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Fall

HOLIDAY CARDS WITH GEL PLATES

Debbi Kreps / Printmaking Studio
Fri 11/15
6-9pm / One Day
$85 / Members: $65

Celebrate the coming of the holidays with a night out! Make beautiful monotype cards without a press using a remarkable product called “Gelli Plate.” By using a combination of paint, soft rubber rollers, color shapers, and stencils, you’ll create unique cards and gift tags perfect for giving to your friends and family.

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SCREENPRINTING WITH HOMEMADE INKS

Deborah Mattson & Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
Sat 10/26 & Sun 10/27
Sat 9am-5pm & Sun 12-4pm / Two Days
$165 / Members: $145

This workshop will teach you how to make plant- based inks, including a non-toxic screenprinting ink. You will also use the ink to print designs on paper and fabric using silkscreen methods.

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PRINTMAKING AT THE KALAMAZOO NATURE CENTER – CARVER HOUSE

Deborah Mattson / Carver House
Sat 10/5
9am-4pm / One Day
$120 / Members: $100

Explore printmaking projects at the Kalamazoo Nature Center’s Carver House! We will forage onsite for materials to make nature prints and collagraphs, as well as drypoint prints. See what amazing materials and subject matter can be found out-of-doors in Michigan's natural areas, and how prints can be made from your discoveries. Come ready to hike a little ways and spend time outdoors. Please bring a lunch and drinking water.

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CREATING OUR STORIES, ACCORDION STYLE

Sue Caulfield / Printmaking Studio
Tue 9/10-9/24
3:30-6pm / 3 weeks
$135 / Members: $115

This is an opportunity to sample the process of bookmaking, while also telling a part of your story. Students will learn how to make accordion books, using collage and basic printing (stamps, linoleum cuts) to create the content of their book. No previous experience is required.

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INTERMEDIATE SCREENPRINTING

Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
(A) Tue 9/10-10/15
6:30-9 pm / 6 weeks
$195 / Members: $175

This course explores screenprinting as a fine art medium, emphasizing multiple colors, experimental substrates, and as an element in collage. Students should know basic screenprinting techniques.

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BLOCK PRINTING

Trevor Grabill / Printmaking Studio
Mon 9/9-11/25
6:30-9 pm / 12 weeks
$370 / Members: $350

Printing carved blocks is one of the oldest, simplest, and most versatile tools for reproducing art. Develop your relief printing skills in this class for beginners to advanced printmakers. Learn the ins and outs of carving and printing linoleum and woodblocks, and benefit from our well-stocked collection of tools and equipment. Discuss your work in a community of like-minded makers. Please bring drawings or reference photos to the first class.

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FRAMING WORKSHOP

Trevor Grabill / Studio 4
Thu 11/7-11/14
6:30-8:30pm / Two Days
$85 / Members: $65

Learn to make your own simple frames for paintings, prints, and drawings using accessible materials and methods that can be replicated at home! Some basic woodworking skills will be covered as well as tips and tricks for upcycling thrifted frames.

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PERSPECTIVES IN PRACTICE

Trevor Grabill & Yve Holtzclaw / Boardroom
Wed 9/4-11/20
6:30-9pm / 12 weeks
$345 / Members: $325

Take your practice to the next level to better understand your work and how to talk about it. Perspectives in practice will enrich your art making by developing the skills of observation, critique, and reflection about artwork. Through structured discussion and exercises, students will engage with artwork from museum examples, books, and their own work. This class will help students better understand and express their artistic voice.

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MULTI-COLOR WATERCOLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING AND CONTINUING STUDY

Charles Coates / Multi-Purpose Classroom
Thu 10/17-11/21
6:30-9 pm / 6 weeks
$215 / Members: $195

This six-week class welcomes both new and returning students. New participants will learn the basics of Japanese woodblock printmaking, creating colorful editions using water-based inks and traditional techniques. Returning students will expand their skills with advanced multi-block printing, key-block pasting for better registration, and paper flattening. All participants will gain hands-on experience in this non-toxic art form, leaving with the ability to create stunning prints in their own studios.

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WATERCOLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING

Charles Coates / Multi-Purpose Classroom
Thu 9/5-10/10
6:30-9 pm / 6 weeks
$215 / Members: $195

In this watercolor woodblock class, students will learn to create black-and-white and multi-color print editions using watercolors and traditional Japanese tools and techniques. This timeless process is perfect for making art at home; all materials are non-toxic, prints dry instantly, and cleaning up is fast and easy. Each class will have a demonstration, individual and group feedback sessions, and studio time.

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POLYMER PHOTOGRAVURE

Laurie Pruitt and Mary Whalen / Darkroom & Print Studio
Sun 10/6-11/10
1-4pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Alternative Processes or Photoshop experience
$275 / Members: $255

Using a polymer-coated plate and a digital positive, you’ll create an intaglio-etched plate for high-quality images approaching those produced using traditional copperplate gravure. This photo-printmaking process produces a beautiful gradation of tones.

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PRINTMAKING OPEN STUDIO

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
9/4-11/22
Variable times / Open Studio Hours / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
$370 / Members: $350

Do you have a special project in mind or just need quality studio time? Printmaking Studio is designed for the experienced, independent artist/printmaker who would like to utilize our well-equipped printmaking studio. Enrollment includes storage and access to equipment during Open Studio Hours. Students must arrange to meet with the instructor the first week to review shop rules and safety. Materials are available for purchase.

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INTRO TO LITHOGRAPHY

Don Dombrowski / Printmaking Studio
Wed 9/4-11/20
6:30-9 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Drawing Basics or equivalent
$370 / Members: $350

Discover your drawings coming to life as reproducible prints. Students will begin with Pronto plate printing, one of the easiest and fastest printing processes. This course will also cover the more traditional lithographic media of aluminum plates and stones. Step-by-step instructions will take you through the basics of plate preparation and press operation. Enjoy drawing and printing your own image with the potential of creating an edition of your own prints.

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SCREEN PRINTING

Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
(B) Tue 10/22-11/26
6:30-9 pm / 6 weeks
$195 / Members: $175

Learn the basics of screen printing and develop your skills into multi-layer prints. Sessions include individualized instruction with plenty of work-time in the studio. Students can screenprint on paper or fabric to make their own prints, cards, posters or gifts. Bring drawings, photos, works-in-progress or ideas to the first class.

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SCREEN PRINTING

Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
(A)Tue 9/10-10/15
6:30-9 pm / 6 weeks
$195 / Members: $175

Learn the basics of screen printing and develop your skills into multi-layer prints. Sessions include individualized instruction with plenty of work-time in the studio. Students can screenprint on paper or fabric to make their own prints, cards, posters or gifts. Bring drawings, photos, works-in-progress or ideas to the first class.

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BEGINNING PRINTMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
(A)Thu 9/5-11/21
1-3:30pm / 12 weeks
$370 / Members: $350

Immerse yourself in a variety of projects designed to teach you the history and practice of printmaking. Students will carve a simple rubber stamp and a linoleum block, learn about intaglio methods by completing drypoint and acid-etched plates, and draw and print a simple plastic lithography plate.

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BEGINNING PRINTMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
(B) Thu 9/5-11/21
6:30-9pm / 12 weeks
$370 / Members: $350

Immerse yourself in a variety of projects designed to teach you the history and practice of printmaking. Students will carve a simple rubber stamp and a linoleum block, learn about intaglio methods by completing drypoint and acid-etched plates, and draw and print a simple plastic lithography plate.

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INTERMEDIATE SCREENPRINTING

Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
(B) Tue 10/22-11/26
6:30-9 pm / 6 weeks
$195 / Members: $175

This course explores screenprinting as a fine art medium, emphasizing multiple colors, experimental substrates, and as an element in collage. Students should know basic screenprinting techniques.

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INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
(B) Thu 9/5-11/21
6:30-9pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Printmaking
$370 / Members: $350

Further develop your printmaking skills while investigating the possibilities that printmaking processes offer. Etching, multi- color printing, registration systems, and printing of editions will be covered. Bring previous prints, works-in-progress, sketches, and ideas to the first class.

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INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
(A) Thu 9/5-11/21
1-3:30 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Printmaking
$370 / Members: $350

Further develop your printmaking skills while investigating the possibilities that printmaking processes offer. Etching, multi- color printing, registration systems, and printing of editions will be covered. Bring previous prints, works-in-progress, sketches, and ideas to the first class.

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