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Intro to Copper Etching: Softground (October)

Intro to Copper Etching: Softground

If you love drawing and want to learn more about etching but aren’t sure where to start, this is the perfect workshop! Soft ground etchings are an approachable way to create an image since the image is drawn, using a regular pencil, directly onto a piece of drawing paper that is on top of a coated copperplate. This process produces prints with beautifully soft quality, fluid marks and excellent control over line weight and pressure. While the focus is on guiding you through the entire process of soft ground etching, the goal is to have fun, gain comfortability with the materials and the studio, and to get all your questions answered. Participants should arrive with an original drawing (line work with simple tonal range) at 7X7” that they are ready to turn into an etching.

General Tuition: $210
Pay It Forward: $235
Scholarship Tier I (Limited): $160
Scholarship Tier II (Limited): $185

Accessibility Notice –
This class takes place in the Heinz Printmaking Studio which is located on the third floor and requires participants to climb two flights of stairs. This class may require materials or processes that are hazardous for animals. Please email classes@kala.org prior to enrolling so we can assess if we are able to accommodate you and your service animal safely and efficiently.

  • Tuition: $210
  • Location: Heinz Printmaking Studio
  • Instructor: Megan Broughton
  • 1 Classes
  • Saturday, October 4, 2025
  • 10:00AM — 4:00PM
  • $15 Materials Fee - Payable to the instructor on the first day

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About the Instructor:

Megan Broughton (b. 1990, California) is a multidisciplinary artist addressing the climate crisis, loss, transformation, and the sublime. She uses ice, fog, and air currents to underline our daily environments at risk. Her work stems from onsite study in the Arctic, whose materiality shapes and influences her practice. Exhibition highlights include shows at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Richmond Art Center, and Crocker Kingsley Exhibitions. Residencies include MaréMotrice in Greenland, The Arctic Circle Residency in Svalbard, and In Cahoots in Petaluma, CA. Megan holds a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and worked in arts education for 13 years, most recently at The Oxbow School. Megan is a 2023/2024 California Arts Council Emerging Individual Artist Fellow and lives/works in San Francisco.