Photo Litho with Beka Goedde
Photo Litho with Beka Goedde 4 Tuesdays 5/21-6/11 7-10pm $295 ; $245 for members This 4-week course will cover the basics of photolithography while exploring techniques using photo plates. Photosensitive aluminum plates are exposed to UV light and developed with simple chemistry. You will be able to make beautifully tonal photolithographic prints, from drawing in [...]
Simple Signature Stitches with Shannon Kerner
Simple Signature Stitches with Shannon Kerner Wednesday 6/19, 7-10pm $65; $35 for members This course will start by learning the simple signature stitch. As soon as students start to get this stitch, they’ll learn how to make the books larger with more stitches. Learn to make multiple signature books using a variety of materials for [...]
Intro to Wood Shop with Jason Pickens
Intro to Wood Shop with Jason Pickens Saturday 6/22, 10am-6pm with 1 hour break $195 ; $95 for members Come learn about using the wood shop at Gowanus Studio Space. You’ll learn from Jason Pickens, our talented furniture designer and fabricator. http://www.jasondpickens.com/ Sign up here: http://woodshop2013june.eventbrite.com/
Collagraphs with Noah Breuer
Collagraphs with Noah Breuer 4 Mondays 7/1-22, 7-10pm $195; $145 for members A Collagraph is a collage-based way of creating an image for printmaking. Collage materials are glued to a rigid substrate (such as mat board or wood) then varnished and sealed to create a printing plate. This plate (or matrix) can then make many impressions using both relief and intaglio [...]
Intro to Digital Photography with Nikki Arendt
Intro to Digital Photography with Nikki Arendt 4 Wednesdays 8/14-9/4, 7-10pm $145; $95 for members This is an intensive introductory course that will help the beginning photographer to find what inspires them and give them the technical knowledge to make strong images. We will cover composition, basic lighting (daylight and studio), the various uses and [...]
Silk Screen with Beka Goedde
Silk Screen with Beka Goedde 4 Tuesdays 9/10-10/1, 7-10pm $195; $145 for members This class will cover the essentials of silkscreen: the properties of a good film positive, how to prepare and expose a silkscreen, and how to print. No previous silkscreen experience required! For the final class, bring a shirt and/or totebag to finally [...]
Intro to TIG Welding with Allen Slamic
Intro to TIG Welding with Allen Slamic 4 Wednesdays 9/11-25, 7-10pm $195; $145 for members Tungsten Inert Gas [TIG] welding is an arc process that uses a non-comsumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld. The weld area is protected from atmospheric contamination by an inert shielding gas. A filler metal (rod) is normally used in [...]
Monoprinting with Angela Conant
Monoprinting with Angela Conant 4 Wednesdays 10/2-23, 7-10 pm $195; $145 for members Monoprinting is an easy and accesible form of printmaking that allows the artist to paint onto plexi glass and make immediate and direct prints onto paper. No toxic chemicals or experience required. Students will be provided with inks, plexiglass plates and some [...]
Establishing a Web Presence for Artists with Libby Clarke
Establishing a Web Presence for Artists with Libby Clarke 2 Wednesdays 11/6 and 13, 7-10 pm $95; $65 for members Learn how to develop your online strategy to document, show, and promote your work. Learn what steps you can take to develop a social media plan that will enhance your career without driving you insane. [...]
Cyanotypes with Noah Breuer
Cyanotypes with Noah Breuer 3 Mondays 12/2-16, 7-10pm $145; $95 for members Cyanotype is one of the earliest a photographic printing process and yields a beautiful, cyan-blue print from a contact negative.During the first week of this workshop we’ll learn all the basics through a hands-on demonstration, including how to prepare the chemistry, printing paper and stencils using film negatives, [...]
