In Person Workshops
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in-person creative aging and intergenerational programs.
SilverKite Community Arts®, LLC brings in-person intergenerational arts workshops to several communities throughout Washington. These FREE workshops are for all ages and are open to the public. All workshops are taught by professional SilverKite teaching artists. Scroll to view our offerings and the communities at which they will take place!
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Workshop Schedule:
Family Workshop: Community Poster Studio - $10-15
June 13th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Design artwork with messages for our community.
Using stencil, sticker, acrylic paint, tracing techniques, and comic-inspired styles, participants will design artwork with messages for our community. Influenced by graffiti, collage, zines, and poster art to create posters meant to be seen and displayed in a window or shared space. These serve as small, powerful markers that say “you’re part of this place” and aim to define our community identity. Add symbols, images, or short messages to make it your own!
Tickets (click here to purchase): $10 per child, $15 per adult
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Community Arts Lab: Intro to Embroidery Stitching - $20
June 24th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Connect with creativity in community. Learn and practice the essential embroidery stitches while getting to know others in this community arts lab which focuses on beginning embroidery.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $20
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Creative Writing: Flash Memoir
June 29th
2:00 - 3:00pm
A short form of creative nonfiction, flash memoir focuses on bringing an impactful personal experience to the page. Participants will learn how to use precise language to create a “snapshot” in order to tell a distilled story. All levels are welcome.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Pearl Klein
Location:
Sno-Isle Langley Library
104 2ND ST,
LANGLEY, WA 98260
Community Arts Lab: Intro to Quilling - $20
July 15th
3:00pm - 5:00pm
In this paper arts focused community arts lab participants will create simple designs while learning about quilling.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $20
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Family Workshop: Scrap Lab - $10-$15
July 25th
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Make beaded charms and keepsakes representing Seattle’s colorful diversity. All materials and supplies will be provided by SilverKite.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $10 per child, $15 per adult
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Watercolor Painting: Landscapes
August 1st
2:00 - 3:00pm
Learn to paint a landscape focusing on clouds, sky, mountains or the ocean, using wet and dry watercolor techniques. All levels welcome.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Leslee Houston
Location:
Ocean Shores Library
573 Point Brown Ave NW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
Watercolor Painting: DIY Postcards
August 15th
1:00 - 2:00pm
Participants are given blank postcards made with watercolor paper. They will learn to create personalized designs using sketching, color mixing, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry and pen detailing techniques. Everyone will leave with 1-2 postcards.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Rachel Rene Araucto
Location:
KCLS Des Moines Library
21620 11th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198
Community Arts Lab: Painted & Collaged Watercolor Flowers - $20
August 19th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Paint watercolors and then assemble a beautiful collaged floral design in this community arts lab.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $20
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Visual Journaling: Simple Pleasures
August 25th
6:30 - 7:30pm
Description coming soon!
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Tammy Leaver
Location:
KCLS Algona-Pacific Library
255 Ellingson Rd,
Pacific, WA 98047
Dance: Latin Dances
September 10th
11:00am - 12:00pm
This beginner-friendly workshop introduces basic Latin dance moves such as Cumbia, Merengue, and Cha Cha. Moves can be practiced in couples or solo and seated options are offered.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Rachel Rene Araucto
Location:
KCLS Kingsgate Library
12315 NE 143rd St,
Kirkland, WA 98034
Mixed Media: Mandalas
June 13th
11:30am - 12:30pm
This calming and creative workshop emphasizes self-expression while learning a basic approach to mandala making. Mandala, meaning “magic circle” in Sanskrit, is a geometric design with repeating patterns. A variety of materials of various textures and step-by step guidance are provided. Participants will leave with a completed colorful mandala.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Ashley McEneny
Location:
KCLS Shoreline Library
345 NE 175th St,
Shoreline, WA 98155
Arts Social Hour: Bag Charms - $15
June 26th
4:30am - 6:30pm
This workshop is centered on creative exchange – take a trinket, leave a trinket. Participants are invited to create a handmade bag charm using fabric, ribbon, beads, and collage materials, with special items traded, gifted, collected, and created. A “customization bar” of materials will be available to spark ideas and encourage playful experimentation. Bring your own small objects or materials to incorporate into the charm or to add to the exchange.
Optional story cards will be available to share meaning and dedication behind an item, why it matters, where it came from, or what it represents.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $15
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Drawing: The Art of Line Drawing
June 30th
3:00 - 4:00pm
In this drawing workshop we invite participants to see how much a simple line can do. Using guided exercises we’ll practice continuous line work, patterns and expressive mark-making to explore how lines can create texture and movement.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Leslee Houston
Location:
Ocean Shores Library
573 Point Brown Ave NW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
Evening event: LGBTQ+ Art Appreciation Night (Themstory) - $5+
July 18th
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Join us for an evening of art history/themstory bringing appreciation, awareness and discussion about LGBTQ+ artists.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $5+
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Watercolor Painting: DIY Postcards
July 25th
3:00 - 4:00pm
Participants are given blank postcards made with watercolor paper. They will learn to create personalized designs using sketching, color mixing, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry and pen detailing techniques. Everyone will leave with 1-2 postcards.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Dez'Mon Omega Fair
Location:
KCLS Valley View Library
17850 Military Rd S
SeaTac, WA 98188
Community Arts Lab: Nōtan Art - $20
August 5th
3:00 - 5:00pm
Rooted in a Japanese design concept, Notan focuses on the harmony between positive and negative space—revealing how simple shapes can create striking, dynamic compositions.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $20
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Family Workshop: Family Portraits - $10-15
August 15th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Recreate picture frames with mixed media art materials then pose for a group photo with your family and friends. We’ll send you the photo file to print and put in your frame.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $10 per child, $15 per adult
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Evening event: Community Clothing Swap - $5+
August 22nd
7:00 - 9:00pm
Led by a professional consignment stylist, community members bring in their old clothes and swap them with others in attendance.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $5+
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Pop Up Cards
August 26th
6:30 - 7:30pm
In this beginner-friendly cardmaking workshop participants will create 3-dimensional cards that pop. Various folding and layering techniques will be explored while using colorful paper, paint pens and markers. Each participant will leave with 1-3 cards.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Ashley McEneny
Location:
Renton Community Center
1715 Maple Vly Hwy,
Renton, WA 98057
Dance: Latin Dances
September 28th
2:00 - 3:00pm
This beginner-friendly workshop introduces basic Latin dance moves such as Cumbia, Merengue, and Cha Cha. Moves can be practiced in couples or solo and seated options are offered.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Merri Ann Osborne
Location:
KCLS Shoreline Library
345 NE 175th St,
Shoreline, WA 98155
Mixed Media: Mandalas
June 20th
11:00am - 12:00pm
This calming and creative workshop emphasizes self-expression while learning a basic approach to mandala making. Mandala, meaning “magic circle” in Sanskrit, is a geometric design with repeating patterns. A variety of materials of various textures and step-by step guidance are provided. Participants will leave with a completed colorful mandala.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Bertha Marselis
Location:
Mountlake Terrace Library
23300 58th Ave W
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-4630
Family Workshop: Suncatchers for the Window - $10-15
June 27th
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Create a shimmering hanging sculpture designed to catch the rainbow. Using beads, iridescent film, and colorful reflective materials, participants will craft mobiles that scatter light into a kaleidoscope of color – like a DIY sun-catcher with a hint of disco sparkle.
Each piece is made to move, glow, and transform with the light. Take yours home to brighten a window, or add it to the SilverKite street display to build a collective, color-filled installation that shifts and sparkles throughout the day.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $10 per child, $15 per adult
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Family Workshop: Thread, Collage, and Bead Place Markers - $10-15
July 11th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Create threaded bookmarks and small woven keepsakes inspired by Seattle’s landscapes and layered identity. Using beads, fibers, and fabrics, participants will design pieces that reflect the textures of the city – coffee culture, native plants, Tahoma and the mountain ranges, and the waters of the Puget Sound.
These handcrafted bookmarks become functional, everyday objects that carry meaning – small reminders of place, memory, and connection to the natural world woven into daily life.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $10 per child, $15 per adult
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Arts Social Hour: Rock Solid Art - $15
July 24th
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Create a bold “anthem stone” using paint, symbols, and prompts to express a message, mood, or personal vibe. Set to a soundtrack of rock, punk, and funk, this is a hands-on experience in making small art with a big presence.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $15
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Community Arts Lab: Make a Mini-Zine - $20
July 29th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Learn multiple folding techniques to create different zine formats.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $20
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Arts Social Hour: Paint Your Own Postcard With an Urban Garden's View - $15
August 7th
4:30 - 6:30pm
Mingle in the garden and choose your favorite view. Leave with a postcard to keep or stamp and send.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $15
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Community Arts Lab: Painted & Collaged Watercolor Flowers - $20
August 19th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Paint watercolors and then assemble a beautiful collaged floral design in this community arts lab.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $20
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Watercolor Painting: DIY Postcards
August 24th
1:00 - 2:00pm
Participants are given blank postcards made with watercolor paper. They will learn to create personalized designs using sketching, color mixing, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry and pen detailing techniques. Everyone will leave with 1-2 postcards.
Facilitated by SilverKite® Teaching Artist Dez'Mon Omega Fair
Location:
KCLS Renton Library
100 Mill Ave S,
Renton, WA 98057
Family Workshop: Paper Petal Party - $10-15
August 29th
2:00 - 4:00pm
Bright, oversized paper flowers made from tissue paper bring a playful burst of color to any space -- floating from ceilings, stretching across banners, and blooming in cheerful bouquets. Mixed with twisty pipe cleaner flowers and clever straw-stem designs, this handmade collection turns any room into a fun, family-friendly wonderland full of joy and creativity.
Tickets (click here to purchase): $10 per child, $15 per adult
Location:
SilverKite Community Arts®
231 Summit Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102