Apprenticeships
Summer: May 24th - July 2nd
Winter: January - February
The Aesthetic Union is now offering a 6-week apprenticeship course for one lucky person in the winter and summertime! In this course, you will learn all you’d ever want about not just letterpress printing but operating a small art and community-focused business. Bonus: most colleges will accept this course for an internship credit! Bonus bonus: you’ll be able to make two personal projects! (usually a greeting card and an 11”x17” print). Apprentices get a share to take and sell for themselves.
Some topics that will be covered are…
Inks and the Pantone color system
Letterpress printing
More than you’d ever like to know about paper!
Typesetting
Design for letterpress printing
Photopolymer platemaking
Lino block printing
Small business marketing
The importance of packaging
This is an unpaid apprenticeship, however, we do offer a percentage of greeting card sales and 50% of the AU Edition 11” x 17” print.
If you would like to apply, please send us your cover letter, CV, and portfolio to
info@theaestheticunion.com