Current Workshops
Visibility Drawing: Figure Drawing from the Live Model
Led by trans & nonbinary artists and figure models from The Visibility Drawing Collective
5 session options available:
- Sunday, February 9, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM
- Sunday, April 13, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM
- Sunday, May 11, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM
- Sunday, June 8, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM
This inclusive figure-drawing program welcomes participants of all skill levels to draw trans, intersex, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary models. The sessions include gesture drawing and longer poses, with opportunities to ask for drawing feedback during the models' breaks.
COURTNEY SENNISH
1 session:
- Sunday, May 18th, 2025 | 1 PM - 5 PM
Uncover the secrets of the crackle technique in this one-day workshop, using the dynamic hard ground process for copper plate etching. Students will learn how to control the unpredictable nature of crackle, creating unique cracked patterns on the plate by varying the recipe and application. The session begins with the essentials of the hard ground, crackle, and aquatint processes, while the second half is dedicated to hands-on experience in etching, inking, and printing designs on a Conrad etching press.
NICHOL MARKOWITZ
1 session:
- Saturday, May 24, 2025 | 10 AM - 1 PM
Urauchi is the Japanese process of backing paper or fabric with another layer of paper using wheat paste as an archival adhesive. Students will learn about the materials, techniques, and tools of this traditional process as they create their own unique archival collages combining sumi ink, dyed and decorative papers, and wheat paste. Students will then learn how to back their finished collages with an additional layer of kozo paper using the urauchi process.
Solange Roberdeau
1 session:
- Sunday, June 29, 2025 | 10 AM - 2 PM (with 30-minute lunch break)
Gilding is the process of applying metal leaf to a surface. This workshop will explore a painterly approach to the technical aspects of gilding and patina techniques using metal leaf and loose pigment on a variety of surfaces.
Courtney Sennish
2 session options available:
- Sunday, June 29, 2025 | 3 PM - 4 PM
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Learn how to make your own etching ink from powdered pigments in this hands-on, one-hour tutorial. You’ll get a step-by-step demo on mixing ink, followed by practical tips for color matching, remixing, and storing your custom inks for future use.
COURTNEY SENNISH
1 session:
- Monday, July 28, 2025 | 6 PM - 8:15 PM
Explore the basics of copper plate etching with a fun, fast-paced twist. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll transfer a photocopied image onto a copper plate using toner, then ink and print your design on an etching press. This experimental process transforms your photo into a one-of-a-kind print.
Courtney Sennish
Learn the fundamentals of copper plate etching with a focus on aquatint in this two-session intensive. You’ll explore how timing and technique create tonal variation, working step-by-step to develop a monochromatic image. We’ll cover everything from plate prep and rosin application to blocking out, etching strategy, and inking.
2 sessions:
- Saturday, August 2, 2025, 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- Saturday, August 9, 2025, 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
This workshop includes all listed sessions. Please plan to attend each one.
Courtney Sennish
Learn the fundamentals of copper plate etching with a focus on the line reversal technique in this two-session intensive. In the first class, you’ll create a hard or soft ground line etching from a drawing or traced image. In the second, you’ll make a reversal plate using the aquatint process and finish by hand-printing your plates.
2 sessions:
- Saturday, August 23, 2025, 10 AM - 1 PM
- Saturday, August 30, 2025, 10 AM - 1 PM
This workshop includes all listed sessions. Please plan to attend each one.
