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.
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August 2019
Color, Fiber, Paper, Cloth: Natural Dyeing for Book Art – Radha Pandey
Color, Fiber, Paper, Cloth: Natural Dyeing for Book Art - Radha Pandey Dates: August 26 - 30 Studio: Papermaking Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $60 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List In this class students will learn to prepare and dye cellulose fibers for their projects. The…
Find out more »Introduction to Pop-up Book Structures – Colette Fu
Introduction to Pop-up Book Structures - Colette Fu Dates: August 26 - 30, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List Movable books were originally created to illustrate ideas about astronomy, fortune telling, navigation, anatomy of the body and…
Find out more »July 2021
Experimental Screenprinting – Tyanna Buie
Experimental Screenprinting - Tyanna Buie Dates: July 12 - 16, 2021 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click here for the Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. This course…
Find out more »The Power of Electro-Etching – Malgorzata Oakes
The Power of Electro-Etching - Malgorzata Oakes Dates: July 12 - 16, 2021 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 4 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition…
Find out more »Interdisciplinary Papermaking with May Babcock
Interdisciplinary Papermaking - May Babcock Dates: July 12 - 16, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click here for Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. In this workshop,…
Find out more »Introducción a la Serigrafía – Amy Díaz-Infante
Introducción a la Serigrafía - Amy Díaz-Infante Dates: July 19 - 23, 2021 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Select the option that best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition…
Find out more »How to Create a Large Scale Mural: A Public Art Project with Symone Salib
How to Create a Large Scale Mural: A Public Art Project - Symone Salib Dates: July 19 - 23, 2021 Studio: Other Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 6 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Select the option that best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit…
Find out more »Let’s Make Hanji: Korean Papermaking – Aimee Lee
Let's Make Hanji: Korean Papermaking – Aimee Lee Dates: July 26 - 30, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class Limit:5 Click here for Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. This…
Find out more »August 2021
The Topography of Handmade Paper with Mary Hark
The Topography of Handmade Paper - Mary Hark Dates: August 2 - 6, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Click Here for Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here.…
Find out more »Active Patterns: Personal Political Textile Printing with Mary Tremonte
Active Patterns: Personal Political Textile Printing - Mary Tremonte Dates: August 9 - 13, 2021 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1000) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $900) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $800) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $700) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $600) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $500) $150 Deposit (Total…
Find out more »Indirect Magic: Working with Linocut with T. Klacsmann
Indirect Magic: Working with Linocut - T. Klacsmann Dates: August 9 - 13, 2021 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale $300-1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1000) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $900) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $800) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $700) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $600) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $500) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition…
Find out more »The Topography of Handmade Paper (Sec. 2) with Mary Hark
The Topography of Handmade Paper (Sec. 2)- Mary Hark Dates: August 9 - 13, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Click Here For Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Due to high demand, we've opened a second section of this workshop! In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come…
Find out more »The Painterly Print: Watercolor Monoprint – Karen Lederer
The Painterly Print: Watercolor Monoprint - Karen Lederer Dates: August 16 - 20, 2021 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1000) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $900) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $800) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $700) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $600) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $500) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition…
Find out more »Custom Copies: Making Zines from Everyday Ephemera with Serena Hocharoen
Custom Copies: Making Zines from Everyday Ephemera - Serena Hocharoen Dates: August 16 - 20, 2021 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150…
Find out more »Drypoint with Chine Collé with Rie Hasegawa
Drypoint with Chine Collé with Rie Hasegawa Dates: August 23 - 27, 2021 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Drypoint…
Find out more »Upcycling, Harvesting; A Sustainable Approach to Papermaking with Rebecca Hutchinson
Upcycling, Harvesting; A Sustainable Approach to Papermaking - Rebecca Hutchinson Dates: August 23 - 27, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List This course introduces sustainable approaches to papermaking. Participants will be engaged conceptually in the practice of harvesting from place as content for papermaking. Demos will cover pulp preparation of…
Find out more »Process to Project: Sketchbook as Laboratory with Rejin Leys
Process to Project: Sketchbook as Laboratory - Rejin Leys Dates: August 23 - 27, 2021 Studio: Bindery Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies…
Find out more »July 2022
Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking (Section 2)
Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking - Fafnir Adamites Dates: July 4 - 8, 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 will give students an opportunity to fully explore the dimensional possibilities of paper pulp – without having to pull sheets. Experimentation will be…
Find out more »How to Create a Large-Scale Mural: A Street Art Project
How to Create a Large-Scale Mural: A Street Art Project - Lady Pink Dates: July 11 - 15, 2022 Studio: Courtyard 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 will focus on the importance of art in public spaces and give participants the tools to transform…
Find out more »Intuitive Printing: Beyond the Monoprint
Intuitive Printing: Beyond the Monoprint - Kat Richards Dates: July 11 - 15, 2022 Studio: Intaglio 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 Take a step outside of traditional printmaking in this five-day workshop. This class is perfect for artists of any skill level who want to push beyond…
Find out more »Textile Printing
Textile Printing - Erin Zona Dates: July 11 - 15, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Materials list can be found here. Screen printing on fabric can involve anything from free-form image making to controlled repeated patterns on yardage or paper. This workshop covers a full range of stencil making techniques, from simple paper cut designs to photo emulsion processes that utilize drawn and digital films. Participants learn repeat pattern image making methods…
Find out more »Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking
Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking - Fafnir Adamites Dates: July 11 - 15, 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 will give students an opportunity to fully explore the dimensional possibilities of paper pulp – without having to pull sheets. Experimentation will be…
Find out more »Thinking Feeling: A Text and Image Workshop
Thinking Feeling: A Text and Image Workshop - Emmy Bright Dates: July 18-22, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen 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 Our language brains and image brains operate differently as they allow us to feel feeling and make meaning. In this workshop, we will explore…
Find out more »The Power of Electro Etching
The Power of Electro Etching - Maggie Oakes Dates: July 18-22, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 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 In this non-toxic workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of safer intaglio, specifically electro-etching methods and explore its endless possibilities. Participants will gain a working knowledge…
Find out more »Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting
Light as a Feather, Still as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting - Sarah Rose Lejeune Dates: July 18-22, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 - $1200 Lab fee: $100 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 Using experimental casting processes rooted in fiber properties and hand papermaking techniques, students will learn to…
Find out more »Relief & Resistance
Relief & Resistance - Andrea Narno Dates: July 25-29, 2022 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List In this workshop, we will take a dip into the rich tradition of Mexican printmaking, investigating the world of political caricatures, Hojas-volante by José Guadalupe Posada, and contemporary print examples. We will take inspiration from this history of accesibile, powerful, hopeful and political prints to design and carve our own linocuts which will combine…
Find out more »Intro to Tapestry Weaving
Intro to Tapestry Weaving - Carlie Waganer Dates: July 25-29, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List This workshop will walk participants step by step through the entire process of tapestry weaving. Tapestries have a rich history as both practical and decorative, political and social tools of communication. We will learn traditional joining techniques, but you will also be encouraged to embrace the mutability of textiles and experiment with…
Find out more »Papermaking, Layering and Assemblage
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 will focus on a range of hand papermaking techniques with an aim at creating a series of two-dimensional assemblages. We will primarily use Western-style sheet…
Find out more »August 2022
Drypoint with Chine Collé: Multi-colors and Layers
Drypoint with Chine Collé: Multi-colors and Layers - Rie Hasegawa Dates: August 1 - 5, 2022 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List 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 catch and hold ink while the smooth portions of the plate can be wiped clean. With…
Find out more »Conversations with Trees: Drawing in the World
Conversations with Trees: Drawing in the World - Barbara Bash Dates: August 1 - 5, 2022 Studio: Various Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List We will spend the days outdoors much of the time, practicing the ancient activity of drawing the natural things of the world and letting their energy mingle with ours. Blind contour drawing, combining words and images on the page, simple watercolor techniques and alive handwriting will all…
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