Presented by The Dogpatch Hub

Art Portfolio Lab // Ages 13-19

Registration ends Saturday, 09/12/2026 12:30pm PDT

Building skills, developing artistic voice, and creating a portfolio to be proud of…

Does your teen love to draw? Are they interested in building a visual art portfolio?
This 8 week Saturday series taught by artist and educator Barbara Pollak will cover the building blocks of drawing, seeing, and observing.

Participants will work with various drawing mediums-- from graphite to charcoal to colored pencils to pen and ink to cover a wide variety of drawing techniques. Students will also have the opportunity to work on a larger, dynamic work to express their personal vision.


SCHEDULE
Saturdays • September 12 - November 7
No Class on October 10


BOOKING
Ages 13-19
Pre-registration required | light refreshments provided


PRICING
Full 8 week series
Individual • $450 
Neighbor • $360* 
Earlybird discount through August 23!

* Residents of Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, Mission Bay, and Bayview/HP only
 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Barbara Pollak is a Fine artist, Curator and Arts Educator based in San Francisco. Since 2016, she has focused on working with tweens and teens to develop strong art portfolios which emphasize creative exploration, conceptual ideas and personal vision. Most recently, she taught Drawing and Illustration Pre-College and Atelier classes at the California College of the Arts as well as individualized workshops in figure drawing and painting. 
She received her BFA in Animation/Film from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MA in Arts Education from Boston U.
Visit her teaching website here: www.freckleshop.com and her IG page: @happypixart

 

ABOUT THE HUB
The Dogpatch Hub is a place for connecting community. 

Registering for events in advance helps us better prepare staffing, materials, and space needs, while also supporting stronger follow-through for free and low-cost community programming. Ticket sales and registrations directly help cover the operational costs that keep the Hub running day to day.

If you believe in the Hub’s mission, please also consider becoming a recurring donor. Ongoing community support helps us maintain affordable programming, care for the space, and ensure this neighborhood resource remains welcoming and accessible for years to come.

We will never sell or share your information. Come drop in, hang out, and say hi!
 

Building skills, developing artistic voice, and creating a portfolio to be proud of…

Does your teen love to draw? Are they interested in building a visual art portfolio?
This 8 week Saturday series taught by artist and educator Barbara Pollak will cover the building blocks of drawing, seeing, and observing.

Participants will work with various drawing mediums-- from graphite to charcoal to colored pencils to pen and ink to cover a wide variety of drawing techniques. Students will also have the opportunity to work on a larger, dynamic work to express their personal vision.


SCHEDULE
Saturdays • September 12 - November 7
No Class on October 10


BOOKING
Ages 13-19
Pre-registration required | light refreshments provided


PRICING
Full 8 week series
Individual • $450 
Neighbor • $360* 
Earlybird discount through August 23!

* Residents of Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, Mission Bay, and Bayview/HP only
 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Barbara Pollak is a Fine artist, Curator and Arts Educator based in San Francisco. Since 2016, she has focused on working with tweens and teens to develop strong art portfolios which emphasize creative exploration, conceptual ideas and personal vision. Most recently, she taught Drawing and Illustration Pre-College and Atelier classes at the California College of the Arts as well as individualized workshops in figure drawing and painting. 
She received her BFA in Animation/Film from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MA in Arts Education from Boston U.
Visit her teaching website here: www.freckleshop.com and her IG page: @happypixart

 

ABOUT THE HUB
The Dogpatch Hub is a place for connecting community. 

Registering for events in advance helps us better prepare staffing, materials, and space needs, while also supporting stronger follow-through for free and low-cost community programming. Ticket sales and registrations directly help cover the operational costs that keep the Hub running day to day.

If you believe in the Hub’s mission, please also consider becoming a recurring donor. Ongoing community support helps us maintain affordable programming, care for the space, and ensure this neighborhood resource remains welcoming and accessible for years to come.

We will never sell or share your information. Come drop in, hang out, and say hi!
 

Getting There

The Dogpatch Hub
1278 Minnesota St
San Francisco, 94107
United States