Start Printing at Polka! Press

Polka! Press offers three different levels for getting involved and printing in our studio depending on your experience level, project scope, and long term interest. Our monthly screenprinting workshops give you an opportunity to learn (or relearn!) foundational printmaking skills and get your feet wet and fingers inky. Punch cards allow artists with printmaking expertise a chance to print one-off projects in our space during bimonthly open studio times. Finally, full studio membership grants you 24/7 studio access and other benefits, pending approval of your application by the cooperative.

Screen Printing Workshops

Open to all levels, this process-based workshop will emphasize the basics of screen printing while empowering you as a creator. An experienced screen printer will lead you through the steps of creating a print on paper. You will create a group designed print, learn how to coat a screen, use the exposure unit, and print a one-layer print. Ink and paper are included in the cost of the workshop. Join us to learn, collaborate and create! 

Please contact us for more information about our next class, or check out our calendar.

IMPORTANT: Please register at least 24 hours before any Screen Printing Workshop. Polka Press cannot honor late registrations.

TO REGISTER AND PAY: Email polkapressmadison@gmail.com

$75 includes all materials

Polka! Punch Cards

Do you already know how to screenprint? Do you want to print a project at Polka! Press but aren’t ready to commit to a monthly membership? Our punch cards are for you! Each punch card includes 6 punches for 30 minutes each, and are usable during our open studios on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Polka! lab monitors will be available during open studio time to help orient you in the studio, but you are expected to have the printing skills needed to complete your project.

$60 per punch card, 6 punches for 30 minutes each
TO SIGN UP FOR AN OPEN STUDIO TIME: Email polkapressmadison@gmail.com

Polka! Press Membership

Polka! Press members enjoy 24/7 access, unlimited use of collective equipment, and some individual storage space. Members may also offer classes within the Polka! studio, participate in member skill shares, and sell artwork at Polka! events. Polka! Members are expected to come with printmaking skills - screenprinting, letterpress, or etching, - participate in the cooperative through monthly meetings and events, and contribute to rent and upkeep through a monthly $85 fee.

Interested in becoming a member? Send a completed membership application to polkapressmadison@gmail.com.