Washington Printmakers Classes and Workshops

Classical Guitar Lessons with Roberto Alcaraz

Every Friday, Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025

Learn to Play Private Classical Guitar and Read Music at the Same Time. * Choose the number of classes that suit you *

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Frame it Yourself! Works on Paper

Feb 5, 2025 to Feb 26, 2025

Budget frames cost $200-$300 and high-quality frames cost $400-$800. For any artist, framing is always a pervasive problem and sometimes a crippling cost. Fortunately, with a little bit of knowledge and the right tools and materials, it doesn’t have to be you can build the highest possible quality frame for approximately $80.

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Botanical Ink Making 

Feb 9, 2025 - Adults

In this introduction to botanical ink making, learn how to extract nature’s colors and textures to print on paper. Working with onion skins, fresh and dried herbs, and plants, participants will learn to make inks for drawing, painting and printmaking.  Starting with simple and easily created ink from plants

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Basics of Photography: Light, Framing, Composition with Noah Gocial

Feb 9, 2025 - Adults

This 3-hour workshop will demonstrate the keys of taking a photo. Whether using iPhone or a physical camera, you will leave with knowledge about how to take a beautifully lit, perfectly framed, and well put together photo.

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Monoprints Workshop with Sarah Barzmehri

Feb 16, 2025

This monoprint workshop introduces participants to new approaches to monoprinting using acrylic paint and a glass surface. Inspired by the atmospheric works of Mark Rothko, students will explore creating prints in color. 

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Basics of Photography: Light, Framing, Composition with Noah Gocial

Feb 22, 2024 - Adults

This 3-hour workshop will demonstrate the keys of taking a photo. Whether using iPhone or a physical camera, you will leave with knowledge about how to take a beautifully lit, perfectly framed, and well put together photo.

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Print Clinic: Intaglio and Relief Editions (Mar 5 to Mar 26)

Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025

A lot goes wrong while printing editions. While the top professional shops like to pretend that their work is always perfect, the reality is that the printers who work at those shops are really good at responding to problems in prints and fixing them.

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Inspiration from Art History: Instructed Open Studio (Mar 5 to Mar 26)

Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025

Art history can be a bottomless source of inspiration for artists but knowing where to look and knowing where to start can be intimidating. This hybrid studio/ lecture series will teach artists how to use art history to inspire their artwork 

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