Tech Arts For Youth Summer Workshops
Squeaky Wheel’s award-winning youth programs are a perfect addition to your young artist’s summer. Give them the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and access to 21st Century skills and tools that empower them to own their mediated space.
Courses are open to youth entering grades 6-9 and take place in both morning and afternoon sessions for full days of fun! Our instructors are all working artists and experienced educators, and teach topics and skills that are related to their own art practice.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided, but students should bring a lunch if they’re here for the full day.
Workshops at Squeaky Wheel go beyond simply providing young people with a unique learning experience to expand their knowledge and skills. Each workshop provides us with unrestricted income that goes directly back into our efforts to provide community-focused programing. The majority of funds will go to supporting our teaching artists and support staff to create the best possible experience.
Summer 2026 Registration is now open!
Questions? Email caroline@squeaky.org.
2026 Dates
July 13 – August 7
Monday – Friday
Morning and afternoon sessions: 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm
$220 nonmembers/$198 members (10% discount)
Refund policy:
Cancel more than 2 weeks prior to the start of the session = 100% refund
Cancel within 2 weeks of the start date = 50% refund
Members receive a 10% discount on all workshops. Not yet a member? Click here to join now, and start using your discount right away!
***Note: you can purchase classes and a membership at the same time, and the discount will be applied to your cart automatically. If you are already a member, fill your cart and then login as a “returning customer” from the “checkout” page to activate your discount. If your discount isn’t working, email caroline@squeaky.org for help***
If you have questions, or if a workshop is full and you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email our Education Director, Caroline Doherty, at caroline@squeaky.org
Session 1A: July 13-17
9am-12pm
Sampling in Symmetry: Digital Music Production
Sampling in Symmetry is an immersive, hands-on workshop for aspiring artists and music producers, focusing on the art of sampling. Participants will learn how to chop, loop, and manipulate audio samples, building skills to create cohesive, rhythmically captivating tracks. The workshop explores crate-digging, the foundations of hip-hop and electronic music production, and the creative potential of symmetry in sound.
Session 1B: July 13-17
1pm – 4pm
Game Design & Storytelling
Using the story-based game engine Twine, you’ll learn how to build your own choose-your-adventure style game! No coding or game design experience necessary. Do you love writing stories? Inventing characters? Building imaginary worlds? This class is for you!!
Session 2A: July 20-24
9am-12pm
Experimental Digital Photography
Using smartphone and digital cameras, you’ll learn to compose compelling photographs. Then, you’ll learn to use Adobe Photoshop to cut apart, remix, and reassemble your images to make imaginative and unique new collages and animated GIFs
Session 2B: July 20-24
1-4pm
Filmmaking 1
During this all around introduction to video production and editing, you’ll work with a team to produce a super short film!
NOTE: Because we’ve had so many requests for video production workshops, Filmmaking is offered twice this summer (session 1B and session 4A). Both sessions will be different, and are not sequential. You don’t need to take Filmmaking 1 in order to join Filmmaking 2. But you can join both!
Session 3A: July 27-31
9am-12pm
Comics
Learn to use Krita, an incredible free drawing and animation program, to develop, draw, and color your own digital comics and zines!
Session 3B: July 27-31
1pm – 4pm
2D Animation
From character design to storytelling, this workshop empowers young artists to express their creativity using frame-by-frame animation.
Session 4A: August 3-7
9am – 12pm
Filmmaking 2
During this all around introduction to video production and editing, you’ll work with a team to produce a super short film!
NOTE: Because we’ve had so many requests for video production workshops, Digital Filmmaking is offered twice this summer (session 1B and session 4A). Both sessions will be different, and are not sequential. You don’t need to take Filmmaking 1 in order to join Filmmaking 2. But you can join both!
Session 4B: August 3-7
1pm – 4pm
Stop Motion Animation
Whether you are new to stop motion animation or have some experience, this workshop is for you! We will start with the basics, using clay, paper, and other physical materials to animate motion and effects. Then we will go wild and experiment with techniques and materials, creating amazing and original animated short films!
