Workshops — March April

Upcoming Events & Workshops

Word & Image: Hybrid Text Workshop

11am–12:30pm (Virtual)
Sundays, February 8, 15, 22 + March 1

Taught by Julie Moon

For poets, essayists, fiction writers, visual artists, graphic designers, and anyone else seeking to bridge word and image in their work.

In this 4-week virtual seminar, we will survey a sample of word-image hybrid texts from poems to artist books to video essays to book-length works.

After studying the works of Chantal Akerman, Louise Bourgeois, Victoria Chang, Leanne Shapton, and Aisha Sabatini Sloan, among others, we will generate our own word-image hybrids, which we will present in an in-person exhibition at March April Studio.

In terms of structure, we will meet virtually for four consecutive Sundays from 11am to 12:30pm, learning about word-image hybrids. From March 1 to 15, we will prepare an in-person exhibition of student work at March April Studio. On March 15, the studio will host an in-person opening reception for anyone in the Los Angeles area. The show will remain on view for one week.

We invite students from anywhere in the world to join this workshop (but please double-check time zones for feasibility)!

Max: 10 people
$200

For financial assistance and payment plan options, please email hello@marchaprilart.com. We are committed to making this workshop financially accessible.

Julie Moon is an award-winning writer, translator, and teacher from Seoul. She holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing and Literary Translation from Columbia University and currently teaches English at Cate School. She is currently at work on a hybrid memoir, exploring the past century of Korean history through her matrilineal heritage. Julie’s work has been supported by residencies at Yaddo, MacDowell, and Art Omi, and she is the recipient of a Miller Audio Prize in Poetry from The Missouri Review.

Past Events & Workshops

Mutual Aid Raffle

November 17–25, 2025

Donate or volunteer to enter! Prizes include darkroom credit and studio time.

$5 or one hour of volunteer time per entry. Donations must be made between November 17 and 25. Past donations are awesome, but won't count for this raffle!
Donate to or volunteer with any of the following: MarVistaVoice, KtownForAll, LATU, MALAN, Here Clubhouse, a local community defense center, or any other org fostering mutual aid & resisting ICE.
Every $5 or one hour of volunteer time = 1 entry to prize of your choice.

To enter, DM or email us with the following:

Screenshot of transaction or documentation of volunteer hours (i.e. screenshot of DMs/messages coordinating shift, non-identifying pix from day-of, Google Form response, etc.)
# of entries you'd like per prize
Preferred name or handle

Have questions? DM us @MarchAprilArt on IG or email somi@marchaprilart.com!

Raffle winners will be announced November 26, 2025!

Prizes:
$50 B&W Film Credit
Develop, scan, and edit rolls of B&W film at March April Studio. Book private lessons with Maj Roshandel, our darkroom head, to (re)learn the basics. Makes an awesome gift for the photographer in your life. $50 value; three winners will be selected.
1 Month Membership
Unlimited equipment reservations and studio access during business hours (weekday and weekend availability starting November). Includes a 20% discount on demos and 15% discount on workshops. Limited storage available on case-by-case basis. $185 value; one winner will be selected.

3 Month Membership
Unlimited equipment reservations and studio access during business hours (weekday and weekend availability starting November). Includes a 20% discount on demos and 15% discount on workshops. Limited storage available on case-by-case basis. $555 value; one winner will be selected.

Psychic Untangling

11am–2pm
Sunday, November 23

with Nico Sol

For creatives beginning a project or feeling stuck in an existing one.

Move through creative blocks with hypnosis practitioner and artist Nico Sol. Nico will guide a group circle and hypnotic experience so that participants can deepen their relationship with their subconscious, (re)access their inner magic, and receive insight on how to flow with their projects.

Masks (KN95, N95, or equivalent) required and provided if needed. Day-of rapid testing encouraged.

Max: 8 people
$30–50 (sliding scale)

Nico Sol is an artist, guide, and hypnosis practitioner with roots in Florida and the Philippine islands, currently based in California. Nico’s work involves imagination, spirit, and care as social practice, offering subconscious attunement and inviting deeper relationship with the unseen, yet felt through various disciplines.

Application Writing Office Hours (Virtual)

6pm–7:30pm PST
Monday, November 24

Facilitated by Somi Jun

These are virtual office hours for anyone seeking support on application essays for graduate school, including Masters, PhD, and credentialing programs. Drop in anytime from 6pm to 7:30pm for a flat fee of $25. Somi can look at essay drafts, answer questions, and provide feedback.

Read reviews here.

$25

Somi Jun is a writer and educator from Los Angeles. They received their BA in Comparative Literature from Princeton University and MFA in Creative Writing from UC Irvine. They have been teaching essay-writing with a focus on college applications since 2016.

Matcha Mondays

10am–3pm
Mondays, December 1 + 8

Pay-What-You-Wish for handmade matcha lattes and co-working. All funds go toward our QTBIPOC Studio Residents’ transit stipends. While supplies last.

Learn more about our QTBIPOC Studio Residency here: Airtable Form.

Are you a queer and/or trans fibers artist, painter, designer, writer, photographer, or other creative of color?

Applications are now open for the 2025–26 QTBIPOC March April Studio Residency! Residents are accepted on a rolling basis and can choose residency dates from November 1, 2025 to December 15, 2026. All applicants will hear back from us within 2–3 weeks of submission.

Studio residents receive 2-6 months of free access to shared studio space and a $50/month transit stipend to offset the cost of transportation.

Grad Apps: Writing Workshop (Virtual)

5:30pm–7pm PST
Mondays, October 20, 27 + November 3

Facilitated by Somi Jun

This virtual writing workshop provides a structured and supportive space for anyone preparing application essays for graduate school, including Masters, PhD, and credentialing programs.

During Week 1, Somi will walk students through the anatomy of a personal statement and answer questions. If time permits, they will look over each student’s draft beforehand. During Week 2, Somi will make personalized suggestions on each student’s personal statement, focusing in particular on the organization and theme of each essay. During Week 3, each student will sign up for a 30-minute one-on-one with Somi to receive feedback and ask questions.
Read reviews here.

Max: 4 people
$190

Early Bird Discount: Register by October 16 for 20% off registration. Use code GRAD at checkout.

Writing Camp

11am–2pm
Sunday, October 19, 26 + November 2, 9, 16, 23

Facilitated by Peter Ferris

For writers of all genres and experience levels. Screenplays, prose, poetry, etc. are all welcome!

A cozy and supportive space for creative writers to stay productive, inspired, and motivated. Each week, three students will bring in several pages from a work-in-progress for group discussion. These workshop sessions are aimed at increasing motivation, finding the golden nuggets within each person's project, and fostering connection.

Writing Camp is six weeks long, with the option to drop in 3x or 6x. All students will get workshopped twice. All students must attend Week 1 in order to meet one another and build rapport. Students get one Day Pass per week to come in and use March April as a writing studio M–W, 12pm–8pm, for the duration of the workshop.

Max: 8 people
Attend 3 meetings: $200 (incl. 3 Day Passes)
Attend 6 meetings: $300 (incl. 6 Day Passes)

Early Bird Discount: Register by October 12 for 15% off registration. Use code CAMP at checkout.

Peter Ferris has developed & written original series for Netflix, Nickelodeon, and FredFilms (Adventure Time, Castlevania). They've written and directed award-winning short films, as well as kids’ books, poetry, and fantasy romance erotica. Peter has taught writing and DJ workshops at March April Studio and REACH LA.

Light into Material: Queer Ritual and Craft
Opening Reception

7m–8:30pm
Tuesday, October 7

Circa: Queer Histories Festival

“Light into Material” is an exhibition honoring queer histories of photography, craft, and ritual by the queer and trans staff of March April Studio. The work emerges from our collective experimentation with early photography techniques such large format film, anthotypes, tin types, cyanotypes on textiles, wet collodion glass plates, and toning with natural dyes in the March April darkroom.

Through the process of translating light into images on tin, textile, and paper, we explore themes of ritual and ornamentation. This emphasis on analog photography, textile, and communal experimentation places this exhibition in a lineage of queer and trans artists, who have used traditions of craft to blur the line between nature, body, and art object.

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“One Institute is proud to present Circa, the first and only LGBTQ+ histories festival in the United States, held each October during LGBTQ+ History Month.
Established in 2023, Circa: Queer Histories Festival is a month-long, LA County-wide programming series showcasing the trailblazing histories and vibrant cultural contributions of LGBTQ+ communities through the lens of present-day challenges and triumphs. Through exhibitions, performance, readings, screenings, lectures, dialogues, and parties, Circa features queer and trans artists, activists, and educators leading the movement for LGBTQ+ liberation.” Learn more

Why March April? March April is the season of growth, facilitated by surprising changes in the weather. One day, sunshine. The next, pouring rain. It’s the variation, sudden turns in fate, and good, deep soil that make growth possible.