ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Join SilverKite for live, intergenerational arts workshops - including visual arts, dance, music, writing, theatre, and much more! Registration is open for individual participants of all ages.
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All artwork created by virtual workshop attendees.
SilverKite is partnering with various library systems throughout the US to provide FREE online arts programming to their patrons.
Scroll through this page to view our class offerings and which library programs are participating in various workshops. See a workshop you are interested in? Visit your specific library webpage to register!
Visual Arts
Sip and Paint
Join us for a step-by-step watercolor painting workshop with one of SilverKite's professional teaching artists.
Grab a beverage of your choice and spend an hour with us talking and making art together!
Taught by Cooper Perry
What you'll need:
Watercolor paints
Paint brush (1" flat brush and pointed round brush)
Mixed Media or Watercolor paper
Cup of water
Painter's tape
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
Sip and Paint
10:30 - 11:30 am PDT
WATERCOLORS
KCLS
SPL
PVPL
Sip and Paint
Join us for a step-by-step acrylic painting workshop with one of SilverKite's professional teaching artists. Grab a beverage of your choice and spend an hour with us talking and making art together!
Facilitated by Cooper Perry
What you'll need:
Acrylic paints -Red, Blue, Yellow, black, and white
1" flat and angled flat brush
Filbert brush (flat with a round top)
Pointed round brush
Fan Brush
Pallet knife or butter knife
Mixed Media Paper preferred
Painters tape or Masking tape
Cup of water to wash out your brushes
Pencil or marker
Q-Tips or cotton swabs
SATURDAY, JULY 16
Sip and Paint
10:30 - 11:30 am PDT
ACRYLICS
Dementia Friendly Watercolors
During this workshop, we'll use a haiku as the inspiration for 3 different abstract watercolor paintings.
Facilitated by Cooper Perry
What you'll need:
Watercolors
Brush
Cup of water
Pencil
Thick marker or Sharpie
3 pieces of Paper (watercolor paper is ideal but not necessary)
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Dementia Friendly Watercolors
10:30 - 11:30 am PDT
KCLS
SPL
Visual Journaling
Do you keep a journal? During this interactive workshop we will explore ways to record daily experiences & memories by creating a visual journal.
During the workshop we will create our own journal and explore basic drawing skills to help us get started.
Facilitated by Cooper Perry
What you'll need:
-Drawing pad (About 6 sheets of printer paper is okay, but a heavier weighted paper pad is best)
-Pens
-Magic Markers
-Collage magazines
-Scissors
-Glue stick
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
Visual Journaling
10:30 - 11:30 am PDT
Landscape Drawing
This is a beginning drawing workshop where we'll explore ways to draw a simple landscape.
This workshop is facilitated by Cooper Perry.
What you'll need:
Paper
Pencil and eraser
something to blend with (like a paper towel or a tissue)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
Landscape Drawing
10:30 - 11:30 am PDT
KCLS
PVPL
Sno-Isle
SPL
movement, music, and more
Mandalas
Join us as we explore the ancient art of mandala. During the workshop you will be guided through a few simple techniques as you create your own stunning and intricate mandalas. Together we will learn how we can express ourselves through shape and color, and discover all the wonderful ways in which the art of mandalas can add peace and relaxation to your day to day life.
Facilitated by Nani Trias
You will need:
* sheets of blank paper
* a pencil
* eraser
* pen (ballpoint, gel, or rollerball)
* compass (any straight edge or circle to trace works too!)
* protractor (any straight edge or circle to trace works too!)
* ruler (any straight edge or circle to trace works too!)
* markers/colored pencils/crayons
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
Mandalas
1:30 - 2:30 pm PDT
Sip and Paint
Join us for a step-by-step acrylic painting workshop with one of Silver Kite's professional teaching artists. Grab a beverage of your choice and spend an hour with us talking and making art together!
Facilitated by Nani Trias
What you'll need:
Acrylic paints
1" flat and angled flat brush
Filbert brush (flat with a round top)
Pointed round brush
Fan Brush
Pallet knife or butter knife
Mixed Media Paper preferred
Painters tape or Masking tape
Cup of water to wash out your brushes
Pencil or marker
Q-Tips or cotton swabs
MONDAY, AUGUST 29
Sip and Paint
1:30 - 2:30 pm PDT
ACRYLICS
KCLS
SPL
Bollywood Dance
Come learn the dances that area part of the largest movie making capital in the world – INDIA. India makes 3x as many films than Hollywood. Bollywood is the Hindi-language sector of the Indian movie making industry.
Traditionally, Bollywood dancing has been heavily influenced by Asian cultures, Hindu art, music and culture. Today Bollywood music and dancing is also influenced by other cultures and forms of dance including salsa and hip hop. Contemporary Bollywood music is known for collaborations with well known musicians from around the world. Come join us for a fun class where we will dance to Bollywood hits songs from different eras and learn about the inspiration behind the songs.
What you'll need:
a water bottle
a towel
Taught by Sandy Mathews
SATURDAY, JULY 9
Bollywood Dance
10:30 - 11:30 am PDT
KCLS
SPL
TPL
Mindfulness
The general principles of mindfulness are acceptance, purpose, and doing what needs to be done. When we connect to our breath, we create a moment of pause, a chance to restore. We let go of our busy-ness and stress. This helps with everything from de-escalating conflict to easing us into a good night's sleep. It allows time for insight and helps us move forward.
This workshop will introduce the art of mindfulness, suggesting a simple, ongoing practice.
Facilitated by Bobbi Kidder
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
Mindfulness
10:30 - 11:30 am PDT
KCLS
SPL
Bollywood Dance
Come learn the dances that area part of the largest movie making capital in the world – INDIA. India makes 3x as many films than Hollywood. Bollywood is the Hindi-language sector of the Indian movie making industry.
Traditionally, Bollywood dancing has been heavily influenced by Asian cultures, Hindu art, music and culture. Today Bollywood music and dancing is also influenced by other cultures and forms of dance including salsa and hip hop. Contemporary Bollywood music is known for collaborations with well known musicians from around the world. Come join us for a fun class where we will dance to Bollywood hits songs from different eras and learn about the inspiration behind the songs.
What you'll need:
a water bottle
a towel
Taught by Sandy Mathews
MONDAY, AUGUST 15
Bollywood Dance
1:30 - 2:30 pm PDT
KCLS
SPL
Storytelling through Hula
Hula is a visual dance form of storytelling from Polynesia, which was developed in Hawai’i and has more recently become a popular form of exercise. Together we will walk through some basic hula steps and use our bodies to develop a hula “vocabulary”. At the end of class, you will have a story to tell, using these beautiful movements!
Facilitated by Rachel Rene
What You’ll Need:
* Wear comfortable clothes that allow you to move your whole body.
* Have water and a towel nearby.
* Socks or bare feet are preferred over wearing shoes, if possible.
MONDAY, JULY 11
Storytelling through Hula
1:30 - 2:30 pm PDT
Dance through the Decades
Get your dancing shoes on as we go around the world and learn popular dances between the 1920's through the 2000's.
Whatever your dance level, come ready to have some fun as we Shag, Stroll, Hustle, Cha Cha slide, Gangnam Style and Nae Nae through the decades, while learning a little about the history of each dance.
Materials
Dress comfortably
Wear comfortable shoes for movement
Water
Facilitated by Merri Ann Osborne
MONDAY, JULY 25
Dance through the Decades
1:30 - 2:30 pm PDT
KCLS
SPL
Writing, Theatre & Storytelling
Memoir Writing
During this interactive creative non-fiction writing workshop, participants will engage in reminiscence activities and memoir writing exercises and learn some basic strategies on how to write and structure a memoir.
Facilitated by Pearl Klein
What You'll Need:
Pen or Pencil
Paper
1:30 - 2:30pm PDT
Memoir Writing
MONDAY, JULY 18
KCLS
SPL
Writing Fictional Characters
Fictional characters live or spend their time in places that shape them, reflect and influence who they are, and support and move the plot along. We will explore the role of setting in fiction by looking at some published examples, and doing writing exercises to explore the way settings can anchor and develop our stories.
Taught by Pearl Klein
What you'll need:
Paper (several pieces)
Pen or Pencil
1:30 - 2:30pm PDT
Writing Fictional Characters
MONDAY, AUGUST 8
