with Drew Greene

Show appreciation to your loved ones with a hand-made print!

In this exciting hands-on workshop you’ll learn the ins and outs of designing a relief print. Learn the art of hand carving relief blocks and printing them by hand or on a table-top press. You’ll be printing your blocks onto cards that you can write meaningful letters and notes in, to gift to the people you care about most! Your blocks will be yours to take home and continue to print with your newly acquired skills. All supplies will be provided, just bring your creativity and excitement!

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with Katie Woodward

Get into the holiday spirit by designing and printing your own folded paper ornaments!

In this fun, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the art of linoleum block carving and relief printing. Katie will guide you on designing your sketches, carving them into linoleum blocks, and hand printing your designs onto paper. Then, you’ll transform your printed papers into beautiful folded ornaments — perfect for decorating your home for the holidays or giving as handmade gifts.

All materials and tools will be provided, and your carved block is yours to keep for future printing projects.

Photo credit Maarit Hänninen

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with Krista Narciso

Learn bookbinding and make book ornaments for the holidays. In this workshops, participants will have time to make two books -- one mini to hand on the tree and fill with this year's memories, and one large that can be used as an intentional journal, sketchbook, or notebook in the new year. No experience necessary, all materials and tools will be provided.

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with Jenni Freidman

Give holiday gifts this year wrapped with your own handmade wrapping paper!

In this super fun hands-on workshop, you’ll design and carve your own original linoleum blocks and use them to create unique wrapping paper AND gift tags. Learn to take your ideas from sketch, to block to hand printing your design on sheets of paper. We will have everything you need for this workshop on hand, just bring your ideas, creativity and enthusiasm. Your reusable blocks are yours to take home, perfect for future printing and sharing with friends.

No experience necessary, just bring your great energy and holiday spirit!

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Save the date for an HPC Studio Sale during Open Studio Hartford! Prints, books, supplies, printing equipment, even presses and more! Saturday, November 15 from 10:00am-4:00pm and Sunday, November 16 from 12:00-4:00pm. Free workshops sponsored by Sustainable CT will run in conjunction with the sale.

Save the date for an HPC Studio Sale during Open Studio Hartford! Prints, books, supplies, printing equipment, even presses and more! Saturday, November 15 from 10:00am-4:00pm and Sunday, November 16 from 12:00-4:00pm. Free workshops sponsored by Sustainable CT will run in conjunction with the sale.

Join us for our third annual floral printing pop-up at HPC board member Zoe Chatfield’s garden! Pick, press, and print your own homegrown florals using gel plate printmaking. Open to all ages and experience levels. This event is a fundraiser for HPC; your donation supports overhead for our co-op studio.

Join us for a live block printing demo and print your own on our traveling printing press!

Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that uses coated paper and sunlight to produce blue prints and works with pressed plants, found objects, or photographic negatives.

Please call the library to register: (860) 290-4329

Try floral printing with Gelli plates and colorful paint at the West End Farmer’s market.

Drop by and make your own letterpress or block printed card with us!

Print your own bookmark on our mini portable printing press, or make your own book at our zine folding station!

Come see us at Hartford Prints! Mother’s Day Market! We’ll have our pop-up printing press where you can print your own Mother’s Day card, and prints for sale by 20 different local artists. All proceeds from the sale of prints benefit our new free Community Workshop Series.

Come see us at JunkPot Studio’s Spring Market! We’ll have our pop-up printing press where you can print your own card, and prints for sale by 20 different local artists. All proceeds from the sale of prints benefit our new free Community Workshop Series.

Join HPC instructor Katie Woodward for a Linoleum Printmaking Workshop at the Windsor Public Library. Please call the library at 860-285-1910 to register.

Join us for the grand opening of our studio space and open house! Drop in anytime between 12-6pm on April 26 to make your own book, print on one of our presses, make your own seed packet, see print artwork by more than 20 different artists, and more! There will prints, hand-bound books, and limited edition HPC merch for sale, plus a raffle and silent auction. All proceeds help fund our operating costs, sliding scale membership program, and community workshop series. RSVP here.

Learn pamphlet book binding in this workshop with Jenni Freidman. Registration is free, please call the library to register at (860) 668-3896.

Join us in our new studio space for a potluck zine making and community building hang! Suggested items to bring and share: a food dish, magazines, stickers, copy paper, writing/coloring materials, paper products, rent donation of $5-15.

Print your own Valentines with the Hartford Press Co-op! We are excited to bring our mini printing press to Hartford Prints! for Galentines Day Downtown! Print your own for a suggested donation of $5-10 per print, and shop our selection of handprinted, limited edition artwork created by more than 20 different local artists. Artist prints range from $30-50. Attendees to the event will receive a special 14% discount on artist prints. All proceeds help us fund our newly opened community printmaking and book arts studio, located at 56 Arbor St. in Hartford.

Join HPC’s Alexis Crowley for a Valentine themed linoleum printmaking workshop at the Manchester Public Library. This is a free program, please call the library to register at 860-643-2471.

HPC’s Katie Woodward will be at Vinyl Revival Night at Back East Brewing! Stop by the HPC table to make a print for a donation on our mini printing press.

Make a hand-printed, spooky themed holiday card or gift tag with HPC at Krampus Don’t Care Holiday Bazaar, hosted by Seven Ravens Tattoo.

HPC board member Alexis Crowley will be representing HPC at Tate’s Holiday Pop-up Shop in Middletown. Stop by the HPC table and pick up a print or merch made by one of our artists.

Join us on Pratt St. with Hecho by Helena and Gentle Bull Shop! Make a festive print (or two, or three) on our portable press, and fold your own zine to home, available in English or Spanish.