Printing Workshops
The Arm offers workshops in our public access letterpress studio. The classes are open to anyone interested in learning to print. No experience is necessary unless otherwise stated in the class description.
LETTERPRESS ON THE VANDERCOOK PRESS – $125
In this one day workshop for beginners you will learn the basic principles of letterpress printing on the Vandercook proof press. We will go over the parts of the press and how it operates and how to print from metal type, wood type, photopolymer plates and hand cut linoleum and wood blocks.
This one day class will prepare you to use the presses in our studio needing only occasional guidance from the studio personnel.
To sign up click on your desired date below.
Sunday February 28th 11AM-5PM – NOW FULL!
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Sunday March 7th 11AM-5PM – NOW FULL!
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Sunday March 21st 11AM-5PM – NOW FULL!
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Sunday March 28th 11AM-5PM
ADVANCED PRINTING ON THE VANDERCOOK – $175
This class is for students who have a basic knowledge of letterpress printing on the Vandercook press, but want to further develop their skills to print more effectively and efficiently. The class will be broken down into three main components: pre-press/design, set up and make ready, and press maintenance and troubleshooting.
Whether your ambition with letterpress printing is to create books, job printing, or unique pieces of art, this class will help you to take your printing to the next level.
This class will be taught by Micah Slawiski, a professional letterpress printer at Woodside Press in Brooklyn, NY. Enrollment in this class will be limited to six students.
To sign up click below.
Sunday January 24th 11AM-5PM
Space in these workshops is limited so please make your booking as early as possible to ensure your place.
The Arm’s public studio is now open by appointment even late and on the weekends. Press rental for any of The Arm’s Vandercooks or C&P Pilot presses is $15 per hour and one-on-one teaching on any of the presses is available for $45 per hour. Please email if you have any questions.
Have a look at our Flickr page for images of the studio, past workshops and events.
The Arm Letterpress
281 North 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
