Carborundum Gel Printing and Mezzotype
2021-04-10 09:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | NC
Discover an exciting and innovative approach to carborundum printing with the Akua Carborundum Gel. Elements of collagraphy and screen printing join together to provide new creative possibilities. The premixed ready-to-use Carborundum Gel offers a reliable medium that yields fine, sharp details and rich, velvety areas of color. In this workshop, we will explore addition techniques where Carborundum Gel is applied to the plate with various tools. We will also practice the reduction technique of carborundum mezzotype, using a screen printing screen. This process imitates traditional mezzotint. We will print with fume-free water and soy based Akua inks and modifiers.
This course gives you the right to a $35 special price for Fridays at the Studio.
Saturdays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 2021
24 hours course, material included
Prerequisite: none
250$ CAD
Registration:
https://ateliercirculaire.org/product/gravure-et-mezzotype-au-gel-carborundum-carborundum-gel-printing-and-mezzotype-p21/

Carving Clinic - Virtual Workshop
2021-04-10 13:30 - 15:00 | NC
Ever look at someone’s Insta-perfect carve and wonder how they do it? Let’s spend 90 minutes together on Zoom and practice a few different techniques to improve your carving skills. Bring a design or image transferred onto linoleum, rubber or vinyl, some scraps to practice on and a variety of gouges and we can work together to make your carving dreams come true! Please note: there is no design or printing in this workshop, just carving practice.`
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Geometric Design Clinic-Virtual Workshop
2021-04-11 10:00 - 12:00 | NC
Up your geometric and repeat pattern design game in this two-hour drawing clinic. Bring your pencils, rulers, compasses, and most importantly, erasers and take your patterns to a new level! We will discuss shapes that tesselate, line, curves, secondary patterns and more! Note: there is NO printing in this workshop, just drawing.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Inking Clinic: perfect Prints on Every Fabric-Virtual Workshop
2021-04-11 13:30 - 15:00 | NC
Are you having trouble acheiving consistent and rich results on fabric? It is probably becuase every fabric prints differently. In this 90-inute workshop we’ll bring our favorite block, inks and brayers, and scraps of different fabrics and work thorugh inking for different fabric types to achieve optimal results on all. Note: there is no design or carving in this calss, just practice of inking techniques.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Fabric Block Printing Virtual Workshop ZOOM WORKSHOP
2021-04-17 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-05-16 15:00 - 18:00 | NC
In this three hour virtual workshop via Zoom we will learn the full process of designing, carving and printing on fabric. I will suggest that a tea towel is a great place to start, but a piece of quilting fabric would be just fine too. Any PRE-WASHED fabric item that lays flat and does not have any ruffles, textures or darts will work. We will go through the entire process together and I will teach you all of my favorite top tips.
https://linocave.com/collections/classes/products/fabric-block-printing-virtual-workshop-via-zoom
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Exploring Overlapping Patterns with Stamp Pads - Virtual Weekend Workshop
2021-05-01 11:00 - 2021-05-02 14:30 | NC
Come join me for this exploration of creating overlapping patterns with simple shapes. The small scale of stamp-making allows for deep analysis of pattern and color without rolling out ink. In this weekend workshop we will create a simple design that will create a secondary pattern when overlapped, carve it into a soft matrix and experiment with stamping it in different ways to create unique secondary patterns with our overlaps. I will provide all of my methods for creating a precise design and how to register it when printing. We will also discuss color combinations and how they affect overall designs.
Learn more https://linocave.com/pages/events

Inking Clinic: Awesome Ombrés-Virtual Workshop
2021-06-13 11:00 - 12:30 | NC
Bring your pre-carved block, your inks, tools and a fabric item to print and lets spend 90 minutes learning my signature ombré technique, a method of creating a multi-colored print using a single block, brayer and plexi. We will discuss ink ratios and color combinations that work well together. Please note: there is NO carving or designing in this workshop, just printing.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Inking Clinic: Bodacious Blend Rolls-Virtual Workshop
2021-06-13 14:00 - 15:30 | NC
Struggling with getting that perfect block printed gradient? Uneven inking? Colors not mixing as you’d hoped? There’s a reason for that—they’re not easy! In this 90 minute workshop we will troubleshoot all of the pitfalls and get you blend rolling your way to gradient perfection!
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Monotype in Motion: Stop Motion Animation for Artists with Susan Rostow (VIRTUAL WORKSHOP)
2021-07-18 - 2021-07-24 | NC
Whether you’re a painter, sculptor, printmaker or book artist, this online workshop will teach you how to bring your artwork to life through stop motion animation. This individual project-based course is great for the beginner level animator who wants to push their artistic practice to a new dimension. An emphasis will be placed on creating expressive movement with monotype mark making working directly on the printmaking plate. With the unique working properties of printmaking materials and techniques, the making of the stop motion animation can be seamed together with the addition of prints, photos, paper cut outs, collage, drawing, sculpture, and book arts. Group demos will introduce techniques for creating, editing, and sharing animations. Individual attention will be given to develop and hone your unique style. We will be working with a simple and inexpensive setup with your choice of using an iPad, iPhone, Android, PC or Mac with a web cam or camera using the Stop Motion Studio app developed by Cateater, LLC. By the end of this course, you will feel confident and inspired to continue developing further stop motion animations on your own. Here are a few examples of Susan’s animations, and here is a video talking about things you may do in class.
Contact: Jackie Knight​ jknight@massart.edu
About the Artist
Susan Rostow is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, who uses printmaking, sculpture, book arts, stop motion animation and installation to reimagine our world in a different moment in time. Her work has earned a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYSCA/NYFA), Artist Fellowship in book arts and a Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant in printmaking. Susan’s work has been exhibited worldwide and is in collections including Bookwork Collection at Yale University Art Gallery and the Library of Congress, National Print Archives.
In addition to Rostow’s active career as an artist, she is an innovative inventor of printmaking methods and materials. She is the creator of Akua inks and has made a major contribution to the practice of safer printmaking by developing and teaching printmaking methods without the use of hazardous materials all over the world. In 2012, Speedball Art Products acquired the Akua brand and Susan joined the Speedball team creating instructional videos for the
Akua Printshop YouTube Channel
www.susanrostow.com
YouTube: Susan Rostow Animation Channel
Instagram: @susanrostow

Geometric Design Clinic-Virtual Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
2021-08-21 10:00 - 2021-08-22 14:00 | NC
In this two-part workshop with Speedball Artist Susana McDonnell, we will first create a repeat geometric pattern, carve it into a rubber block and then in the second half we will learn the ins and outs of printing it on fabric successfully with saturated impressions as well as a multi-tonal inking technique. Students will leave this workshop with the skills and confidence to be able to print beautifully on fabric.

Monotype Print Workshop with Akua Inks in Iceland!
2021-10-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Íslensk Grafík, Tryggvagata 17, Reykjavik, Iceland
Contact islenskgrafik@gmail.com or amanda@amandabarrow.net for more details. The event has been postponed from the original 10/10/20 date due to the pandemic. Please check back soon for more details!

Stamp Camp-Six Week Virtual Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
2021-10-17 11:00 - 12:30 | NC
Ages: Teens-Adults
Some Previous Block Carving Experience Required
Let’s go on a stamping journey together! In this six-week class we will take our stamping to a whole new level. We will explore overlaps, transparencies, multi-part stamps, and stamps that overlap themselves. There will also be carving tutorials designed just for carving perfect stamps. This will be a deep exploration of color and different kinds of geometric patterns. We will meet for six consecutive Sundays from October 17th-November 21st from 11am-12:30pm EDT. This workshop will be recorded each week, so if you can’t make it live every time you can still print along at your leisure.
For questions, follow link below or contact (617) 515-7048

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric and paper. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Geometric Design Clinic with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
2021-10-17 14:00 - 16:00 | NC
Ages Teen-Adult
All Levels
Up your geometric and repeat pattern design game in this two-hour drawing clinic. Bring your pencils, rulers, compasses, and most importantly, erasers, and take your patterns to a new level! We will discuss shapes that tesselate, lines, curves, secondary patterns, and more!
Note: there is NO printing in this workshop, just drawing.
For more information, follow link or contact (617) 515-7048

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric and paper. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Fabric Block Printing-Virtual Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
2021-10-23 10:00 - 13:00 | NC
Ages Teen-Adult
All Levels
In this three hour virtual workshop we will learn the full process of designing, carving and printing on fabric. I will suggest that a tea towel is a great place to start, but a piece of quilting fabric would be just fine too. Any PRE-WASHED fabric item that lays flat and does not have any ruffles, textures or darts will work. We will go through the entire process together and I will teach you all of my favorite top tips.
For more information, follow event link or contact (617) 515-7048
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric and paper. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Inking Clinic: Level-Up with Ombrés and Blend Rolls—Virtual Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
2021-10-23 14:30 - 16:30 | NC
Ages Teen-Adult
Previous Block Printing Experience Required
Bring your pre-carved block, your inks, tools and a fabric item or paper to print and lets spend two hours learning my signature ombré technique, a method of creating a multi-colored print using a single brayer and plexi and about how to achieve successful blend-rolls or gradients. We will discuss ink ratios and color combinations that work well together and troubleshoot pitfalls and problems.
For more details, follow the event link or call (617) 515-7048
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric and paper. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

Carving Clinic—Virtual Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
2021-10-24 13:30 - 15:00 | NC
Carving Clinic Virtual Workshop
Ages 13-Adult
Some previous block carving experience required
Ever look at someone’s Insta-perfect carve and wonder how they do it? Let’s spend 90 minutes together and to talk tools and tool care and practice a few different techniques to improve your carving skills. I will provide you with shapes to transfer onto linoleum, rubber or vinyl and bring a variety of gouges and we can work together to make your carving dreams come true! Note: there is no design or printing in this workshop, just carving practice.
For more information, select the event link or contact (617) 515-7048
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric and paper. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.

CERAMICS MASTER CLASS with Speedball Professional Artist Network Partner Renee LoPresti
2022-01-22 - 2022-01-23 | Ah Haa School for the Arts, 155 West Pacific Ave, Telluride, 81435, United States
THIS CLASS IS SOLD OUT: WAITLIST REGISTRATION ONLY
Given the changing nature of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus, we are now requiring everyone who participates in an Ah Haa class be vaccinated and upload a copy of their vaccination card at the time of registration. Further, masks should be worn in public spaces within the building. Thank you for helping us keep everyone healthy!
Join us in welcoming internationally recognized ceramic artist, Renee LoPresti, to Telluride! In this two day workshop, we will focus on developing surface composition by layering underglazes and glaze directly onto leatherhard clay. Custom paper and reusable die-cut vinyl stencils will be used to create layered patterns, shapes, and detailed imagery. Students will be able to explore these techniques directly onto their own wheel-thrown or handbuilt surfaces. The techniques and materials used during this workshop have the flexibility to be fired to any temperature/atmosphere.
Each participant can expect to complete 2-3 small pieces on day two.
By the end of the two day workshop, each participant can expect to have 4-6 decorated pieces.
For for information, please visit https://www.ahhaa.org/calendarize/ceramics-masters-workshop-renee-lopresti-ages-16/

Resilience and Uncertainty Curated by Julio Valdez
2022-02-22 - 2022-04-14 | 200 I St SE, 200 I St SE, Washington, DC, DC, 20003, United States
Made possible by an Art Exhibition (Curatorial) Grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Resilience and Uncertainty brings together the work of six (6) contemporary artists from Washington, DC and New York City whose works shows us how essential art can be in overcoming adversity and difficult times. Working in printmaking, textiles, photography, ceramic installation and painting, their work addresses notions of resilience and uncertainty, both in the Caribbean and the United States.
ARTISTS
Felix Angel, Dominie Nash, Eric Finzi, Patricia Encarnacion, Mildor Chevalier, Ezequiel Taveras
EXHIBITION
This exhibition presents how these six artists from different generations and cultural backgrounds are coping with the turbulent times we are all experiencing since early 2020. They have overcome adversity and inner conflict, channeling these trials into amazing works of art. The selection of works exemplifies how the artists have turned the uncertainty of recent times into an incredibly prolific creative period. These works pay attention to the richness and variety of technical, conceptual and personal styles that each artist brings to the exploration of the exhibition’s theme in their chosen medium.
The exhibition includes two printmaking wall installations consisting of a selection of linoleum prints by seasoned artist, curator, and writer Felix Angel, selected from more than 200 prints he created to illustrate his most recent novel, just published by Tragaluz Editores in Colombia. The photocollages of Patricia Encarnacion will be in dialogue with the textile art of another veteran Washington artist, Dominie Nash. They both create narratives surrounding experiences with the lushness of nature, where the leaf motive is central, but arriving from different perspectives, thus triggering opposite readings.
Ezequiel Taveras’ installations made from ceramics, rope and metal are strong and crumbly at once. Taveras suggests that the heart is as ancient, stout and brittle as uncertainty and resilience themselves. The language of contemporary painting is explored in the works of the painter and illustrator Mildor Chevalier and the artist and scientist Eric Finzi, with their striking and contrasting visual surface solutions of oil on panel and epoxy resin paintings. These two painters each represent a fresh approach to their discipline. This group of artists will present a coherent and inspiring collection of thought provoking works of art to remind us of the power of art to overcome adversity and achieve resilience.
PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
Photo identification is required to enter the building. All persons must wear a mask at all times while indoors.
Exhibition Opening
Friday, February 25, 6-8 pm
Exhibition guided tour with curator and artists
Friday, March 4, 5-7 pm
Virtual poetry reading exploring the theme of the exhibition
Saturday, March 5, 2-4 pm
Non-toxic Printmaking Monotype workshop with Julio Valdez
Thursday, March 31, 3-5 pm
Closing Reception
Thursday, April 14, 6-8 pm
With music performance of “The Year of Seeing Clearly” by DC musician Eric Maring
ABOUT THE COMMISSION
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is an independent agency within the District of Columbia government that evaluates and initiates action on matters relating to the arts and humanities and encourages the development of programs that promote progress in the arts and humanities. As the official arts agency for Washington, DC, CAH is supported by District government funds and in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
ABOUT THE CURATOR
Julio Valdez has lived in Washington, DC since 2006.
As a curator, Valdez believes that exhibitions can help create community around people’s contemporary lived experience. Valdez is a painter, printmaker, teacher and mixed-media installation artist. Valdez was part of the representation of the Dominican Republic pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennial in 2019. He has presented 33 solo exhibitions and hundreds of group shows, biennials and related educational programs nationally and internationally.
Valdez has worked in many projects internationally as well as in several US locations, including New York, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Miami, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. A new museum exhibition is scheduled for Spring 2022 at the Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC.

To learn more about the exhibition: https://www.jvsprojectspace.com/exhibitions/resilience
To visit the exhibition virtually: https://publish.exhibbit.com/gallery/00074725/eye-gallery-27812/?v=20220224042202

Black History Month Printmaking Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist Stephen Wiggins
2022-02-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Artworks at the Carver Center, 522 Patterson Street, Lexington, KY, 40508, United States
Please join us in celebration of Black History Month on Saturday, February 26th for a screen-printing workshop by artist, Stephen Wiggins. You can drop-in between 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Artworks at the Carver School. The workshop will help you to create an image a Kentucky Black Author paired with one of their famous quotes to make a unique print which you can take home, that day. If you have questions or would like to reserve your place, please call (859) 425-2057.
For more information, please visit https://www.lexingtonky.gov/events/16870/black-history-screen-printing-workshop

About Stephen Wiggins:
Stephen Wiggins was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky where he started drawing at a young age and has continued practicing art throughout his life. He began painting when he was in high school and continued painting throughout his collegiate career in Berea College as an undergraduate student and then upon transferring to the University of Kentucky began to expand into the study of printmaking. He started with studying stone lithography and then learned silkscreen printmaking as a part of his studies. Upon graduating he became a member of the Bluegrass Printmakers’ Cooperative learning linocut and etching printmaking techniques. Moving to Portland, Oregon on a whim in 2008 he began to work in linocut at various fine arts printmaking open studios and also building silkscreen printmaking frames to print from home. Stephen returned to Lexington Kentucky in 2010 and then began to use the BPC studio and as well as renting space at Awesome inc. and between 2011-2013 he created rain barrels for the Bluegrass Greensource winning every year the rain barrel artist award. In 2013 he created a bourbon barrel with LexArts public arts project and in 2014 he decided to focus primarily in fine arts printmaking with linocut and silkscreen. He then showed his prints in art fairs, markets, and exhibitions regularly in the central Kentucky area and nationally. In 2015 he became the president of the Bluegrass Printmakers’ Cooperative and in 2016 he oversaw the move from the BPC from LexArts to Parks and Recreation and accepted the position of liaison between the BPC and Parks and Rec. He now hosts a podcast featuring printmaking interviews with artists, consultant to the BPC and a practicing fine arts printmaker.

Bridges Not Borders - Puentes No Fronteras
2022-03-04 - 2022-03-28 | Dark Horse Art Bar, 756 East Washington Ave., Madison, WI, 53703, United States
March 4th – 28th 2022
SGCI RECEPTION Friday March 18th, 2022 – 7pm
An exhibition of Latino printed artwork from MANO a MANO ( part of Instituto Gráfico de Chicago – IGC ) and friends.
MANO a MANO & IGC are dedicated to maintaining the critical activist tradition of Latino printmaking that unites communities of struggle around the world. It is inspired by the socio-political art of Mexico’s Taller de Grafica Popular ( The People’s Print Workshop ) and use their art as a platform to inform and generate community discourse about urgent social issues. They hold the belief that art is not separate from public life.
For more information, please visit https://www.darkhorsemadison.com/store/events/

DIY Screen Print with Speedball Demo Artist Gillian Pokalo
2022-03-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Main Line Art Center, 746 Panmure Road, Haverford, PA, 19041, United States
In this one-day workshop, discover what you can do with a screen that you’ll create yourself, from developing an image in Photoshop, to burning a silkscreen, to printing with that screen. Bring your photos on a thumb drive or in an email, as well as any fabrics or papers you’d like to print on. Whether you’re a veteran printmaker or a beginner, get a taste of this thrilling medium.
Student supply list:
Images on a digital device
Paper and Fabric
See event site or contact (610) 525-0272 for details.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I grew up in Conshohocken, exploring factory relics along the Schuylkill River. That interest in the ever-changing landscape has continued into my adult life. My work is influenced by the sociological shift in the communities that were originally built around industry and the remnants of places that no longer exist. I photograph buildings that are in some way imperfect, or have a humble, almost forgotten quality. Through the repetition of the printed image, these structures create an implied narrative and a metaphor for the human condition.
My work is a combination of painting, photography, and printmaking techniques. The process of making a print has always intrigued me: not only because of the immediacy of the medium, but also because it is that which remains when the plate or screen is removed. In this way, I think of my creative process as a meditation on the transient nature of reality.

Recent Works: Julio Valdez
2022-03-19 - 2022-04-30 | The Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD, 20852, United States
March 19–April 30, 2022
Julio Valdez is a painter, printmaker, teacher, curator and mixed-media installation artist whose work has been exhibited internationally since 1986.
He has presented 30 institutional and gallery solo exhibitions nationally and internationally, and has participated in more than 150 group exhibitions, biennials and related educational programs in the visual arts.
Valdez has received numerous prestigious international awards, including an Artist-in-Residence Fellowship-The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City in 1997-98; Silver Palette for Painting, 30th Festival International de la Peinture, Cagnes-sur-Mer- France in 1998; Grand Prize, XVII E. Leon Jimenes Biennial-the Dominican Republic in 2000; and the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in 2003.
In 2019, he was part of the official representation of the Dominican Republic at the 58th Venice Biennale, Italy and recently exhibited at The Phillips Collection in Washington DC.
The hard-cover bilingual (Spanish/English) book Julio Valdez, by Federica Palomero, was published in late 2009.
Visit Strathmore.org/Mansion to find current Mansion hours, covid protocols, and plan your visit.

Akua Intaglio Ink Best Practices with Speedball Professional Artist Network Partner Joyce Silverstone
2022-03-19 10:00 - 2022-03-20 17:00 | Zea Mays Printmaking, 320 Riverside Drive, Florence, MA, 01062, United States
March 19 + 20 / 10am to 5pm
In this workshop we will cover the various ways of handling Akua Intaglio Inks to make your prints look their best. We will practice mostly monotype methods on Petg plastic plates, but bring your plates that hold intaglio or relief information to the workshop and we will work with the ways to ink them successfully.
During the workshop we will look at prints together, and spend time practicing with the ink while trouble-shooting individual print projects. Our main focus will be on the ins and outs of manipulating these inks and have them do what they do best.
Demonstrations will include:

Rolling smooth ink
Layering colors and printing multiple plates
Modifying inks for opacity and transparency
Choosing the paper that will work best for your image
Printing with stencils
Creating surface rolls and ‘bokashi’ gradations of color
Applying subtractive ink strategies
Inking a line etching, a relief plate, or a drypoint.
Playing with translucency and luminosity
Learning the principles of viscosity
Cleaning up and storage

Bring your questions! Share your experiences with what works and what hasn’t yet. Learn by looking at everyone’s handling of these versatile, economical soy oil-based inks that clean up with soap and water.
For more information, please visit https://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/

Non-toxic Printmaking Monotype Workshop with Julio Valdez
2022-03-31 15:00 - 17:00 | 200 I St SE, 200 I St SE, Washington, DC, DC, 20003, United States
In this workshop you will learn how to make a monotype print with Akua Kolors. Explore the painterly qualities of monotype using Akua Kolor and Akua Intaglio water-based inks while working with Julio Valdez. We encourage you to take inspiration on the exhibition’s theme of Resilience and Uncertainty while creating your monotypes!
Space is limited, please reserve your space no later than March 28
Photo identification is required to enter the building. All persons must wear a mask at all times while indoors.
Resilience and Uncertainty brings together the work of six (6) contemporary artists from Washington, DC and New York City whose works shows us how essential art can be in overcoming adversity and difficult times. Working in printmaking, textiles, photography, ceramic installation and painting, their work addresses notions of resilience and uncertainty, both in the Caribbean and the United States.
To sign up, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/non-toxic-printmaking-monotype-workshop-with-julio-valdez-tickets-294737938107

Creating a Dynamic Layered Surface with Speedball Professional Artist Network Partner Renee LoPresti
2022-04-06, 2022-04-07 | River Oaks Square Art Center, 1330 Second St, Alexandria, LA, 71301, United States
In this two day workshop, we will focus on developing surface composition by layering underglazes and glaze directly onto leatherhard clay. Custom paper and reusable die-cut vinyl stencils will be used to create layered patterns, shapes, and detailed imagery. Students will be able to explore these techniques directly onto their own wheel-thrown or hand-built surfaces. The techniques and materials used during this workshop have the flexibility to be fired to any temperature/atmosphere.
Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Call (318) 473.2670 or visit www.https://www.riveroaksartscenter.com/workshops for more information.
Detailed Description:
Day One
We will begin by working through all of the decorating techniques on a leather hard slab ( to be rolled/prepared by myself on Friday evening). At the end of the first day, the decorated slabs will be pressed onto MDF drape molds (GR pottery forms provided by me), to transform the slabs into trays/plates.
Day Two
*Each student will need to bring 2-3 [soft] leather hard pieces for which we will decorate on the second day.
We will use the techniques (learned on day one) on these leather hard wheel thrown or hand-built pieces. Participants are encouraged to use the techniques in ways that explore their individual voice as an artist.
Supply List:
Leather hard work-
Please bring 2 soft leather hard pieces (small to medium size/ approx. 1-3 lbs each, handbuilt or wheel thrown, preferably taller than they are wide) with you to decorate on the second day (Sunday). Any clay will work with these decorating techniques, but a dark clay will give the most immediate results. If you only have access to/typically work with a light colored clay, this will also work but just takes a couple extra steps to get the contrast for imagery/designs.

Surface Appeal with Fringe Benefits | works by Myles Calvert
2022-04-08 - 2022-05-07 | Arts Council of York County, 121 E Main St, Rock Hill, SC, 29730
Arts Council of York County – Center for the Arts | DALTON GALLERY

Imagery of recognizable objects, such as toasters, spoons, and ottomans, are combined with specific colour harmonies to suggest a particular emotion based on individual experience. Similar to the ideals of Romanticism, the combination of object and colour reference a unique time period and emotional memory. The experience changes for each viewer based on their life experience to date. Colour palette preferences shift between the biological sexes, with exposure to media trends and influences, and most noticeably with age. Objects may change and become fluid representations of the past yet pull forward a moment that may have otherwise been lost.

Surface Appeal with Fringe Benefits is an exhibition consisting primarily of traditional and experimental printmaking processes, and also includes neon installations, changing the lighting and atmosphere within the exhibition space.

Myles Calvert’s current work explores the relationships that develop between everyday objects of comfort and color theory. The chosen focal objects have been universal, recognizable and at times, mundane. Calvert questions why they must be objects at all, when the broad subject of landscape should also be challenged. His influences are drawn from printmakers such as Richard Hamilton, Patrick Caulfield, and Josef Albers, but also contemporary painters, designers, and digital artists who exceptionally manipulate color (Flavia da Rin, Anish Kapoor, Mario Testino).

Myles’ interests are rooted in the ideals of Romanticism – exploration of unique moments and personal emotion through the use of identifiable shape and color variants. Unique surfaces are explored through print (screenprint, photopolymer etching, laser woodblock, lithography) – specifically, halftone structures and manipulations of those patterns / angles to achieve controllable photographic to distorted variants. The digital glitch present through Adobe software programs drives forward the question of technologies place and developing role in traditional processes. In particular, focus has been on melding traditional woodcut with laser woodcut variants, exploring MDF vs, plywood and plexiglass matrices.

Imagery of recognizable objects, such as toasters, spoons, and ottomans, are combined with specific color harmonies to suggest a particular emotion based on individual experience. Similar to the ideals of Romanticism, the combination of object and color reference a unique time period and emotional memory. The experience changes for each viewer based on their life experience to date. Color palette preferences shift between the biological sexes, with exposure to media trends and influences, and most noticeably with age. Objects may change and become fluid representations of the past yet pull forward a moment that may have otherwise been lost.

Carborundum Collagraph Tuesdays with Speedball Professional Artist Network Partner Joyce Silverstone
2022-04-12 10:00 - 2022-04-26 17:00 | Zea Mays Printmaking, 320 Riverside Drive, Florence, MA, 01062, United States
April 12, 19, + 26, Three Tuesdays Series / 10am to 5pm
During this workshop, students will explore making monotype transfer drawings and carborundum collagraph plates. Transfer drawing is a great way to loosen up and refresh your appreciation for the marks and shapes of the natural world. We will employ these “sketches” to provide the imagery for making our collagraphs.
The term collagraph stems from the Greek, “colla” being derived from the verb “to glue”. The collagraph is composed of layers of materials that are glued or attached to a substrate. We will explore one way of making a collagraph — by gluing carborundum grit to plastic plates. Students will learn how to make the plates on the first day of the workshop, and we will ink and print them on day two. There will be time to practice intaglio wiping methods using Akua Inks, and to experiment with printing in layers, using these plates together with monotype color plates on the third day of the workshop.
Our materials will include Akua Platemaking Gel, Acrylic Mediums, Gel and Matte, carborundum grits and various ways of disturbing the surface to create beautiful tonal ranges on a Petg printing plate.
The weekly format of this workshop will give participants time to make practice prints and work on skills between meetings. There will be time for individual attention to these print projects.

For more information, please visit: https://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/

Encaustic Collagraph Printmaking: Merging of Mediums with Elise Wagner
2022-04-27 - 2023-04-27 | Essence of Mulranny Art Retreat, Virtual
Learn how to print from the textures of wax.
Elise Wagner will guide you through her unique printmaking method she innovated which brings together techniques characteristic to encaustic painting with that of collagraph printmaking. A collagraph is a collaged printing plate where typically various fabrics, organic material, string, or flat objects are inked and printed from. In this class, we replace the collage materials with white encaustic wax and create multiples that can vary in depth, color, paper, plate type, and dimension. You will bring all you’ve learned with encaustic so far and be exposed to the magical and expansive world of print using Akua non-toxic soy and honey-based intaglio inks. Elise will be using her Wagner Encaustic Collagraph White wax specially formulated and hand-made by her for printmaking to release easily from the paper.
For more information on the event, please visit:
https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=1736090&cl=320457&c=ib&aff=377061

To learn more about the artist, please visit:
https://www.elisewagner.com
