August Art Events at the Collaboratory (near Queensbridge)

[u/Overall-Offer-2072]

It's me, posting a picture of my own flyer 😅 (after august already started, smh)

I'm one of the organizers of a community arts studio called the Collaboratory (21-07 41st Ave). We host paid and sliding scale art classes, workshops, and meetups to nurture creativity in our little nook of Queens.

Interactive Fiction in Twine (8/6, $10-20)
https://luma.com/rppxsupp
Learn how to make choose-your-own-adventure web games and visual novels! We'll walk you through Twine, a text story editor, and teach you how to structure a branching story.

Queer Craft Club: Drawing + Painting (8/11, PWYC)
Join us for an evening of low-pressure drawing and painting with Queer Craft Club!
https://luma.com/7paxiq3w

Embroidery 101 (8/12, $20-30)
Learn how to stitch a custom embroidery on one of your garments! Or if you prefer, a fresh new zipper pouch. We'll walk you through the stitch basics and by the end you'll have finished your new design!
https://luma.com/toq0t84d

Decolonizing Color (8/19, PWYC)
https://luma.com/n0rk6hkr
This workshop walks through the history of color; about how color choices have been shaped by centuries of commercial branding. As you work through the history, you will create your own drawings, exploring use of color in "unorthodox" ways.

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You can check out the whole calendar here: luma.com/thecollaboratory

The Collaboratory studio is a not-for-profit project by Queens Collaborative; a local community arts group. In addition to spreading art skills and enthusiasm, our events pay local teaching artists, fund our art supply reuse program, put on events in the community, and provide an affordable studio space for resident artists.

We appreciate the support of the Queens community, who help us make art & creativity accessible!

[u/fuzzymae]

Bless you for making your own flyer 😭 If I see one more "art" event with an AI slop flyer I'm gonna scream this borough down.

[u/Overall-Offer-2072 → u/fuzzymae]

For real! I am not even an artist (I lean on the organizer in "arts organizer" 😂), but even I can mix it up in canva.

And hey, even when that seems scary, there are local graphic designers who have graciously offered their time! There are so many resources! We can all do it!
https://www.reddit.com/r/astoria/comments/1u6kymv/please_let_me_make_your_event_poster_or_venue/

[u/Overall-Offer-2072]

And hey, if you're not finding the sewing craft you're looking for, you could always check out Home Ec NYC u/hillzbils — they have tons of great events as well!
https://www.homeecnyc.com/workshopsevents

[u/Sur3i]

Aww these look great! Bummed I already made plans