Workshops at The Hive

Hive workshops are guided, process-centered art experiences designed to be accessible, thoughtful, and human. They are not classes focused on skill mastery or perfect outcomes, but facilitated spaces for exploration, reflection, and creative presence.

No prior experience is required. Materials are provided. Each workshop is structured with care while leaving room for individual pace, interpretation, and emotional honesty.

What to Expect

Guided facilitation with clear prompts and support

  1. A welcoming environment for beginners and experienced creatives alike

  2. Emphasis on process over performance

  3. Space for reflection, conversation, or quiet making

  4. All materials provided (unless otherwise noted)

Workshops are designed to meet people where they are—creatively, emotionally, and energetically.

Types of Workshops Offered

Creative Exploration Workshops

Open-ended sessions focused on curiosity, experimentation, and play. The workshops invite participants to explore materials, themes, and prompts without a prescribed outcome

Reflective & Creative Wellness Workshops

Workshops designed around slowing down, processing experiences, and reconnecting with the body and mind through creativity. These sessions often include moments of reflection alongside art-making

View Workshop Menu below

These workshops represent a curated selection of current offerings. Additional workshop themes and artist-inspired formats are available upon request

Concept Driven or Themed Workshops

Facilitated sessions built around a specific theme, idea, or question. These may draw from cultural history, emotional states, or collective experiences and are adaptable for different age groups or settings.

Workshop Menu

  • Vision Board & Creative Goal Setting

    Elementary–Adult | 90–120 minutes
    A guided collage and mixed-media workshop where participants explore goals, intentions, and visual storytelling. Emphasis on creative confidence, reflection, and process over perfection.

  • Mandala & Pattern Exploration

    Elementary–Adult | 90–120 minutes
    A structured art experience centered on pattern, repetition, and visual balance using mandala-inspired designs. Supports focus, creativity, and design thinking.

  • Inner Image: Mixed-Media Self-Portrait

    Upper Elementary–Adult | 90–120 minutes
    Participants transform a printed photo or silhouette into a symbolic self-portrait using collage and mixed media. Focus on identity, visual storytelling, and expressive decision-making.

  • Nature & Color Discovery

    Elementary–Adult | 90–120 minutes
    An observational painting workshop inspired by nature and art-history approaches, encouraging exploration of color, movement, and texture.

  • Finding Your Voice: Artist-Inspired Expression

    Middle School–Adult | 90–120 minutes
    An artist-inspired session where participants use color, symbols, and visual metaphor to express ideas or themes they care about.

  • Creative Exploration — Open Studio

    All Ages | 90–120 minutes
    A flexible, facilitated session that supports curiosity, experimentation, and personal projects with prompts and materials provided.

The Hive workshops are hosted in partnership with community spaces such as apartment buildings, schools, galleries, and organizations. Each session is tailored in conversation with the host to align with the group’s goals, space and audience.

Workshops can support community-building, creative engagement, staff wellness, youth programming, or special events

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