SPRAYFiNGER® Workshop at JSP

July 9-11, 2025

10am-4pm (Early drop-off at Yes Arts and transportation to JSP is available starting at 8am. Register separately through Yes Arts at this link. )

Ages 10-18

$160 members / $180 non-members (Learn more about JSP membership.)

Registration is limited to 15 participants.

Josephine Sculpture Park (JSP) welcomes youth ages 10-18 to a 3-day SPRAYFiNGER®  workshop with Artist-in-Residence, Peyton Scott Russell! SPRAYFiNGER® is a graffiti arts community dedicated to elevating the art and culture of graffiti through educational programs and collaborations. SPRAYFiNGER® finds freedom in the flow of working with spray paint, in experimenting with color and line making, practicing the art of creative lettering, moving the aesthetics of graffiti into new mediums and contexts, and embracing continuous exploration.

Participants will learn Signature-Tag™, Quickut™, Sprallage™, spray can control basics and basic piecing. Together, participants will move from visualization to conceptualization to creating a strong composition on GRAPHOLOGYHENGE  to be publicly unveiled at Josephine Sculpture Park’s SoundScape! Music & Art Festival on Saturday, July 12.   

Workshop activities will take place at the JSP event barn and Peyton’s sculpture, GRAPHOLOGYHENGE. A typical day will include: 

• 10am Drop off at JSP event barn 

• 10am-12:30pm Workshop

• 12:30-1:15pm Lunch & break 

• 1:15-4pm Workshop

• 4pm Pick up at JSP event barn

Workshop fee (nonrefundable) includes instruction, supplies and 2 tickets to SoundScape! Music & Art Festival on Saturday, July 12. Participants must bring a refillable water bottle, lunch, a snack, personal sunscreen, and any necessary medications. 

Yes Cards will be accepted. If you are unable to register for this workshop due to financial barriers, contact jeri@josephinesculpturepark.org.

About the Artist

Minneapolis-based artist, Peyton Scott Russell, joins the Frankfort community as the 2025 JSP Artist-in-Residence. He has a B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and for over three decades has been a professional artist and arts instructor. In 1984, the film, Style Wars, introduced Peyton to graffiti art and the world of Hip-Hop. From that point forward, he has devoted his time and energy to graffiti art. Currently, Peyton is focused on his organization, SPRAYFiNGER®. His mission, in addition to his personal artistic practice, is to increase awareness of graffiti as a teachable fine art and to deepen the understanding of graffiti.  SPRAYFiNGER® believes graffiti is an artistic act of disruption - of self-limitations, of creative boundaries, of the world around us - and that disruption sets us free. Peyton has engaged with individuals of all ages throughout Minnesota; North and South Dakota; Wisconsin; Kentucky; Kansas; Nevada; New York; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and Tel Aviv, Israel. Explore more at https://houseofdaskarone.com/ and https://www.sprayfinger.com/.