July 2026
The Sentimental Object: Hair Jewelry & Mourning Adornment with Kristen Hedge
Join silversmith Kristen Hedge for a two-hour workshop exploring Victorian hair jewelry and memento mori traditions. Participants will learn techniques for weaving hair, constructing delicate hair flowers, and preserving sentimental objects in resin to create keepsake necklaces or rings inspired by historical mourning jewelry and contemporary memory objects. Materials may include hair, dried botanicals, fabric fragments, photographs, letters, or other small personal objects that hold emotional significance. No experience is necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring small sentimental materials to…
Find out more »Art! with Dr. Ike, Ph.D., Episode 1–Contemporary Art at the Barbershop
How and why do contemporary Black artists represent the barbershop? In this episode, we’ll look at the artwork of Devan Shimoyama and how the barbershop can be a place of wonder, transformation, and community. Art! with Dr. Ike, Ph.D. is coming to Tinworks! The fourth season of this public lecture series will take place once a month over the summer and fall to accompany Chisel & Razor Acts I and II. The first episode will begin in the present, with…
Find out more »Art! with Dr. Ike, Ph.D
Art! with Dr. Ike, Ph.D., Episode 1–Contemporary Art at the Barbershop Thursday, July 16 7–8:30pm Tinworks
Find out more »Night at the Grand Opera: A Giant Puppet (Night 1)
Set in an old European opera house during the golden age of Grand Opera, Night at the Grand Opera is a frenzied romp through a candlelit night at the Opera. Rococo extravagance is fashioned with elaborate cardboard sets that collapse and unfold to reveal the many great dramas of the opera house (not all of which happen on stage.) Love triangles, converging revolutionary plots, art-loving flies and disaffected vermin are brought to life with cardboard and paper mache. These performances are free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to…
Find out more »Night at the Grand Opera: A Giant Puppet
Night at the Grand Opera: A Giant Puppet String & Shadow Puppet Theater with Random Acts of Silliness Friday, July 17 7–9pm
Find out more »Making Animal Masks!
Making Animal Masks! with Emily McHugh from String & Shadow Puppet Theater Saturday, July 18 10am Tinworks
Find out more »Night at the Grand Opera: A Giant Puppet (Night 2)
Set in an old European opera house during the golden age of Grand Opera, Night at the Grand Opera is a frenzied romp through a candlelit night at the Opera. Rococo extravagance is fashioned with elaborate cardboard sets that collapse and unfold to reveal the many great dramas of the opera house (not all of which happen on stage.) Love triangles, converging revolutionary plots, art-loving flies and disaffected vermin are brought to life with cardboard and paper mache. These performances are free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to…
Find out more »Night at the Grand Opera: A Giant Puppet
Night at the Grand Opera: A Giant Puppet String & Shadow Puppet Theater with Random Acts of Silliness Saturday, July 18 7–9pm Tinworks
Find out more »Meet the Puppeteers!
Meet the Puppeteers! with Random Acts of Silliness and String & Shadow Theater Sunday, July 19 10am Tinworks
Find out more »Summer Camp: Sculpture Grades 4–5
Let’s explore forms and build things to play with! Campers (4th–5th in fall) will create artworks-in-the-round using clay, paper, fiber, wood, recycled, and found materials in this 3–D focused camp. Inspired by artists within the Tinworks Art 2026 season, students will view artworks first-hand and learn different techniques to assemble, weave, cast, model, and construct sculpture pieces. Students will observe our seasonal exhibition, engage in art discussion, take short walking fieldtrips, and create multiple projects to take home. This session…
Find out more »Shapeshift – A Tinworks Storytelling Show
Shapeshift – A Tinworks Storytelling Show with Story Wrangler Bex Frucht Wednesday, July 22 7–9pm Tinworks
Find out more »Community Clay Night
Join us once a month for an open, casual, hand building clay gathering! These sessions are free to all, no experience is needed! Come as you are. Whether this is your first time working with clay or you’re an old pro, we welcome you to come and experiment and make new friends in the process. You are welcome to make as much or as little as you’d like in the time allowed. Each month a new project will be introduced,…
Find out more »August 2026
Summer Camp: Magic & Illusion Grades 4–5
Expand the possibilities of reality and creativity with art projects which defy reason and entertain the whole family! Inspired by Samuel Lewis, one of the central figures inspiring the Tinworks 2026 exhibition season, and his magical abilities campers (4th–5th in fall) will create fantastical kinetic toys, learn magic tricks, explore science and physics, and make projects utilizing illusions and mysterious art materials. Students will observe our seasonal exhibition, engage in art discussion, take short walking fieldtrips, and create multiple projects…
Find out more »Summer Camp: Sculpture Grade 6+
Let’s explore forms and build things to play with! Campers (6th + in fall) will create artworks-in-the-round using clay, paper, fiber, wood, recycled, and found materials in this 3–D focused camp. Inspired by artists within the Tinworks Art 2026 season, students will view artworks first-hand and learn different techniques to assemble, weave, cast, model, and construct sculpture pieces. Students will observe our seasonal exhibition, engage in art discussion, take short walking fieldtrips, and create multiple projects to take home. This…
Find out more »Summer Camp: Art & Improv (in partnership with Last Best Comedy) Grade 6+
Expand your child’s creativity with Tinworks Art and Last Best Comedy as they team up to embrace the possibilities of play, experimentation, and spontaneity in the arts and performance! Campers will learn to observe and be present, channel intuition and brainstorming, give up control and utilize opportunity, and explore possibility through improvisational exercises and artistic practices. Over this week students will observe the Tinworks 2026 exhibition, engage in discussion, and create multiple projects to take home. This session will culminate…
Find out more »September 2026
Artist Workshop: Natural Dye Painting on Fabric and Paper
In this workshop, we will explore creating ink from Hopi sunflower seeds for use on paper and textiles. We will learn about what makes a plant a dye plant and how to use mordants to create permanent color on fabric. We will also explore the spontaneity of wild ink and how you can play with vinegar, salt, and metals for surprising results on paper. Space is limited to 15 maximum participants; registration required. Scholarships are available upon request. Registration opens…
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