Hosted at BICA in collaboration with BICA School and Civic Arts (a project by teaching artist Robin Lee Jordan), Arts for Something! is an interdisciplinary program for young and emerging artists (ages 14–19) exploring the intersection of art and civic engagement.

Over the course of the series, participants will build creative skills—like screen-printing, zine-making, sewing, literary arts, and specialized visual arts—while learning how these tools can be used to support civic initiatives such as social justice, activism, and local community needs.

Young artists who commit to all eight sessions (with up to two excused absences) will have the opportunity to create and present a civic arts–inspired project in any medium. These projects will be featured in a collaborative zine and shared during a final exhibition and celebration in June.

Workshops take place the first Saturday of every month, October through June (skipping January), from 12–3 PM. 

Open Studio Hours added April 18 & May 16th

Clothing as Character: Costuming for Performance

Led by E.L.

Explore the possibilities of what clothing can do and tell in art works. Costumes are an integral tool in spectacle art, protest movements, and public art practice, as well as in disciplines like theatre, dance, and fine and performance art. We'll learn about some of the ways people use clothing as part of their personal arts practice, and then experiment with hands-on exercises using recycled materials, thrifted items and movement before working on our own costume renderings.