Jun
26
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Pronto Plate Litho
Participants will learn the basics of waterless lithography using polyester pronto plates.
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Jul
3
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Jigsaw Relief
In this workshop, a single block is carved and cut into separate pieces, inked individually, and reassembled for printing. This method allows for multi-color designs without the need for multiple blocks.
Jul
10
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Screen Monotype
Participants will use water soluble materials to paint directly on a screen, then apply a transparent base to create unique monotypes.
Jul
17
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Relief
In this workshop, participants will carve away the areas they want to remain white on a soft, easy-to-cut block. The image will be printed from the raised surfaces left on the block after carving. Relief printing is the oldest form of printmaking, and these prints are characterized by their bold contrast between light and dark areas.
Jul
24
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Drypoint
Drypoint is a form of intaglio printmaking. In this workshop, participants will scratch a drawing onto an acrylic plate with a sharp needle. Burrs that result from the scratching trap and hold the ink after the plate is wiped clean. This creates a soft, heavy line that is unique to this type of intaglio.
Jul
31
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Stencil Monotype
In this workshop, participants will cut paper stencils and can use certain found objects to build an image. After inking the stencils and applying them to a plexiglass plate, it is run through an etching press to create a unique, one-of-a-kind print.
Aug
14
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Water Soluble Monotype
Water soluble monotypes are a form of printmaking that uses water-soluble crayons and watercolor paints.
Aug
21
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Pressure Printing
Participants will use textured materials and stencils placed behind the paper on a press to create layered, ghostly, and painterly images.
Aug
28
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: White Line Relief
In this workshop, participants will carve a design on an easy-to-cut block. Participants color each area between the carved lines with ink, and transfer their design to paper using a baren.
Sep
4
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Collagraphy
In this workshop, participants will create textured printing plates using various materials, then ink and print them to produce rich, layered images.
Sep
11
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Collage Printmaking
Participants will carve a relief block and print it on different colored papers. After printing, participants will cut out sections of their print and collage them together to create a colorful, graphic work of art.
Sep
18
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Reduction Relief
Reduction relief printing is a method to achieve a multicolor print using one block. Participants will create an image by drawing using two to three different colors. Using their drawing as a guide, they will alternate between printing a color and carving to show the layer beneath.
Sep
25
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Contact Paper Screenprint
In this workshop, participants will cut a simple design into contact paper (the adhesive vinyl used for lining shelves) and adhering it to a screen to create a stencil. This technique is great for bold and graphic designs.
Jun
5
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Screenprint Monotype
Participants will use water soluble materials to paint directly on a screen, then apply a transparent base to create unique monotypes.
May
29
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Water Soluble Monotypes
Water soluble monotypes are a form of printmaking that uses water-soluble crayons and watercolor paints. Participants use these materials to paint and draw on a plexiglass plate. The paints are allowed to dry and are then printed on an etching press using damp paper. Wet paper reactivates the water-soluble materials and results in a vibrant impression. This form of monotype is the form of printing we offer that is closest to drawing and painting.
May
17
12:00 PM12:00
Free Ink Day, May 17th
Join us on May 17th for a family-friendly, garden-themed Free Ink Day!
Apr
27
11:00 AM11:00
Apr
17
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Reductive Monotypes
Using a single plate, participants will create layered ,multi-color prints by strategically removing and re-inking areas of their design.
Mar
15
5:00 PM17:00
McKnight Gallery Conversation
saturDAY, March 15
5-6pm
FREE! FREE! FREE!
Please join us at Highpoint on Saturday, March 15 at 5pm for a gallery conversation with McKnight Fellows Grace Sippy and Fidencio-Fifield Perez. The conversation will be moderated By Teréz Iacovino.
About the guest moderator: Teréz Iacovino (she/her) is an artist, educator, and the Assistant Curator of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. As a First-Gen graduate working in academia her curatorial mission is to cultivate empathy for, give voice to, and take risks with underrepresented artists. Iacovino is the recipient of a Curatorial Research Fellowship Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and is a 2024 National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Leadership Institute Fellow. She is currently co-organizing Vaivén: 21st Century Art of Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora (September 9 - December 6, 2025) with José López Serra, a multidisciplinary exhibition that gathers forty-three intergenerational artists of Puerto Rican descent working from the archipelago and its stateside diaspora over the last twenty-five years.
Within her own artistic practice, Iacovino's recent works function as a chain of unique installations, combining objects, text, and collage, that explore ways to process loss, map time, and negotiate familial history. Her current investigations explore familial estrangement within the Puerto Rican Diaspora coupled with an inherited colonial legacy spanning over half a century. She draws from objects and photographs that document these two intertwined histories, examining questions of authenticity and inheritance in relation to a diasporic consciousness.
Teréz Iacovino
TYhis event is made possible through the generous support of the McKnight Foundation. The McKnight Foundation is a family foundation based in Minnesota that seeks to advance a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive.
Mar
8
12:00 PM12:00
Free Ink Day, March 8th
Join us on March 8th for a family-friendly, LEGO-themed Free Ink Day!
Feb
20
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Stencil Monotype
In this workshop, participants will cut paper stencils and can use certain found objects to build an image. After inking the stencils and applying them to a plexiglass plate, it is run through an etching press to create a unique, one-of-a-kind print.
Dec
7
10:00 AM10:00
Applying to Artist Opportunities
This free workshop will cover the basics of applying to artist opportunities such as residencies, open calls, and fellowships: looking for opportunities, developing personal criteria for which to apply to, tracking deadlines, organizing application materials, and - most crucially - navigating rejections and cultivating resilience to keep applying. Following a presentation, participants will be invited to discuss and share their own methods, experiences and questions.
Nov
6
7:00 PM19:00
Emma Nishimura Artist Lecture
Join us at Highpoint for an artist lecture by Emma Nishimura
Oct
19
1:00 PM13:00
Free Ink Day, Oct 19th
Join us on October 19th for a family-friendly, fall-themed Free Ink Day! Explore the season's textures, patterns, and plants, creating one-of-a-kind print pieces to take home! Visitors will create monotypes using pumpkins, apples, leaves, and more. Let’s get in the spirit of the season!
Sep
26
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Drypoint
Use recyclable plastic plates, water washable oil based inks, and an etching press to make drypoint prints.
Sep
25
6:00 PM18:00
Back to School Night
Are you a K–12 educator in the Twin Cities or nearby areas interested in bringing printmaking into your classroom? Join us for a free, engaging evening event to launch the 2024–2025 school year!
Sep
19
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Relief
Learn to use carving tools, hand carve a relief block, and print by hand.
Sep
12
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session: Contact Paper Screen Print
Use contact paper and acrylic ink to print a small screen print edition.
Sep
5
6:00 PM18:00
Storytelling and Kinship through Drypoint
Join Joel Garcia (Huichol) for a drypoint portrait workshop centered on storytelling and kinship. Participants will be able to create a 4x6 portrait of a loved one (human and non-human) and participate in a story circle sharing that special connection.
Aug
17
to Aug 24
Introduction to Color Drypoint Intaglio | Drawing Inspiration from African American Printmaking History
Gain an introduction to African American printmaking history through a two-day intaglio color drypoint sampler class.
Jun
22
12:00 PM12:00
Ideation Through Collage
Combining recently created prints, test prints, makeready and found imagery, students cut, tear, trade with others, and manipulate portions of existing collages to create new collages that expand the image-making process.
May
23
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session - May 23: Stencil Monoprint
Hand cut paper stencils and print using water soluble relief inks and an etching press
Apr
4
7:00 PM19:00
McKnight Printmaking Fellows in Conversation
The McKnight Printmaking Fellows in conversation, moderated by Casey Riley, Chair of Global Contemporary Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia)
Mar
28
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session - Mar 28: Pressure Printing
Using variations on pressure, create atmospheric prints using an etching press
Jan
27
12:00 PM12:00
Flowing Abstraction: Conversation with Michele Parchment and Taylor Jasper
Please join us for a conversation with Michele Parchment, Brandywine Workshops and Archives Executive Director, and Taylor Jasper, Walker Art Center Assistant Curator of Visual Arts.
Nov
16
7:00 PM19:00
John Yau Poetry Reading
A Highpoint first! Join us for a reading of recent poetry by John Yau
Nov
2
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session - Nov 2: Drypoint
Use recyclable plastic plates and an etching press to make drypoint prints
Oct
28
12:00 PM12:00
Free Ink Day at Highpoint
Free Ink Day
October 28, 12 - 4 pm at Highpoint
A FREE EVENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY – COSTUMES ARE WELCOME!
Join us for our Fall Free Ink Day! For this event, we are using a technique called Pochoir, which is printmaking with stencils. All materials for the planned activity are non-toxic and supplied by Highpoint. No registration is necessary – just drop in, bring your creativity, and be ready to get inky! Staff and volunteers will be able to answer any questions along the way.
It’s a spooky time of year and Halloween weekend, so costumes are welcome, candy is provided, and ghost, pumpkin, and monster stencils will be ready for printing!
Interested in volunteering? We would love your help!
Oct
19
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session - Oct 19: Watercolor Monotype
Learn to use watercolor paints, water soluble pastels and an etching press to make painterly monotypes
Oct
13
6:00 PM18:00
Drink & Demo Night
View art, support local makers, enjoy drinks, and learn about printmaking
Oct
7
to Oct 8
Eco-Graffiti: Mud Stencils and Sidewalk Chalk Screenprinting
Explore environmentally-friendly, ephemeral alternatives to traditional graffiti
Sep
30
5:00 PM17:00
Paper as Subject and Media
Explore the use of paper as substrate to create one-of-a-kind monotypes in this free workshop
Aug
31
6:00 PM18:00
Sampler Session - Aug 31: Polyester Plate Lithography
Learn the basics of polyester plate lithography