Get Started with Letterpress printing and try our Vandercook press, Platen press, and Nolan press!

Looking for a quick and  beautiful way to do relief printing? Using printing presses will give you the speed and flexibility to take your art to the next level. Compatible with Linocut printing, Polymer plates and Woodcuts, this class gives you the knowledge to lock these things up with lead type or on their own in their two user friendly presses!

Are you ready to expand your letterpress skills and broaden your printing abilities?

Join us for a deeper look at printing with platen and cylinder presses and increase your independence within the print shop!

The class is excellent for students who own or are considering purchasing their own press or those who want to independently use the A/P Studio presses with greater confidence.

Ever wonder how those beautifully illustrated old books were made? With all those fancy lines and cross hatching? Picasso, Degas, Rembrandt and Francisco de Goya have all made famous works just with basic copper etching techniques!

This course will cover the fundamentals of etching, including drypoint, hardground and aquatint ground techniques. Participants will learn how to use a traditional 15th century style printing press, to create their works.

No experience required!

Come design and carve your own card and have it printed on the Nolan Proof Press!

AP staff will help direct the basics of linocut carving to help you achieve the best results. You will also be ables to set your own type and pull the prints off the Nolan Proof Press with the assistance of staff. All designs will be printed on specialty, scored, paper to create cards.

You will be able to take a set of five home to share and spread the love!
No previous experience necessary!

Are you interested in printmaking techniques that use photo-processes and stencils, but want to branch away from digital image-making?

This workshop will get you creating stencils with your hands, and thinking about image-development for your photolitho/silkscreen/cyanotype practice in a new, tactile way.

So come prepared to say goodbye to half-tones and endless photoshop editing. Instead, you’ll learn to use hands-on methods to translate textures, drawings, and other materials into intricate printmaking imagery.

With demonstrations and guidance from the instructor, participants will spend the first week experimenting with a range of techniques, and the second week diving deeper into their preferred methods to create their own stencils that can be used in upcoming printmaking projects.

Some familiarity with how stencils work in one or more printmaking techniques is recommended but not required.