: This month's Watercolor Landscapes will feature a seaside scene... get in the mood for summer and those glorious sunny days by the water while honing your watercolor skills at this beginner-friendly class! 🌊 THREE SPOTS LEFT!

Friday, April 24, 6:00 PM: Dang, is it the last Friday already??? QU-ART is our twice-monthly queer artists meetup! Come hang out, work on something, and enjoy creative time in the company of fellow queers! 🏳️‍🌈

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 PM: TWO SPOTS LEFT for DIY Screen Printing! Learn the weird process of screen printing on a handmade mini-screen! It's a great way to figure out how it all works before committing to the materials and space for larger projects! 🖼️

Saturday, April 25, 3:00 PM: Get more familiar with watercolor and paint your favourite (we won't tell the others) friend at Watercolor Pet Portraits! Painting a familiar face is a great way to motivate yourself to try something new! 🐕 THREE SPOTS LEFT!

Saturday, April 25, 6:00 PM: Our bi-weekly Riff Raff League is hosting a zine release celebration for A Better World, which includes written and illustration stories to inspire pursuit of a better world... this Risograph-printed zine is FREE, so come pick up a copy! 🌎

Sunday, April 26, 11:00 AM: Were you taught that poetry has to have a rhyme scheme? Follow a rigid structure? Have this or that requirement? Test out more playful forms of poetry at Visual Poetry! Combining mixed media and collage practices, we'll bypass the blank page and play with words and images to create totally unique expressions of your (yes, really) poetic soul. 💖

Sunday, April 26, 2:00 PM: April's Gouache Critters will feature beetles! From lady bugs to stag beetles and beautiful, iridescent rarities you've never heard of, there's a lot to admire and inspire in this category of critter! There are TONS of beetles -- more than 10x the number of species than birds!! Wow!! ...also learn about gouache, how to use it, and spend some time practicing! 🐞

Monday, April 27, 6:00 PM: Creative Visible Mending is SOLD OUT for this month! You can join the waitlist for the class if you'd like, but we're working on scheduling more, so keep an eye out! 👖

Tuesday, April 28, 6:00 PM: Get fresh eyes on your fresh work at Fresh Look, our supportive peer critique meetup! Bring your works in progress, stuck projects, and basic ideas and get feedback from other artists and creatives -- and see what sua else is up to, too! 👀

Friday, May 1, 5:30 PM: THREE SPOTS LEFT for May's Botanical Watercolors! Spring is fully set in with summer just around the corner! What beautiful plants will we have to paint this session? Join us and find out! 🌺

Saturday, May 2, 10:00 AM: This month's Zine Crash Course will focus on collage zines! Find inspiration in old pages and turn them into something new! Give your zine a funky cut n' paste design and see how it goes! Have fun! Zines are great! ✂️

Saturday, May 2, 1:00 PM: Whoa! This Book Binding Workshop has TWO SPOTS LEFT!! They won't last long, so snap 'em up soon! We'll be making envelope keepsake books in this month's class! 📚

Saturday, May 2, 5:00 PM: Itching for a new bottle of ink? Why not make it yourself at Fountain Pen Mix & Make? Learn how fountain pen ink is made and concoct up to four (4) of your own inks to take home! 🖋️

Sunday, May 3, 7:15 PM: Stuff keeps happening and Riff Raff League does too... Find and create community, camaraderie, and hope, and figure out what actions we can take together to fight back and move forward. 🫂