Posts in Hands-on Art

Hands-On Art: Young Artists Take Over Crown Street

Apr 18, 2014

This is the third post in a series of three posts about our Spring 2014 “Hands-On Art” program. Check out the previous posts here and here. Don’t be fooled – amidst of the laughter and fun that fills the WSW studios during our Art-in-Education program “Hands-On Art”, there’s a whole lot of learning going on. In… View Article

Winter blues…and pinks, yellows, reds, oranges!

Feb 08, 2014

Winter is a quiet time at the workshop. It takes the studios a little while to pick up steam after the winter break and when it does most of the hustle and bustle is focused downstairs in the ceramics department as staff and volunteers prepare for the annual Chili Bowl Fiesta. So it was a… View Article

Hands-on Art Wrap Up

Nov 29, 2013

This post is a second in a two part series. Check out the first here!  The sounds of early nineties dance hits filled the silkscreen studio last week as students from Kingston High School created their own editions of screen prints. The young artists picked up the process fast, often printing two different sets of… View Article

WSW Art in Education

“Hands-on Art” with Kingston High School

Nov 08, 2013

Our studios are bustling with the start of our Art-In-Education program, “Hands-on Art”! Twice a year, WSW collaborates with neighboring schools to invite students into the studio to work with practicing artists. We recently kicked off the fall session of Hands-on Art with a visit from Kingston High School’s “Chemistry & Art” class. During our… View Article