5 Wednsdays
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (Make up Day: May 6th)
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Ages 16 and Up

Join artist and business owner Olga Joans in this unique class on how to create a product from start to finish using screen printing! During this class students will be given a presentation on how Olga Joan’s developed a home goods brand, created by screen printed products; and how to get your products out into the world via social media, advertising, wholesale, and in-person markets.

Students will design and create a finished product using their own artwork which will also include creating a label and packaging.

Schedule for Class:

Week 1 Presentation on how and why Olga Joan built their business, their brand and keeping true to their values. Creating 1 product idea to multiply. Work around how to advertise and get exposure. Selling your products. (At Olga Joan Atelier)

Week 2 Design your artwork for a product including labels and packaging. Overview on screen printing and preparing screens (coating screens, print artwork transparencies out and possibly expose screens). (At Neighborhood Print Studio)

Week 3 Continue to prepare artwork and screens. Print packaging on paper. (At Neighborhood Print Studio)

Week 4 Printing their products and labels.(At Olga Joan Atelier)

Week 5 Finish up creating their products and end with a Show and Tell and critique. (At Olga Joan Atelier)

Olga Joan Atelier

245 Wall Street

Kingston, NY 12401

Parking: When parking at Neighborhood Print Studio please park on either Iwo Jima Lane or Cedar Street. Parking that is located in front of the Neighborhood Print Studio are for residents living in the Pajama Factory.

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Please register at least a week in advance to guarantee your spot. Scholarship availability closes 2 weeks prior to the start of class.

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We believe in access to art education for all. It takes the whole community to generate the equity our pay-what-you-can tuition generates. Behind the scenes, we work to bridge the financial gap between what our students can pay and what we need to sustain our programs. Please consider carefully before you use our discount codes.

Scholarship Codes:
For 25% discount use code "25OFF"
For 50% discount use code "50OFF"
For 75% discount use code "75OFF"

This economic justice map from The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice by Alexis J. Cunningfolk is useful to assess where you may fall on the financial spectrum of pay what you can.

To request 100% off tuition, please contact chris@mkad.art

Five Day Class - Professional Development: Screen Printing a Product and Building a Business (NPS)