Studio Art Workshops & Community Offerings

This workshop will introduce lifecasting as a method to visually capture a moment between persons whether it be friends, family or partners. Through an exploration of sculptural work, the workshop will demonstrate various ways of communicating tenderness and partnership. A hands-on experience with moldmaking and casting will result with one sculptural piece for each pair. Additionally, Valentine’s Day cardmaking will be an optional experience during the curing time.

Students should register in pairs and plan to wear clothing that welcomes plaster stains. No prior experience is required.

Time: 11 am - 2 pm | Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026 | Location: Thingspace (MY 55)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026 10AM-3PM

MY 56, Macy Hall

Facilitator: Neal Flynn, Printmaking Studio Fellow

Ready to upgrade your stenciling beyond pre-made templates and construction paper cut-outs? Spend a Friday exploring specialized printmaking techniques in TC's Printmaking Studio that you can continue practicing on your own (or bring into your classroom) with little to no equipment! Participants in this free, introductory printmaking workshop are invited to use their own objects and images to create a variety of prints using photosensitive materials and stencil-based printmaking processes. Please reach out to Neal at printmaking@tc.columbia.edu with any questions. 

No prior experience is required.

To request disability-related accommodations contact OASID at oasid@tc.edu,

(212) 678-3689, or

(646) 755-3144 video phone.

In this workshop, we will review basic techniques used in stop motion animation, guide you through character making, story and scene design. Then, you will have time to make your own stop motion animation.

Time: 1 - 4 pm | Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 | Location: Thingspace (MY 55)

This workshop offers a beginner-level introduction to Blender, a free and open-source 3D creation software. Participants will learn how to navigate the Blender interface and become familiar with its basic tools and workflows. The workshop is designed for students who are curious about 3D but unsure where to start, and it provides a foundation for further exploration in 3D modeling, animation, and digital art.

Time: 1 - 5 pm | Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026 | Location: Myers Media Art Studio (TR 51C)

How do artists’ proudly center their identity through their artmaking? Through an art exploration of communicating identities, this workshop invites all participants to proudly showcase their own identities through accessorizing. Participants should expect to leave with a redesigned tote bag, pronoun/identifier pins, and a unique key ring to call their own or to gift.

All are welcomed and we invite participants to center their race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+ status, gender, disability, and/or additional identities. No prior experience is required.

To request disability-related accommodations contact OASID at oasid@tc.edu, (212) 678-3689, or (646) 755-3144 video phone.

Time: 7 - 9:30 pm | Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Location: Thingspace (MY 55)

This workshop provides you basic information to experiment with projection mapping. We will start with an introduction on projection mapping. Then, we will have hands-on practices in groups or individuals. If you have your own projector and want to practice on your own device, feel free to bring it to the workshop.

Time: 1 - 5 pm | Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026 | Location: Thingspace (MY 55)

Inspired by the expressive fashion-like poses and the design of the “stand” system ( meaning personal life energy) in the anime and manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, this workshop will guide you to explore your inner power and create your own “stand”. Through finding your unique pose, designing your stand figure and chart, you will get to know yourself in new ways.

Time: 12 - 2 pm | Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Location: Myers Media Art Studio (TR 51C)

Information coming soon!

Time: 2 - 5 pm | Date: Fridays from March 27 - May 8 | Location: Painting & Drawing Studio (MY 445)

 As artists and art educators, we are constantly making art and are often asked for photodocumentation of it to submit to shows. Having a well lit, composed photograph of your artwork is always recommended by gallerists, curators, and jurors for getting accepted into shows, and cataloging your art professionally. Therefore, the goal of this workshop is to help artists, and art educators, learn some techniques, DIY strategies, and editing methods for creating gallery, or portfolio ready images of their artworks. 

Participants are encouraged to bring 1 to 2 physical artworks (Ceramics, Sculpture, paintings, etc.) with them to document! These can be past works, current works, or even ones you'd like to submit for an upcoming show. This workshop is broken into two halves. In the first half, we will go over some basics of using a DSLR camera, and lens differences, along with covering how to use photography light boxes to easily document smaller (under 17x17 inches) artworks, as well as how to use the space around us with lighting to still get great images. In the second half of the workshop we will go over some quick photoshop techniques to professionally edit your photos! 

This workshop will take place in the Myers Media Art studio located in 528-51c (the basement)–Be sure to connect to TC wifi beforehand as the basement is a deadzone with no cell service! 

Time: 12-6pm | Date: April 11th | Location: Myers Media Art Studio (TR 51C)