The Summer Art Institute (SAI) at Women’s Studio Workshop is a time for you to focus on your work, become energized and inspired, learn new skills, and meet a new community of like-minded artists. During our week-long workshops in papermaking, printmaking, and book arts, you’ll study at the heart of the Hudson Valley with instructors that are leaders in their field. Small class sizes offer you an opportunity to hone your abilities and have a transformative art experience.
Read more about SAI on our general information page, and check out this year’s list of classes below.
Workshops with ‘*’ are at capacity. Please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133 to be added to the waitlist.
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August 2025
*Topographic Language: Embedding and Collage in Handmade Paper with Katharine DeLamater
Topographic Language: Embedding and Collage in Handmade Paper – Katharine DeLamater Dates: August 11 – August 15, 2025 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Layer textile, photographic, and other soft collage elements, concurrently building a narrative alongside the development of your handmade paper artwork! In this all levels papermaking workshop, participants will learn how to make paper with a focus on translucent abaca and flax fiber to best highlight their personal embedded…
Find out more »Drypoint with Chine Collé: Multi-Color and Layer with Rie Hasegawa
Drypoint with Chine Collé: Multi-Color and Layer – Rie Hasegawa Dates: August 11 – August 15, 2025 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique in which an image is scratched into a metal or plastic plate. The scratches produce a “burr”: a raised portion of metal or plastic that catches and holds ink while the smooth portions of the plate can be wiped clean. With the help…
Find out more »Stencil to Screen: Unlocking the Power of Print with Tyanna Buie
Stencil to Screen: Unlocking the Power of Print – Tyanna Buie Dates: August 11 – August 15, 2025 Studio: Silkscreen (Second Floor, located up one flight of stairs*) Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Let’s get experimental! Discover silkscreen’s flexibility, exploring the inherent cross-connections and expressive possibilities of photomechanical digital processes, hand drawn stencils, found stencils, mark-making and monotypes. Participants will be prompted to push the boundaries of the processes while creating new ways…
Find out more »*Contemporary and Experimental Marbling with Maisie Broome
Contemporary and Experimental Marbling – Maisie Broome Dates: August 18 – August 22, 2025 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $150 Class limit: 10 Take a playful and contemporary approach to the ancient technique of marbling! Participants will explore the vast potential of marbling and experiment with materials while familiarizing themselves with the process's unique relationships to movement, imagery, and scale. The workshop will give participants the technical knowledge for making a marbling bath, preparing materials,…
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