Indigo, Ink, Gold Leaf and More: Newport Visual Arts Center Unveils Fall Lineup of Classes and Arts Learning

NEWPORT, OR: Autumn on the Oregon Coast is made for making things! This fall, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts (OCCA) will offer six one-day workshops, a weekly after-school program for young artists, and open studio sessions for adults who want time, tools, and good company to work on their own projects. The classes range from natural indigo dyeing to block printing, mushroom watercolors, and holiday gilding, and all take place at Newport Visual Arts Center (VAC) in Nye Beach.

Shades of Blue: Intro to Indigo Dyeing with Anna Biszantz

The season opens with a deep dive into Persicaria, or Japanese indigo, one of the world's natural sources of colorfast true blue. Participants will work through three processes: dyeing with fresh leaves, preparing leaves for fermentation to extract pigment, and blending…