Printmaking Classes in Lawrence

Explore printmaking

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person making prints
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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

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Intro to Screenprinting[26FA]
09/14/26 - 11/2/26, 6:00PM - 8:00PM | MO
Ages 16 to 120 | Alicia Kelly | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | 26FAAT11
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
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.
Intro to Color Printmaking[26FA]
09/8/26 - 11/17/26, 5:30PM - 8:00PM | TU
Ages 16 to 120 | Hibiki Miyazaki | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | 26FAAT12
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
We will explore the process of how to make a color intaglio and monotype print with two Lexan plates. Techniques involve drypoint, monotype and the use of stencils to create colorful, layered effects.
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Intro to Linoleum Printmaking[26FA]
09/9/26 - 11/18/26, 5:30PM - 8:00PM | WE
Ages 16 to 120 | Hibiki Miyazaki | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | 26FAAT13
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
Students will learn how to design an image, transfer that image to a linoleum block, carve it and then ink and print it.
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Mokuhanga Workshop[26FA]
12/14/26 - 12/18/26, 5:00PM - 9:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 16 to 120 | Matthew Willie Garcia | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | 26FAAT17
Members $230 | Non-Members $230
Spend a week learning traditional Mokuhanga carving and printing techniques. This highly technical class will allow the students to focus and hone their carving and printing skills. Prior experience with Mokuhanga strongly encouraged.
A tray of assorted type in different fonts and sizes
Into to Letterpress Printing[26FA]
09/10/26 - 11/19/26, 7:00PM - 9:00PM | TH
Ages 16 to 120 | Tim O’Brien | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | 26FAAT14
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.

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Submit Your Artwork

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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