In-Person Workshops

 

Masks are no longer required for workshops though students and instructors are welcome to wear one if they wish.

 

3/26/24 update: Summer 2024 workshops are posting now. Please check back over the coming week for the full Summer schedule!

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Workshops: In-Person
Type Title Instructor Summary Statussort ascending
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 30, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 30, 2024, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 13, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 14, 2024, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

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Printing Core Curriculum
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 5:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Now that you've completed the Cylinder Core series, you can become certified on the Jobbing Platen, a true workhorse of the letterpress printing world. Learn the ins-and-outs of this press that's great for large editions.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 7, 2024, 5:30 PM
Brian Lieske

Protect prints and books in elegant lift-top presentation boxes. In this class you will design and construct a custom lift-top box to your own specifications.

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Arts
Sessions: 3
Start: Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 9:30 PM
Billy Ola Hutchinson

Pick up where you left off in Hand Lettering with Billy Ola Hutchinson's twist on Copperplate/Spencerian!

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Arts
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 13, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 14, 2024, 4:30 PM
Dorothy Yuki

Explore the possibilities of making prints from flowers, plants, and other materials found in nature in this two-day workshop.

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Arts
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:00 PM
Patricia Wakida

Learn the basics of carving and printing designs from linoleum blocks.

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Binding, Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 31, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 31, 2024, 5:30 PM
Pietro Accardi

Straight out of a 1970s Italian phone booth, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 30, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 30, 2024, 5:30 PM
Pietro Accardi

In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 5:00 PM
Kate Laster

Learn about the tender art of subtractive drawing that is papercut! What happens when we make images with razor sharp sweetness?

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 9:00 PM
Madison Gordon

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 5:30 PM
Juliayn Coleman

Take a paperback book and transform it into something more durable!

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 4, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, April 4, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 5:30 PM
Madison Gordon

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 19, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 19, 2024, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

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Arts
Sessions: 3
Start: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, May 23, 2024, 9:30 PM
Billy Ola Hutchinson

Hand lettering for all, even those with the shakiest of handwriting! Ease into the art of calligraphy with this beginning class in penmanship, letter formation, layout techniques, and calligraphic processes and materials.

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Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 5:30 PM
Gino Robair

Looking to expand your letterpress skills? In this class, we will explore improvisatory ways of creating multicolor prints on the Vandercook without locking up typeforms on the press bed.

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Printing Core Curriculum
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 5:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Now that you've completed the Cylinder Core series, you can become certified on the Jobbing Platen, a true workhorse of the letterpress printing world. Learn the ins-and-outs of this press that's great for large editions.

Open
Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 20, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, July 20, 2024, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

This course will introduce the student familiar with bookbinding to key practices within basic book repair.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 5:00 PM
Leigh Mclellan

Colorful and fun, this method of decorating paper is easy to learn and the papers created can be used for many purposes.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, May 4, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 5, 2024, 5:30 PM
Coleen Curry

A radically modern binding, the Pianel uses brass rods as piano hinges to create a structural and visual feature while allowing the binding to open beautifully.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 11:00 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 4:00 PM
Stephanie Jucker

Create a multidimensional book using interlocking accordions and a piano-hinge fastening.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 11:00 AM
End: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 4:00 PM
Stephanie Jucker

Create a 3D pop-up architectural scene with a few simple cuts and folds. 

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Arts
Sessions: 3
Start: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, June 20, 2024, 9:30 PM
Billy Ola Hutchinson

Pick up where you left off in Hand Lettering with Billy Ola Hutchinson's twist on Copperplate/Spencerian!

Open
Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 16, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 16, 2024, 5:30 PM
Brian Lieske

Working from pre-cut materials, students will learn three simple enclosures: Folded Paper Portfolio, Phased Box & Slipcase.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 26, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, May 26, 2024, 5:00 PM
Taun Relihan

Alchemy is more than just turning lead into gold. Trace the history of the process, learn about its applications and identify ways that you can use alchemical influences in your own art.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 5:30 PM
Courtney Cerruti

Learn how create depth and dimension in your work using image transfer techniques. Work with found imagery to transfer onto paper, fabric, wood, and more.

Open
Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 5:30 PM
Thea Sizemore

Experiment with Sintra, a foam board that can be carved into with speed and ease yet yields printed results that are similar to that of lino or wood cuts.

Open
Binding, Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 12:30 PM
End: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 4:30 PM
Elaine Chu

Learn how to construct a unique hardcover journal with lay-flat pages, perfect for note-taking or sketching.

Open
Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 5:30 PM
Lisa Rappoport

Create a letterpress printed one page wonder! Students will design and print an edition of one-page folded books while learning to set type and print on a cylinder press.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 5:00 PM
Dorothy Yuki

Embroidery on paper? YES! Embellish photos, postcards, and more with thread and stitches.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 5:30 PM
Brian Ferrett

Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates.

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 5:30 PM
Paula Gloistein

Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates.

Open
Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 11:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 5:00 PM
Stephanie Jucker

Discover how to create trace monotypes, a form of printing without a press, and then use the resulting prints to design a one of a kind pop-up accordion book.

Open
Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 9:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Discover how to dampen paper, use bearers, and finesse rubber-and oil-based inks on Cylinder and Jobbing Platen Presses for better ink coverage and control.

Open
Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, April 15, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Monday, April 15, 2024, 9:00 PM
Hope Amico

Let the Collage Claw Machine dictate your materials!

Open
Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 9:00 PM
Madison Gordon

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

Open
Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays!

Open
Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays!

Open
Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, July 11, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, July 11, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays!

Open
Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 1, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, August 1, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session.

Open
Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 20, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, June 20, 2024, 9:00 PM
Hanna Rashidi

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

Open
Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, July 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, July 25, 2024, 9:00 PM
Hanna Rashidi

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

Open
Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, May 6, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Monday, May 6, 2024, 9:00 PM
Bettina Pauly

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

Open
Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 9:00 PM
Brian Lieske

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

Open
Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 9:30 PM
Brian Ferrett

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

Open
Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 13, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, June 13, 2024, 9:30 PM
Brian Ferrett

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

Open
Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 9:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

Open
Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 8, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, August 8, 2024, 9:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 5:30 PM
Madison Gordon

In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding.

Open
Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 9:00 PM
Molly Meng

Book boxes are infused with an air of mystery... learn how to make your own magical repository.

Open
Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 5, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:00 PM
Bettina Pauly

Is your pasta machine taking up too much space in the kitchen? Move it to your studio instead and learn how to use it for printing small dry-point prints.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 11, 2024, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 5:30 PM
Beth Redmond

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

Open
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, June 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, June 28, 2024, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking.

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Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 5:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Dig in to the tradition and history of letterpress printing and get your hands dirty. Learn about the process and practice of setting type while printing your own cards.

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 5:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Dig in to the tradition and history of letterpress printing and get your hands dirty. Learn about the process and practice of setting type while printing your own cards.

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 5:30 PM
Brian Ferrett

Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design.

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 5:30 PM
Paula Gloistein

Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design.

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 5:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster!

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 5:30 PM
Lisa Rappoport

Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster!

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 5:30 PM
Brian Ferrett

Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates.

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 5:30 PM
Paula Gloistein

Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates.

Open
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 4
Start: Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, May 24, 2024, 5:30 PM
Thea Sizemore

The four class Cylinder Core Certificate Program allows students to quickly learn letterpress basics and become certified to rent studio time.

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