offers
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autumn & winter
2025 | 2026
Yay! The new program from August 2025 to March 2026 is here!
If you're interested in something, you can sign up directly on our website. If you have any questions, please email us at erlenwerk@posteo.de.
We share short-term offers that aren't included in the program on Instagram and our homepage. We also have a quarterly newsletter in which we regularly share our experiences and ideas. It's always worth checking in and signing up for our newsletter.
Upon request, we also offer individually designed projects, birthdays and other events for adults and children as well as workshops for groups.
Interested? Simply click on an offer and go directly to the course description...
Monotopia
Mondays* from 4 to 5:30 pm
We can probably only learn to play from you children. That's why you show us adults how it's done: playing with color. Adults and children can engage in a dialogue with themselves and with each other through monotype. Working on copper plates is versatile, and we'll immerse ourselves in a different monotopia each time.
Children from 2 years accompanied
Price: One adult + one child 24€
Material costs per unit 5€
Instructor: Käthe Weinmann
and Sarah Steuer
* Excluding public holidays and school holidays
Photo: Judith Ziegenthaler
jede
Woche
Open workshop evening
Fridays from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
The Open Workshop offers you the opportunity to continue working on your own project. After a brief introduction to independent work in the alder workshop, you can label and print your lithographic stones, or continue working on your letterpress, intaglio, or hand-binding projects. The paper workshop is also available to course participants.
Prerequisite: Completed course participation is required. If you haven't attended a course with us before, previous experience in the workshops is desirable. In this case, please contact us in advance. A brief registration is required.
Price: 22 € per evening + material according to consumption
Director: Ana Pireva
jede
Woche
Cold Needle
Thursdays 28.08. - 25.09. | 7:00-8:30 p.m. (5 sessions)
Drypoint etching is a graphic intaglio printing process, a form of etching. A strong needle is used to scratch directly into the metal plate without etching. Depending on the pressure, different line thicknesses can be created. On either side of the scratched line, the displaced material rises up, forming a sharp ridge. During the printing process, ink remains attached to this fine ridge alongside the actual line. This is the special characteristic of drypoint etching and is worth getting to know.
Price: 150 € | 40 € materials
Course leader: Käthe Weinmann
jeden
Monat
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Under high pressure
Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
August 18 to September 22, 2025 (6 dates)
The oldest printing technique shines with its clear forms and color surfaces. A wooden or linoleum plate is worked with a knife, like a stamp. This technique, in particular, allows for a new exploration of color and the creation of a multitude of variations.
Price: 180€ | 30€ materials
Instructor: Käthe Weinmann
AUGUST
TIEFDRUCKGEBIET *
Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
Intaglio printing is a printing process in which
recesses are added to a metal plate by scratching or etching
, which serve as ink carriers during the printing process
.
TIEFDRUCKGEBIET is all about different
techniques for creating these indentations in the plate, as well as
various printing techniques.
1. Tiefdruck- consultationhour
03.09. | 10.09. | 17.09.25 | 24.09.25 (individually bookable)
max. 2 people
The last time you printed an etching was many years ago, and now you can't quite remember how it was done? Perhaps you've already taken a gravure printing course at erlenwerk, but still don't feel entirely confident about printing?
Then come along to the GRAVURE PRINTING consultation hour. Sarah will help you with any questions or concerns you may have about gravure printing and support you through the printing process.
Price €40 per evening | plus material costs
2 . Chine Collé - Intaglio printing and collage
29 October | 5 November | 12 November | 26 November (4 sessions)
Here, collage and printing come together.
In four sessions, you will learn how an etching is created, how it is printed and how different types of paper can be glued onto it during the printing process.
Price: €200 | €18 materials
2. The Hayter technique - multicolour printing from one plate
28 January | 4 February | 25 February | 4 March | 11 March (5 sessions)
The Hayter technique is almost forgotten in the field of intaglio printing. However, it offers many possibilities. Here, three colours are printed from one plate in a single printing process. In this course, you will learn different etching techniques, as well as the special printing process of the Hayter technique.
Price: €250 | €24 materials
Instructor: Sarah Steuer
*The course is suitable for adults and young people aged 16 and over.
Photo: Judith Ziegenthaler
SEPTEMBER
Black art*
Thursdays from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
1. Ink on paper
October 16 - October 30, 2025 (3 dates)
Working with ink: A struggle for some, but a source of immense variety for others! As one of the oldest colors and means of expression, it has been a part of art history for centuries. Ink is used in various thicknesses and materials, from opaque to translucent, flowing to dry.
Are you ready to embark on the journey of ink and make it your unique means of expression? Join us!
Price: 150 € | 30 € materials
2. Calligraphy
13.11. - 27.11.25 (3 dates)
Writing is an act of drawing. At the core of every character, every letter, is the line. In this course, we will explore the main components of the character: the line and the point. Using a brush, quill, and black ink on paper, we will explore strokes and repetitions to explore the abstract aspects of writing and transform calligraphy into an experience.
Price: 150 € | 30 € materials
* The course is suitable for adults and young people aged 16 and over
Director: Ana Pireva
SEPTEMBER
Cold Needle
Thursdays 28.08. - 25.09. | 7:00-8:30 p.m. (5 sessions)
Drypoint etching is a graphic intaglio printing process, a form of etching. A strong needle is used to scratch directly into the metal plate without etching. Depending on the pressure, different line thicknesses can be created. On either side of the scratched line, the displaced material rises up, forming a sharp ridge. During the printing process, ink remains attached to this fine ridge alongside the actual line. This is the special characteristic of drypoint etching and is worth getting to know.
Price: 150 € | 40 € materials
Course leader: Käthe Weinmann
SEPTEMBER
Photo: Judith Ziegenthaler
Drawing
The art of holding on
Tuesdays 02.09 - 30.09.25 | 11.11 - 25.11.25 | 05.01 - 26.01.26 | 18:30 - 20:30
Sundays 12 - 19 October 2025 | 7 - 21 February 2026 | 3:00 - 5:00 PM
In the drawing, thoughts and impressions become visible and tangible.
This is how we aim to give space to our inner selves. As we work, we focus on the fundamental elements of drawing, including perspective, form, line, shading, and proportion. Each session combines practical exercises, inspiring discussions, and the study of exciting artists as examples.
The courses take place on the premises of the Erlenwerk. In October and February, we'll also immerse ourselves in a new environment and draw directly in the museum!
Sessions at Erlenwerk: Tuesdays
September: Still Life
November: Plants
January: Portrait
Sessions in the Museum: Sundays
Meeting points in October:
12.10. Japanese Palace
19.10. Albertinum
Meeting point in February:
Japanese Palace
Participation in individual sessions is also possible.
Advance registration is required.
Price: 36€ per session | Bring your own drawing materials
* The course is suitable for adults and young people aged 14 and over
Instructor: Ana Pireva
OKTOBER
Photo: Judith Ziegenthaler
Photo: Judith Ziegenthaler
Foto : Sarah Steuer
Photo: Sarah Steuer
Are you interested in taking a course at Erlenwerk?
Register now! Either here or by email to erlenwerk@posteo.de!
We look forward to seeing you.
Ana, Sarah and Käthe