Women's Studio Workshop

Women's Studio Workshop Since 1974, WSW has run artist residency, internship, and education programs in printmaking, papermaking, ceramics, letterpress, photography, and book arts.

Women’s Studio Workshop is a visual arts organization that runs residency and internship programs, intensive Summer Art Institute workshops, year-round ceramics classes, an award-winning art education program, and a sustainable ArtFarm for growing papermaking fibers. Since 1974, WSW has operated studios for printmaking, hand papermaking, silkscreen, ceramics, letterpress, photography, and book arts.

Save the date for “Cosmic Queer,” opening on Friday, October 6th, 6-8 pm, a solo exhibition by Boston-based artist Maria...
09/03/2026

Save the date for “Cosmic Queer,” opening on Friday, October 6th, 6-8 pm, a solo exhibition by Boston-based artist Maria Molteni. Molteni will be weaving together recent works that highlight their intersection of interests in the cosmos, q***r identity, and relationship with the Divine (and divination) and syncretic- the merging of beliefs and thoughts- Catholic studies and practices.

🚨Two weeks left to see “Rock, Paper, Sister,” featuring work by Kate Bingaman-Burt and Elizabeth Saloka in our gallery -...
09/03/2026

🚨Two weeks left to see “Rock, Paper, Sister,” featuring work by Kate Bingaman-Burt and Elizabeth Saloka in our gallery - you don’t want to miss this!🚨

In highlighting the overlooked and the everyday, both artists' work suggests that even the smallest acts of attention can shape how we understand our lives. Curated by WSW’s Special Collections and Public Engagement Manager, Faythe Levine.

📅On view through September 18, 2026
📍Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston, NY
⏰Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM (or by appointment)

Fall is quickly approaching, and with that comes the return of Meet & Make craft nights! To kick off the season, we’re t...
09/02/2026

Fall is quickly approaching, and with that comes the return of Meet & Make craft nights! To kick off the season, we’re thrilled to bring back Mend with a Friend on September 14th. 🧵🪡👕👖✂️💫

Please RSVP if you plan on attending. This will help us best prepare the amount of supplies and snacks to provide for the event.

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Meet & Make at WSW is a time to gather in community and dedicate time to making together. Bring a friend or make some new ones while attending! Meetings are once a month on Mondays between 6PM to 8PM, drop in or stay awhile.

Materials, snacks, and refreshments will be provided, no experience needed, and skillshare is encouraged!

Our mission with Meet & Make is to create a safe, fun “third space,” and make crafting accessible to all! Meet & Make nights fully fund themselves, meaning all donations we receive go directly back into the program.

Link in bio to learn more.

09/01/2026

WSW cofounder Ann Kalmbach Ann Kalmbach is here to tell you a little more about the Tower of Babel that has popped up outside our campus. You can spot the others next to the Rail Trail, the Rosendale Library Rosendale Library, NY, USA, O+ O+ (O Positive), and a secret fifth location👀 Keep your eyes peeled around Kingston and Rosendale over the next few weeks to spot it!

Accompanying each tower is a sign that reads:

“The US government has banned over 250 words that are no longer acceptable to use in federal documents. KaKeART, Ann Kalmback Ann Kalmbach & Tatana Kellner Tatana Kellner, believe these words are essential to appreciate and enjoy our human diversity and uniquely American culture.

We have constructed, with the structural engineering help from Robert Woodruff, and administrative support from the Rosendale Library, 5 towers of Babel displayed throughout our community. Each tower has 50 words randomly selected from Pen America’s evolving list.

This project is also made possible in part with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.”

See you in Maine this weekend for the New England Art Book Fair New England Art Book Fair! Come say hi to our Collection...
08/31/2026

See you in Maine this weekend for the New England Art Book Fair New England Art Book Fair!

Come say hi to our Collections Manager Faythe Levine at the fair held at SPACE Gallery SPACE Gallery! If you have questions about our programming and opportunities, it’s the perfect opportunity to ask in person, and we’ll have some of our newer publications for you to check out, including the recently released “WET Vol. 2” by Meg Turner Meg Turner. PLUS a beautiful mock-up of “The ‘Pause Apothecary” by Macon Reed Macon Reed. Stay tuned for its release in the coming weeks👀

🚨Hot Tip: We’ll have a limited number of catalogs from our 50th anniversary exhibition for sale in person for a special fair price of $10!

📍SPACE Gallery
538 Congress St, Portland, ME
📆Friday, September 4, 5-8PM
📆Saturday, September 5, | 11AM-4PM

You are cordially invited to Autumn Luminary: an artmaking fundraiser to support Women’s Studio Workshop! As we move tow...
08/27/2026

You are cordially invited to Autumn Luminary: an artmaking fundraiser to support Women’s Studio Workshop! As we move towards the darker days of winter, we invite you to gather in community and decorate a lantern with us to illuminate the way forward and support artists.

🕯️Sunday, October 18th, 2026
🕯️ 4 PM - Sundown
🕯️722 Binnnewater Lane, Kingston, NY 12401

This year we aim to shine a light on the enduring and trailblazing work of Sara Pasti Sara Pasti, Kingston Ward 1 Councilwoman, former Director of the Samuel Dorsky Museum, and Vice Chair of the Ulster County Arts & Culture Advisory Council.

Join us in honoring Sara with a celebratory evening of gourmet food by artist and chef Lexa Walsh Lexa Walsh, wine courtesy of Boulevard Wine & Spirits Boulevard Wine & Spirits, music, and a silent auction of ceramic candleholders, lamps, and more by artists from our community.

To get tickets, visit https://wsworkshop.org/autumn-luminary/

Cat Willett Cat Willett designed the beautiful risograph invitations, and they were printed on-site at WSW.

Let’s take a moment to meet the artists of our upcoming exhibition, “Inventory,” featuring work by WSW’s Studio Interns ...
08/26/2026

Let’s take a moment to meet the artists of our upcoming exhibition, “Inventory,” featuring work by WSW’s Studio Interns Ruth Marks ruth :), Daniella Porras Daniella Porras, and HeidiDaniella Porrasidi. Join us for the opeHeidireception this Friday!

Heidi D. Tejeda Mata is a printmaker from Southern California. Her work documents her life as a young second-generation Mexican-American woman, drawing from cherished yet troubled memories surrounding adolescence and her relationship to womanhood, family, her ethnic home, and food. She joins fragments to create narratives that speak to the perseverance of Mexican immigrant families, underscoring and affirming that value, beauty, and joy are inherently present in otherwise marginalized existences. Her work takes on a modest, delicate appearance with a bittersweet undertone. Through a juxtaposition of loose and rigid mark-making and forms, the use of both warm and cool colors, and consideration of the printed material, she both softens and sharpens the impact of the real stories of personal, socioeconomic, and cultural struggle that shape each image.

📅Friday, August 28th, 6-8PM
📍Front Room, WSW, 722 Binnewater Ln, Kingston

And just like that, Summer Art Institute has come to an end🏡⭐🌀 As always, we had so many incredible workshops and so muc...
08/25/2026

And just like that, Summer Art Institute has come to an end🏡⭐🌀 As always, we had so many incredible workshops and so much fun with you. Thank you to everyone who made this such an incredible summer🩷 Until next year…

Check out a glimpse of what was happening in the studios last week…
+ “Painting through Print” with Karen Lederer Karen Lederer
+ “Printing to Infinity: Creating Repeat Patterns” with Elizabeth Castaldo Elizabeth Castaldo
+ “Many Hands: Collaborative Pulp Painting” with Kelly Taylor Mitchell Kelly Taylor Mitchell

Missed out on this year’s workshops? Become a WSW member and receive early registration access for all classes and workshops! Visit www.wsworkshop.org to join. Link in bio.

We’re just two weeks away from the New England Art Book Fair New England Art Book Fair, and we’re stoked to bring our pu...
08/24/2026

We’re just two weeks away from the New England Art Book Fair New England Art Book Fair, and we’re stoked to bring our publications to Maine for the first time📚💫

Come say hi to our Collections Manager Faythe Levine at the fair held at SPACE Gallery SPACE Gallery! If you have questions about our programming and opportunities, it’s the perfect opportunity to ask in person, and we’ll have some of our newer publications for you to check out, including the recently released “WET Vol. 2” by Meg Turner Meg Turner, and a beautiful mock-up of the soon-to-be-released “The Pause Apothecary” by Macon Reed Macon Reed. See ya soon, Portland, Maine!

🚨Psst… We’ll have a limited number of catalogs from our 50th anniversary exhibition for sale in person for a special fair price of $10!

📍SPACE Gallery
538 Congress St, Portland, ME
📆Friday, September 4, 5-8PM
📆Saturday, September 5, | 11AM-4PM

Let’s take a moment to meet the artists of our upcoming exhibition, “Inventory,” featuring work by WSW’s Studio Interns ...
08/20/2026

Let’s take a moment to meet the artists of our upcoming exhibition, “Inventory,” featuring work by WSW’s Studio Interns Ruth Marks ruth :), Daniella Porras Daniella Porras, and HeidiDaniella Porrasidi. Mark your calendarsHeidithe opening reception on August 28th!

Daniella Porras-Sholes is a multidisciplinary artist who creates sculptures and prints exploring her need to desperately hold onto memories and spaces before they inevitably vanish. By using handmade overbeaten paper to print on while it is wet or to cast over found objects, she attempts to capture a moment using materials that repel the very act of control. The paper decides what details get carried into the final piece, making her confront her own inability to keep something the same. Paper holds memory, but it is malleable, echoing how humans remember. This uncontrollable process of papermaking distorts, shrivels and pulls away, mimicking in a physical form how fickle memory is. By taking objects or photos from her own environment, she creates site-specific work, painstakingly adhering the paper to an object that attempts to do what will never be possible: replicate a moment in time.

📅Friday, August 28th, 6-8PM
📍Front Room, WSW, 722 Binnewater Ln, Kingston

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722 Binnewater Lane
Kingston, NY
12401

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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