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Chicago IL 60625
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CPC Workshops, Classes, & Worksessions

Educating the masses on the fine art of printmaking for over 20 years!

Wanna See My Etchings?
Wanna use that line and MEAN IT????????
Sign up NOW for the week-long Summer Etching Intensive
with Duffy O'Connor
Monday through Friday, July 5 - 9, 2010
9:30am - 3:30 pm daily
(additional work hours available Saturday, July 10th!)

$550 ($100 deposit required to hold a place in the class)

This hugely popular summer course in traditional intaglio printmaking is back! It's etching boot camp, without the boots. Etching techniques of line, aquatint and softground using zinc or copper plates will be covered. Direct intaglio techniques such as drypoint and engraving will also be addressed. The instruction will be flexible to accommodate beginners as well as experienced printmakers who would like to refresh their etching and printing skills. Students will explore black and white as well as color imagery. Additional weekend work hours will be made available July 10-11.

Educating the masses on the fine art of printmaking for over 20 years!

Traditional Etching
with Duffy O'Connor
Thursdays, May 27 - July 29, 2010
10 weeks, 6-9pm
$300Ý ($50 deposit required)

Just added, due to student demand! Etching techniques of line, aquatint and softground using zinc or copper plates will be covered.  Direct intaglio techniques such as drypoint and engraving will also be addressed. The instruction will be flexible to accommodate  beginners as well as experienced printmakers who would like to refresh their etching and printing skills. Students will explore black  and white as well as color imagery. 

Blast Into Screenprinting!
with Alan Lerner
Sundays, 12noon - 3 pm
June 6 - August 1, 2010 (no class July 4th)
8 weeks, $285 ($50 deposit required to hold a place in the class)

Engage color in an immediate way with this overview of the screenprinting process. Both photo and hand-stenciling processes will be covered, as well as all you need to know about ink preparation, registration and pulling prints. Appropriate for all levels of experience, from beginner to advanced. Join us to see why everyone is screaming for screen printing!

If you would like to register for either of the above classes, or for more information please email us at info@chicagoprintmakers.com or call 773-293-2070.

Download the class registration form and mail it to the CPC along with your check payment. You can also use VISA or MASTERCARD if you stop by the CPC on Wednesday or Saturday afternoons between 12 and 5 or by appointment.

get inky everyone!!!!



The CPC continues to offer private classes in all mediums. Fees are $125 for a 3-hour session one-on-one with a professional instructor.

Worksessions

If you have a basic understanding of printmaking and you don't need 'how-to' instruction, you can sign up to print at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative for three consecutive hours between 12:00 and 5:00 PM on Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays. The cost per worksession is $40. Someone will be there to help you find what you need, but other than that, you're on your own! Reservations are necessary so please call ahead, 773 293 2070.

Private & Semi-Private Classes

Possible areas of study include: Etching, Photoetching, Lithography (Stone, plate, and paper), Screenprinting, Relief ( and linoleum), Bookmaking, Collograph, Monoprint, and Polaroid Transfer.

Are you interested in taking a printmaking class but can't fit it into your schedule? Maybe you have something specific in mind for a project you want to do, or you want to learn a process that's not covered this session. If so, you can arrange to take a private class. Private classes provide very flexible scheduling and one-on-one contact with the instructor so you can learn exactly what you want and need.

Forget what a Litho is? Refresh your INK...

Printmaking Processes

More detailed explanations of the processes we teach, as well as common printmaking terms.


"Crossword," Duffy O'Connor, Woodcut (see Relief class)

Class Registration

To Register Please:
  • Call 773-293-2070.
  • Or download the class registration form and mail back to CPC.

A $50.00 deposit is required for all classes.

CPC Instructors


From left to right: Maggie, Duffy, Jeff, Doug, Alan and Deborah

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