Join Lizzy for a six-week art club for teens who want a place to make things, try stuff out, and hang with other creative people.

We’ll spend time in the studio working in 2D and 3D, with clay, textiles, paper, found objects, and whatever else is around. Make a tiny sculpture. Thrift-flip some clothes. Try making your own weird paper. Combine materials that don’t usually go together. Start something, change your mind, and take it in a completely different direction.

There’s no set project and no expectation that everything has to turn out “good.” You can learn a new technique, work on your own idea, or just explore the studio and see what catches your attention.

Mostly, it’s a place to make things with other people—share ideas, trade materials, help each other out, and see what everyone else is making.

Come curious. Come make a mess. Come enjoy The Center.

4+ | Wed 3:30-5:00 | Oct 7- Nov 18 (No class Nov 11)

Tues | Aug 18 | 6PM

Just what is the Ink for Impact event and how can you be part of it?! Join us for a FREE Information Session to learn about this printmaking extravaganza!! We’ll outline the creative process of carving a wood panel or creating a printable collage, unfold our theme and review artist registration, workshops, volunteer opportunities, and all the ways you can participate, from the macro to the micro. Or simply come satisfy your curiosity and see what all the excitement is about! Roll on over to The Center at 12 Oakland St…

Carve + Connect Technique Lab

with Jaime Wing
Monday, August 24 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Whether you're carving your very first large-scale woodblock or looking to refine your practice, join professional printmaker Jaime Wing for an evening of carving techniques, best practices, and studio wisdom.

A seasoned BIG INK participant, Jaime will share practical tips on tool use, carving approaches, planning large-scale imagery, and common pitfalls to help you carve with greater confidence and intention. Bring your questions, your block, and your curiosity.

FREE for all Ink for Impact registered artists.

Print-curious? Join us for $20 if you're not quite ready to commit to the festival. If this workshop inspires you to register for Ink for Impact, we'll happily apply your $20 workshop fee toward your artist registration.

Come sharpen your skills, connect with fellow makers, and kick off the carving season together. Community, creativity, and good vibes included.

Jaime Wing is a queer fine artist, printmaker and designer, often using recycled and repurposed materials to create work inspired by the natural world around him, all the things that make us human, and our relationships with nature. He has a BFA in Printmaking from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and is currently a member of Pickwick Independent press in Portland, Maine.

Artist Registration | Community Builder 

$250

Register as an individual artist, an organization or as a community team. Whether you're carving solo or creating collaboratively, there's a place for you at Ink for Impact.

Your Registration Includes:

• One plywood panel in preferred size (2'×4', 4'×4', 3’x5’(fits in most cars) 4’x6’, 4’x8’)*

• 2–3 professionally pulled prints (fabric, ink, and giant press included)

• Professional photograph of your print being pulled

• Featured Artist spotlight on The Center's social media

• Listing in the Ink for Impact exhibition

• Vending space during the event

• Invitation to the Artist Opening Reception

• Admission to the Carve Basics workshop with professional printmaker Jaime Wing

• Access to all Community Carve Sessions

• Snacks, refreshments, and creative fuel during Community Carve Sessions and on event day

• Community. Collaboration. Good vibes.

*Artists preferring MDF are welcome to supply their own panel. Information on recommended materials and local suppliers will be provided.

Artist Contribution | Pull Together

By registering, you're helping build something much bigger than a print.

 Participating artists agree to:

• A Signed Print: Donating one signed print from your top two pulls to support The Center | Art + Community’s initiatives and fundraising efforts. We are a registered 501(c)3 

• Heart, Hands+Hustle: This event is powered by community, and we'll all help with inking, moving blocks, pulling prints, and making a little magic together.

Texture to Print: Family Edition | Collagraph Workshop

A collagraph is a printmaking technique where artists build a textured printing plate by gluing a variety of materials onto a rigid surface. That textured plate is then inked and run through a press, in this case, the steamroller! The result is a richly layered, one-of-a-kind print.

Create together! Families will work side by side to design a bold 2’ × 3’ collagraph plate using layered textures, found materials, and imaginative mark-making. Your finished plate will become part of our Ink for Impact Steamroller Print Event, where it will be inked and printed by an actual steamroller into a spectacular oversized print.

All ages welcome (children should attend with an adult).

$100 per family (4 people max)

Registration includes workshop materials and one steamroller print pull. You will help with the process on the event day!

Come with an idea of an image that represents our event theme CHANGE

Texture to Print | Collagraph Workshops

A collagraph is a printmaking technique where artists build a textured printing plate by gluing a variety of materials onto a rigid surface. That textured plate is then inked and run through a press, in this case, the steamroller! The result is a richly layered, one-of-a-kind print.

In these workshops, you’ll create your own 2’ × 3’ collagraph plate using cardboard and a variety of textured materials. Then, at our Ink for Impact Steamroller Print Event, your plate will be hand-inked and printed using a steamroller as the press, resulting in a bold, large-scale artwork unlike anything you can make in a traditional print studio.

Perfect for beginners, creatives looking to experiment, and experienced artists alike.

$100 PER PANEL (1-4 people per panel)

Registration includes workshop materials and one steamroller print pull. You will help with the process on the event day!

ALL Levels

Come with an idea of an image that represents our event theme CHANGE

Carving Collective | Community Carve Sessions

One of the best parts of Ink for Impact is creating together.

As part of your artist registration, you're invited to join our Community Carve Sessions throughout September. Bring your block, settle in, and carve alongside fellow artists as we prepare for the big day.

BYOT, B + GV (Bring Your Own Tools, Beverages + Good Vibes.)

We'll provide the space, light snacks, creative camaraderie, and a few extra carving tools to share. Not carving a panel? No problem! We'll also have a Community Panel available if you'd like to contribute to a collaborative print, learn about the process, or simply hang with some wonderfully creative humans.

Whether you carve for 30 minutes or stay the whole evening, we'd love to have you.

Community Carve Sessions
September 4, 10, 16 & 24
5:00–8:00 PM

FREE with Artist Registration

Kindly register below for each session so we can plan for space, snacks, and good company.