WORKSHOPS

Workshops – Ticketed

Get hands-on with the theme of Canal Convergence in the Nationwide Innovation Zone. All workshops require pre-registration. Visit CanalConvergence.com for workshop details and to purchase tickets.

Paper Polyhedrons with HYBYCOZO

Friday, Nov. 4, 6:15 p.m., $10 Led by Canal Convergence exhibiting artist collective HYBYCOZO, you’ll learn about the beauty of geometric forms and the math behind the collective’s artworks Trillian + InSpires while creating your own HYBYCOZOinspired paper sculpture.

Poetics of Impermanence: The 5th Element with Kristen Bauer

Saturday, Nov. 5, 5 p.m., $10 Participants in this creative writing workshop will create text to be included in artist Kristin Bauer’s augmented reality experience.

Floriography: The Language of Flowers with Angela Fraleigh and Josh Miller

Saturday, Nov. 5, 6:15 p.m., $20 Create your own keepsake souvenir print of “secret bouquets” using printmaking and collage techniques, including linocut stamps, stencils, and Gelli plate printing. Container Painting with Jon Arvizu

Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 5–6 and 12–13, 6:30–7:30 p.m., free with RSVP Help beautify our community by participating in the collaborative painting of a city of Scottsdale dumpster.

Cosanti Bell Carving

Sundays, Nov. 6 and 13, 6:15 p.m., $40 Use your imagination to create Cosanti Originals’ world-famous ceramic wind-bells that you can take home.

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Inflatable Creation with Pneuhaus Studio

Sunday, Nov. 6, 7:45 p.m., $5 Join the artists of Pneuhaus Studio in creating a one-of-a-kind inflatable sculpture in this allages, hands-on workshop.

Light Up Squiggle Sculptures with Shari Keith

Thursday, Nov. 10, 6:15 p.m., $15 Light up the night by creating your own unique, super-colorful, funky sculpture topped off with a color-changing LED light.

Glowing Fabric Corsage with The Walter Hive

Friday, Nov. 11, 6:15 p.m., $25 Create your own glowing flower pin out of fabric and install glowing LEDs inside them.

Workshops – Drop-in

Visit the Community Roundabout and Nationwide Innovation Zone for free, dropin, first-come-first-serve workshops. Visit CanalConvergence.com for more information.

Silk-Screen Printing with Eli Richard

Friday, Nov. 4, 7:30–9:45 p.m. Learn about the process of silk-screen printing and walk away with a one-of-a-kind Canal Convergence tote bag, screen-printed by graphic artist Eli Richard.

Victorian Flower Language Collage with Angela Fraleigh and Josh Miller

Saturday, Nov. 5, 7:30–9:45 p.m. Participants will create a souvenir collage from a group of floral stickers, stamps, and stencils.

XR Frontiers in Education, Hosted by ASU Learning Futures

Monday, Nov. 7, 6:15–9 p.m. Come play, and test drive the latest extended reality (XR) educational products while learning more about how XR can enrich educational outcomes and learning opportunities for all.

Life in Base 10 with Kathleen Stanberry

Monday, Nov. 7, 6:15–9 p.m. In this meditative workshop, participants will be asked to create a representation of a particular aspect of their individuality through the use of stencils, pen and ink, markers, and self-reflection. Suminagashi Paper Marbling with Jennifer Britz

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 6:15–9 p.m. Capture the movement of water through Suminagashi, a Japanese paper marbling technique, to create impressive abstract prints.

Zine Making with Amber McCrary

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 6:15–9 p.m. Create your own zine or mini-zine with poet and artist Amber McCrary.

Geometric Ornaments with Shari Keith

Thursday, Nov. 10, 7:30–9:45 p.m. Come to the Innovation Zone and create your own glow-in-the-dark ornament from geometric shapes and glow-in-the-dark dots and stars.

Paper Flower Making with The Walter Hive

Friday, Nov. 11, 7:30–9:45 p.m. Learn the beautiful art of paper flower-making while using historical materials—such as canal route maps—and recycled materials.

Seed Bombs and Botanical Drawing with Dig It and Lora Barnhiser

Saturday, Nov. 12, 7:30–9:45 p.m. Snag a seed bomb while drawing and painting desert botanicals on wood scraps during this collaborative workshop between Dig It Gardens and artist Lora Barnhiser.

Scenic River Postcards with Xico Arte y Cultura

Sunday, Nov. 13, 7:30–9 p.m. Esai Calles and Jesus Orozco will teach stencil and printmaking techniques to participants to create postcards to take home.

Community Roundabout

Engage with our community partners to learn about sustainability through drop-in activities. Open Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 4–5 and 11–12, 6–10 p.m. and Sundays, Nov. 6 and 13, 6–9 p.m.

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Stop by the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy booth to learn about the wonders of the Sonoran Desert.

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Cosanti Originals

Take a tour of Arcosanti using virtual reality and purchase one of Cosanti’s world-famous bronze and ceramic windbells.

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The Future Taste of Water with ASU

(First weekend only) What will our water taste like in the future? In this interactive exhibit, you will use your senses to imagine—and shape—the future of our drinking water.

Sponsor: Container Painting with Jon Arvizu

Through a partnership with Scottsdale Solid Waste Services, artist Jon Arvizu is leading a collaborative painting effort to design containers that showcase our community. Debuting at Canal Convergence, these containers will be placed throughout Old Town Scottsdale, but this is your chance to see them before they are out in the community. Free workshops to help with the collaborative painting of the containers are available to Canal Convergence attendees on Saturdays and Sundays with RSVP.

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Photo: Andrew Pielage