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The BARN community is welcome to attend Print & Book Arts Open Studios to work on personal projects of all kinds. Each session includes a monitor who can answer questions, although no specific instruction is provided.

Details

During this open studio, the etching presses are available for supervised use by those who have taken a class using the press or have etching press experience elsewhere, but who are not yet certified for independent use at BARN.  

Registration is required. No drop-ins please. The last half hour of open studio is devoted to cleanup.

• Be a current BARN member.  
• Take a class at BARN using the equipment you want to be certified on. If you already have significant experience on similar equipment and would like to pursue certification without taking a class, please contact print.lead@bainbridgebarn.org to discuss.
• Master the required skills for the equipment. This is typically done by attending open studio sessions to practice after completing a class.
• Find an open studio with a qualified monitor who can certify you on the specific equipment. Not all monitors are certified to approve all equipment. Check the instructor/guide bio below to see which equipment each monitor can certify.
• Attend an appropriate open studio and request certification. You will be certified once you demonstrate, to the monitor’s satisfaction, that you have mastered the required skills.

Prerequisites

You must have taken introductory classes in either printmaking, letterpress, or book arts or have attended a studio orientation.

Class Policies

• You must register (no drop-ins).
• Ages 14 and up are welcome.