Introduction to Letterpress w/ Brittany Hudak
Introduction to Letterpress w/ Brittany Hudak
Sunday, October 5th 10am-5pm | Capacity: 8
Member price : $127.50
Nonmember price: $170
Have you always wanted to try letterpress? This one-day class is the perfect course for you! Using our Vandercook Letterpresses, participants will learn how to hand-set large wood type and make a set of posters to take home. It's the perfect introduction to Zygote's Letterpress Shop. No experience necessary! All tools and supplies are provided.
All Levels Monoprint w/ Lisa Schonberg
All Levels Monoprint w/ Lisa Schonberg
Saturday October 11th & Sunday October 12th 11am-3pm Capacity: 8
Member price : $165
Nonmember price: $220
Join Zygote artist Lisa Schonberg for this introduction to monoprinting - All are welcome! Already know how to monoprint? Come in and work on some projects! Never tried printmaking before? No worries - Lisa will show you all the monoprinting basics, how to use the press, tips and tricks, and more in this two-day workshop. Everyone will leave with finished prints.
Screen Printing Basics w/ Chandler Mack
Screen Printing Basics w/ Chandler Mack
Thursday, October 16th 5pm-9pm Capacity: 8
Member price : $90
Nonmember price: $120
Have you ever wanted to try screen printing? In this one day workshop you will learn the basics of screen printing and get comfortable in Zygote’s screenprinting studio. Everyone in the class will leave with a finished print using a pre-made design. This workshop is perfect for total beginners who have never screenprinted and want to learn more about the process!
Hand Printed Reduction Linocut w/ Bee Ferance
Hand Printed Reduction Linocut w/ Bee Ferance
Saturday, October 18th 12pm-6pm | Capacity: 15
Member price : $60
Nonmember price: $80
Discover the art of reduction linocut printmaking in this hands-on workshop designed for creatives of all levels. In this one-day workshop you will learn how to design, carve, register, and print your very own multi-color relief print - all the while using techniques that do not require a press! Supplies for this workshop are not included, but we will have kits for purchase if you do not want to bring your own. *Paper is included in the price of the workshop
Cleveland Photo Scavenger Hunt
Cleveland Photo Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, November 1st 12pm-1pm & November 22 12pm-3pm Capacity: 20
Pay-What-You-Can $10/$25/$50/$100/$200
Looking for new ways to boost your creative spark? Join us for this fun and artistically stimulating community event. Participants will sit down together on the first day and work together to create a thought provoking list of items. After that, they will set out on a three week adventure to capture their interpretation of each item. At the completion of the three weeks, the collected images of each participant will be digitally printed and displayed on our gallery walls to be critiqued as a group with guest artists.
Kitchen Lithography Virtual Workshop w/ Michael Whitehead
Kitchen Lithography Virtual Workshop w/ Michael Whitehead
Saturday, November 1st - Video becomes available
Saturday, November 19th - Virtual Check-in session
Capacity: 20
Member price: $45
Nonmember price: $60
Discover the magic of printmaking with a hands on, fun and accessible art experience! You will receive an instructional video with handouts, as well as a virtual check-in session with our shop manager Michael Whitehead where he can troubleshoot any issues you might be having.
In this workshop, you'll learn how to create beautiful prints using aluminum foil, soda, and other household items. You’ll explore the basics of lithographic printing, design your own artwork, and pull your very own prints—no press or toxic chemicals required.
Perfect for beginners, artists, or anyone curious about DIY printmaking!
Print Pals: Festive Placemat Block Printing w/ Sequoia Bostick & Chandler Mack
Print Pals: Festive Placemat Block Printing w/ Sequoia Bostick & Chandler Mack
Saturday, November 15th 11am-2pm | Capacity: 20
Pay-What-You-Can $10/$25/$50/$100/$200
Get your little printmakers to Zygote for this festive and fun block printing workshop! Participants will be decorating a blank placemat with pre-carved blocks, stamps, and fabric markers. Create unique placemats to use this holiday season!
Handmade RISO Journals w/ Anna Tararova
Handmade RISO Journals w/ Anna Tararova
Saturday, September 13th 12pm-4pm | Capacity: 8
In this one day workshop, students will learn the basics of risograph printing as well as two simple book binding techniques: pamphlet stitching and japanese stab binding. They will leave the class with two blank handmade journals and plenty of extra riso-printed covers to make more journals at home. All supplies included— students will receive beginner book binding kits that they can keep!
Member price : $120
Nonmember price : $160
A Labor of Love: Zygote’s First Printmaking Immersion Retreat
A Labor of Love: Zygote’s First Printmaking Immersion Retreat
Saturday, August 30th - Monday, September 1st | Limited to 6
Member Price: $400 Non-Member Price: $500
Have you ever wanted an excuse to lock yourself and only worry about making art for a few days? Well, you’re in luck! Zygote is excited to offer our first-ever Printmakers Retreat. Over Labor Day weekend, you could join us for two full days of printmaking fun.
We will start the weekend with a planning session where everyone can talk about their ideas for a proposed print and get feedback on their intended project. You will then get to work, conceptualizing and printing your own project using the Zygote Studio!
*This retreat comes with two and a half days of 24/7 access to the Zygote Studio. Many supplies will be included, and paper, copper plates, etc. will be available for purchase through Zygote’s shop.
Print Pals: Photo-Print-Thesis Learning to print with light
Print Pals: Photo-Print-Thesis Learning to print with light
Science meets printmaking with this fun and interactive experience at Zygote. Get the kids and head down to Zygote anytime between 12 and 3 pm to bounce from booth to booth learning different ways of printing with light. We will be making cyanotypes, chlorophyll prints and so much more! Recommended ages K-6. Please bring one adult per child.
*Please purchase separate tickets for each child and include their name- There will be a list at the event!
*Adults are free, please have a 1:1 ratio of adults to children
Sunday, August 17th 12pm-3pm | Limited to 30
Tickets are $25 / child
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Join us for a first of its kind workshop at Zygote. In this 5 week, 20 hour course you will be thrown into the world of stone lithography with Zygote Teaching Artist Bee Ferance as your guide. Learn everything you need to know about the basics of lithography- from the art of choosing a stone to the pulling of your very own limited edition of prints!
This class requires work-time outside of the workshop, with the price of open studio included in the total price. Open studios are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Students will be receiving intro lithography kits with drawing materials that they get to keep - all supplies are provided by Zygote!
Sunday, July 13th- Sunday, August 10th- weekly// 2pm-6pm | Limited to 6
Member Price: $600 Non-Member Price: $750
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Join us for a first of its kind workshop at Zygote. In this 5 week, 20 hour course you will be thrown into the world of stone lithography with Zygote Teaching Artist Bee Ferance as your guide. Learn everything you need to know about the basics of lithography- from the art of choosing a stone to the pulling of your very own limited edition of prints!
This class requires work-time outside of the workshop, with the price of open studio included in the total price. Open studios are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Students will be receiving intro lithography kits with drawing materials that they get to keep - all supplies are provided by Zygote!
Sunday, July 13th- Sunday, August 10th- weekly// 2pm-6pm | Limited to 6
Member Price: $600 Non-Member Price: $750
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Join us for a first of its kind workshop at Zygote. In this 5 week, 20 hour course you will be thrown into the world of stone lithography with Zygote Teaching Artist Bee Ferance as your guide. Learn everything you need to know about the basics of lithography- from the art of choosing a stone to the pulling of your very own limited edition of prints!
This class requires work-time outside of the workshop, with the price of open studio included in the total price. Open studios are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Students will be receiving intro lithography kits with drawing materials that they get to keep - all supplies are provided by Zygote!
Sunday, July 13th- Sunday, August 10th- weekly// 2pm-6pm | Limited to 6
Member Price: $600 Non-Member Price: $750
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Join us for a first of its kind workshop at Zygote. In this 5 week, 20 hour course you will be thrown into the world of stone lithography with Zygote Teaching Artist Bee Ferance as your guide. Learn everything you need to know about the basics of lithography- from the art of choosing a stone to the pulling of your very own limited edition of prints!
This class requires work-time outside of the workshop, with the price of open studio included in the total price. Open studios are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Students will be receiving intro lithography kits with drawing materials that they get to keep - all supplies are provided by Zygote!
Sunday, July 13th- Sunday, August 10th- weekly// 2pm-6pm | Limited to 6
Member Price: $600 Non-Member Price: $750
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Introduction to Stone Lithography Sec.01
Join us for a first of its kind workshop at Zygote. In this 5 week, 20 hour course you will be thrown into the world of stone lithography with Zygote Teaching Artist Bee Ferance as your guide. Learn everything you need to know about the basics of lithography- from the art of choosing a stone to the pulling of your very own limited edition of prints!
This class requires work-time outside of the workshop, with the price of open studio included in the total price. Open studios are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Students will be receiving intro lithography kits with drawing materials that they get to keep - all supplies are provided by Zygote!
Sunday, July 13th- Sunday, August 10th- weekly// 2pm-6pm | Limited to 6
Member Price: $600 Non-Member Price: $750
Alternative Screenprint Processes
Alternative Screenprint Processes
Students will create one of a kind prints using procion dye, watercolors, and charcoal. This workshop is perfect for both beginners and experienced printmakers alike. Join Teaching Artist Paul Serrianne and join us for a day of printing fun!
Sunday, July 6th 12pm-6pm | Limited to 8
Member Price: $115 Non Member Price: $143.50
Free Member Demo: Color Lithography with Elyse Herrera and Mary O’Connor
Free Member Demo: Color Lithography with Elyse Herrera and Mary O’Connor
Thursday, June 12th 12pm-6pm | Limited to 20 Free for members!
Instructors will walk students through the process of color lithography using ball grained plate and stone. We will begin with an introduction to the materials, tools, and overall supplies needed for the process, followed by a walk-through of drawing, processing/etching, and printing of both plate and stone. Students will get to pull their own print starting with the color layer then moving into the stone key.
Printing Posters for Pride - A Letterpress Workshop
Printing Posters for Pride - A Letterpress Workshop
Zygote is kicking off pride month with a poster printing day the Sunday after Cleveland Pride! Join Teaching Artist Brittany Hudak to design, typeset, and print your very own letterpress posters—inked up with a rainbow color of your choice.
Sunday, June 8th 12pm-4pm | Limited to 8 Pay-what-you-can $10/$25/$50/$100/$200
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Print Pals: Styrofoam Relief Printing by Hand Family Workshop
Print Pals: Styrofoam Relief Printing by Hand Family Workshop
Sunday, May 18th 12pm-2pm | Limited to 20 Pay-what-you-can $10/$25/$50/$100/$200
Dig in deep to this family workshop where you and your child can learn all about the process of relief printmaking in a fun and hands on way. Participants will be given styrofoam blocks to carve any design of their choosing. Then, we will learn how to ink up and print the design by hand. This process is fun and easily accessible to recreate at home.
Recommended ages K-6. Please register each participant separately.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Get to Work!shop Series No. 1 : 100 Risograph Broadsides
Get to Work! Shop Series No. 1: 100 Risograph Broadsides
The first of three workshops for working artists looking to create print media for summer markets/shows/fairs. Each workshop is geared to taking existing concepts/art/logos and producing print products. The merchandise printed in the course of these workshops is meant to be sold, so artists should come in prepared to work hard to make a polished, final product they feel confident in selling to future customers.
Ideal for artists and musicians wanting to print 100 inexpensive copies of a piece of work! Learn a new(old), cheap, eco friendly print process while building inventory for upcoming shows. Risograph is among the cheapest options for printing copies en masse, so it serves as a great tool for a working class artist! Learn to use the Zygote Lizzo the Riso, and go over some helpful (and free!) digital tools like Canva and Spectrolite.
*Participants will walk away with 100 prints.
Saturday, May 3rd 12pm-6pm | Limited to 8 Member Price: $160 Non-member Price: $200
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Screenprinting A to Z: 6-Week Course with Anna Tararova
Screenprinting A to Z: 6-Week Course with Anna Tararova
Tuesdays, 5:30-8pm | 6 weeks | March 18 - April 22
$350 (members: $280) | Limited to 8 - 7 spots left
For the first time Zygote is offering a 6-week deep dive evening course! Teaching artist, Anna Tararova will take you through everything you need to know about screenprinting. Starting with the basics you will learn a solid foundation of skills that will help guide you in the coming weeks. You will learn about printing multiple layers, paper and fabric applications, and digital components that can go hand in hand with screenprinting. By the end of this 6-week course students will be able to create at least one screenprinting project from conception to completion. No previous experience necessary.
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Screenprinting Basics with Hannah Manocchio
Screenprinting Basics with Hannah Manocchio
Thursday, April 17, 5:30-8:30
$70 (members: $52.50) | Limited to 10
Join Zygote Teaching Artist Hannah Manocchio, owner of the screenprinting business Snakes & Aceys for this introductory screenprinting workshop. All are welcome. She will walk you through the basics – and get you comfortable in Zygote’s screenprinting studio. This is the first part of our new Screenprinting Certification program and our most popular workshop - don’t miss your chance to take it!
(you’re) Welcome PROOF Fellows Artist Talk - Moderated by Kortney Morrow
(you’re) Welcome
PROOF Fellows Artist Talk - Moderated by Kortney Morrow
Wednesday, April 16th, 6:30-8:30pm
Join us for an Artist Talk on Wednesday, April 16th, 6:30-8:30pm - you will get a chance to hear from the artists whose work is on view in (You're) Welcome, moderated by Cleveland poet and writer Kortney Morrow. This group exhibition features work by the 2024 cohort of Zygote's PROOF Fellows. The six artists include: John Brown VI, Ryan Harris, Leila Khoury, Anastasia Malone, Thao Nguyen and R.A. Washington - all are showing work they completed during their residency.
Zygote's PROOF Fellowship offers six seats annually to BIPOC artists with little to no experience in printmaking. These artists are given the opportunity to learn a variety of printmaking techniques, including screenprinting, etching, lithography, monoprint, relief, and RISO. Each artist then completes a body of work in their new medium.
Gallery Hours: FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS 12-4pm or by appointment during the week (click here to set up appointment)
Open Studio
Open Studio Fees + Policies
Price: $20
Supply fee: $10 (if you intend to use shop inks and emulsion)
No more than 10 people can work in the shop at the same time.
The Open Studio Fee covers one 4-hour Open Studio Session.
Sign Up is required online to reserve equipment/ workspace. E-mail michael@zygotepress.org for access to our Open Studio Calendar
All members are required to receive a Zygote Studio Orientation from our Shop Manager, Michael Whitehead before attending Open Studio sessions. To schedule your orientation session, please email michael@zygotepress.org.
Open Studio fees are due upon arrival, and open studio is available only to active members. If you are not currently a member but would like to sign up for open studio, you can join online in advance or in-person at Zygote.
During Open Studios, there are printmaking monitors on site to oversee the shop and answer questions. Please note that the Open Studio is not a class, it is a session designed for artists working independently on small projects.
If you need more time than is provided in Open Studio, please consider becoming an artist renter, which provides 24-hour access to the shop.
Screenprinting A to Z: 6-Week Course with Anna Tararova
Screenprinting A to Z: 6-Week Course with Anna Tararova
Tuesdays, 5:30-8pm | 6 weeks | March 18 - April 22
$350 (members: $280) | Limited to 8 - 7 spots left
For the first time Zygote is offering a 6-week deep dive evening course! Teaching artist, Anna Tararova will take you through everything you need to know about screenprinting. Starting with the basics you will learn a solid foundation of skills that will help guide you in the coming weeks. You will learn about printing multiple layers, paper and fabric applications, and digital components that can go hand in hand with screenprinting. By the end of this 6-week course students will be able to create at least one screenprinting project from conception to completion. No previous experience necessary.