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Random Variables: Code and Computation in Screenprinting,, October 2025
October 29, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$163.00A 2-Day Hybrid Workshop!
Wednesday, October 29, 6-9pm, In-Studio, and
Wednesday, November 5, 6:30-8:30pm ET, via Zoom
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About this Workshop:
This workshop is a mashup! Students will get an introduction to both screenprinting and creative coding and will see how these two ways of making art share similar traits and combine in exciting ways.
The workshop breaks down into two parts. In Part 1, students will re-imagine the screenprint process as a computer program and will print a 3-color variable edition following a system of rules. In Part 2, students will join a video call to translate that rules system into code and recreate their screenprinted designs on the digital screen.
Learning something new can be intimidating! But we will take a gentle approach to both new disciplines. Like when learning a new language, no one will be expected to be fluent on their first day. Instead, this workshop seeks to offer the first steps for someone’s learning journey in these artistic practice areas.
Level: Beginner—Experience with screenprinting basics is helpful, but not required.
Registration closes October 21, 2025. Material fees are included with your registration to cover the supplies provided in class. With your registration confirmation you’ll receive a list of additional items to gather/purchase for class, your Zoom invitation link for Day 2 of class, as well as access to a quick guide on downloading and using the Zoom app.
Sample images by Josh Kery
PLEASE NOTE: All virtual workshops will be recorded for Pyramid Atlantic’s private use to better optimize our programming and share as examples for funders. You may mute your microphone or turn off your camera if you do not wish to be recorded. Participants will have access to the recording for a limited time after class.
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $30 materials fee to cover consumable materials provided in class, including printmaking paper, drawing tools, emulsion, ink, and access to community screens for class use.
For Day 1, students may wish to bring the following supplies:
- (optional) Any heavier, 90lb+ paper you’d like to try printing on, trimmed to 7 in x 7 in
- (optional) Personal silkscreen, at least 19”x22” in size – otherwise we’ll have classroom screens available for use
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) and/or wear clothes that can get inky
- (optional) Sketchbook/notebook to take notes
For Day 2, students will need the following:
- Computer with Internet access, Zoom app, keyboard, and mouse or trackpad
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Josh Kery is an interdisciplinary artist working in screenprint, textiles, and code, with a background in Fine Arts and Human Computer Interaction. He has exhibited solo at the Frame Gallery in Pittsburgh, exhibited collaboratively at MuseumLab and the Fabric Workshop and Museum, and performed at the Pennsylvania Center for Women in Politics and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Process Series. Josh earned his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2020. Raised in Boston, he currently lives in Washington, DC, where he works as a freelance designer, developer and content manager, frequently for Richard Lewis Media Group and Remake Learning Days. Learn more about his work at joshuakery.com.