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ONSITE: Introduction to Screen Printing (A)

July 13, 2021

Explore screen printing, a process that allows artists to create hand-printed multiples of the same image. Translate your graphic design, photography, or drawings into vibrant, layered compositions. Learn a variety of ways to create screens that can be used to print onto fabric, paper or wood.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Woodblock Printing

July 13, 2021

Explore woodblock printing, humanity’s oldest printmaking process. You’ll learn to design and transfer an image onto the block and cut the block to produce a relief image. Then, we’ll cover how to transfer the image to paper, both printing it by hand and by press.

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ONSITE: Build and Use Your Own Miniature Printing Press!

July 13, 2021

Learn how to convert an old credit card imprinter into a miniature printing press, to take home. You’ll also learn the basics of carving, inking, and printing a linoleum block. Students will be invited to trade prints with one another at the end of the class.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Screen Printing (B)

July 13, 2021

Explore screen printing, a process that allows artists to create hand-printed multiples of the same image. Translate your graphic design, photography, or drawings into vibrant, layered compositions. Learn a variety of ways to create screens that can be used to print onto fabric, paper or wood.

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ONSITE: Screenprinting Immersion

July 13, 2021

Whether you are a novice or advanced, this class will immerse you in screen-printing methods and projects that are customized for your personal level of enjoyment and exploration. Each student will select a personal theme and work with the instructor to make use of appropriate inks, image-making techniques like drawing fluid and photo, and substrates […]

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ONSITE: Printmaking (Ages 9-11)

July 13, 2021

Printmaking is a great way to make multiples of your artwork and spread your message. We’ll explore how important messages have been communicated throughout history in different forms of printmaking: Newspapers, posters, flyers, etc. You’ll create your own multiples through linocut, stamping, and other forms of printmaking.

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ONSITE: Screen Printing T-Shirts + Posters (Ages 12-14)

July 13, 2021

Learn how to screen print by making posters and t-shirts. We'll cover lots of approaches within this versatile medium, including creating hand-drawn stencils with your own design. Learn about printing, registration and color mixing using water-based, non-toxic acrylic ink. Experimentation is encouraged!

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ONSITE: Introduction to Letterpress (A)

July 13, 2021

Explore the letterpress printing process, which dates back to the 15th century and the time of Gutenberg. We’ll cover typesetting, inking, printing and paper selection as you become familiar with the terminology and VisArts’ presses. You’ll have time to create multiple pieces and trade work with classmates, which will help you build a small collection […]

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ONSITE: Introduction to Letterpress (B)

July 13, 2021

Explore the letterpress printing process, which dates back to the 15th century and the time of Gutenberg. We’ll cover typesetting, inking, printing and paper selection as you become familiar with the terminology and VisArts’ presses. You’ll have time to create multiple pieces and trade work with classmates, which will help you build a small collection […]

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ONSITE: Flying Machines (Ages 6-8)

April 20, 2021

Explore all things related to flight and the sky by making kites, looking at how birds fly and even studying outer space. To learn more about these ideas, we’ll use different art media and techniques such as origami, sculpture, painting and more.

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ONSITE: Exploring Printmaking (Ages 6-8)

April 20, 2021

Explore creative aspects of printmaking! Students ages 9-14 will make hand-carved styrofoam plates, glue prints, safety cut prints and photo emulsion prints. Students ages 6-8 will do monoprinting, marker prints, collographs, tissue paper prints + more! We’ll also learn how to make multiples of our drawings to create editioned prints, just like professional printers. After […]

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ONSITE: Introduction to Woodblock Printing

April 19, 2021

Explore woodblock printing, humanity’s oldest printmaking process. You’ll learn to design and transfer an image onto the block and cut the block to produce a relief image. Then, we’ll cover how to transfer the image to paper, both printing it by hand and by press.

read more

ONSITE: Introduction to Screen Printing (B)

April 19, 2021

Explore screen printing, a process that allows artists to create hand-printed multiples of the same image. Translate your graphic design, photography, or drawings into vibrant, layered compositions. Learn a variety of ways to create screens that can be used to print onto fabric, paper or wood.

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ONSITE: Mastering Multicolor Screen Printing

April 19, 2021

Learn how to create multicolor screen prints of your own design. This class will expand on the registration techniques learnt in intro classes, focusing on adding layers/colors to create more complex images. We will look at how to break apart an image by hand and in the computer. Color theory will be discussed through the […]

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ONSITE: Solarplate Photogravure

April 19, 2021

Learn to work with Solarplate polymer plates to create intaglio prints from your digital photography. You’ll optimize your images with Adobe Photoshop and print onto transparent film. Then you’ll expose the film to the Solarplate with UV light and develop in ordinary tap water. With a classic Charles Brand etching press, you’ll create heirloom quality […]

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ONSITE: Screen Print a Shirt

April 19, 2021

Learn how to print a design on a t-shirt! This class will cover basic screen printing techiniques (exposure, squeegee use, etc.), graphic design sizes for different areas of a garment, placement of the shirt on the printing pallet, and design registration on the garment. Students will be able to draw their own design to print […]

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ONSITE: Introduction to Screen Printing (A)

April 19, 2021

Explore screen printing, a process that allows artists to create hand-printed multiples of the same image. Translate your graphic design, photography, or drawings into vibrant, layered compositions. Learn a variety of ways to create screens that can be used to print onto fabric, paper or wood.

read more

ONSITE: Introduction to Screen Printing (B)

February 16, 2021

Explore screen printing, a process that allows artists to create hand-printed multiples of the same image. Translate your graphic design, photography, or drawings into vibrant, layered compositions. Learn a variety of ways to create screens that can be used to print onto fabric, paper or wood.

read more

ONSITE: Introduction to Screen Printing (A)

February 09, 2021

Explore screen printing, a process that allows artists to create hand-printed multiples of the same image. Translate your graphic design, photography, or drawings into vibrant, layered compositions. Learn a variety of ways to create screens that can be used to print onto fabric, paper or wood.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Screen Printing: Drawing Fruits + Vegetables

February 09, 2021

Learn the process of screen printing using a fruit or vegetable as the image base of technique exploration. Learn different methods to create a printable screen, including using drawing and stencils. At the end of the class, students will have a single and multi-color screen print of their chosen produce.

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ONLINE: Linocut Portraits

February 09, 2021

In this class, we’ll focus on carving and drawing techniques to help you create compelling portrait prints. We’ll practice white line and black line approaches to hatching and crosshatching to create subtle gradients of tone. Each student can expect to leave class with two small editions of woodcut portraits!

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ONLINE: Relief Printmaking at Home

February 09, 2021

Explore the foundations of relief printmaking in rubber, linoleum and wood. Through online group workshops, and one-on-one meetings, we’ll develop your design skills, then carve and print relief prints at home, with inexpensive and easily available supplies. Students should expect to leave the class with three small editions of relief prints.

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ONSITE: Printed Histories: Printmaking to Spread Your Message (Ages 12-14)

February 09, 2021

Printmaking is a great way to make multiples of your artwork and spread your message. We’ll explore how important messages have been communicated throughout history in different forms of printmaking: Newspapers, posters, flyers, etc. You’ll create your own multiples through linocut, stamping, and other forms of printmaking.

read more

ONSITE: Exploring Printmaking (Ages 9-11)

January 26, 2021

Explore creative aspects of printmaking by making hand-carved styrofoam plates, glue prints, safety cut prints and photo emulsion prints. We’ll also learn how to make multiples of our drawings to create editioned prints, just like professional printers. After class, you can give away prints to your friends and family!

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