Print Adult Classes
Groundworks offers one of the most complete printmaking programs in Boulder, with tracks in linocut, woodblock, intaglio, screenprinting, and monotype. Try them all in our studio sampler, or go deep with a focused 4- or 8-week course. We also offer an adaptive print class for students who want extra support in their work.
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Session 5 Registration
All classes will be available for registration Monday, July 27 at 8:00am.
You can view specific class information and descriptions by following the class link in the drop down menus. You can also view the entire Session 5 class catalog.
Please review our standard refund policy before registering.
We offer scholarships!
You can apply and receive up to two scholarships annually for 50% off the cost of a class. Pay What You Can classes do not qualify (but you can save even more by signing up for one). Scholarship applications will close one week prior to registration opening.
Please fill out a scholarship application.
Special Summer Offerings
Why should kids have all the fun?
Our Adult Summer Camps are back and better than ever!
This year we’re offering camps just for the grown-ups featuring all five of our studio art forms. Spend a week deep-diving into pottery, or in one of our multi-studio crossover camps where you can learn a little bit about multiple art forms! All camps are five days (Monday-Friday) for three hours per day.
Keep scrolling for our Print-specific camps, but be sure to check out all of our Adult Summer Camps here!
Exploring Through Spoons (All Studio Crossover Camp)
Big spoon or little spoon? You don't have to pick in our very first 5-studio crossover class: Exploring Through Spoons!
In this Adult Summer Camp, you'll get a lightning fast introduction to our Clay, Glass, Wood, Metal, and Print studios. Each week, the students will be in a different studio learning the material through the ancient practice of spoon (or spoon related object) making (seriously, spoons are, like, 3,000 years old)! The schedule will be as follows:
Day 1: Clay - Students will be in the clay studio making hand-built spoon crocks
Day 2: Glass - Students will be in the glass studio making fused spoon rest
Day 3: Wood - Students will be in wood studio learning how to carve a spoon
Day 4: Metal - Students will be in the metal studio learning how to forge a ladle
Day 5: Print - Students will be in the print studio learning linocut to make a one-of-a-kind spoon-related print culminating in a display of craftsmanship for the ages.
Monday-Friday 1:00-4:00pm
Dates: August 3 - August 7
Instructor: Akane Kleinkopf (Print only). This class will be co-taught by an expert in each studio
Location: Main (3750 Canfield St)
Cost: $310
Ages: 16+
Crossover Print Classes
Printing on Clay (Print/Clay)
Have you ever wanted to make your own underglaze transfers? This is the class for you!
We will learn a great deal about how to make screens for screenprinting, how to use them and how to create images for the screen. We will then take our screens to the Clay studio and print both directly onto clay and use transfers.
This class will offer some instruction for hand-building, but the main focus will be learning how to print on clay. As such, we recommend that only folks with previous hand-building experience sign up. Print newbies are encouraged!
Fridays 9:30am - 12:00pm
Dates: August 28 - October 16
Instructor: Akane Kleinkopf
Location: Main (3750 Canfield St)
Cost: $330
Ages: 16+
Printmaking Classes
4-Week Sampler Classes
New to printmaking and don't know where to start? Look no further than our 4-week introductory printmaking sampler! These classes provide a great introduction to the art of printmaking. And the best part? They’re all Pay What You Can!
If you’re the adventurous sort who wants to try it all, we recommend our Studio Sampler. You’ll get a taste of relief (carving into a block), monotype (one-of-a-kind prints made by layering objects), intaglio (scratching an image into a hard surface), and screen printing (silk screen stencils).
Looking to dig deep on relief carving? Our Relief Sampler will get you in the groove with Speedycut, Linoleum, and Woodblock printing.
4-Week Level I Classes
Our 4-week Level I classes are all beginner-friendly, but suitable even for seasoned printmakers.
Monotype A monotype is a unique, one-of-a-kind art print created by applying ink onto a smooth, un-etched plate (glass, metal or acrylic) and pressing it onto paper. Artists can use any number of materials and textures to create designs in the ink.
8-Week Level I Classes
These 8-week Level I classes go beyond scratching the surface, and start to dig deeper.
Channel your inner Andy Warhol and come try Screen Printing, also known as silk screen printing. This class will provide an introduction from design conception to making a stencil, transferring it to the screen, and making your design come to life.
Intaglio is a process in which ink is pushed into the recesses of a plate and wiped away from the surface before printing. This class will cover drypoint, collagraph, Tetrapak printmaking, and copper etching techniques and is perfect for folks who enjoy the finer details.
8-Week Level II Classes
Woodblock printing has a rich history, particularly in East Asian cultures, where it was used to create both text and images on the same block. Also known as woodcut, woodblock printing is a relief printmaking technique where areas of the wood block that are not meant to be printed are carved away, leaving the image areas raised.
This 8-week Level II class is suitable for folks who have experience with other forms of relief printing like linocut. As wood is a harder surface to carve on, please note that it can be more difficult to carve and requires a bit more dexterity.
No going against the grain in Linocut Relief - because linoleum doesn’t have any! This class is intended for students who have already dabbled in linocut a bit - we recommend our Relief Sampler to try it out before signing up for a Level II. This class will focus on getting more fine detail into your prints and working on a larger scale as well as more advanced approaches to lino like reduction print.
Designed for advanced, self-motivated printmaking students looking for studio access and minimal guidance. This class is intended to provide our experienced print students open lab time without registering for a specific class, and will not have an active teaching component. Students should understand that their work will be largely, if not entirely, self-guided.
Independent study students will have a designated time slot on Friday afternoons that is not open to other students. Week 1 will serve as an orientation session, where students should be able to demonstrate readiness to use the studio independently. After the first week, all Open Lab slots are open to Independent Study students. Students do not have to use the dedicated Friday time slot to fulfill their 6 hours of studio time (for example, one can come to multiple regular open labs and not the Friday Independent Study “class”). However, students should keep in mind that regular open lab is available to all Level I and Level II students and is first-come, first-served while the Friday slot is designated for Independent Study students only.
Students in Level III: Independent Study should meet the following requirements:
Demonstrate ability to appropriately retrieve, apply, and clean up ink
Demonstrate ability to use screens or electrolytic etching baths if using
Demonstrate ability to safely and appropriately operate the press and/or screen printing equipment
Demonstrate ability to safely use carving tools and/or drypoint tools
Demonstrate ability to clean up and discard of waste appropriately.
This class comes with 3 hours of "class time" every Friday, plus an additional 3 hours of open lab, for a total of 6 hours each week.
4-Week Level III Independent Study
Adaptive Printmaking Classes
Adaptive Print
This four week class is offered exclusively to folks living with acquired/traumatic brain injuries and to those living with developmental, physical or intellectual disabilities.
Our experienced instructors and supportive assistants will guide you through the exciting world of printmaking. You’ll learn how to create a simple monotype: a unique, one-of-a-kind print. We’ll provide a calm and encouraging environment, with an adaptable studio and easy-to-use tools. Our small class size (limited to 8 students) ensures personalized attention from the instructor and assistants. Caregivers are welcome to join us.
To register for any of these Adaptive Print Classes, please reach out to Sara Hailey, to make sure the class will fit your needs.
Session 5A
Thursdays 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Dates: August 27 - September 17
Instructor: Molly Hoverstock
Location: Main (3750 Canfield Street)
Cost: Pay What You Can - suggested $120
Session 5B
Thursdays 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Dates: September 24 - October 15
Instructor: Molly Hoverstock
Location: Main (3750 Canfield Street)
Cost: Pay What You Can - suggested $120