Summer Art Institute

Papermaking, Layering and Assemblage - Laura Moriarty Dates: July 25-29, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List This workshop... View Article

Telling Stories Through Papermaking - Maria Amalia Dates: August 8 - 12, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List Craft processes and materials contribute in powerful and meaningful ways to the content of artworks. This exploratory workshop will invite participants to think about the... View Article

Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking - Candy Alexandra González Dates: August 15 - 19, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for... View Article

Oral Histories and Alternative Fibers: Experimental Papermaking - Kelly Taylor Mitchell Dates: August 22 - 26, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 - $1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 Click Here For Materials List This experimental papermaking workshop will center oral histories that the participating artists are carrying, seeking, or working to decipher.... View Article

Re-paper: Breathing New Life into Discarded Paper with Mikayla Patton Dates: July 10 - 14, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 For student material list click here. Through recycling and repurposing, we will utilize papermaking as a way to rethink and revive “waste”. Let’s explore the power of... View Article

Ground Up: Using Natural Pigments and “Found Color” in Pulp Painting - Hannah O’Hare Bennett Dates: July 17 - 21, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you'd like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133.... View Article

Papermaking: Images in Pulp - J. Leigh Garcia Dates:  July 24 - 28, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Use stencils, spray bottles, squeeze bottles and more to create images with pulp! We’ll begin by learning the basics of European-style papermaking using abaca and flax fibers.... View Article

Handmade Paper and Encaustic – Laura Moriarty Dates: July 31 - August 4, 2023 Studio: Papermaking and R&F Tuition: Members $775, Nonmembers $825 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 7 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Join WSW in collaboration with R&F... View Article

Paper, Thread, Movement – Bhavna Mehta Dates: August 7 - 11, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. This workshop combines handmade paper and cotton thread in a unique... View Article

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting - Sarah Rose (SR) Lejeune Dates: August 14 - 18, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Using experimental... View Article

Pulp Paint Play – Claudia Borfiga Dates: July 15 - 19, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 During this workshop participants will learn how to make pulp paintings from start to finish! After learning how to form a base sheet, we’ll begin to build our imagery directly on... View Article

Pulp Paint Play (Second Section) – Claudia Borfiga Dates: July 22 - 26, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 During this workshop participants will learn how to make pulp paintings from start to finish! After learning how to form a base sheet, we’ll begin to build our imagery... View Article

Paper as Textile, Textile as Paper – Amy Jacobs Dates: August 12 - August 16, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350 - $1200 Lab Fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This workshop will explore numerous ways of combining textiles with handmade paper. We will use textiles as the basis for various creative techniques such as... View Article

Material Memory: Texture Techniques in Papermaking – SR Lejeune Dates: July 7– July 11, 2025 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Use paper pulp to hold texture and surface! Beginning with technical basics such as fiber processing in the Hollander beater and sheet formation, participants will apply... View Article

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Casting with Paper – SR Lejeune Dates: July 14– July 18, 2025 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $150 Class limit: 6 This experimental workshop will emphasize the unique nature of paper as a casting medium through a wide exploration of this material.... View Article

Expressive Pulp Painting – Candy Gonzalez Dates:  July 21 - July 25, 2025 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Through demos, embodied inquiry-based investigation and open studio time, participants will expand their papermaking practice by experimenting with contemporary pulp painting techniques. Participants will learn the mechanics of... View Article

Place and Identity through Papermaking – Candy Gonzalez Dates: July 28 – August 1, 2025 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $100 Class limit: 6 Explore your relationship to place and identity through papermaking with native plants! The workshop will start with the exploration of plants native to the Hudson Valley... View Article

Windows, Wells, and Walls: Stencils and Masking in Handmade Paper – Katharine DeLamater Dates: August 4 – August 8, 2025 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 – $1300 Lab Fee: $150 Class limit: 6 In this all levels papermaking workshop, participants will learn how to make paper using a variety of fibers and incorporate stenciled... View Article

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... View Article

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... View Article

Veils, Layers, Illusions – Jaz Graf Dates: July 6 - 10, 2026 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 - $1300 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Working with mulberry, cotton and overbeaten abaca fibers, we will explore light, layering and illusions in handmade paper. Stencils will be used as masks and for blowouts, a process... View Article

Pulp Pigmenting & Blowouts – Jaz Graf Dates: July 13 - 17, 2026 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 - $1300 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Learn how to mix aqueous pigments with cotton and abaca pulps to customize your handmade paper. Consider the physical, conceptual and optical aspects of color to express your... View Article

Captured Narratives: Embedded Memories, Ephemera & Scraps – Ashley Page Dates: July 20 - 24, 2026 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 - $1300 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Explore the versatility of collage within the papermaking context! This workshop is a great opportunity to put your collection of loose paper bits, newspaper clippings,... View Article

Let's make a Lantern! Paper & Wire Forms – Ashley Page Dates: July 27 - 31, 2026 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 - $1300 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Explore the translucent quality of paper in this lantern workshop! We will cover basic sheetforming and expand into more advanced 3-dimensional papermaking applications. Participants... View Article

From Pulp to Print: Hybrid Techniques in Papermaking – Gretchen Schermerhorn Dates: August 3 - 7, 2026 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 - $1300 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Explore an interdisciplinary process that fuses papermaking and print through stencil techniques and screenprinting with colored pulp. Shifting between studios, you’ll work with pulp... View Article

Southern Fiber Lab – Kelly Taylor Mitchell Dates: August 10 - 14, 2026 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 - $1300 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Southern Fiber Lab is an experimental and exploratory workshop where site specific plant matter becomes paper. You will learn how to cook and process foraged fibers with southern... View Article

Many Hands: Collaborative Pulp Painting – Kelly Taylor Mitchell Dates: August 17 - 21, 2026 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $450 - $1300 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 6 Many Hands is a pulp painting workshop that emphasizes collaborative process. This workshop challenges the notion of an isolated artist practice and alternatively invites participants to... View Article