Saltgrass Printmakers - Classes


	Class Schedule for Spring 2009 - More coming soon!
	Contact Sandy (sandy@saltgrassprintmakers.org) or Stefanie (stefanie@saltgrassprintmakers.org) or call 801.467-1080, or visit the shop for further details on classes.
	All classes at Saltgrass are sponsored in part by grants from Salt Lake County ZAP , Salt Lake City City Arts, and the Utah Arts Council Visiting Artists are also sponsored in part by these grants.
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	Open Press Dates!
	Open Press is an opportunity for printmakers who are already familiar with our studio to get some studio time without committing to a monthly membership. Open press rates are $10/hour and we request a 3-hour minimum. All Open Press times are Saturdays 10:00am-4:00pm Please call to reserve a spot!
Mixed Media Applications in Printmaking
Dates: May 19, 21, 26, 28, 2009 Times: 6:00-8:30pm Instructor: Sandy Brunvand, Saltgrass Printmakers Fee: $125, Workshop fee includes papers and ink This class will be limited to 10 students Saltgrass Printmakers will be offering a beginning class in Mixed Media Applications in Printmaking using Chine-colle, frottage and trace monotype. This class will be collage applications of chine-colle as a way to develop innovative, mixed media approaches in print that utilize layering and color. 'Chine' or Japanese papers can be employed as a way to layer and veil images, textures, and surfaces. Frottage is an interesting technique of creating images from the surfaces of found and created textures. Trace monotype is a fun print method that can utilize simple line drawings to complex detailed drawings created on top of frottaged prints. The class is fourdays - Tuesdays and Thursdays May 19, 21, 26, 28 from 6:00-8:30 pm each evening. To sign up please send a $25 deposit to Saltgrass Printmakers at 2126 South 1000 East SLC, UT 84106 Sandy Brunvand will be teaching this class. Please let us know if you have any question or would like to sign up for the class. Email Sandy Brunvand directly at slbrunvand@hotmail.com
Steamroller Woodcut Demo
Date: Saturday, June 6 Times: TBA Instructor: Stefanie Dykes, Saltgrass Printmakers Fee: Free! Learn to carve large woodcut plates for printing with the Steamroller! Saltgrass will be printing with a Steamroller at the 1009 Utah Arts Festival (June 25 - 28, at 2:00 and 6:00 daily). You can be part of the fun! If you bring a woodcut plate to the Arts Festival, you can print it by driving over it with the 1.5 ton Steamroller! In this one-day demo/workshop you will learn how to carve the large plates we use for Steamroller printing so you can carge your own.
Basic Etching with Victoria Goro-Rapoport
Dates: July 9, 10, 11, 2009 Times: TBA Instructor: Victoria Goro-Rapoport, University of Nebraska, Kearney Fee: TBA Materials Needed: etching needle and burnisher. Copper and paper will be available for purchase at the shop. Visiting artist Victoria Goro-Rapoport will teach this course on basic copper etching. Etching is an intaglio method of printmaking in which the image is incised into the surface of a copper plate using ferric chloride. The class will cover the basic plate preparation, simple registration, hard ground application, aquatint, etching, and printing techniques.
Previously Offered Classes
	Here's some info about previous classes to give you an idea of what might be offered again in the future....