Good Trouble Workshop provides an accessible arts education that empowers West San Fernando Valley teens and community members with visual communication and creative expression to address environmental justice challenges in their neighborhoods.

Let’s make good trouble together.

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Art. Advocacy. Environment. Everyone.

  • Afternoon Activism

    A FREE class for students and residents to work on community-based environmental justice art projects such as murals, installation art, posters, and more.

  • Art Project Workshops

    These project-based workshops end with finished artwork perfect for artists of any skill level. Each project relates to an environmental issue.

  • Technical Workshops

    Low-cost workshops that teach theory and the technical aspects of art, from painting to photography, graphic design to video editing.

  • Creative Exploration

    A self-directed, creative free-space where artists can utilize workshop tools and materials to make something straight from their imagination.

Create a “Good Trouble” Legacy

We are actively seeking founding donors and long-term partners. Learn how you can create a legacy supporting the arts, youth, democracy, and the environment with a tax-deductible donation.

Donate. Shop. Workshop. Studio.

Good Trouble Workshop has four main components.

Donate

We accept gently-used art and craft supplies, in addition to clean recyclables, to be used in the workshop and sold in our store. Your donations divert waste from landfills and support the Workshop. Donations can be dropped off at the Good Trouble Workshop during hours of operation.

Shop

The GTW Shop sells artwork created by students, resident artists, and local makers. The shop offers affordable new and gently-used art supplies, creative reuse materials, environmental justice merchandise, books, and other products that support both artistic expression and community education.

Workshop

The Workshop is a welcoming, inclusive space where people of all backgrounds can explore their creativity, develop artistic skills, learn about environmental and social issues, and collaborate on projects that strengthen our community.

Studio

Two private studio spaces will be available for resident artists. These studios provide dedicated workspace within a collaborative creative environment. Resident artists may lead workshops, participate in exhibitions, and sell artwork through the GTW Shop, and contribute to community-based art projects.

Hyperlocal Impact

Good Trouble Workshop is located in a designated “Environmental Justice Community” by the state of California, where residents are disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution.

Local environmental issues include:

  • Los Angeles River

  • Pacific Ocean

  • Santa Susana Field Lab

  • Groundwater pollution

  • Wildfires and smoke

  • Lack of greenspace

  • Ecosystem degradation

  • Climate change

  • Urban heat issues

  • Air pollution 

  • Microplastics

  • Hazardous waste

  • Toxic chemicals 

  • Cold War legacy pollution