Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
The print shop Robert Blackburn founded in 1948 as a place where any artist could print regardless of who they were, now run by the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. Lithography stones, etching presses, screenprint beds and a Risograph, taught in short courses at member and non-member rates.
Coming up at Blackburn Workshop
Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.
OCT 7Watercolor Monotype // October
Wed, Oct 7 · 10:00 AM
Three mornings painting in watercolour on a plate and printing it — monotype at its most immediate. $435 for members at the Blackburn Workshop.
$435 Members (3-week) / $555 Members (4-week); $485 Non-members (3-week) / $605 Non-members (4-week)Details →
OCT 17CMYK Screenprinting // October
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
Four-colour process screenprinting: separations, halftones and the registration discipline that makes them line up. Three sessions, $480 members / $530 non-members.
$480 Members / $530 Non-membersDetails →- OCT 20
Collagraph Workshop: Exploring Texture & Translation // October
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Build a plate out of glued texture and print it — collagraph is the most forgiving intaglio process and the most surprising. Two evenings, $230 members / $280 non-members.
$230 Members / $280 Non-membersDetails → - DEC 3
Photopolymer Letterpress // December
Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM
Turn a digital file into a photopolymer plate and print it letterpress. Three December evenings at the Blackburn Workshop, $330 members / $380 non-members — the bridge between screen work and metal type.
$330 Members / $380 Non-membersDetails →
Recently at Blackburn Workshop
The last 10 of 10 past events we listed here — useful for a sense of what this venue actually programmes.
- Sep 26, 2026Intro to Screenprint // SeptemberWorkshops & Classes
- Sep 26, 2026Mezzotint // SeptemberWorkshops & Classes
- Sep 23, 2026Japanese Woodblock - Online (Zoom) Sessions // September & OctoberWorkshops & Classes
- Sep 18, 2026Etching I (Mornings) // September & OctoberWorkshops & Classes
- Sep 12, 2026Aluminum Plate Lithography // SeptemberWorkshops & Classes
- Sep 10, 2026Intro to Linocut // SeptemberWorkshops & Classes
- Sep 9, 2026Carborundum Aquatint // SeptemberWorkshops & Classes
- Sep 5, 2026Riso // SeptemberWorkshops & Classes
- Aug 29, 2026Textile Screenprinting // AugustWorkshops & Classes
- Aug 15, 2026Stone Lithography // AugustWorkshops & Classes
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