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SUMMER WORKSHOPS CATALOG | SUMMER 2021 BODECKER FOUNDATION The Bodecker Foundation is pleased to announce our Summer 2021 schedule of FREE Virtual and (new!) Hybrid Creative Workshops for Portland-area High School Students. Led by professional artists, writers, musicians, and educators, Bodecker workshops are designed to empower creative youth to imagine and achieve their artistic, educational, and professional dreams. Our workshop disciplines include songwriting, creative writing, film/video, fashion design, portfolio development, printmaking, spoken word, and zine making, among others. Threaded throughout is a career exploration and applied arts approach that uniquely centers collaboration, inclusivity, and positive affirmation of student identities. Open to rising 9th graders thru graduating seniors (classes of 2021 thru 2025), summer workshops include a mix of online activities and offline individual and/or collaborative project work. Class size is generally limited to 12 students. Online registration is now open www.bodeckerfound.org/workshop BODECKER FOUNDATION THE DETAILS 4 Week Class / Meets via HYBRID Mon &Weds 11:00am – 12:30pm June 28, 30, July 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, 21 PodcastingPodcasting *no class Monday July 5; meets Fri July 9 instead Immersive Sound Walks with Chris Funk Class Size: 12 Register Here In this four-week hybrid workshop, students will collaborate to create an original audio sound walk that focuses on Portland’s vibrant street art scene. We will use digital recorders to capture in-the-field audio and original narration as we explore four different mural locations, selected in partnership with Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA). Students will also have the opportunity to meet PSAA mural artists and practice their interview skills at the Bodecker Foundation’s Halfling Studio and will hone their editing skills during week four. The final sound walks will be available to the public to download, stream and enjoy. No previous audio recording experience is necessary. Note: this workshop will require participation and assignments outside of class time, in particular for field recordings and in-studio artist interviews on July 7, 9, 12 and 14 and editing during week four. Mural by Francisco Morales courtesy of PSAA Chris Funk is best known as the multi-instrumentalist and a founding member of indie rock band The Decemberists. He is a three-time GRAMMY nominated artist who has also found much success as a music producer, composer, and studio musician lending his musical acumen to such bands as The Shins, Portugal. The Man, Laura Veirs, and more. Chris has also produced records for Stephen Malkmus, Red Fang, Ben Miller, Langhorne Slim, Sallie Ford, Rhett Miller, Kyle Craft, The Builders and The Butchers, and Y La Bamba. THE DETAILS BODECKER FOUNDATION Tell Your Story 3 Week Class | Meets via HYBRID Mon & Weds 11am – 12:30pm June 28, 30, July 7, 9, 12, 14 Risograph *no class Monday July 5; meets Fri July 9 instead Printing and Zine Making with Kate Bingaman Burt & Leland Vaughan Class Size: 15 Register Here This workshop will focus on risograph printing and zine making, with an emphasis on using printmaking and books as vessels for your ideas and creative experiments. We’ll explore mark making, drawing, not-drawing, storytelling, collage, and more all through the lens of printing and zines! Zero drawing experience is needed—all are welcome! We kick perfectionism to the curb as we explore different materials, styles and concepts and make a collaborative riso-printed zine together. This workshop takes place primarily via Zoom with with field trips to Bodecker and Oulet planned for July 9 and 14. Transportation stipends are available. Kate Bingaman-Burt (she/her) mostly Leland Vaughan (they/them) is a printmaker, draws, letters, documents, and collects, but designer, and illustrator living on the unceded lands she also does a lot of other things that of the Clackamas, Multnomah, Cowlitz and involve energy, conversation, and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde known as exchange. Kate is a full-time educator and Portland, OR. They love the intersection of empathy makes illustrations for all sorts of clients all and design practice and are super passionate about around the world. She is a Professor of social justice, intersectionality, accessibility, and the Graphic Design at Portland State University ways creative and educational spaces can offset and also shares her knowledge and oppression, process trauma, and elevate enthusiasm for drawing, making, marginalized voices. They currently work as the studio documenting via talks, workshops and manager of Outlet where they get to print and nerd online classes. Kate owns Outlet, a out about risograph printing to anyone who will listen. risograph print studio and community They believe print is a great equalizer in terms of space that hosts workshops, pop-up events accessibility to information and mutual aid and work and is home to a small gift shop full of to make those services available through Outlet. They printed goodies and a big zine library. also help maintain the space, organize events and workshops, and print as much as they possibly can. BODECKER FOUNDATION THE DETAILS 6 Week Class / Meets via HYBRID Portfolio Tues & Thurs 10:00am – 11:30am June 29, July 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, August 3, 5 Tuesday: Group Class; Thursday: One on Three Group Crits Development Class Size: 12 with Mark Smith Register Here This six-week workshop is for rising juniors and seniors who are beginning to think about college and career options in visual and graphic arts, product and packaging, or environments and experience design. Through weekly meetings – including hybrid get togethers July 13 and 20 - and a combination of group and individual projects, you will learn how to express your unique “voice” as an artist, how to present your work, and how to respectfully give and receive feedback while elevating your creative output. You’ll learn to move your talent forward and how to prepare for portfolio development when considering further education and employment opportunities. This workshop is ideal for students who may be applying to art/design school, 2 and 4-year college programs, and for those who would like to enter the design workforce following graduation. Please include 3 work samples with your application to let us know how you express your creativity. (Jpgs, pdfs, and cell phone pics work fine.) Transportation stipends are available for in person dates. Mark Smith has spent 30+ years working with athletes, entertainers, brands, non-profit organizations, and schools focused on innovation product, graphics, and storytelling, at Nike and Jordan Brand, among others. His creative approach bridges his various disciplines as an artist, sculptor, and musician and his professional experience in product and communication design. Humor and wordplay are at the core of his collaboration style. BODECKER FOUNDATION THE DETAILS 4 Week Class | Meets via HYBRID Tues & Thurs 2:00pm – 3:30pm PossibilitiesPossibilitiesPossibilitiesPossibilities June 29, July 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 Songwriting with Lizzy Ellison and Chris Funk Class Size: 12 Register Here This songwriting class is for experienced songwriters looking to create a cohesive body of work. Participants will share songs and concepts for new material – either pre-recorded or performed in class- to workshop with their peers. Group critiques will help develop your songs and inspire new ideas. We will focus on intention setting, organizing ideas, and developing an original songwriting style. Includes in-workshop writing assignments, visits from guest songwriters, and a field trip to Halfling Studio, our professional recording studio at the Bodecker Foundation. Transportation stipends are available for in person dates. Chris Funk is best known as the multi- instrumentalist and a founding member of Lizzy Ellison has been a recording /touring indie rock band The Decemberists. He is a musician since 2000. She has put out 7 three-time GRAMMY nominated artist who has records, 3 under her moniker, Cardioid, and also found much success as a music producer, the previous 4 with Radiation City (PDX). composer, and studio musician lending his Because touring came to a halt this past musical acumen to such bands as The Shins, year, she began teaching workshops as a Portugal. The Man, Laura Veirs, and more. Chris means to share her experiences from the has also produced records for Stephen music industry and build new relationships Malkmus, Red Fang, Ben Miller, Langhorne Slim, with folks interested in learning about Sallie Ford, Rhett Miller, Kyle Craft, The Builders songwriting, but mostly to get the human and The Butchers, and Y La Bamba. connection we all need. BODECKER FOUNDATION THE DETAILS 3 Week Class / Meets via HYBRID Mon and Weds 11:00am – 12:30pm Truth & Dare July 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 Volume 5: Experiments in Art & Writing with Laura Moulton Class Size: 12 Register Here Truth & Dare is a creative workshop and community favorite that offers one truth (in the form of a writing prompt) and one dare (an art-inspired challenge to make/do) each week. Taking inspiration from contemporary artists and writers, we’ll generate our own work on the page and out in the world with optional hybrid adventures that may include graffiti harvesting, documenting public art, and writing letters. Most important, we’ll share our work in the supportive environment we create together. Whether you’ve attended previous Truth & Dare workshops or are joining us for the first time, all are welcome. Transportation stipends are available in person gatherings. Laura Moulton is a writer and educator whose work has taken her into public schools, prisons, shelters and out onto the streets. She is an adjunct professor at Marylhurst University and Lewis & Clark College and leads writing and art residencies in Portland high schools for Writers in the Schools. In 2011 Moulton founded Street Books, a bicycle powered mobile library, serving people who live outside.