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Explore posts in the same categories: whiptipsI am putting together a proposal for an art workshop fundraiser. The money will go towards a playground for my church. My plan is to have a workshop every few months. In my planning process I have decided Art journals or art prayer journals would be a great idea for the first workshop. Being a mixed media collage artist I have some ideas to offer to the workshop but looking for any suggestions on techniques to teach to make the workshop unique. Also how much I should charge to participant?
February 11th, 2008 at 7:16 am
what about printing techniques - a gocco machine might be fun to have there. And making your own stamps from erasers - could be quite fun too.
February 12th, 2008 at 1:32 am
You could teach stenciling as a decorative technique. It could be used to decorate page borders, or to apply a small repetitive design.
To figure out cost, I would start by seeing how much similar workshops go for in your area. I would total cost of materials and teaching time plus prep time. Decide how much you want to get paid and the minimum amount of students required. Then see how this compares with going workshop prices in your area.
I have been thinking of doing this myself and that’s more or less the approach I would take. Getting in touch with a local workshop teacher might be useful.