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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July 2019
Mono Print Magic – Kat Richards
Mono Print Magic - Kat Richards Dates: July 15 - 19 Studio: Intaglio 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 Explore experimental and traditional monoprint methods in this five-day workshop. Students will discover unconventional tools to create various textures using both…
Find out more »The Printed World: the Personal and the Political – Amy Diaz-Infante
The Printed World: the Personal and the Political - Amy Diaz-Infante Dates: July 15 - 19, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 5 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. Materials List This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of the screen print process including multiple-color registration, the use of both hand-drawn and photo stencil techniques, and printing on paper, fabric, or alternative…
Find out more »Large Scale Paper Pour – Hong Hong
Materials List A hybrid of and an expansion upon Nagashizuki and Nepalese papermaking, the large-scale paper pour is an active, outdoor process that generates sheets of paper spanning more than ninety-six square feet. During this workshop, students will first collaborate with instructor to make a 12 ft x 8 ft sheet of paper using a modular mould and deckle. Fundamentals of a large-scale paper pour, such as pulp preparation, will be introduced. Students will then build their own large-scale…
Find out more »Experimental Inking Techniques with Letterpress Printing – Stephanie Carpenter
Experimental Inking Techniques with Letterpress Printing - Stephanie Carpenter Dates: July 22 - 26, 2019 Studio: Letterpress Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. Materials List Letterpress printing is a tactile art form. Each step of the process is a physical act, from sketching ideas on paper to gathering the type and making the impression. In this class, we’ll explore…
Find out more »Check Your Tone: Digital Screenprinting – Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas
Check Your Tone: Digital Screenprinting - Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas Dates: July 22 - 26, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 5 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 This workshop focuses in on the possibility and potential for using transparent color-layering in silkscreen on paper. Students…
Find out more »Resistance and Relief – Celeste de Luna
Resistance and Relief - Celeste de Luna Dates: July 29 - August 2, 2019 Studio: Intaglio Class Limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 The registration period for this class has passed. Find more summer workshops on our calendar! This workshop will use the history of political printmaking as a platform to explore the nature of political imagery. With border artist and activist Celeste De Luna, students will develop imagery using guided imagining to create a…
Find out more »No Sheets Required – Objects in Pulp – Fafnir Adamites
Materials List This workshop will focus entirely on the sculptural possibilities of paper pulp. Starting with simple armature construction methods, students will learn how to take paper from 2D to 3D in this hands-on workshop. Materials such as wire, reed, string and mesh will be used as armatures to support paper pulp like abaca and cotton. A number of casting methods will be introduced, including dipping, casting pulp around found objects and creating molds in clay. Emphasis will be…
Find out more »August 2019
Draw, Expose, Print, Fold – Sarah McDermott
Draw, Expose, Print, Fold - Sarah McDermott Dates: August 5 - 9, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 5 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 The registration period for this class has passed. Find more summer workshops on our calendar! In this workshop, participants will learn new skills in screen printing, while also creating simple book structures. We will begin with a primer on the photo-emulsion screen print process, exploring different ways of making stencils with film positives,…
Find out more »Fresh Cuttings – Bhavna Mehta
Fresh Cuttings - Bhavna Mehta Dates: August 5-9, 2019 Studio: Papermaking 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 The flatness of paper will serve as an inviting platform for transformation. This workshop will consist of two main activities - making paper…
Find out more »Box as Portrait – Golnar Adili
Box as Portrait - Golnar Adili Dates: August 12-16, 2019 Studio: Bindery Class limit: 4 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. Materials List In this class, we will examine portraiture in the context of the box utilizing design, architectural thinking and book arts. We will cover different iterations of boxes depending on the content each participant is hoping to house and express.…
Find out more »Moving Surfaces: Monoprinting – Tara Sabharwal
Moving Surfaces: Monoprinting - Tara Sabharwal Dates: August 19 - 23, 2019 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 6 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 Explore monoprinting by building up a colorful, painterly surface on plexiglass with oil- or water-based inks. We will draw with brushes…
Find out more »Excavated Surface: Experiments in Handmade Paper – Sue Carrie Drummond
Materials List This class will cover the basics of papermaking with an emphasis on surface exploration. We will focus on methods to create imagery within the sheet covering techniques related to embedding, watermarking, and blowouts. Participants are encouraged to experiment as they consider multiple approaches to each process working with stencils, dimensional drawing, and even physical objects to create images and leave impressions. The product from this class may range from stacks of experimental sheets, to a series folio…
Find out more »Monoprinting With Text – Tana Kellner
Monoprinting With Text - Tana Kellner Dates: August 26-30 Studio: Intaglio 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 The starting point of this workshop will be the elemental question of motivation and how to make work that honors your personal aesthetic, and…
Find out more »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…
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