Temporary Tactile: Free Tactile Art Community Workshops

Explore how to create artwork designed to be experienced through touch. Open to all ages and abilities—no experience needed.
About this Event

Join Temporary Tactile for two free, drop-in community art workshops exploring how to create artwork designed to be experienced through touch.

Open to all ages and abilities—no experience needed. Art supplies provided.

Facilitated workshops run from 12:00–1:30 PM with free creative play before and after.

August 15 and September 5, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM. Free drop-in, no registration required. Bring a friend, bring your family!

ASL interpretation available September 5.

Agenda

🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free play

Info: Try different materials and techniques at your own pace. No prompts to follow — just experiment and chat with artists and community members.

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Facilitated Workshop

Info: Follow prompts and watch as artists demonstrate tactile illustration techniques. Instructions available in multiple languages (English, French, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Hangul, Gurmukhi and English braille). Visual descriptions will be given in English, with questions answered in English, French, Spanish, Mandarin and ASL.

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Free play

Info: Try different materials and techniques at your own pace. No prompts to follow — just experiment and chat with artists and community members.