Blank Canvas: Screenprint Monotyping on Paper with Michelle Eisen

Saturday and Sunday, February 1 & 2, 11-3pm

$195 (members: $146.25) | Limited to 8 - 5 spots left

Participants will explore how screenprint monotyping techniques can be combined and applied to produce one-of-a-kind prints that go beyond the traditional aesthetic of the medium! Participants will explore silkscreen monotyping processes and methodologies, including stencil printing, watercolor monotyping, and non-conventional approaches using drawing media. Prior experience with screenprinting is not expected and participants will receive full process instruction.

Monoprinting Valentines Family Workshop with Sequoia Bostick and Chandler Mack

Sunday, February 9, 12-2:30

Pay-What-You-Can: $10 / $25 / $50 / $100 / $200

Limited to 20 (please pay for each participant) - 3 spots left

This pay what you can family friendly workshop will teach you and your kiddos all about monoprinting while they make their very own sheets of valentines to take to school! Join Teaching artists Sequoia Bostick and Chandler Mack to make this valentine's day extra special with your little ones. (Recommended ages K-6)

Member Demo: Woodcuts with Claudio Orso 

Wednesday, February 19, 5:30-8:30

Free for Members - Only 15 Seats Available - Full

Join us for a free woodcut printing demonstration with artist and educator Claudio Orso. Watch as he inks and hand-prints one of his giant wood blocks - then participants will learn some basic cutting techniques and create a community print together!

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Letterpress Broadsides for Advocacy with Erin Adair and Andy Passchier

Saturday, Feb. 22, 4-8pm

Pay-What-You-Can: $40 / $60 / $80 / $100 | Limited to 8 - full

Visual art can be a moving and impactful part of actions and protests for movements for liberation across the globe. This workshop will introduce you to the letterpress, and together we’ll use wood type to print designs on broadsides you can share with your community or organizations you’re a part of. This workshop combines an intro to letterpress with a skillshare on visual strategy in political and community organizing, and provides studio time and instruction for designing a letterpress broadside with wood type. No experience required!

Matting and Hinging Works on Paper with Jamye Jamison

Saturday, March 1, 11-4pm

$118 (members: $89) | Limited to 8 - 3 spots left

Paper is inherently fragile. Proper matting and framing can help protect works on paper from being damaged while on display. This workshop will teach those who would like to frame their own artwork how to do so safely using the most appropriate materials and methods for different types of objects. We will cover various types of hinging methods, options for adhesives, and why archival mat boards really do matter. Join Jamye Jamison, Paper Conservator, for a session of tips and tricks of the trade and leave with a set of samples that will help you make better decisions for how to mat and frame your works on paper.

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 - 4 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.

Recycled Tetra-Pak Printmaking with Lisa Schonberg

Sunday, March 30th, 1-4pm

$118 (members: $89) | Limited to 8 - Full

Come explore the art of “Tetra Pak” printing. Using the inside surface of soup/beverage boxed containers as printing plates, the sky’s the limit as to what you can create to print from. By manipulating the silver-like surface we will draw, scratch, collage with stickers and tape, sand and even cut the plates easily into desired shapes. Each participant will create at least one plate and have time to print it several times using intaglio printing techniques and the etching presses. No experience necessary just the desire to do something new and fun!

Letterpress Bootcamp with Wendy Partridge

Saturday and Sunday, April 5 & 6, 10am-4pm

$195 (members: $146.25) | Limited to 8 - 4 spots left

Do you admire letterpress printing? Have you always wanted to try it? Then this workshop is for you! You will learn the basics of setting lead and wood type by hand, and you will master the mechanics of printing on Zygote’s incredible, flexible Vandercook presses. By the end of the workshop, you will be approved to work on your own in Zygote’s letterpress studio! Come prepared with a short text.

Screenprinting Basics with Hannah Manocchio

Thursday, April 17, 5:30-8:30

$70 (members: $52.50) | Limited to 10 - 9 spots left

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!