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Training and Workshops

QUESTION:  What do fine art serigraphs, shower doors, solar cells, snowboards, stereos, circuit boards, street banners, waterskis, control faceplates, CDs & DVDs, stops signs, t-shirts, textiles and the instrument panel of your car all have in common?  

C’MON…….YOU KNOW THE ANSWER….Good ol’ screenprinting, silkscreening, serigraphy, mitography….whatever you want to call it! We call it the most versatile and innovative printing method known. If you want to learn how to do it, read on…

SCREEN PRINTING is the preferred and most efficient method of transfering designs, images, and conductive or specialized inks and coatings on to an amazingly diverse assortment of materials and products. Modern screen printing is an integral part of secondary manufacturing and graphics production worldwide. It’s used everywhere in our everyday world, but strangely, it’s very hard to find training opportunities outside of a university or college, with many of those only printing art on paper with primitive equipment.  

At Squeegeeville, we provide beginning and advanced workshops and training to allow students to screenprint many items, whether they are working in a large factory, a home studio or a small business. Our students have ranged from kids to college professors, teachers to technicians in a glass factory, artists, scientists, and everyone in between. Many have gone on to successfully open or grow t-shirt shops and art printing studios, or enhance production in a range of screenprinting applications in an equally diverse group of businesses: Canadian Security and Public Safety Department, display manufacturers, mainframe computer and industrial housing manufacturers, glass and ceramic manufacturers, flag and banner printers, fine art printers, and remote Native artists in Canada’s north.    

“The goal of our courses is to provide a working understanding of contemporary screen printing production and introduce new ideas, processes, equipment, techniques, and information sources that will help students improve and expand their printing abilities, whatever level of instruction they require.  I hope to give people the ability to get closer to that elusive ‘perfect’ print, whether they’re printing art, fabric, signs, manufactured goods, or just trying to have a bit more fun when they screen print. We can show participants how to do it on inexpensive home set-ups, or provide advanced training in specialized techniques on automated equipment.”

- Andy MacDougall

  • Art Print Experience

    If you are a practicing artist, capable of creating your own films, have rudimentary screen printing knowledge or a strong desire to learn, and want to take an active roll in the printing of your Limited Edition, we offer a unique train and print opportunity...

  • Specialized Training

    In many cases people or companies want specific training that relates to their product or production process...

  • Traveling Courses

    Over the past few years, we have traveled to California, Austin and Houston in Texas, Seattle, the Yukon, Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Stratford, Montreal, and quite a few other locations to conduct training courses and printing demonstrations...

  • 2010 Screenprinting Workshops

    Each year, Squeegeeville Studio presents training courses and workshops to fit the needs of people who want to learn more about the art, technology, and methods employed using the screenprinting process...