All Active Courses and Workshops

Thinking about a career in graphic design? Do you currently “dabble” in graphic design for personal projects? Have you found yourself designing flyers, webpages, brochures or other graphic design work professionally without any design training? This one-day workshop is specifically targeted for those with no graphic design background, to understand what makes a design “work” visually … Read more

This 7-week class is an intensive virtual studio in digital collage and compositing. Using Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, Photoshop, and Illustrator, students may experiment with a range of new techniques, or work to develop and hone a specific project. This course includes both live and pre-recorded demos and presentations, individualized … Read more

This intensive seven-week class develops students’ skills and agility in digital photography post-production. Using Adobe Lightroom Classic, Bridge, Camera Raw, and Photoshop, students learn a streamlined, professional workflow that takes images from camera to finished product. Learn the basics and beyond of powerful, industry standard software and systems, from file … Read more

This class is an introduction to hybrid animation processes, with a focus on creative and experimental approaches to combining traditional, experimental, and digital animation techniques. Students are encouraged to explore new workflows in order to develop their own unique style and artistic voice. This intensive studio explores composing moving images … Read more

Graphic storytelling can be a beautiful and emotive way to tell larger social and political stories that give us insight into the lives of others. This course will focus on how to develop a visual journalistic ‘voice’ in comics, how to work quickly and with an editor and some basic … Read more

Color transforms surfaces, defines form, and evokes emotion, making it a powerful tool in art and design. This course invites students to delve into the mechanics and symbolism of color, from the basics of mixing and value scales to advanced studies in color relationships, temperature, and transparency. Through projects like … Read more

Through a dynamic combination of in-class presentations, technique-building exercises, and informative discussions, Story Development and Project Production immerses students in the process of developing a story idea and putting it into production as a nonfiction or fictional narrative video work. Over the seven weeks, students advance a term project that … Read more

This studio course delves deeply into fundamental design principles essential to creating functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces. Students will learn to integrate natural light, optimize accessibility, balance public and private areas, and harness the power of color in their designs. The course centers around a challenging design brief focused on … Read more

This course will focus on the fundamentals of color, lettering, page and panel layout, and other technical processes in comics systems. Students will learn basic color theory, and workflow techniques for digital color, as well analog color and color processing for print. We will cover approaches to lettering including traditional … Read more

In the Interior Construction Documents course, students will gain essential skills in interpreting and utilizing construction documents for interior design proposals. They will engage with residential plans, learning to decipher architectural symbols and make informed design modifications based on the information provided in the drawing sets.Throughout the course, students will … Read more

In this capstone project, students create a publication-ready comic or graphic novel. The course will incorporate visiting artists, professionals from the publishing world, and other networking opportunities. A branding/marketing comics class, this course will create accountability systems for students and time management for creating comics, building community online and in-person … Read more

In this class, students learn to design and build custom interactive objects. Using a basic toolkit available for online purchase, students construct AC and DC circuits, program microcontrollers, and learn basic hand and machine fabrication. Throughout the seven weeks, students learn a variety of tools, techniques, and methods to create … Read more

Traditionally, street photography is an established method of documentary investigation made popular in the 20th century by greats such as Eugene Atget and Walker Evans.  Following the Second World War, photographers like Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, and Diane Arbus began to look at photography and the street in very different … Read more

Drawing is the process of creative thinking and discovery. When you are engaged in the process of transforming materials, you’re also opening new pathways by changing how you see and know as a person and an artist In this class we will explore abstraction and what it can reveal through … Read more

In this drawing class, you will use the figure as a basis for understanding basic drawing elements such as line, form in space, spatial relationships, value, gesture, and composition. The instructor will guide you through drawing fundamentals and thorough observation. Beginners are welcome, and continuing students will also be challenged. … Read more

In this painting workshop, we will explore abstract painting using collage as primary means of construction. Through intensive studio work students explore the possibilities of painting, working with collage to respond to perceptual experiences and conceptual ideas. The studio will become a place of inquiry utilizing various methods to affect … Read more

Words, images, color, shadow, and line — drawings with thread on fabric are made up of the same components as drawings on paper. This workshop explores embroidery as a form of drawing through direct drawing, transfer, and projection. Using found, vintage, or new cloth, lessons include a variety of stitches, … Read more

The TAB Institute offers participants the opportunity to engage in creative growth with like-minded educators from across the world. Visiting Artists Joyce Husseini and Leneigh White from the Boston Modern Quilters Guild present on global quilting traditions and contemporary quilting, including their no-new-materials Denim Project. They will lead a workshop … Read more

The TAB Institute offers participants the opportunity to engage in creative growth with like-minded educators from across the world. Visiting Artists Joyce Husseini and Leneigh White from the Boston Modern Quilters Guild present on global quilting traditions and contemporary quilting, including their no-new-materials Denim Project. They will lead a workshop … Read more

The TAB Institute offers participants the opportunity to engage in creative growth with like-minded educators from across the world. Visiting Artists Joyce Husseini and Leneigh White from the Boston Modern Quilters Guild present on global quilting traditions and contemporary quilting, including their no-new-materials Denim Project. They will lead a workshop … Read more

Feel confident painting the landscape quickly from life, alla prima, and find a newfound connection to landscape and your particular tendencies when approaching nature with paint. Working gradually up to a full palette allows you to gain a deeper understanding of color theory as it relates to natural light, space, … Read more

This class explores the continuing relevance and power of the personal mark as the foundation of the painting and drawing. Participants examine how this hand-made characteristic, combined with physicality of materials, can become a vehicle for creativity that roots communication back into lived experience while offering the possibility of more … Read more

This workshop will be conducted in oil and water-based paints, including acrylics and watercolor.  Students will paint on location and will be assisted in setting up to paint: organizing and laying out a palette, setting up an easel, choosing a composition and making a painting. A sketchbook will be used … Read more

The objectives of the 100 Drawings class are to strengthen both the student’s drawing skills and broaden the opportunities for experimentation and visual thinking through a rigorous concentration on the process of drawing. Students will explore a wide range of subjects and media including using collage, painting media, creating monotypes … Read more

Blue velvet, yellow gingham checks, red satin, and so many more textiles are a playground for our eyes. The folds and shapes created by draped cloth can provide a sense of a particular light environment; painting draped cloth is a superb way to develop the ability to respond to value … Read more