OVERVIEW

Tutor: Sally Picker

Dates: Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July 2025

Time: 10am to 4pm both days

Cost: $200 current NPW members. $220 non NPW members

Enquiries: pickersally@gmail.com

Venue: Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, 27 Popran Road, Adamstown

This course requires a minimum of 4 participants to proceed.

Learn the basics of screen printing onto paper using a 2 layered process. In this class you will learn how to coat screens with emulsion, then transfer your image onto a screen using a light exposure unit. This will be followed by the exciting process of printing the exposed image onto a background colour. Participants will take home an A4 paper image ready for framing. The class is suitable for beginners.

Materials
All class materials will be supplied.

Students will need to bring lunch. Tea & coffee provided. Wear covered shoes, bring an apron and be prepared to enjoy a creative weekend.

Covid Safety:

Participants must checkin, wash or sanitise their hands immediately upon entering the workshop and maintain physical distancing whenever possible during class. If you have COVID-19 symptoms or have been directed to isolate, you must not attend class.

ABOUT THE TUTORS

Sally Picker: As a long time member of NPW and more recently NSP, Sally has been practicing, teaching & sharing her love of screen printing over many years while continuing to stretch the boundaries of this versatile print form. Sally studied printmaking at Newcastle Art School, Bremmer TAFE and the University of Southern Queensland. Instagram: @sallypicker