Led by trans & nonbinary artists and figure models from The Visibility Drawing Collective
5 session options available:
- Sunday, June 8, 2025 | 1 PM - 4 PM
- Sunday, July 13, 2025 | 2 PM - 5 PM
- Sunday, August 10, 2025 | 2 PM - 5 PM
- Sunday, September 14, 2025 | 2 PM - 5 PM
- Sunday, October 12, 2025 | 2 PM - 5 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.
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.
Michelle Wilson
2 sessions:
- Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 10 AM - 12 PM
- Sunday, July 20, 2025 | 10 AM - 3 PM
Learn the process of making Japanese-style paper, from fiber to sheet. Students will beat fibers, learn the nagashizuki method of sheet forming, press their sheets, and take home wet papers to dry.
This workshop includes all listed sessions. Please plan to attend each one.
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:
- Sunday, November 9, 2025, 10 AM - 1 PM
- Sunday, November 16, 2025, 10 AM - 1 PM
This workshop includes all listed sessions. Please plan to attend each one.