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Art Classes and Workshops

Join us for workshops and classes at our locations in the MakerSpace at the Auburn community and Event Center, as well as our new Postmark Center for the Arts in downtown Auburn, opening in September 2023!

Are you a returning student or visitor? Take our Postmark Center for the Arts Feedback Survey and let us know how we're doing!

Interested in teaching a class at the Postmark? View our Calls to Artists webpage.
Questions?  Call: 253-931-5100


Upcoming Classes


4:00PM - 7:00PM

Introduction to Muckleshoot Carving: Demonstration by Sam Obrovac

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

R&RJoin the Postmark in welcoming Muckleshoot Carvers for a demonstration in Muckleshoot carving. In this pop-up, artist Sam Obrovac will introduce traditional tools and processes in wood carving.  Visitors will be able to ask questions and observe. 

Ages: ALL
Fee: $0
Instructor: Sam Obrovac  
10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Painting with Amy Sie

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Gongbi Painting

Amy Sie is offering Drop-In Gongbi Painting sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for you to start a new painting, or work on an old one. Please bring your own tools and materials for watercolor painting. On-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome. 

Ages: 18+
Fee: $0
Instructor: Amy Sie


10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Drawing

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by for our new Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to drop-in to draw from a still life or the gallery. Stay for whole two hours or only 10 minutes. Bring tools to either shade or color with, and your own sketchbook or drawing pad. There will be on-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

11:00AM - 2:00PM

Muckleshoot Studio Tour

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

MuckleshootSam Obrovac, featured artist in Postmark Center for the Arts’ gallery exhibition “Muckleshoot: Alive & Strong” will be touring two groups through the Muckleshoot Carver Studio. Meet Auburn City Staff at the Postmark Center for the Arts and carpool to the Muckleshoot Studio to get an insider look at the artistic space and processes of the Muckleshoot Studio artists.

Two groups will visit the studio for a period of 45 minutes, with the opportunity to ask questions and observe.

Registration Below
Session One: 11:45AM – 1:00PM (Tour time 12-12:45PM)
Session One: 12:45AM – 2:00PM (Tour time 1-1:45PM)

Ages: 16+ 
Fee: $5 ( Youth Scholarship Opportunity available upon request. Please email [email protected] )  
Instructor: Sam Obrovac

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Artist Open Studio

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by the Postmark for our Artist Open Studio! Join us for a cup of coffee with whatever art project you might be working on! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to gather... you can talk with other artists, ask for feedback or critique from on-site staff if available, bring your sketchbook to work out ideas, or just quietly draw in the gallery or work on your art! All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration
: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

6:30PM - 8:30PM

Poetry at the Postmark

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Patrick Dixon

Poetry at the Postmark!

Poetry nights are returning to Auburn! The City of Auburn is hosting a poetry reading series on the first Wednesday of each month at Auburn's new Postmark Center for the Arts on Auburn Avenue.

We hope you can join us at the Postmark - bring a poem for the open mic!

Featured Reader: Patrick Dixon 

Patrick Dixon is a retired educator and commercial fisherman living in Olympia, Washington. Published in Cirque Literary Journal, Panoplyzine, Raven Chronicles, National Fisherman magazine, The Smithsonian and the anthologies FISH 2015, WA129 (2017), and I Sing the Salmon Home (2022). He was also included in the Washington State Book Award anthology, Take a Stand: Art Against Hate (2020). Dixon is on the Board of Directors of the Olympia Poetry Network. He is a past poetry editor of National Fisherman magazine’s quarterly, North Pacific Focus (2010-2019). He received an Artist Trust Grant for Artists to edit Anchored in Deep Water: The FisherPoets Anthology (2014). His poetry chapbook Arc of Visibility won the 2015 Alabama State Poetry Morris Memorial Award. In June of 2023 he won the Cirque Poetry of Place competition. His memoir, Waiting to Deliver, about his 20 years fishing for salmon on Cook Inlet, Alaska, was published in 2022.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

The Art of Collage - 58470

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave


10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Drawing

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by for our new Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to drop-in to draw from a still life or the gallery. Stay for whole two hours or only 10 minutes. Bring tools to either shade or color with, and your own sketchbook or drawing pad. There will be on-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Painting with Amy Sie

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Gongbi Painting

Amy Sie is offering Drop-In Gongbi Painting sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for you to start a new painting, or work on an old one. Please bring your own tools and materials for watercolor painting. On-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome. 

Ages: 18+
Fee: $0
Instructor: Amy Sie


12:00PM - 4:00PM

Painting with Coffee - 58471

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave


10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drawing Herd Session 1 - 58479

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Register Now!

Drawing Herd

Drawing Herd is a movable installation that functions as a pop-up site for observational drawing workshops. Designed for all ages and skill levels, the workshops use observation to cultivate attention and foster connection. Each class is co-taught with a special guest whose skills range from native plants to parkour, dance, and more! This is a free activity, please register to secure your spot!

Ages: All Ages
Fee: Free
Instructor: Coco Allred
Date: Saturday,  April 6, 2024 | 10:00-12:00PM
@ The Postmark Center for the Arts.

Register Now!

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Artist Open Studio

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by the Postmark for our Artist Open Studio! Join us for a cup of coffee with whatever art project you might be working on! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to gather... you can talk with other artists, ask for feedback or critique from on-site staff if available, bring your sketchbook to work out ideas, or just quietly draw in the gallery or work on your art! All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration
: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Drawing Herd Session 2 - 58480

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Register Now!

Drawing Herd

Drawing Herd is a movable installation that functions as a pop-up site for observational drawing workshops. Designed for all ages and skill levels, the workshops use observation to cultivate attention and foster connection. Each class is co-taught with a special guest whose skills range from native plants to parkour, dance, and more! This is a free activity, please register to secure your spot!

Ages: All Ages
Fee: Free
Instructor: Coco Allred
Date: Thursday,  April 11, 2024 | 5:30-7:00PM
@ The Postmark Center for the Arts.

Register Now!

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Drawing

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by for our new Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to drop-in to draw from a still life or the gallery. Stay for whole two hours or only 10 minutes. Bring tools to either shade or color with, and your own sketchbook or drawing pad. There will be on-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Painting with Amy Sie

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Gongbi Painting

Amy Sie is offering Drop-In Gongbi Painting sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for you to start a new painting, or work on an old one. Please bring your own tools and materials for watercolor painting. On-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome. 

Ages: 18+
Fee: $0
Instructor: Amy Sie


10:00AM - 12:00PM

Artist Open Studio

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by the Postmark for our Artist Open Studio! Join us for a cup of coffee with whatever art project you might be working on! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to gather... you can talk with other artists, ask for feedback or critique from on-site staff if available, bring your sketchbook to work out ideas, or just quietly draw in the gallery or work on your art! All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration
: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Intro to Songwriting - 58463

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave


5:00PM - 7:00PM

Visible Mending - 58461

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Learn how to give new life to your well-loved clothing. Beginners and experienced hand stitchers alike will learn to repair and artfully customize clothing with a few basic techniques. Bring a garment that you want to repair or practice stitching on a provided denim patch to use in the future. All materials provided.

Ages: 13+, Mixed
Fee: 
$25/$31 Resident/Non-Res
 Instructor: Christy Caravaglio 
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 5:00-7:00PM 
@ The Postmark Center for the Arts.

Register Now!

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Drawing

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by for our new Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to drop-in to draw from a still life or the gallery. Stay for whole two hours or only 10 minutes. Bring tools to either shade or color with, and your own sketchbook or drawing pad. There will be on-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Painting with Amy Sie

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Gongbi Painting

Amy Sie is offering Drop-In Gongbi Painting sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for you to start a new painting, or work on an old one. Please bring your own tools and materials for watercolor painting. On-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome. 

Ages: 18+
Fee: $0
Instructor: Amy Sie


12:00PM - 4:00PM

Watercolor on MASA Paper - 58473

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come try this great new class! Apply watercolor techniques on thin rice paper, create different effects with a variety of textures and interesting results that enhance your unique original watercolor painting. Learn how to prep and mount your masterpiece for framing. Bring your regular watercolor supplies (supply list available). MASA paper will be provided.

Ages: 18+, Mixed
Fee: 
$60/$75 Resident/Non-Res
 Instructor: JoAnne Iwasaki
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024 | 12:00-4:00PM 
@ The Postmark Center for the Arts.

Register Now!

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Artist Open Studio

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by the Postmark for our Artist Open Studio! Join us for a cup of coffee with whatever art project you might be working on! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to gather... you can talk with other artists, ask for feedback or critique from on-site staff if available, bring your sketchbook to work out ideas, or just quietly draw in the gallery or work on your art! All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration
: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Drawing Herd Session 3 - 58478

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Register Now!

Drawing Herd

Drawing Herd is a movable installation that functions as a pop-up site for observational drawing workshops. Designed for all ages and skill levels, the workshops use observation to cultivate attention and foster connection. Each class is co-taught with a special guest whose skills range from native plants to parkour, dance, and more! This is a free activity, please register to secure your spot!

Ages: All Ages
Fee: Free
Instructor: Coco Allred
Date: Wednesday,  April 24, 2024 | 5:30-7:00PM
@ The Postmark Center for the Arts.

Register Now!

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Drawing

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come stop by for our new Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for artists and creatives to drop-in to draw from a still life or the gallery. Stay for whole two hours or only 10 minutes. Bring tools to either shade or color with, and your own sketchbook or drawing pad. There will be on-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome.

Ages: 18+
Registration: $0
Instructor: Postmark Staff

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Drop-In Painting with Amy Sie

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Gongbi Painting

Amy Sie is offering Drop-In Gongbi Painting sessions at the Postmark! A free, no-pressure environment for you to start a new painting, or work on an old one. Please bring your own tools and materials for watercolor painting. On-site help for critique/questions/advice. All are welcome. 

Ages: 18+
Fee: $0
Instructor: Amy Sie


11:00AM - 12:30PM

Drawing Herd Session 4 - 58480

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Register Now!

Drawing Herd

Drawing Herd is a movable installation that functions as a pop-up site for observational drawing workshops. Designed for all ages and skill levels, the workshops use observation to cultivate attention and foster connection. Each class is co-taught with a special guest whose skills range from native plants to parkour, dance, and more! This is a free activity, please register to secure your spot!

Ages: All Ages
Fee: Free
Instructor: Coco Allred
Date: Saturday,  April 27, 2024 | 11:00-12:30PM
@ The Postmark Center for the Arts.

Register Now!

6:30PM - 8:30PM

Poetry at the Postmark

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

R&R

Poetry at the Postmark!

Poetry nights are returning to Auburn! The City of Auburn is hosting a poetry reading series on the first Wednesday of each month at Auburn's new Postmark Center for the Arts on Auburn Avenue.

We hope you can join us at the Postmark - bring a poem for the open mic!

Featured Reader TBD.

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Watercolor and What? - 58476

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

Come try this great new class! Introduce other mediums to your watercolor painting to create interesting watermedia effects. Learn how to apply and experiment with BRUSHO, a crystal powder ink dye used on wet or dry. Enhance with watercolor pencils, sticks, crayons, pastels, bleeding tissue, and alcohol ink.

Bring regular watercolor supplies and enough paper (supply list available). Several sheets, qtr. sheet size or 11x14. Other mediums will be provided but bring anything you have that you want to try and learn how to incorporate.

Ages: 18+, Mixed
Fee: 
$60/$75 Resident/Non-Res
 Instructor: JoAnne Iwasaki
Date: Friday, May 3, 2024 | 12:00-4:00PM 
@ The Postmark Center for the Arts.

Register Now!

6:00PM - 6:50PM

Ukulele for Adults 2 - 58462

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

The Postmark is excited to be offering a second session of Ukelele for Adults! Ukulele is a fantastic intro instrument! It’s a wonderful option for anyone wanting to have some fun making music. In this class you can expect to learn the basics of the ukulele, some popular songs, chord reading, and how to play as a group. Students should plan to bring their own ukulele (soprano or concert size) if possible. All course materials will be provided during classes.

Ages: 18+, Mixed
Fee: 
$70/$88 Resident/Non-Res
 Instructor: Allison Preisinger
Date: Wednesday, May 8 - May 29, 2024 | 6:00-6:50PM 
@ The Postmark Center for the Arts.

Register Now!

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Intro to Portrait Drawing - 58467

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Matting and Framing Workshop - 58477

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave


5:30PM - 7:30PM

Intro to Guitar 1 - 58464

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave


5:30PM - 7:30PM

Intro to Guitar 2 - 58466

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave


5:00PM - 7:00PM

Introduction to Embroidery - 58472

Postmark Center for the Arts | 20 Auburn Ave