Color Lab with Lena Wolff

Petaluma Arts Center

230 Lakeville Street
Petaluma

(925) 858-9941

michelle@petalumaartscenter.org

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Saturday October 3, 2026

11:00am – 4:00pm

Color Lab was designed for everyone interested in learning how to experiment with color in new ways. Structured to convey the basics of color theory through hands-on practice, the workshop walks through a sequence of fun, approachable exercises in paint-mixing and collage. In-between art activities, a slideshow is presented that shares information on the biology of color vision, a breakdown of the essential properties of color, and the wondrous phenomenon of color relativity, with visual examples from the early color theorists, textiles, folk-art, and work by contemporary artists.

By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a small set of color charts and collages, and fodder for a lifetime of future experimentation.

Open to absolute beginners, practicing artists, designers, and craftspeople alike. Older teens with a serious interest in art are also welcome to register.

Lena Wolff is a Bay Area–based artist, craftswoman, and democracy activist whose work draws from folk traditions, geometric abstraction, and social practice, spanning drawing, collage, sculpture, and public projects. In 2017, she founded Art for Democracy, a nationally recognized initiative promoting civic engagement through art. Her work has been exhibited widely and is held in major collections including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Berkeley Art Museum.