Over three sessions, this course builds on foundational printmaking skills and introduces participants to the professional process of reduction printmaking. You’ll explore the techniques behind planning, staged carving, and printing multiple layers from a single block—developing both technical skill and creative decision-making.
The course emphasizes colour sequencing, precise registration, and intentional layering, guiding you through the evolution of your image as it transforms with each reduction. Designed for those ready to move beyond beginner techniques, participants will gain hands-on experience with a method widely used by professional printmakers, while cultivating a deeper understanding of composition, texture, and colour interplay.
By the end of the course, you’ll complete a cohesive reduction print and leave with both a finished artwork and enhanced insight into this dynamic, irreversible printmaking process.
Date:
Wednesdays, April 15, 22 and April 29, 2026
Time:
6:30–8:30 PM
Ages:
18+
Location:
Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens
Pricing:
Member: $148.75
Non-member: $175
(All materials are provided)
18+
Thursdays: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
All classes will be conducted in the Main Floor Education Centre and occasionally outside in Gairloch Gardens. Drop-off will be outside of the Education Centre at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Road East, 2 km from downtown Oakville.
Requests for a program registration cancellation that are eligible for a full refund must be made in writing at least 14 days or more prior to the start date of the program. There are no refunds for cancellations requested less than 14 days before the program begins.
Oakville Galleries reserves the right to cancel or combine classes if a minimum enrollment number is not met. If Oakville Galleries cancels a program, registrants will be notified up to a week prior to the start of the program and registrants will be offered a full refund.
In the event that a participant is unable to attend a scheduled class during the scheduled program, make-up dates, refunds, or credits will not be provided.
PRICING:
Member: $148.75
Non-Member: $175
Registration fee includes all art materials and professional art instruction.
