Explore a spring filled with creativity through visual arts, performance, and sustainable fashion programs in Portsmouth, NH! Keep checking our website or follow us on social media for more program updates throughout the season.
World of Wonder II (Ages 11 – 18)
Monday, Feb 26 – Friday, March 1 || 10am – 3:30pm || Portsmouth, NH (Location Given to Confirmed Participants)
Bring your visual art and performing chops to this week of developing a unique character and their imagined world. We’ll be using set design, costuming, prop making, music, and performing to explore your character’s whole world, from voice to vibe.
Anamalia! (Ages 11 – 13)
Monday, April 22 – Friday, April 26 || 10am – 3:30pm || Portsmouth, NH (Location Given to Confirmed Participants)
Let your creativity run wild at this mixed media program inspired by the creatures who bring us so much joy: animals! We’ll use painting, drawing, and sculpture techniques to create paw-sitively delightful artful tributes to the critters we love. Animalia! culminates in a month-long gallery exhibition at PMAC in Portsmouth.
S.P.A.R.C. Lab
Tuesdays from March 19 – May 14 || 4pm – 6:30pm || Portsmouth, NH (Location Given to Confirmed Participants)
Stitch, Patch, Accessorize, and Repurpose Clothing. Learn simple methods to upcycle & revamp your threads! Then slay the runway in an unconventional fashion show onMay 17.
Swift Tailors
Tuesdays from March 19 – May 14 || 4pm – 6:30pm || Portsmouth, NH (Location Given to Confirmed Participants)
Designed for teens who’ve completed 2+ years of the Wild Imaginings Project program or who are proficient with the sewing machine, this program provides space for self-directed projects, enhancing sewing skills through advanced techniques like pattern-making and tailoring. Benefit from a professional sewist mentor and peer feedback sessions to refine your craft.
Wild Imaginings Project
Thursdays from March 21 – May 16 || 4pm – 6:30pm || Portsmouth, NH (Location Given to Confirmed Participants)
Join us to transform secondhand clothing into fabulous, sustainable fashion. Build skills in screen printing, patching, basic sewing embroidery, and block printing techniques to create an ultimate couture look.
Threads of Change
Dates will be finalized in collaboration with registrants || 4m – 6:30pm || Portsmouth, NH (Location Given to Confirmed Participants)
Fashion a new future that addresses the environmental & labor injustices of the fast fashion industry through a blend of fun and collaboration. Embracing our roles as leaders, we’ll strategically explore ways to leverage our knowledge and skills in clothing sustainability to positively impact our community. Dates will be finalized in collaboration with registrants.
