Church of Art
studio + art workshops
Make SOME ART.
Feel CONNECTED.
Located in NW Portland’s Slabtown neighborhood, Church of Art is an art-centered approach to community building.
We offer low-pressure art workshops and studio time for adults who want to play with art supplies alongside other adults–in person–with snacks!
Whether re-claiming your childhood creativity, a professional artist, or something in between: come as you are, make some art, and walk away with that sweet feeling of personal connection.
1. Book your spot
Use the calendar below to book your date, time and activity.
Choose from a variety of workshops or book time for free-form art play (called “Art Fellowship Hours”)
2. Arrive & settle in
Erika, Church of Art’s founder, will welcome you with coffee or tea and a snack. Hang up your coat, slap on a nametag, look through the art supplies and take in the cheerful, inviting studio space!
3. Play!
Workshop: Erika will guide the group in the workshop activity and all supplies will be provided (except for Sketchbook Revivals–for those. you bring your own sketchbook).
Art Fellowship Hours: If needed, Erika will suggest activities based on your skills and interests, and she’ll help you get set up and started!
4. Smile at the world
By the end of the session, you will feel more relaxed, connected, and calm than you’ve felt in ages!
Plus you get to take home something you made with your very own hands!
Intro to Drawing (4-part series)
After many requests, it’s finally here: DRAWING CLASSES! In this 4-part introductory series, we’ll cover the fundamentals relevant to both illustration and realistic representation. Artist and Church of Art founder, Erika Halperin, will start each week’s session by guiding the group through a discussion of other artists’ drawings with a particular focus on the topic […] ...
Giant Collaborative Neurographics
Join us for collaborative neurographics: a mindfulness-based creative activity providing therapeutic mental relaxation through intuitive mark-making on a grand scale. Neurographic art is a relatively new form of focused, intentional mark-making using curved bold lines, vibrant colors and calming patterns. Physician and neurographics practitioner Ruben Halperin, M.D., will be our guide, co-facilitating this workshop with […] ...
Feast of Food Packaging (Illustration Class)
If you’re delighted and inspired by the colors and lettering of food and drinks packaging, this is the art class for you! Artist Erika Halperin will begin by sharing some of her past packaging-inspired paintings and illustrations, sharing with you what to look for as you begin to plan your own colorful drawings. Working from […] ...
June Art Fellowship Hours
2-hour blocks of unstructured studio time for you to paint, draw, collage, enjoy our collection of art books with a cup of hot tea or coffee (provided), or just hang out and chat in a warm, inviting space! Friend date? Romantic date? Date with yourself? Church of Art studio is that (alcohol-free) third space to […] ...
Texture Pilgrimage
Gathering texture and shape imprints will help inform your art practice, plus it’s a ton of fun to push your observation skills in new directions! We’ll go on a lovely evening walk around the Slabtown neighborhood with mixed media paper, ink pads, and plasticine clay on the hunt for textures and shapes that will make […] ...
June Art Fellowship Hours
2-hour blocks of unstructured studio time for you to paint, draw, collage, enjoy our collection of art books with a cup of hot tea or coffee (provided), or just hang out and chat in a warm, inviting space! Friend date? Romantic date? Date with yourself? Church of Art studio is that (alcohol-free) third space to […] ...
Intro to Drawing (4-part series)
After many requests, it’s finally here: DRAWING CLASSES! In this 4-part introductory series, we’ll cover the fundamentals relevant to both illustration and realistic representation. Artist and Church of Art founder, Erika Halperin, will start each week’s session by guiding the group through a discussion of other artists’ drawings with a particular focus on the topic […] ...
June Art Fellowship Hours
2-hour blocks of unstructured studio time for you to paint, draw, collage, enjoy our collection of art books with a cup of hot tea or coffee (provided), or just hang out and chat in a warm, inviting space! Friend date? Romantic date? Date with yourself? Church of Art studio is that (alcohol-free) third space to […] ...
Block Printing on Linen with Guest Artist Kristin Loganbill
Learn how to hand-carve rubber blocks and stamp linen tea towels with your own designs! Block printing is such a charming, beautiful art-form that can be applied to paper and fabrics of all kinds. In this workshop, Seattle block-print artist, Kristin Loganbill, will teach us everything we need to know about the methods and materials […] ...
Block Printing on Linen with Guest Artist Kristin Loganbill
Learn how to hand-carve rubber blocks and stamp linen tea towels with your own designs! Block printing is such a charming, beautiful art-form that can be applied to paper and fabrics of all kinds. In this workshop, Seattle block-print artist, Kristin Loganbill, will teach us everything we need to know about the methods and materials […] ...
GIFT CARDS
Everyone knows that experiences make the best gifts! Buy a physical gift card (we’ll mail it to you or your recipient) or opt for a digital emailed version. Unused amounts will be rolled over to a future purchase.
Private Parties
Anniversaries, birthdays, family gatherings, wedding showers, you name it: Whether 4 people or 40, Church of Art provides a memorable, fun experience even for those who claim to have zero art skills!
