Free and open to the public, online and in-person during regular studio hours Are We There Yet features new works that primarily consist of graphite drawings and lithographic prints, the latter made at Pyramid Atlantic during Clark’s recent Keyholder Residency. At their core, the works are exercises in mark making, expressing pent up energies—thoughts, feelings,…
Call for Printers, New & Experienced Pyramid Atlantic is looking for artists currently working in letterpress or with an interest in letterpress printing to help create a beautiful editioned hand-printed calendar. Pyramid's letterpress calendar is an annual letterpress showcase and fundraiser designed and printed by volunteer artists. Each printer designs and prints a month, either…
A 2-Day In-Studio Workshop! – This six-hour workshop will introduce you to the basics of bookbinding, including appropriate materials and tools needed to make your own notebooks, journals, or albums.
For Current Members Only! Join us for an evening with full access to the type shop! Letterpress Happy Hour is the perfect way for you to practice your type-setting and printing skills. A Letterpress Associate will be on hand to answer questions and offer guidance, but not to offer instruction. Press reservations are available on…
For Current Members Only! Want an inexpensive way to practice your sheet forming skills in the studio? Want to meet other papermakers and see what they are working on? Then let’s get pulpy! Papermaking “Happy Hour” is an open studio session where pulp, moulds and deckles, and the press are prepared and waiting to be…
For Current Members Only! Join us for Bookmaking “Happy Hour,” an open studio session where book makers receive guidance from one of Pyramid’s Book Arts Associates on their personal bookbinding projects and have full access to the bindery equipment: paper guillotine, board shear, book presses (standing and backing), and the Kensol gold foil stamper. Each…
For Current Members Only! Let's get print-happy! Need an inexpensive way to practice techniques or work on your project in the studio? Want to meet other local screenprinters and see what they are working on? Screenprint “Happy Hour” is a hands-on, open studio session providing space to work and access to supplies (including the darkroom)…
Printmaking has historically been an important vehicle to expose injustice, promote democracy, and bring about social change. Several artists at Pyramid have crafted phrases important to them to support reproductive rights. Using this language, Artist Sarah Matthews has designed Letterpress Posters, which will be given out FREE to the community. A small batch of the…
An In-Studio Workshop! – This class will go over all the steps in making paper in the Japanese method, starting with pulp preparation.
A 2-Day In-Studio Workshop! – Learn how to mix a dye stock solution, prepare a print paste, and how to make simple stencils and stamps using everyday materials, and found objects to create your own unique, hand-dyed fabrics!
A 3-Day Virtual Workshop! – Explore embroidery and lacemaking to navigate language and mark making.
For Current Members Only! Join us for an open studio "Happy Hour!" Members will have full access to the print shop to work on projects, print, and practice honing skills.…
An In-Studio Workshop! – Join us for a hands-on workshop to show you how to print with stamping ink on paper, block printing ink on fabric, and acrylic paint on…
Let's Make+Take! – Join us for a fun evening learning the basic techniques needed to cast paper pulp to create lightweight relief sculptures and experiment with both sheet casting and…
Let's Make+Take! – Come explore the world of pressure printing on our Vandercook presses using a variety of pre-cut paper templates on different types of papers.
An In-Studio Workshop! – Join us for this experimental Make+Take where you will have the opportunity to explore screenprinting techniques on plexiglass.
Let's Make+Take! – Learn how to construct a spiral fold, a circular-shaped book with sculptural form.
A 2-Day In-Studio Workshop! – In this two-session workshop, participants will learn how to create a collagraph plate and print (via intaglio and/or relief) it on all types of fabric.
An In-Studio Workshop! – Learn the basics of letterpress printing with antique lead type on a Chandler & Price Pilot tabletop platen press.
A 4-Day Virtual Workshop! – Learn how to use unique prompts to create illustrations using Procreate on the iPad, how to practice and experiment drawing techniques with a variety of brushes and techniques, and will work alongside a dedicated cohort to critique and improve on your drawings.
A Virtual Workshop! – Get some relief from the heat and join us for a fun evening of learning how to make block (relief) prints.
FREE TO ATTEND. RSVP HERE >> Are We There Yet has become the talk of the town with reviews in The Washington Post and East City Art. The show features a collection of new works primarily consisting of graphite on paper and lithographic prints. At its core, the works are exercises in mark making, expressing pent up energies (thoughts,…