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Recent Work by SFSU Print Guild Students

Recent Work by SFSU Print Guild Students June 10th  to June 30th GAW Gallery 305 open to public on Friday and Saturday from 1pm to 5pm. We invite you to see this visually striking and exciting exhibition, comprised of student’s work created in the printmaking department at the School of Art at San Francisco State [...]

Love Is Still Here

More than ever do we need a movement of compassion, awareness and love. Twelve printmakers create artworks inspired by our big hearted City and the revolution that took place 50 years ago. Exhibiting artists are: Jean Capron, Marcia Clay, Melanie Dorson, Alice Gibbons, Eddie Lee, Al Lewis, Leslie Lowinger, Clare Metague, Cynthia Millions, Lori Roby, Joanna Ruckman (special guest artist) and Toru Sugita.

Alice Gibbons Show

More than ever do we need a movement of compassion, awareness and love. Twelve printmakers create artworks inspired by our big hearted City and the revolution that took place 50 years ago. Exhibiting artists are: Jean Capron, Marcia Clay, Melanie Dorson, Alice Gibbons, Eddie Lee, Al Lewis, Leslie Lowinger, Clare Metague, Cynthia Millions, Lori Roby, Joanna Ruckman (special guest artist) and Toru Sugita.

Open Studio 2017

GAW Studio 2565 3rd St. #305, San Francisco, CA, United States

Graphic Arts Workshop will open its doors for ArtSpan Open Studios on Saturday October 28th and Sunday October 29th from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Five GAW artists will be exhibiting fine art prints showcasing a range of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques, including mokuhanga, etching, aquatint, litho and relief processes. Melanie Dorson will [...]

Eddie Lee Recent Work Opening

GAW Studio 2565 3rd St. #305, San Francisco, CA, United States

GAW member, Eddie Lee, will exhibit recent work at Dependable Letterpress at 1192 Illinois Street in Dogpatch. Artworks will be on view from December 2 thru January 27, 2018. Opening reception is on Friday, December 8th from 6 to 9 pm.  www.eddiehslee.com

The Graphic Arts Workshop 65th Anniversary Show

GAW Studio 2565 3rd St. #305, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Graphic Arts Workshop 65 Anniversary Show December 9th, 2017 to January 28th, 2018 The Graphic Arts Workshop has a long history of celebrating art with our members. We are showing artwork of GAW members, past and present at the GAW Gallery and though out the studio. Come to visit our Gallery by contacting us [...]

The Graphic Arts Workshop 65th Party

GAW Studio 2565 3rd St. #305, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Graphic Arts Workshop is turning 65 Let's Party Sat. December 9, 2017 3 to 6pm The Graphic Arts Workshop has a long history of celebrating art with our members. Please come join us in one of our milestone celebration, our 65th anniversary. We'll show off artworks by GAW members, past and present. Food and wine and [...]

Graphic Arts Workshop THEN AND NOW

GAW Studio 2565 3rd St. #305, San Francisco, CA, United States

Graphic Arts Workshop THEN AND NOW: Works by past and present members Come join us at this beautiful gallery located in an amazing letterpress print shop, Dependable Letterpress. Graphic Arts Workshop, a printing co-op in Dogpatch will be exhibiting recent print works alongside a tribute to the Workshop's founders (founded 1953). Location: Dependable Letterpress 1192 [...]

Graphic Arts Workshop at Jolt and Bolt

Jolt & Bolt Cafe 2325 3rd St # 100, San Francisco, United States

Check us out, Etch us in!  And if you’re a printmaker, come on board!   This month Jolt and Bolt features original hand-pulled prints by members of the Graphic Arts Workshop, our neighbors located at 2565 Third Street #305.

Into the Mystic

GAW Studio 2565 3rd Street # 305, San Francisco, CA, United States

Gallery 305 presents Into the Mystic An Exhibition of Fine Art Prints from Several GAW Printmakers When: September 1, 2018 (First Saturday in Dogpatch) From 1 to 6 pm *Gallery 305 is also open Monday through Fridays from 9 to 4 The lyrics to “Into the Mystic” (written by Van Morrison) pertain to a [...]

OpenStudio 2018

GAW Studio 2565 3rd Street # 305, San Francisco, CA, United States

Graphic Arts Workshop Fall OpenStudio 2018 Part of the ArtSpan San Francisco OpenStudion event. SF Open Studios, the oldest and largest open studios' program in the country, is an annual, month-long art event in October and November that showcases over 800 emerging and established San Francisco artists in their studios. Last year, 2017, marked the 42nd Anniversary of SF Open Studios!  An [...]

Lithography Class at GAW

GAW Studio 2565 3rd Street # 305, San Francisco, CA, United States

Learn traditional stone lithography in this six-session workshop at the Graphic Arts Workshop. 6 four-hour evening sessions 6:00 pm to 10:00 PM Mondays and Wednesdays October 29 to November 14 Learn traditional stone lithography in this six-session evening workshop co-taught by Elan Kamesar and Anthony Ryan at the Graphic Arts Workshop. Embrace this unique [...]

WORKS BY MEMBERS OF THE GRAPHIC ARTS WORKSHOP

the Negative Space Gallery of Dependable Letterpress 1192 Illinois Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

"LOVE" WORKS BY MEMBERS OF THE GRAPHIC ARTS WORKSHOPFeb 8 to Apr 26 - gallery open Mon-Fri from 9am-5pmat the Negative Space Gallery of Dependable Letterpress1192 Illinois Street between 22nd & 23rd San Franciscoopening reception: Feb 15 5-8 pmThese works are produced by members of Graphic Arts Workshop, a cooperative studio for printmaking in the [...]

Get Inky Day! Sunday

GAW Studio 2565 3rd Street # 305, San Francisco, CA, United States

Get Inky Day! Sunday Drop-in Printing Opportunity - Register Now Curious about becoming a member of the Graphic Arts Workshop? For the first time ever, Graphic Arts Workshop is offering a drop-in printing day for printmakers interested in joining the cooperative studio as members. Current members will be monitoring the studio and 3 presses will [...]

Monoprint and Collage Classes

GAW Studio 2565 3rd Street # 305, San Francisco, CA, United States

Mixed-Media Monotype Workshop 2 Sundays, 2/18 and 2/25, 10-4pm Experimental Impressions & Mark Making Techniques Instructor: Sandra Kelch Registration + Payment: Email sandrakelchprints@gmail.com to register and get payment info. This class explores experimental and unconventional methods for creating layered and multi-colored prints using unconventional tools, materials and processes. We will explore ways to combine [...]

$235

Monoprint and Collage Classes Day 2

GAW Studio 2565 3rd Street # 305, San Francisco, CA, United States

Mixed-Media Monotype Workshop Day 2 2 Sundays, 2/18 and 2/25, 10-4pm Experimental Impressions & Mark Making Techniques Instructor: Sandra Kelch Registration + Payment: Email sandrakelchprints@gmail.com to register and get payment info. Go to day 1

$235

Soft Ground by Javier Chalini

Soft Ground by Javier Chalini Saturdays, 3/23 Learn this variation of etching that employs a covering ground that does not harden. You will be able to give to your creations the look of a pencil drawing on rough paper and add texture to your images, giving them interest and depth. There is no need [...]

Solar Plate 2 Day Class – By Mark Brodie (Day 1)

Introduction to photopolymer plates 2 Day class: 4/6 and 4/13 2024, 10-4pm Instructor: Mark Brodie Prerequisite: Basic concept of printmaking Class Tuition: $225 (minimum 4 people, maximum 8) Material fees: $55, which will include 3 small photopolymer plates, transparency sheets for transferring images, paper, ink, tools, supplies. Registration and payment: Email msbrodie@aol.com. To register [...]

Solar Plate 2 Day Class – By Mark Brodie (Day 2)

Introduction to photopolymer plates Day 2 class:  4/13 2024, 10-4pm Instructor: Mark Brodie Prerequisite: Basic concept of printmaking Class Tuition: $225 (minimum 4 people, maximum 8) Material fees: $55, which will include 3 small photopolymer plates, transparency sheets for transferring images, paper, ink, tools, supplies. Registration and payment: Email msbrodie@aol.com. To register and get [...]


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