Collagraph Printmaking: Texture, Collage & Found Materials
Two-Day Workshop: Saturday, July 25th & Sunday, July 26th, 10:00AM–2:00PM 

Discover the playful, hands-on world of collagraph printmaking - collage based prints with found everyday recycled materials come together to create rich, expressive, textured prints. In this workshop, you’ll build your own printing plates using simple found materials and layered surfaces, transforming cardboard, fabric, paper, and other reclaimed items into beautifully textured works of art. We’ll explore both additive and subtractive techniques, showing you how to layer, carve, and build surfaces that print with depth and character. Along the way, you’ll experiment with how different materials hold and transfer ink, discovering how each surface brings its own personality to the final print. This process is flexible, forgiving, and environmentally friendly—making it an accessible and rewarding introduction to printmaking for artists of all experience levels.

Cost: $185 (Members)/ $220 (Non-Members), Plus a $15 supplies fee

Class Size: Minimum of 4 students maximum of 8 

Level: Familiarity with Printmaking helpful but not necessary 

Instructor: Kristine DeNinno 

Contact email: krisdeninno@yahoo.com

Bio: Kristine DeNinno is an artist, educator, designer, and art consultant whose practice centers on printmaking. She earned her graduate degree from the Corcoran College of Art & Design and further shaped her voice through experimental printmaking at Pyramid Atlantic. DeNinno has completed residencies with institutions including Crown Point Press in San Francisco and the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Greece. She has taught at both the university and high school levels, developing printmaking programs for schools and community organizations. DeNinno currently serves as President of the Washington Printmakers Gallery in Washington, DC.