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• Frontline Arts Gift Card

  • Start
    Wednesday, January 01, 2025
  • End
    Friday, January 01, 2027

  Give the Gift of Art

  Gift Cards Now Available

  Share the joy of creativity with a gift card to our non-profit printmaking and papermaking studio in Central NJ! Our gift cards are perfect for art lovers of all skill levels, workshops, supplies, and unique handmade paper and prints.

  Whether you're gifting a beginner's class or a one-of-a-kind print, your loved ones will appreciate the chance to explore the art of printmaking and papermaking in a supportive, community-focused environment. You also have the option to purchase a specific class for someone, making it ideal for those looking to immerse themselves in the world of printmaking and papermaking.

  Visit frontlinearts.org/classes to discover our diverse range of class offerings. Support local artisans and the arts while giving a meaningful experience that inspires creativity and craftsmanship.

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• The Printmaker’s Journey: An Introduction

  • Start
    Friday, January 31, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • End
    Friday, February 28, 2025
  •  
    8:30 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  The Printmaker's Journey: An Introduction

  Fridays, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm. 

  • Jan 31st, Feb 7th, Feb 21st, Feb 28th

  Members: $250, Non-Members: $265

  Material Fee: $75

  Over the course of a month, you will immerse yourself in the world of printmaking. Each week, we will explore a new technique, allowing you to apply your artistic style and ideas to various print media. We will cover linoleum relief prints, dry point intaglio on plexiglass, and screen print monotypes. Additionally, we will discuss the history of printmaking and highlight contemporary artists who incorporate print into their practices. Weekly homework will be assigned, where each artist will develop their matrix for printing in the following class. This course includes three additional hours of studio use during business hours.

  Students provide:

  Frontline will provide most of the materials needed for this course. Separately, students will need to provide a sketchbook for ideas and notes.

  About the Instructor:

  Kath Yarkosky is an educator, printmaker, and fine art printer. Her work primarily focuses on industry, labor, socio-economics, and their impacts on the environment, both physically and psychologically. Kath has been teaching at Frontline since 2022, and serves as the studio tech and production printer. She is currently the Printer at the Experimental Printmaking Institute and an adjunct professor at Lafayette College in Easton, PA.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline. 

  Registration deadline: Friday, January 24th, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.
  

  
  

  
  

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• Exploring Drypoint: From Drawing to Print

  • Start
    Monday, February 03, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • End
    Monday, February 24, 2025
  •  
    8:30 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Exploring Drypoint: From Drawing to Print

  Mondays, February 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th. 6 - 8:30 PM    

  Members: $215, Non-Members: $230

   

  Material Fee: $50

  Explore repeatable printmaking at its easiest, most accessible form. This workshop will teach you these ins and outs of non-chemical intaglio printmaking—a centuries-old technique for translating drawings and marks into a repeatable edition of prints. Using simple skills, artists will have the opportunity to discover the ease of quick and easy intaglio printing. Along the way, artists may learn about basic viscosity printing, chine colle and exploratory inking techniques. No experience necessary; beginners are encouraged! Enrolled artists will be emailed a small list of items and images to provide closer to the start of this workshop.

  Students provide:

  - 5x7” source images, printed or drawn in grayscale with full tonal range (including darks, midtones, and highlights).

  
  

  - A selection of scratching tools such as needles, knives, screws/nails, and sandpaper/files. Many tools will be provided by the instructor, so please do not purchase anything you do not already have.

  
  

  - An apron

  - An extra fine Sharpie

  - A roll of paper towels

  - A pencil

  - A notebook or sketchbook

  
  

  About the Instructor:

  

  Dave DiMarchi is a queer, multi-disciplinary artist working in printmaking, papermaking and sculptural book forms. Nurturing ideas into singular and editioned works, he engages in a relentless material practice. As a multi-disciplinary artist, he has exhibited works on paper, installations and books in the US and internationally. In autumn of 2022, he was announced as the Arts Council of Princeton’s Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence, through which he developed a practice of collage-based multimedia and print works. He also serves as the Arts Council’s Printmaking Studios Manager and Master Printer, and is Instructor of Printmaking at Mercer College. For nearly 15 years, he has created his own work, curated exhibitions, provided print exchange opportunities, and published fine art prints as 9INHANDPRESS, a fine art printmaking and education studio located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Sunday, January 31st, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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• Comic Book Art: Crafting Stories

  • Start
    Tuesday, February 04, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • End
    Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Comic Book Art: Crafting Stories

  Tuesdays, February 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th. 5:30 - 8:00 PM   

  Members: $230, Non-members: $245 Materials: $20

  Ages: Adults 

  This class will explore the principles of narrative storytelling and visually interpreting them in comic book form. Students will leave with three to four complete short form stories by the end of the class and a greater awareness of how stories are structured and what makes them work.

  Students provide:

  • Notebook/sketchbook
  • Pencils
  • Micron Pens
  • Colored Markers (optional)
  • The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler (suggested but optional)

  About the Instructor:

  Gene Kim is a Korean-American storyboard artist who has worked on shows for Netflix, Amazon Studios, Angel Studios, HBO Max and more. He was previously a CG artist at Disney's Blue Sky Studios (Ice Age, Rio) and a CG intern at Pixar Animation Studios before then. His own award-winning original animated and live action work has played internationally on the film festival circuit. For more info visit genekk.com
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  ADA Notice:  This specific course will be held in a room that is not ADA accessible. However, we have raised part of the funds to make it accessible in the future.

  Age note: This course is for adults. 

  Registration deadline: Tuesday, January 28th, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

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• Pressed for Time: Letterpress

  • Start
    Thursday, February 06, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • End
    Thursday, April 03, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Pressed for Time: Letterpress

  Thursdays, 11 AM - 1 PM 

  • February 6th
  • March 6th 
  • April 3rd

  Member $115, Non-Member $130

  Materials $30 

  Have you ever wanted to learn letterpress printing? Are you looking to create posters or work on a personal project but need more space? Join Kath Yarkosky for a two-hour open workshop held every first Thursday of the month! Whether a beginner or an experienced printer, you'll find a supportive community and space to explore our wood and lead-type collection. We have a Vandercook Universal #1 press, a Galley proofing press, and a large selection of inks. The workshop will provide various papers for proofing and printing.
  

  About the Instructor:

  Kath Yarkosky is an educator, printmaker, and fine art printer. Her work primarily focuses on industry, labor, socio-economics, and their impacts on the environment, both physically and psychologically. Kath has been teaching at Frontline since 2022, and serves as the studio tech and production printer. She is currently the Printer at the Experimental Printmaking Institute and an adjunct professor at Lafayette College in Easton, PA.
  

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form.  All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Thursday, January 30th, at midnight

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

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• Intermediate Silkscreen

  • Start
    Thursday, February 06, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • End
    Thursday, February 27, 2025
  •  
    8:30 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Intermediate Silkscreen

  Thursdays, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  February 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

  Members: $275, Non-Members: $290 

  Material Fee: $60

  Learn the basics of silkscreen or take your practice to the next level! This 4 week class will focus on creating multi-layer prints by exposing hand-drawn separations onto silkscreens. Students will learn every step of the process, plus tips and tricks for perfecting the multi-layered print. Class time will include demonstrations, one-on-one work with the instructor, group discussions, and creating a new body of work or experimenting with new ideas.

  Students provide:

  • Sharpie Oil Paint Markers, black each size
  • Pad of newsprint 11x14"
  • Pad of Stonehenge paper 11x14",
  • Pad of clear acetate 11x14"
  • Plastic containers for ink (sour cream, yogurt, takeout cups)
  • Spatulas or spoons for mixing ink
  • Sketchbook
  • Masking tape
  • Your own screens (optional)
  • Specialty ink colors (optional)

  Separately, Frontline Arts provides silkscreen materials.

  About the Instructor:

  Kristian Battell is an artist practicing in Jersey City, NJ. She completed her Masters of Fine Art at the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. Battell always considered herself more of a traditional printmaker, having a BFA in Printmaking and Art of the Book from Purchase College, but the pandemic has shifted her practice to sculpture and installation. These sculptures focus on climate change and upcycling the materials that surround her in her everyday life. She loves bringing this practice to a wider audience through her installations and teaching about our impact on the environment and the change we can make through art. Battell has had solo exhibitions at the Montclair Art Museum (Montclair, NJ) and Warren Community College (Washington, NJ). Select group exhibitions include the International Print Center of New York (New York, NY), Local Projects (Long Island City, NY), SlowBurn (NYC), Mana Contemporary (Jersey City, NJ), Art150 (Jersey City, NJ), Ely Center of Contemporary Art (New Haven, CT), Ice Cream Social (Port Chester, NY) and the Montclair Art Museum (Montclair, NJ). She has been artist-in-residence at ChaNorth, Frans Masereel Centrum, Newark Print Shop and Index Art Center. She is currently a teaching artist at Frontline Arts, the Montclair Art Museum, and the Visual Art Center of New Jersey.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Thursday, January 30th, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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• Cut Your Heart Out vol. 6

  • When
    Saturday, February 08, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Cut Your Heart Out vol. 6

  Saturday, February 8th, 1pm-3pm

  Pay What You Wish

  
  

  Do you love Valentine's Day? Do you hate Valentine's Day? Great - we've got the perfect event for you! Come to Frontline and use our awesome die-cutting machine to cut out heart shapes, envelopes, boxes or whatever your heart desires! We will also have some letterpress, screen printing and monotype techniques available. So come have fun, have some snacks, hang out and support Frontline Arts. Proceeds go towards general funds and equipment repairs to help keep our workshops and studios running smoothly!

  
  

  Deadline to sign up is Friday, February 7th at midnight.

  
  

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• Monoprint Mondays

  • Start
    Monday, February 10, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • End
    Monday, April 21, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Mono-print Mondays

  Mondays, 1 PM - 3 PM

  
  

  Six weeks:

  • February 10th, 24th
  • March 10th, 24th
  • April 7th, 21st

  Members: $235

  Non-Members: $250

  Material Fee: $70 

  Enjoy experimenting with textures, colors, and design by exercising your drawing and painting skills to make mono-prints with different techniques. We will create layers by adding and subtracting ink, tracing, image transfer, stencils, collagraph, linocut, and open work time. Learn various registration methods to align your layers perfectly, and strategize your printing process to get the most out of every session. Follow the provided example or develop your ideas with the technique explored that day to make meaningful art. Open work time for your projects to emerge will allow for one-on-one assistance in a group setting. Stay creative with your fellow printmakers, and have fun in a community-minded, socially-conscious environment.
  

  Students provide:

  • Sketchbook for ideas
  • Favorite mark-making supplies
  • Photographs or magazines
  • Exacto blades & self-healing mat

  About the Instructor:

  Ingrid Marie Harbour is an interdisciplinary artist who enjoys experimenting with different mediums, including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Ingrid moved East after studying art at the UW, including drawing with notable professors Zhi Lin and Emily Gherard. While living in NYC, Ingrid worked as a teaching artist at the Art Lab at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, teaching painting to teens and adults, where she participated in the Summer Studio Scholarship Program (SSSP) annually for several summers. The SSSP included a 6-week intensive of figure drawing and oil painting, including plein air on the grounds of historical Snug Harbor in Staten Island. Now based in New Jersey, Ingrid balances life as an artist, producer, and homemaker. She is currently participating in Somerset County’s Open Air / Open Space project as a plein air landscape artist, capturing the natural beauty of local parks.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form.  All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Monday, February 3rd, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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• Kids’ Creative Collective (ages 7-12) - Session 1

  • Start
    Tuesday, February 11, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • End
    Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Kids’ Creative Collective (ages 7-12)

  Tuesdays, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

  • Feb 11th, 18th, 25th  

  
  

  Members: $220, Non-Members: $235

  Material Fee: $50

  Adults, bring your creative kid to try different techniques and make various prints together! We will explore mono-printing with foam and gel plates, collagraph-making, stamp-making, puzzle linocuts, and open work time. Attending parent or guardian participation is required for each child. Each session will feature a different method of layering water-based ink or acrylic paint to create a print that follows a socially aware prompt. Then, each pair (kid + adult) will decide what image to make using the technique explored that day. At the end of the allotted time, the group will take turns sharing their final print, explaining why they chose it and what they learned. 

  Price details: 

  The ticket price pays for the child/adult pair and the materials provided by Frontline Arts.

  Students provide:

  • Sketchbook for ideas
  • Favorite mark-making supplies
  • Photographs or magazines
    

  About the Instructor:

  Ingrid Marie Harbour is an interdisciplinary artist who enjoys experimenting with different mediums, including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Ingrid moved East after studying art at the UW, including drawing with notable professors Zhi Lin and Emily Gherard. While living in NYC, Ingrid worked as a teaching artist at the Art Lab at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, teaching painting to teens and adults, where she participated in the Summer Studio Scholarship Program (SSSP) annually for several summers. The SSSP included a 6-week intensive of figure drawing and oil painting, including plein air on the grounds of historical Snug Harbor in Staten Island. Now based in New Jersey, Ingrid balances life as an artist, producer, and homemaker. She is currently participating in Somerset County’s Open Air / Open Space project as a plein air landscape artist, capturing the natural beauty of local parks.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form.  All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Tuesday, February 4th, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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• Non-Toxic: Tetra Pak Intaglio Plates

  • When
    Saturday, February 15, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Non-Toxic: Tetra Pak Intaglio Plates

  Saturday, February 15th, 11 AM - 4 PM
  

  Members: $75, Non-Members: $90

  Material Fee: $35

  In this workshop, we invite you to bring one 9x12" sketch to create one shaped intaglio plate using Tetra Pak containers (such as those used for boxed milk, soy milk, almond milk, etc.). We will provide instructions on how to make each plate at home and demonstrate the necessary skills for the process. You will receive the Tetra Pak plates and Hahnemühle etching paper. We will supply all the essential tools and Akua ink, allowing you to develop one image and produce a small edition of prints. Our goal is to give you a solid understanding of the process, enabling you to incorporate it into your artistic practice. This method is in line with the Non-Toxic Initiative at Frontline Arts. This is a great workshop for the at-home printer with limited space and resources! All experience levels welcome!

  Students provide:

  Sketchbook with 1 black and white 9x12" image ideas

  About the Instructor:

  Len Merlo is a full time artist and activist living and working in South Plainfield, NJ. He has 25 years of experience teaching art in NJ Public Schools and has taught workshops in ceramics, sculpture and printmaking. He served on the Board of Directors at The Print Center of New Jersey, and The Arts Guild of New Jersey. He is also a member and workshop instructor at Frontline Arts.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Sunday, February 9th, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

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• MAXED OUT: Large Woodcuts

  • Start
    Saturday, February 22, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, May 10, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  MAXED OUT: Large Woodcuts

  Saturdays

  • Feb 22nd (virtual) 9 AM - 10:30 AM
  • March 8th (virtual) 9 AM - 10:30 AM
  • March 29th - 11 AM - 3 PM
  • May 10th - 10 AM - 4 PM

  Members: $250, Non-Members: $265

  Material fee: $65

  Over the course of three months, we will work together as a group to each create a large-scale woodcut. The maximum size for the woodcut will be compatible with our Charles Brand press, allowing us to print on a block measuring approximately 35” x 54”, or smaller, 24" x 48" or equivalent. The first two meetings will be held virtually, where we will discuss the history of woodcuts and contemporary practices, as well as develop our imagery. In the third meeting, we will gather in person as a group to transfer our images onto the woodblocks and go over carving techniques. The fourth and final meeting will occur two months later, giving each participant ample time to carve their woodblocks. At this final meeting, we will come together again to print each woodblock, assisting one another in the printing process. This class also includes an additional 6 hours of studio time that participants can use at their discretion during Frontline Arts' business hours. Frontline will provide the studio space, inks, solvents, newsprint, and a limited supply of paper or fabric for printing.

  Students provide:

  Frontline will provide a portion of the materials needed for this course. Separately, students must provide their own carving tools, woodblocks, and paper or fabric for final prints. Selections will be discussed during virtual meetings.

  About the Instructor:

  Kath Yarkosky is an educator, printmaker, and fine art printer. Her work primarily focuses on industry, labor, socio-economics, and their impacts on the environment, both physically and psychologically. Kath has been teaching at Frontline since 2022, and serves as the studio tech and production printer. She is currently the Printer at the Experimental Printmaking Institute and an adjunct professor at Lafayette College in Easton, PA.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Sunday, February 15th, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

  
  

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• Figure It Out!: All Level Figure Drawing - Session #1

  • Start
    Saturday, March 01, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, March 22, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Figure It Out!: All Level Figure Drawing

  Saturdays, 9 AM - 12 PM

  • March 1st, 8th, 15th

  Members: $170, Non-Members: $185| Model Fee: $60

  Open to artists of all drawing levels, this class offers a welcoming, light-hearted, yet academic approach to decoding the human figure. Participants will draw from a live nude model in each session and loosen up with quick gestures, then move into several short poses (2 minutes and 5 minutes) as well as longer poses (up to 1 hour in 20-minute segments). Anatomy of the skeletal and muscular systems will be observed to aid in rendering the model’s shapes and emotive expression. Using different drawing implements, successful erasing, and achieving balanced compositions on paper will be addressed. In reference to historical and master drawings, we will discuss accurate measurement for proportions, perspective, framing, and positioning as integral parts of understanding how to capture fleeting moments in space while developing your style quickly. The instructor will provide individual guidance or feedback, and at the end of each session, the participants will show their drawings for constructive feedback in a group setting.
  

  Students provide:

  • Large drawing board
  • Pad of 18”x24” Newsprint Paper
  • Pad of 18”x24” Drawing Paper
  • Vine Charcoal
  • Drawing pencils (HB, 2B, 6B, F)
  • Rubber kneaded eraser
  • Rubber eraser
  • Blending stump
  • Retractable eraser*
  • Chamois cloth*
  • *Optional

  About the Instructor:

  Ingrid Marie Harbour is an interdisciplinary artist who enjoys experimenting with different mediums, including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Ingrid moved East after studying art at the UW, including drawing with notable professors Zhi Lin and Emily Gherard. While living in NYC, Ingrid worked as a teaching artist at the Art Lab at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, teaching painting to teens and adults, where she participated in the Summer Studio Scholarship Program (SSSP) annually for several summers. The SSSP included a 6-week intensive of figure drawing and oil painting, including plein air on the grounds of historical Snug Harbor in Staten Island. Now based in New Jersey, Ingrid balances life as an artist, producer, and homemaker. She is currently participating in Somerset County’s Open Air / Open Space project as a plein air landscape artist, capturing the natural beauty of local parks.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  ADA Notice:  This specific course will be held in a room that is not ADA accessible. However, we have raised part of the funds to make it accessible in the future.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Saturday, Feb. 22nd, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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• "You ran WHAT through the press?"

  • When
    Saturday, March 01, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  "You ran WHAT through the press?"

  Saturday, March 1st, 11 AM - 4 PM
  

  Members: $130, Non-Members: $145

  Material Fee: $40

  Join us for a one-day intensive workshop where we will explore experimental printmaking techniques to create unique prints. As a group, we will experiment with various objects, including clothing, stuffed animals, plants, bubble wrap, leaves, fabric, and textures, running them through the press. Participants will work with paper lithography, pressure printing, transfer methods, and various monoprint techniques. Each individual will have the opportunity to explore their creative process. By the end of the session, every participant will have produced two 22x30” prints using unconventional methods, gaining a deeper understanding of how these techniques can enhance their creative possibilities in printmaking.

  Students provide:

  Any materials you wish to run through the press should be relatively flat. Suitable items include dried plants, paper cut-outs, clothing, and stuffed animals (without their stuffing). If you have any questions about the materials, please contact Kath at kath AT frontlinearts DOT org. Additionally, bring a sketchbook to jot down ideas and take notes. Frontline will provide the other materials needed for this course.

  About the Instructor:

  Kath Yarkosky is an educator, printmaker, and fine art printer. Her work primarily focuses on industry, labor, socio-economics, and their impacts on the environment, both physically and psychologically. Kath has been teaching at Frontline since 2022, and serves as the studio tech and production printer. She is currently the Printer at the Experimental Printmaking Institute and an adjunct professor at Lafayette College in Easton, PA.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Wednesday, February 26th, at Midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  
  

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• Cut to the Chase: Deep Dive into Reduction Linocut

  • Start
    Monday, March 03, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • End
    Monday, March 24, 2025
  •  
    8:30 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Cut to the Chase: Deep Dive into Reduction Linocut

  Mondays, March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th. 6:00 - 8:30 PM      

  Members: $210, Non-Members: $225 

  Material Fee: $40

  
  

  Discover the image-making, layering, and color possibilities of reduction linocut printmaking, while learning the tips and tricks of this challenging medium. Working with simple tools and techniques, as well as exploring the possibilities of color, artists will create an edition of three (or more)-color prints over four sessions. Some experience is suggested; beginners are welcome.

  Students provide:

  One Speedball (or similar) Linoleum Cutting Handle + Gouges (1, 2, 3, 5 & 6)

  Resource images: The imagery you provide can be as simple as clip art-style, to something more complex like a photograph, writing, a constructed image/collage, or you can work abstractly. Whatever direction you choose, you’ll be working with this same image throughout our time together. You should provide the imagery printed out onto standard copy/printer paper in either color or grayscale/black and white, at 5x7”. Of course, you are also welcome to work directly on the block after seeing the demonstration and sample images. You may find yourself inspired to work more off the cuff once at the workshop. The more variety of resource images you provide, the better, as some images may not work for this process.

  • Roll of Paper Towels

  • Apron

  • Pencil + Eraser and something in which to take notes

  • Extra Fine Point Sharpie

  • One Pad 9x12” Newsprint for transporting prints to and from the studio

  
  

  About the Instructor:

  

  Dave DiMarchi is a queer, multi-disciplinary artist working in printmaking, papermaking and sculptural book forms. Nurturing ideas into singular and editioned works, he engages in a relentless material practice. As a multi-disciplinary artist, he has exhibited works on paper, installations and books in the US and internationally. In autumn of 2022, he was announced as the Arts Council of Princeton’s Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence, through which he developed a practice of collage-based multimedia and print works. He also serves as the Arts Council’s Printmaking Studios Manager and Master Printer, and is Instructor of Printmaking at Mercer College. For nearly 15 years, he has created his own work, curated exhibitions, provided print exchange opportunities, and published fine art prints as 9INHANDPRESS, a fine art printmaking and education studio located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Sunday, February 23rd, at Midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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• Advanced Silkscreen

  • Start
    Thursday, March 06, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • End
    Thursday, March 27, 2025
  •  
    8:30 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Advanced Silkscreen

  Thursdays, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th,

  Members: $275, Non-Members: $290 

  Material Fee: $60

  Take your practice to the next level! This 4 week class will focus on creating multi-layer prints by exposing hand-drawn separations onto silkscreens. Students will learn every step of the process, plus tips and tricks for perfecting the multi-layered print. Class time will include demonstrations, one-on-one work with the instructor, group discussions, and creating a new body of work or experimenting with new ideas.

  Students provide:

  • Sharpie Oil Paint Markers, black each size
  • Pad of newsprint 11x14"
  • Pad of Stonehenge paper 11x14"
  • Pad of clear acetate 11x14"
  • Plastic containers for ink (sour cream, yogurt, takeout cups)
  • Spatulas or spoons for mixing ink
  • Sketchbook
  • Masking tape
  • You own screens (optional)
  • Specialty ink colors (optional)

  Separately, Frontline Arts provides silkscreen materials

  
  

  About the Instructor:

  Kristian Battell is an artist practicing in Jersey City, NJ. She completed her Masters of Fine Art at the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. Battell always considered herself more of a traditional printmaker, having a BFA in Printmaking and Art of the Book from Purchase College, but the pandemic has shifted her practice to sculpture and installation. These sculptures focus on climate change and upcycling the materials that surround her in her everyday life. She loves bringing this practice to a wider audience through her installations and teaching about our impact on the environment and the change we can make through art. Battell has had solo exhibitions at the Montclair Art Museum (Montclair, NJ) and Warren Community College (Washington, NJ). Select group exhibitions include the International Print Center of New York (New York, NY), Local Projects (Long Island City, NY), SlowBurn (NYC), Mana Contemporary (Jersey City, NJ), Art150 (Jersey City, NJ), Ely Center of Contemporary Art (New Haven, CT), Ice Cream Social (Port Chester, NY) and the Montclair Art Museum (Montclair, NJ). She has been artist-in-residence at ChaNorth, Frans Masereel Centrum, Newark Print Shop and Index Art Center. She is currently a teaching artist at Frontline Arts, the Montclair Art Museum, and the Visual Art Center of New Jersey.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Thursday, February 27th, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

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• Exploring Drypoint: From Drawing to Print

  • Start
    Saturday, March 08, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, March 15, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Exploring Drypoint: From Drawing to Print

  Saturday, March 8th, 15th . 11 AM - 4 PM

  Members: $215, Non-Members:$230 

  Material Fee: $50

  Explore repeatable printmaking at its easiest, most accessible form. This workshop will teach you these ins and outs of non-chemical intaglio printmaking—a centuries-old technique for translating drawings and marks into a repeatable edition of prints. Using simple skills, artists will have the opportunity to discover the ease of quick and easy intaglio printing. Along the way, artists may learn about basic viscosity printing, chine colle and exploratory inking techniques. No experience necessary; beginners are encouraged! Enrolled artists will be emailed a small list of items and images to provide closer to the start of this workshop.

  Students provide:

  - 5x7” source images, printed or drawn in grayscale with full tonal range (including darks, midtones, and highlights).

  
  

  - A selection of scratching tools such as needles, knives, screws/nails, and sandpaper/files. Many tools will be provided by the instructor, so please do not purchase anything you do not already have.

  
  

  - An apron

  - An extra fine Sharpie

  - A roll of paper towels

  - A pencil

  - A notebook or sketchbook

  
  

  Separately, Frontline Arts will provide drypoint intaglio materials, paid by the materials fee.

  
  

  About the Instructor:

  

  Dave DiMarchi is a queer, multi-disciplinary artist working in printmaking, papermaking and sculptural book forms. Nurturing ideas into singular and editioned works, he engages in a relentless material practice. As a multi-disciplinary artist, he has exhibited works on paper, installations and books in the US and internationally. In autumn of 2022, he was announced as the Arts Council of Princeton’s Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence, through which he developed a practice of collage-based multimedia and print works. He also serves as the Arts Council’s Printmaking Studios Manager and Master Printer, and is Instructor of Printmaking at Mercer College. For nearly 15 years, he has created his own work, curated exhibitions, provided print exchange opportunities, and published fine art prints as 9INHANDPRESS, a fine art printmaking and education studio located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Sunday, March 2nd, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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• Kids’ Creative Collective (ages 7-12) - Session 2

  • Start
    Tuesday, March 11, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • End
    Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Kids’ Creative Collective (ages 7-12)

  Tuesdays, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

  • March 4th, 18th, 25th 

  Members: $220, Non-Members: $2335

  Material Fee: $50

  Adults, bring your creative kid to try different techniques and make various prints together! We will explore mono-printing with foam and gel plates, collagraph-making, stamp-making, puzzle linocuts, and open work time. Attending parent or guardian participation is required for each child. Each session will feature a different method of layering water-based ink or acrylic paint to create a print that follows a socially aware prompt. Then, each pair (kid + adult) will decide what image to make using the technique explored that day. At the end of the allotted time, the group will take turns sharing their final print, explaining why they chose it and what they learned. 

  Price details: 

  The ticket price pays for the child/adult pair and the materials provided by Frontline Arts.

  Students provide:

  • Sketchbook for ideas
  • Favorite mark-making supplies
  • Photographs or magazines
    

  About the Instructor:

  Ingrid Marie Harbour is an interdisciplinary artist who enjoys experimenting with different mediums, including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Ingrid moved East after studying art at the UW, including drawing with notable professors Zhi Lin and Emily Gherard. While living in NYC, Ingrid worked as a teaching artist at the Art Lab at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, teaching painting to teens and adults, where she participated in the Summer Studio Scholarship Program (SSSP) annually for several summers. The SSSP included a 6-week intensive of figure drawing and oil painting, including plein air on the grounds of historical Snug Harbor in Staten Island. Now based in New Jersey, Ingrid balances life as an artist, producer, and homemaker. She is currently participating in Somerset County’s Open Air / Open Space project as a plein air landscape artist, capturing the natural beauty of local parks.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form.  All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Tuesday, March 4th, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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• Art & Tell - In-Person

  • When
    Wednesday, March 12, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Art & Tell - This Month In-Person

  
  Wednesday, March 12th, 6 pm - 7 pm
  
  Members: Free
  
  Art & Tell is a reworking of A2A. or Artist 2 Artist, which was developed from a desire to offer a place where artists could come together in an open and encouraging environment. Artists, who work in many varied media, have been meeting since February 2010. Newcomers are always welcome.
  
  Meetings are scheduled every month and are held virtually or in person in the gallery of Frontline Arts. During meetings, artists can share opportunities in the field, exhibitions, and other news. Artists can also share what they are working on and receive feedback if they wish. There is no pressure to share or receive formal critiques. Frontline Arts membership is required to participate in Art & Tell.
  
  Registration deadline: Wednesday, March 12th, 3 PM
  
  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

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• Quick Books & Zines: Intensive Bookmaking Workshop

  • When
    Saturday, March 22, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Quick Books & Zines: Intensive Bookmaking Workshop

  Saturday, March 22nd, 10am-4pm

  Members: $130, Non-Members: $145 

  Material Fee: $30

  
  

  Dip your toes into the world of bookmaking in this non-exhaustive workshop exploring binding basics, cut-and-fold books and zines, and adhesive and stitched structures. Artists will create a suite of nearly a dozen book forms, learning the skills needed to bring bookmaking into their artmaking practice. Ample handouts, directions and resources will be provided for you to continue this artform long after the workshop! This intensive workshop is beginner-friendly, but all skill levels are encouraged!

  Students provide:

  A handful of decorative paper sheets, 18x24”; a more detailed description of paper requirements will be sent via email prior to the workshop Any bookmaking tools you have: bone folder, awl, 12-18” ruler, cutting mat, Exacto knife. The instructor will also provide these items, you do not need to purchase them if you do not already own them. Roll of Paper Towels, Pencil and notebook/sketchbook
  

  About the Instructor:

  Dave DiMarchi is a queer, multi-disciplinary artist working in printmaking, papermaking and sculptural book forms. Nurturing ideas into singular and editioned works, he engages in a relentless material practice. As a multi-disciplinary artist, he has exhibited works on paper, installations and books in the US and internationally. In autumn of 2022, he was announced as the Arts Council of Princeton’s Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence, through which he developed a practice of collage-based multimedia and print works. He also serves as the Arts Council’s Printmaking Studios Manager and Master Printer, and is Instructor of Printmaking at Mercer College. For nearly 15 years, he has created his own work, curated exhibitions, provided print exchange opportunities, and published fine art prints as 9INHANDPRESS, a fine art printmaking and education studio located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  Registration deadline: Sunday, March 16th, at Midnight

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

  
  

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• Figure It Out!: All Level Figure Drawing - Session #2

  • Start
    Saturday, March 29, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, April 12, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Frontline Arts Studios: 440 River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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  Figure It Out!: All Level Figure Drawing

  Saturdays, 9 AM - 12 PM

  • Mar 29th, April 5th, 12th
    

  Members: $170, Non-Members: $185| Model Fee: $60

  Open to artists of all drawing levels, this class offers a welcoming, light-hearted, yet academic approach to decoding the human figure. Participants will draw from a live nude model in each session and loosen up with quick gestures, then move into several short poses (2 minutes and 5 minutes) as well as longer poses (up to 1 hour in 20-minute segments). Anatomy of the skeletal and muscular systems will be observed to aid in rendering the model’s shapes and emotive expression. Using different drawing implements, successful erasing, and achieving balanced compositions on paper will be addressed. In reference to historical and master drawings, we will discuss accurate measurement for proportions, perspective, framing, and positioning as integral parts of understanding how to capture fleeting moments in space while developing your style quickly. The instructor will provide individual guidance or feedback, and at the end of each session, the participants will show their drawings for constructive feedback in a group setting.
  

  Students provide:

  • Large drawing board
  • Pad of 18”x24” Newsprint Paper
  • Pad of 18”x24” Drawing Paper
  • Vine Charcoal
  • Drawing pencils (HB, 2B, 6B, F)
  • Rubber kneaded eraser
  • Rubber eraser
  • Blending stump
  • Retractable eraser*
  • Chamois cloth*
  • *Optional

  About the Instructor:

  Ingrid Marie Harbour is an interdisciplinary artist who enjoys experimenting with different mediums, including drawing, painting, and printmaking. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Ingrid moved East after studying art at the UW, including drawing with notable professors Zhi Lin and Emily Gherard. While living in NYC, Ingrid worked as a teaching artist at the Art Lab at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, teaching painting to teens and adults, where she participated in the Summer Studio Scholarship Program (SSSP) annually for several summers. The SSSP included a 6-week intensive of figure drawing and oil painting, including plein air on the grounds of historical Snug Harbor in Staten Island. Now based in New Jersey, Ingrid balances life as an artist, producer, and homemaker. She is currently participating in Somerset County’s Open Air / Open Space project as a plein air landscape artist, capturing the natural beauty of local parks.

  Tuition Assistance: Frontline Arts is now offering tuition assistance to eligible candidates. To apply, please fill out this form. All submissions must be completed by the sign up deadline.

  ADA Notice:  This specific course will be held in a room that is not ADA accessible. However, we have raised part of the funds to make it accessible in the future.

  Registration deadline: Saturday, Mar. 22nd, at midnight 

  Location: 440 River Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876. We are across from the North Branch train station.

  
  

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