Saturday's plans, until the end of the year, go through The Hood with workshops for all tastes and ages.

Linoleum Etching and Printing Workshop with Inês Coias

July 2 at 3pm
Duration of the workshop: 3h
Age of participants: adults
Maximum: 8 people

Starting from a reference image, each participant develops a small linoleum etching project. After being adapted to the logic of relief printing, the image is transferred and engraved on linoleum.

Experimental Ceramics Workshop with Inês Gamboa

9th July at 15h
Duration of the workshop: 3h
Participants Age: all ages
Maximum: 10 people

This experimental ceramics workshop is dedicated to curious people who want to explore form, texture, color and sensation. At the end of the workshop each person will end up with a unique and personal piece.

Dotwork Workshop - Drawing techniques through Pointillism with Louis Cannings

July 16th at 3pm
Duration of the workshop: 3h
Participants Age: +16 years old
Maximum: 8 people

The workshop will be divided in two sections. The first task will be an introduction to become aware of tones and how to create them. The second task will be to apply the new found skills to create your own piece of art for your home.

Mayan Embroidered Symbols Workshop with María Renne

23 July at 15h
Duration of the workshop: 1.5h
Participants Age: 5-15 years
Maximum: 10 persons

In this workshop we will learn about the symbols found in Mayan embroidery. Then we will design our own symbol from our favorite animal. Then we will create a relief in foam and print our design on a tote-bag.

Cyanotype Workshop with Rui Dias Monteiro

30th July at 15h
Duration of the workshop: 3h
Participants Age: 6-12 years old
Maximum: 10 people

Reading of the poem-book João José Maria Calhau. Next we will work on the photographic technique "cyanotype", where we will make and brush our own sheets with photosensitive chemicals and research the shadow, the negative and the positive.

Sign up at catarina@livethehood.com