Printmaking - Wednesday EVENING (8 week duration) Term 3 2025

This class is for both beginners and for experienced printmakers who want to work independently on projects, with individual guidance from the teacher. Printmaking techniques are taught when a project requires it, and will be taught to individuals or groups, as required. In this class there is much value in the learning that occurs within the group dynamic and the communal workshop environment.

Please bring all your own supplies,It is advisable to bring an art kit with you including the usual suspects: pens (including black sharpie and fine line pens over 1mm - useful for drawing) pencils, a craft knife, scissors, glue stick along with any printmaking tools you like to use frequently. Paper for trials - Bockingford Pads in cartridge and watercolour (for intaglio) weight are useful.

Health and Safety Gear: Apron, gloves (thin disposable ones are useful for inking up and ordinary kitchen sink gloves are useful for cleaning surfaces/screens etc), closed in shoes.

Imagery/ideas – maybe you have a visual diary, a concept or some photos on your phone (for example). It is advisable to have a starting point or some idea of what you might want to explore beforehand because class time goes quickly.

Petty cash for items you may buy from art school/ photocopying costs etc

Good Suppliers for printmaking gear: Aotearoa Art Supplies https://aotearoaartsupplies.co.nz, Gordon Harris, Joe at Homeprint http://www.homeprint.co.nz/ (Yoshiharu Carving tools, Akua inks etc). Art Supplies Southland https://artsuppliessouthland.co.nz/ ,Office Max for white/trans and black oil-based inks. The Print Lab has a supply of other oil-based colours you are welcome to use) CCG Industries (Screenprint inks in large quantities – smaller quantities can be purchased through school or you can substitute screen print ink for acrylic paint which you add a screen-printing paste/ acrylic screen printing medium which retards the drying of acrylic paint on the screen and reduces the risk of screen blocking). However we do stock and on sell Fabriano and Tiepolo heavy weight print papers. Bring petty cash for photocopying costs.

Please conatct anca@op.ac.nz for a detailed supplier list if needed.

Health and Safety Gear: apron, gloves (thin disposable ones are useful for inking up and ordinary kitchen sink gloves are useful for cleaning surfaces/screens etc), closed in shoes.

COVID-19 Info: If have questions about our Covid-19 policies, please visit our learner page which you can find here.

Student Rights and Responsibilities:

More information regarding Student Rights and Responsibilities can be found here.

Refund Information:

Please note, you may be issued a full (except for Eventbrite fees) automatic refund up to 7 days before your event starts by requesting a refund through Eventbrite. Refund requests after this date can be made by contacting the anca@op.ac.nz email address. These will be accepted on a case-by-case basis when exceptional circumstances are present. No refund requests will be accepted after the start date of the class.

General Info:

One weekly class per term (8x week duration): Wednesdays, 6.00pm-8.00pm - to be taught by Amy Doughtery.

Term Dates 2025:

Term One: 17 February - 11 April (No classes on Otago Anniversary Day)

Term Two: 28 April - 30 June ( No classes on Kings Birthday)

Term Three: 7 July - 29 August

Term Four: 8 September – 31 October ( No classes on Labour Day)