Education at the Printshop
Fine Art Education
Discover Your Creative Potential
At Rubber City Prints, we believe creativity flourishes through hands-on learning. Our small-group workshops provide personalized instruction for amateur artists and printmakers, offering the tools and guidance you need to grow your practice.
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Workshops & Studio Access: Workshops are held every second Saturday from 12–4 PM. Annual membership is required to participate.
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Beginner Safety Training: New artists must complete bi-monthly safety training before joining workshops.
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Orientation: Start your journey with an orientation session to learn about our studio, training opportunities, and community.
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Creative Exploration: Discover a variety of printmaking techniques that not only strengthen your skills but can also inspire unique private party and group event ideas.
Join us to explore printmaking, connect with fellow artists, and unlock your creative potential.
Woodcut
Discover the timeless art of woodcut printmaking. Participants will learn how to safely handle tools and gouges, carve into wooden blocks, and develop imagery using line work, textures, and crosshatching. The process culminates in inking and printing the carved block to create striking relief prints.
Screenprinting
Explore screenprinting, one of the most versatile printmaking techniques. Using our professional equipment, Workshops cover stencil preparation, screen coating, and printing with shop inks. We also cover variations and watercolor screenprinting.
Intaglio
Intaglio is a traditional process where images are incised into a plate, holding ink in the recessed lines. Participants will explore etching, drypoint, and aquatint while learning how to ink and wipe plates before running them through the press.
Our trainings range from single sessions to a seperate intensive 8-session courses, tailored to your skill level.
Monoprint
Monoprinting is often called the most painterly of printmaking processes. Artists paint directly onto a smooth plate with inks, brushes, or rollers and then transfer the image to paper using a press. Each impression is unique, allowing for expressive experimentation and layering.
Relief Printing
Relief printing refers to printing from the raised surface of a block or material. While woodcut is a classic method, our workshops encourage experimentation with linoleum, found objects, and other materials. Artists will learn inking and printing techniques to produce bold and abstract imagery, landscapes and more .
Letterpress
Experience the historic art of letterpress. Participants learn how to set type by hand from our extensive collection of fonts, prepare the press, and print with precision. Letterpress workshops provide insight into typography, design, and traditional printing methods.
Bookmaking
Bookmaking complements printmaking by offering artists ways to transform prints and works on paper into unique artist books. Participants will learn basic book structures, binding techniques, and creative approaches to combining text and image.
Lithography
Our workshops introduce smart plate lithography—a safer, contemporary approach to traditional lithography. Artists use lithographic materials to draw directly on smart plates, which replicate the effects of litho stones without the need for harsh chemicals. The result is a professional-quality lithographic print.