Printmaking Classes in Lawrence

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Embrace Paper In a Digital World

Print media and Paper Arts are some of the oldest crafts forms, rich with history. Printmaking is the art of making multiples and bringing art to the masses—or your friends! Prints are for telling stories, capturing moments, and can be wearable, highly rendered, or abstract. Black and white, colorful, complex, simple, flat, dimensional—the possibilities are endless!

The Lawrence Art Center believes everyone is an artist–all you need to unleash it is a little guidance!

With financial aid available, adult painting classes and drawing classes in Lawrence are open to everyone who wants to learn about the visual arts.

Our Facilities & Curriculum

The Path to Your Prints

The paper arts and printmaking classes we offer cover various topics, like relief printing and monotype, for skill levels from beginner to those mastering advanced skills or seeking self-guided open studio time. The choice is yours! For our adult visual arts classes, the descriptions list what to expect from the courses.

Where You’ll Find Our Printmaking Classes

At the Lawrence Art Center, we have dedicated space for our printmaking classes to ensure you have everything you need to succeed. Our facility includes a printmaking studio in addition to a painting studio and two visual arts studios, a ceramics studio, digital media lab, a metals, jewelry and fibers studio, and a photography studio.

Printmaking Studio

  • Vandercook Letterpress
  • Sturgis and Griffin Etching Presses
  • Type collection
  • Acid room
  • Silk screen exposure unit and facilities

Current Classes

Paper Arts & Printmaking

Mokuhanga Workshop[24SU]
08/5/24 - 08/9/24, 5:30PM - 8:30PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 14 to 120 | Matthew Willie Garcia | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CAT25
Members $162 | Non-Members $180
Come and spend a week learning traditional mokuhanga carving and printing techniques. This is a highly technical class that will allow the students to focus and hone their carving and printing skills. Prior experience with mokuhanga is strongly encouraged.
Screenprinting[24FA]
09/9/24 - 11/18/24, 6:00PM - 8:00PM | MO
Ages 14 to 120 | Alicia Kelly | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FAT11
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
Learn the basics of the popular printmaking method, silkscreen. Students will study both drawn stencil methods and photographic stencils that can be used to create multiple layer color editions on paper or fabric.
Risograph for Beginners[24FA]
10/3/24 - 11/21/24, 6:30PM - 8:30PM | TH
Ages 14 to 120 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FAT24
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Let us introduce you to the basics of using a risograph, from single color drawings to four color photographic imagery. Unfamiliar with a risograph? Think of it as a cross between screenprinting and photocopying. No previous experience necessary.
Relief Printmaking[24FA]
09/13/24 - 11/22/24, 10:00AM - 12:00PM | FR
Ages 14 to 120 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FAT15
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
Students in this class will learn how to do a multiple layer relief prints using a single block for each design. Open to all levels.
Paper Lithography[24FA]
09/12/24 - 11/21/24, 6:30PM - 8:30PM | TH
Ages 14 to 120 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FAT14
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
Students will learn the basics of gum arabic transfer (a.k.a. paper lithography) to create photographic images on a variety of materials.
Alternative Printmaking Methods[24FA]
09/11/24 - 11/20/24, 5:30PM - 7:30PM | WE
Ages 14 to 120 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FAT23
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
In this beginner-level class, students will use a variety of scrap and reused materials to create printmaking matrices such as collagraphs and pressure prints.
Printmaking Open Studio[24FA]
09/9/24 - 12/7/24, 9:00AM - 9:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, SU
Ages 14 to 120 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FAT57
Members $310 | Non-Members $310
Open studio is for advanced students to work independently. Participants must provide their own inks and paper, and classes have studio right-of-way. Instructor permission required for enrollment.
Letterpress[24FA]
09/9/24 - 11/18/24, 7:00PM - 9:00PM | MO
Ages 14 to 120 | Tim O’Brien | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FAT31
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
If you like the written word and making images, this class gives you a chance to combine the two. Learn how to design, set, and print type to create stationery, business cards and broadsheets, or your own project. This class will also introduce linoleum carving and pressure printing techniques.
Drawing with Monotype[24FA]
09/14/24 - 11/23/24, 10:30AM - 12:30PM | SA
Ages 14 to 120 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FAT16
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
Students will learn to combine a variety of drawing and printmaking methods to create colorful, multi-layered monotype drawings. No previous print experience required.
Eco-Printing with Plants[24FA]
09/28/24 - 09/28/24, 1:30PM - 4:30PM | SA
Ages 14 to 120 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | FA26
Members $75 | Non-Members $75
In this one-day workshop, students will learn to use plant materials such as leaves and flowers to dye, decorate and pattern paper with detailed impressions of plant life.

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Make Art Part of Your Daily Life

Interested in enrolling in a paper arts or printmaking class? We have financial aid available to those who need it to ensure classes are accessible to everyone.

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Art is for Everyone

Making Art Accessible to All

Lawrence Arts Center is here to ensure anyone—of any age and any background—can connect with a supportive community and flex their creative muscles. With contemporary exhibitions, performances, and an array of art education classes for adults and kids, everyone will find something that’s right for them.

Our primary state-of-the-art facility at 940 New Hampshire St. features classrooms, studios, theatres, and more. We also have a satellite space for classes at 10th & Mass Studios!

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Why Should You Consider Paper Arts & Printmaking Classes