Art + Recreation Workshops with PARC

A 12-week hands-on workshop program connecting art, design, sports, and recreation at Tandy Community Center. Participants develop individual and collaborative projects that can be tested, refined, installed, and exhibited throughout the facility.

Explore art, design, sports, and recreation while learning new skills and developing your own ideas through individual and collaborative projects. Free to participate and open to all ages and experience levels. Drop-ins are welcome throughout the program, and weekly participation is encouraged. Workshop materials are provided. Adult supervision is required for younger children. Light bites are available while supplies last.

Selected workshop projects will be displayed throughout Tandy Community Center and may be included in the December public exhibition as part of Counterpublic’s Coyote Time 2026.

Every Thursday – 3:00 to 4:30 PM
September 17 through December 10, 2026
No workshop on Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving Day)

September 17 – Sports Equipment Design – Design and build new or reimagined sports equipment using foam, cardboard, fabric, and other materials. Develop ideas through sketching, making, and testing.

September 24 – Product & Landscape Photography – Explore digital and disposable film photography while documenting projects, people, spaces, and surroundings.

October 1 – Graphic Design – Explore lettering, symbols, graphics, patterns, and visual communication for artwork, equipment, signage, and apparel.

October 8 – Signage & Wayfinding Design – Design room identifiers, directional signs, symbols, and other graphics to help people navigate and interact with Tandy.

October 15 – Athletic Apparel Design – Develop graphics, colors, patterns, and details for shirts, uniforms, jerseys, and other athletic apparel.

October 22 – Screenprinting – Turn participant designs into physical prints for artwork, apparel, textiles, and signage.

October 29 – Mixed Media Art – Combine photography, printed images, drawing, fabric, embroidery, and other materials to create individual and collaborative work.

November 5 – Fiber Sports Forms – Design and construct soft three-dimensional sports-inspired forms using fabric, embroidery, stitching, and prepared textile patterns.

November 12 – Project Development & Prototyping – Begin developing individual and collaborative projects for the exhibition. Participants select ideas from earlier workshops, refine designs, gather materials, and begin constructing their finished work.

November 19 – Project Development & Production – Continue building and completing selected projects for the exhibition. Participants refine, construct, assemble, and resolve their work while preparing it for installation and display.

December 3 – Finishing, Framing & Documentation – Complete selected projects, prepare work for display, frame pieces, create labels, and photograph finished work.

December 10 – Exhibition Preparation & Spatial Curation – Complete final adjustments, organize artwork throughout Tandy, and finish the spatial curation of the exhibition.