Registration Now Open for Printmaking Classes offered through PEARS/Moorhead Community Education

Registration is now open for the following Printmaking classes offered through Moorhead Community Education and PEARS
Call 218-284-3400 or register online at https://communityed.moorhead.k12.mn.us

“I Heart Screen Prints”

A one-day crash course in the (he)art of screen-printing; also know as silkscreen or serigraphy. This step-by-step afternoon class will be an overview of the use of equipment and printing techniques used to make a black and white silkscreen image using photo-emulsion. Participants will enjoy the fabulous PEARS studios in the renovated downtown campus of North Dakota State University (the former home of Northern School Supply). Appropriate for all levels of experience, from beginner to advanced. Participants should bring a black and white 10”x8” sketch.
Friday, February 5th 6-9pm
$63.00 ($59.00 reduced fee for Moorhead School District residents)

Screen Printing Basics

In this class participants will make two editions. One edition will use a hand-drawn technique, and the other will be a photographically generated image. Participants will enjoy the fabulous PEARS studios in the renovated downtown campus of North Dakota State University (the former home of Northern School Supply). Appropriate for all levels of experience, from beginner to advanced. Participants should bring a black and white 10”x8” sketch.
Fri/Sat/Sun. Feb. 19th 20th & 21st 6:30-9pm
$109.00 ($105.00 reduced fee for Moorhead School District residents)

Oh What a Relief!

Get some relief this spring with introductory class on the oldest form of printmaking. Participants will transfer drawings to a block and create a black and white relief print over this two-session course. The goal of the course is to give students confidence in carving and printing relief prints. Participants will enjoy the fabulous PEARS studios in the renovated downtown campus of North Dakota State University (the former home of Northern School Supply).
Please purchase a Speedball Linocuter Assortment No. 1 available at Mathison’s , Michaels, or Hobby Lobby before class, and bring a black and white 10”x8” sketch.
Saturday & Sunday April 24 and 25th 6:30-9pm
$83.00 ($79.00 reduced fee for Moorhead School District residents)

Printmaking- Color Reduction Relief

Spring into color with crash course in the reduction method of relief printmaking! Learn about the planning, carving, and registration system used to create a multi-color relief print during this four-session course. Participants will enjoy the fabulous PEARS studios in the renovated downtown campus of North Dakota State University (the former home of Northern School Supply).
Please purchase a SpeedBall Linocuter Assortment No. 1 available at Mathison’s, Michaels, or Hobby Lobby before class, and bring a black and white 10”x8” sketch.
Four Fridays – April 23rd and 30th and May 7th and 14th 6:00-9pm
$109.00 ($105.00 reduced fee for Moorhead School District residents)

Instructor: Eric A. Johnson is currently a Visual Arts Lecturer at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota and interns with PEARS (Printmaking, Education and Research Studio). He has taught numerous printmaking classes and exhibits his own work regionally and nationally. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from the University of North Dakota and Bachelor of Science degree in Art from NDSU.

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