Workshops + Classes
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Summer 2025 Workshops
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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Class Information
Enrollment
If you are interested in a class, don’t wait to sign up! If we do not have enough enrollments, the class will be cancelled and any paid registrations will be refunded. Class enrollment is open to the public, ages 13 and up (unless otherwise specified).
Payment
Tuition and fees are due in full upon registration - you can call, mail or sign-up online. We accept cash, checks, or credit card.
Cancellation Policy
Parking
There is free parking available in the lot adjacent to the studio.
Materials
Unless otherwise noted, all materials are included. If anything additional is required, you will receive an email shortly after registration.
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