Upcoming Events
Gelli Plate Party at Main Line Art
Welcome to the Gelli Plate Party! You will spend the evening exploring the world of Gelli Plate printing as you create monoprints using textured materials and laser-printed images.
Explore the World of Linoleum Block Printing
Explore the World of Linoleum Block Printing at Main Line Art
Gelli Plate Party at Main Line Art
Welcome to the Gelli Plate Party! You will spend the evening exploring the world of Gelli Plate printing as you create monoprints using textured materials and laser-printed images.
Linocut for Teens
This class is part of our Accessible Art program and is offered tuition-free for those experiencing economic hardship. If cost has been a barrier to your participation at the Art Center, we encourage you to register. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. If cost is not a concern for you, please consider registering for one of our many other exciting and inspiring classes. You can browse our offerings online or call for more information.
Come try your hand at linoleum block printing. You will learn how to carve and print a linocut block and leave with a set of prints you created yourself.
Explore the Printshop: Intro to Drypoint
Come get comfortable in the Peters Valley print shop. Learn all the basics of printmaking: color mixing, how to cut and tear paper, and how to use an etching press. We will be exploring the process of drypoint which is a method of intaglio printmaking. We will be learning how to draw on our plexiglass plates by scratching our images onto the surface with a needle tool. We will then ink our whole plate pushing the ink into the scratches, wipe the plate clean leaving the ink in the marks we made, and finally print on damped paper which pulls the ink out of the scratches we made that are holding the ink. This process allows for the possibility of beautifully delicate, intricate line work in our prints. This is a wonderful printmaking method that was traditionally done on copper plates with lots of chemicals, in this class we will be taking a contemporary and non toxic approach to this century old technique. This class is for all levels of students whether you are comfortable in a print studio or have never touched a press. The process of wiping the plate can be hard on the hands and wrists so please take that into consideration when registering.
Workshops run from 9:00am to 5:00pm each day
Lunch is included for all participants
Explore the Printshop: Intro to Drypoint
Come get comfortable in the Peters Valley print shop. Learn all the basics of printmaking: color mixing, how to cut and tear paper, and how to use an etching press. We will be exploring the process of drypoint which is a method of intaglio printmaking. We will be learning how to draw on our plexiglass plates by scratching our images onto the surface with a needle tool. We will then ink our whole plate pushing the ink into the scratches, wipe the plate clean leaving the ink in the marks we made, and finally print on damped paper which pulls the ink out of the scratches we made that are holding the ink. This process allows for the possibility of beautifully delicate, intricate line work in our prints. This is a wonderful printmaking method that was traditionally done on copper plates with lots of chemicals, in this class we will be taking a contemporary and non toxic approach to this century old technique. This class is for all levels of students whether you are comfortable in a print studio or have never touched a press. The process of wiping the plate can be hard on the hands and wrists so please take that into consideration when registering.
Workshops run from 9:00am to 5:00pm each day
Lunch is included for all participants
Gelli Plate Party at Main Line Art
Welcome to the Gelli Plate Party! You will spend the evening exploring the world of Gelli Plate printing as you create monoprints using textured materials and laser-printed images.