Alternative Printmaking & Archive Building (TF, 5 Sessions)
Adult Tuition-Free Class | Registration opens Monday, July 13, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
This free tuition course is a multi-media alternative printmaking* and photo archive class centered around reconnecting with our familial lineage. Within this space participants will engage in creating prints ,utilizing alternative printmaking techniques, of their family photos, documentation, family/friend recipes, photos of Philadelphia and so much more. Along with this we will be discussing the importance of the archive and how to maintain your own archives as they grow and change over time!
*Alternative printmaking refers to experimental and non-traditional printmaking techniques.
What You Will Learn:
- History of printmaking as a fine art medium
- Basic fundamental skills in printmaking
- Documentation and research of archives
- Alternative printmaking techniques, like monoprinting, gelli printing, drypoint on acrylic, botanical-prints, collage with collagraphs and more!
- Drawing techniques
- - Fine ballpoint pen, something like this
- Printmaking paper, something like this
The instructor will provide materials on the first week of class, all materials must be purchased by the second week of the term. Additional personal items for the class will be discussed during the first session.
Justin Keller
Justin J. Keller (born in Montgomery County, 1999) is a printmaker, visual artist, educator and archivist currently working in Philadelphia. His practice revolves around the understandings and misunderstandings we experience when observing our familial lineage and communities we reside in . Comprehending history in any context requires access to accurate documentation of the location, people, architecture, etc. of whichever time period we are currently investigating. When we attempt to impart that knowledge to other human beings it often leads to miscommunication and misinformation. Keller uses this space of illegibility as inspiration for his multi-layered works. Keller graduated from Tyler School of Art with a BFA in Printmaking in 2022. He has taught printmaking at several institutions along with facilitating his own educational public printmaking workshops .