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

Bring your work for the zine or exhibition to this workshop in our lab, or to the gallery during any of BICA’s gallery hours in starting May 1st, (W12-5, Th12-7, F12-5, S12-5).

Architectural Storytelling: Relief Sculpture and Plaster

Led by Quincey and H

A relief sculpture is a piece of art where the forms emerge from a two-dimensional, flat background. Designed to be viewed primarily from the front, these sculptures blend painting’s composition with sculpture’s depth. Relief sculpture is commonly seen in architecture, where it serves to communicate stories and teachings to the general populace. In this workshop, we will learn how to create relief sculpture in plaster using clay press molds and found objects.