Collage Jumpstart

Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 4318 Gallatin St, Hyattsville, MD, 20781, United States · Hyattsville, MD

About this event

Create your own unique mixed media collages using techniques for making interesting personalized papers for a variety of applications. Participants will learn how to capitalize on everyday materials such as coffee filters, magazines, book pages and napkins, and use household tools and implements to make stencils and create patterns and textures on papers using acrylic paints and inks. Simple methods of making image transfers will also be included, along with discussion of design and composition principles. Level: Beginner/Intermediate – This workshop is suitable for both beginners and those with some previous experience in painting or collage. Registration closes October 18, 2026. Material fees are included with your registration to cover the supplies provided in class. Students may want to gather/purchase additional materials for class (see the materials list below). This list will also be provided with the registration confirmation email. Sample image by Sharon Robinson WORKSHOP SUPPLIES: Registration includes a $12 materials fee to cover consumable materials provided in class, including tissue, mat board for substrates, miscellaneous found papers, inks, adhesives, tools, and more. Students will need to supply additional materials of their own, including: (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) or wear clothes that can get messy (optional) Inks, stamps, stencils, and any found materials such as magazine pictures, newspapers, old books, sheet music, etc. from your personal stash you may want to incorporate into your work (optional) Notepad and pen for taking notes MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Sharon Robinson is a mixed media, collage and assemblage artist residing in the Washington, D.C. area. She earned a Master’s of City Planning degree from MIT and worked in the urban transit and development field for 20 years on the west coast prior to becoming a full-time artist in 1999. She has also been a muralist, instructor, gallery manager and arts program administrator. She has exhibited her work extensively on both coasts, and teaches mixed media classes at the Smithsonian, The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Her community activities include serving on the board of Pyramid Atlantic, the Mt. Rainier, MD Arts Commission and SCRAP-USA, a network of nonprofit creative reuse centers. Learn more about her work at www.therobinsonstudio.com. WHAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING: “Sharon is a wonderful, supportive, accommodating teacher—one of the best I’ve worked with!” * * * “Sharon was the best! So willing to share her knowledge, experience … and even her massive trove of supplies. I’d love to see a ‘Collage Jumpstart II’!”

Event details

Date and time

Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Venue

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 4318 Gallatin St, Hyattsville, MD, 20781, United States · Hyattsville, MD

Category

Volunteering

Cost

Cost not stated

Age guidance

Age guidance not specified

Format

In person

Last verified

October 6, 2026

Accessibility

Wheelchair: Not stated

Assistive Listening: Not stated

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