Printmaking & Book Arts
Explore printmaking and handmade books in our fully-equipped studio. Letterpress and bookbinding complement techniques such as etching, relief and screen printing. Get creative with traditional, contemporary and experimental approaches to printmaking. With generous open studio time and non-toxic inks and solvents, printmaking has something for all skill levels. Additional materials and paper are available for sale from instructors and monitors. Open studio is included with tuition.
First-Time Artist First-Time Screen Printing on Paper 4 or 5 Weeks Craft colorful prints of your own designs to hang on your walls or turn into handmade notecards. We’ll learn the photo-emulsion process, so you can print from your own drawings or digital files. Material fee includes ink, newsprint and some paper.
Printmaking & Book Arts
4 Weeks Sunday 2–5pm Paloma Valencia Session I: Starts April 5 (No class April 12) $145, Members $140 $20 Material Fee 5 Weeks Monday 6:30–9:30pm Matthew Ginsberg Session I: Starts March 30 Session II: Starts May 4 Tuesday 10am–1pm Tabor Shiles Session I: Starts March 31
First-Time Letterpress
First-Time Etching
First-Time Bookmaking
5 Weeks
5 Weeks
4 or 5 Weeks
Explore both classic letterpress techniques and contemporary practices on different types of presses. This technique uses movable type to create an impression on the paper when printed. Projects are designed to showcase type, color and the printed form. The material fee includes ink, newsprint and a sampling of specialty paper.
Explore contemporary and traditional methods of intaglio printmaking including line etching, aquatint and drypoint on copper plates to create an edition. Utilize etching’s distinctive qualities to produce multiples, creating beautiful handmade prints in single or multiple colors.
Learn the basic skills, tools and vocabulary of bookbinding and book arts. You will create simple folded books, pamphlets, Japanese stab bindings, accordion and Coptic books.
Shannon Thompson Session II: Starts May 5
Monday 10am–1pm Raychel Steinbach Session I: Starts March 30 Session II: Starts May 4
Thursday 2–5pm Matthew Ginsberg Session I: Starts April 2 Session II: Starts May 7
Tuesday 6:30–9:30pm Judy Zeddies Session I: Starts March 31 Session II: Starts May 5
Sunday 2–5pm Paloma Valencia Session II: Starts May 10
Saturday 10am–1pm Alyse Benenson Session I: Starts April 4
$180, Members $175 $25 Material Fee
$180, Members $175 $20 Material Fee
All levels welcome
Monday 2–5pm Philip Hartigan Session I: Starts March 30 $180, Members $175 $25 Material Fee
4 Weeks Sunday 2–5pm Millicent Nora Session I: Starts April 5 (No class April 12) $145, Members $140 $20 Material Fee 5 Weeks Monday 6:30–9:30pm Amanda Mulcahy Session I: Starts March 30 Session II: Starts May 4 Tuesday 2–5pm Philip Hartigan Session I: Starts March 31 Session II: Starts May 5 Thursday 6:30–9:30pm Philip Hartigan Session I: Starts April 2 $180, Members $175 $20 Material Fee
22 SPRING CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF MARCH 30 AND MAY 4
