Tuesdays, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Instructor: Tony Rosati  
Fifteen-Week Open Academy Course (45 Hours)  
Credit: Non-Credit or 1.5 Undergraduate Credits (See Below) 

PAFA’s Open Academy provides the opportunity for Continuing Education (CE) and non-matriculated students to experience PAFA’s renowned certificate-level instruction on a course-by-course basis.  Earned credits are eligible for transfer to the one-year Foundation and Studio Residency Certificate Programs, for students considering an immersive fine arts education with additional benefits. (Up to 7.5 credits are eligible for transfer as equivalent courses or electives.)

This course introduces a variety of intaglio techniques including dry and etched processes as well as solar plate and collagraph methods. It is taught with an emphasis on creative drawing. An overview of the history of intaglio will be examined through presentations and museum visits. The primary objectives of the course are to introduce intaglio techniques, to challenge students to be proficient in the methods, to encourage self-expression and instill confidence and ease with intaglio printmaking.

Optional: This course is available for 1.5 undergraduate credits for $1,800. Select credit option with price adjustment during registration.

Image: Tony Rosati

Register by: August 25 
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Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 
Instructor: Tony Rosati 
Twelve-Week Course (36 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit or 1.0 Undergraduate Credit (See Below)
Note: No class on October 2 and November 27

The versatile nature of screenprinting lends itself to printing on paper, fabric and other surfaces. For the beginner, this course will cover all aspects of the process including screen preparation, image development, and printing techniques. Printmakers with experience may propose independent projects. Note: Tuition includes $30 lab fee. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Students will gain a basic understanding of the screenprinting process.  
• Students will acquire technical experience with screens, squeegees, ink, tools, and equipment.  
• Students will learn basic screenprinting techniques including image development, coating and processing screens, mixing ink, and printing.  
• Students will acquire technical expertise by way of printing various stencils from fine detail images to flat broad areas.  
• Students will learn printmaking professionalism including printing editions on clean registered printmaking paper, signing and numbering editions appropriately.  
• Students will learn the importance of image development through individual reviews and by exploring various possibilities with the process.  
• Students will develop critical visual and verbal skills by way of individual discussions with the instructor and with their peers. 

Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $725 (including lab fee). Select credit option with price adjustment when registering.

Image: CE Student Romy Burkus.

Register by: September 4 
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Wednesdays, 6 - 9 p.m.
Instructor: Rebecca Gilbert
Ten-Week Course (30 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit or 1.0 Undergraduate Credit (See Below)
Note: No class on November 26 

Printing from a drawing carved into wood is the oldest and most straightforward form of printmaking. Expand the expressive possibilities of the medium by infusing color into the process! Learn reduction and multiple block relief printmaking techniques to produce vibrant, layered color prints. Instruction will cover all steps from start to finished print: material selection and use, image planning, tool handling for a variety of mark-making tactics, reduction and multiple block processes, color mixing, printing by hand and on an etching press, registration techniques, cleaning, and editioning. All levels welcome. Tuition includes a $30 lab fee.

Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $625, including lab fee. Select credit option with price adjustment when registering.

Image: Rebecca Gilbert

Register by: September 17 
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Fridays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: Kandice Fields Portalatin
Eight-Week Short Course (24 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only

This accessible course introduces students to collagraph printmaking, a wonderfully inventive technique in which different materialsare adhered to a rigid surface to create a textured, printable collage.Instruction will cover how to construct low-relief printing plates using recycled and found materials, means of textural experimentation, and inking and press-printing for both intaglio and relief techniques.Students will learn to:

• See the texture as an image-making tool

• Develop intuitive and experimental print methods

• Build confidence in printmaking processesusing low-cost, sustainable materials

• Create prints that emphasize touch, mood, and surface

Tuition includes a $20 lab fee.

Image: Kandice Fields Portalatin

Register by: September 26 
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Mondays, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Justine Ditto
Six-WeekShort Course (18 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only

Painting and printmaking go hand-in-hand, not only as adjacent mediums but in combination. This freeing and instructive course presents printmaking techniques as jumping off points to making mixed media work in spirit of experimentation and personal expression. Learn how to make monotypes, drypoints, and screenprints as a foundation for incorporating your choice of graphite, colored pencil, acrylic, watercolor, oil paint, and/or collage. Content includes technical advice from an artist-instructor ideally skilled in a variety of media as well as critiques to expand your creative boundaries. This class is perfect for painters/draftspeopleseeking to expand their processes, printmakers seeking to employ painterly and mixed media techniques, and anyone with love of color and experimentation. Open to all levels – no prior printmaking or painting experience required. Tuition includes a $20 materials fee.

Image: Justine Ditto

Register by: September 4
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Wednesdays, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Kandice Fields Portalatin
Six-Week Short Course (18 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only

Explore lithography through non-toxic, easy-to-learn paper plate and polyester plate processes in this excellent entry-point printmaking class. Students will work with toner-based drawings tolearn the fundamental principles of using grease and water resistance to produce prints.Instruction will cover drawing methods using toner or Sharpie, plate processing, hand-printing, and layering techniques. Students will come away with: 

• The demystification of lithography through simple, approachable methods 

• Experience using sustainable alternatives to traditional stone and metal plates

• Strengthened drawing/mark-making skills in a new medium

• A small edition of alternative litho prints

Tuition includes a $20 lab fee.

Image: Kandice Fields Portalatin

Register by: September 26 
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