Adult Classes
Welcome to our current adult class offerings. As always, Highpoint’s goal is to offer classes that present a wide-range of techniques and teaching styles. Details for each series follows. Remember, join HP as a supporting member and receive a 10% discount on classes.
To Register: Call HP at 612.871.1326 or register by mail or e-mail us at info@highpointprintmaking.org to reserve a space. Payment by cash or check, due upon registration to hold your place in the class. If payment is not received, you may lose your spot to others who have paid. HP reserves the right to cancel any class if necessary. Students may cancel 7 days prior to class start date and will receive a refund minus a $10 administrative fee. Sorry, we cannot give refunds after a class has begun.
Upcoming Adult Classes:
Polyester Plate Lithography
- Instructor: Matt Kania
- Age: 18+; All skill levels welcome
- Enrollment: Maximum 10; Minimum 6
- Dates: Friday November 5th from 6–9pm,
Saturday November 6th and Sunday November 7th from 9am–4pm - Cost: $195 (10% discount for HP members)
Pronto brand polyester plates are inexpensive, easy to use, portable, and require no chemical processing. Images can be hand drawn or created using digital output devices. Create simple (one-color) or complex (multicolor) lithographs with the versatility of polyester plates. Learn lithographic drawing techniques, inking procedures, multicolor registration, and how to pull a lithograph on an etching press. While Pronto plate lithography may not appear as refined as stone lithography, this process is rewarding and capable of producing fine results. This process is suitable for both seasoned printmakers and beginners. Cost includes all supplies including paper for initial prints.
About the Instructor: Matt Kania is a member of the Northern Printmakers Alliance (Duluth) and the Highpoint Center for Printmaking (Minneapolis). Matt has exhibited his work at the Northern Prints Gallery, the Highpoint Center Gallery, Duluth Art Institute, and the Bloomington Art Center. In recent years, he has focused on creating imagery using less toxic, portable printmaking techniques, such as polyester plate lithography.
Relief Printmaking: Woodcut and Linoleum
- Instructor: Josh Winkler
- Age: 18+; All skill levels welcome
- Enrollment: Maximum 10; Minimum 6
- Dates: Wednesdays October 20th–November 24th from 6–9pm
and Saturdays November 13th and 20th from 11–3pm - Cost: $285 (10% discount for HP members)
This six-week course will introduce students to relief media in printmaking. Students will develop a solid understanding of single and multiple block woodcut processes. With exposure to print history as well as the work of contemporary printmakers, the course will involve process demos, in-class work time and class discussion of work. Each student will complete 2–3 images, each of which will be printed in small editions. Class fee includes woodblocks for first project, proofing paper and inks. Some carving tools are available during class time only and students may wish to purchase their own set after the first class.
About the Instructor: Josh Winkler received his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010 and a BFA from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana in 2006. His own work is primarily in woodcut. His prints emphasize the growing disconnect between contemporary Americans and the land.
Prints Night Out
- Instructor: Highpoint staff
- Age: 21+; All skill levels welcome
- Enrollment: Maximum 15; Minimum 6
- Dates: Thursdays November 4th and 11th; 6–9pm
- Cost: $75 (10% discount for HP members)
Always wondered how a lithograph is made? Curious about monoprinting? This two part-event will allow print enthusiasts to see the processes behind the prints including lithography, intaglio, relief printing and monoprinting. Guests will observe professional demonstrations of the processes over a glass of wine and hor d'ouevres as well as experience monoprinting first hand.
Paper: The Printmaker’s Guide
- Instructor: Highpoint and Wet Paint staff
- Age: 18+; All skill levels welcome
- Enrollment: Maximum 20; Minimum 6
- Dates: Tuesday December 7th; 6–9pm
- Cost: $35 (no discounts offered)
Printmakers take their paper very seriously. After all, appropriate paper selection is key to successful prints. This workshop is for seasoned printmakers as well as curious onlookers. Staff from Wet Paint Inc. in St. Paul will discuss the many choices of printmaking paper for traditional printmaking media. Highpoint staff will instruct and demonstrate proper paper handling and techniques to prepare damp paper including damp packing. Join us for an evening all about paper!
Want to propose a class to Highpoint?
Highpoint Center for Printmaking invites printmaking instructors to submit adult class proposals to take place in Highpoint’s new, expanded facility at 912 W. Lake Street in Minneapolis. Classes will take place at Highpoint and should be based on traditional printmaking methods including lithography (stone, plate or photo), intaglio (etching, solarplate, or collagraph), relief, monoprint, or screenprint. More info available here.