/ THE CELEBRATION OF THE PRINT /
A MONTH LONG CELEBRATION OF THE PRINT
The Gibbes Museum of Art and Redux Contemporary Art Center are partnering to bring
you a Month Long Celebration of the Print! This partnership is the beginning of a yearlong
project that hopes to provide as much artistic exposure to the Charleston area at
the most convenient price possible. February will consist of hands-on printmaking
workshops at Redux and site visits to the Gibbes Museum of Art introducing students to
multi-medium printing techniques and the history behind this "backwards" art form.
Redux will be offering several printmaking workshops followed by guided tours of the
Printmaking exhibition showing at The Gibbes through April 26, 2008. Students will
become familiar with a professional print studio and be introduced to the breadth of the
print collection at The Gibbes Museum, while focusing on the specific printmaking
processes used to create the works. Museum site visits will be on the last three Saturdays
in February at 1pm.
Lunchtime Lecture and Launch: Printmaking
Friday, January 16 at 1pm
Free with museum admission
Join Printmaking Curator Pam Wall for a discussion and tour of the exhibition.
Also, meet representatives from Redux Contemporary Art Center who will be partnering with the Gibbes to offer a Month Long Celebration of the Print in February. Register on January 16 for hands-on printmaking workshops that will take place at Redux with site visits to the Gibbes. Students will be introduced to multi-medium printing techniques and the history behind this "backwards" art form.
Daytime Block Priniting
February 3- 24 10:30AM-12:30PM Tuesdays Only
Instructor: Mary Walker Member $120 / Non-Member $150
To celebrate the month of prints, Redux will be offering a woodcut class on Tuesday mornings in February. Woodcuts are a graphic and an expressive medium. Each class member will be able to print small editions of two different images. We will carve into blocks of pine a soft, easily carved wood. The prints will be black and white.
Daytime Monoprinting
February 5- 26 1-3PM Thursdays Only
Instructor: Mary Walker Member $120 / Non-Member $150
This will occur Thursday afternoons following the morning figure drawing session. During this class you will be able to develop your figure sketches and drawings into monoprints. This is a wonderful painterly medium with many possibilities and is a good way to enrich your artistic experience.
Kids Introduction to Printmaking
February 7- 28 10:30AM-12PM Saturdays Only
Instructor: Sally Collins Member $108 / Non-Member $135
This workshop is an exciting Introduction to Printmaking for kids. As part of the Redux/Gibbes Museum partnership, Saturday mornings will be dedicated to familiarizing students with the artistic medium of printmaking through a variety of materials. Some fun methods that will be explored are monoprinting, potato stamps, and wood block printing! All you need is a smile and we will take it from there!
Beginner’s Block Printing
February 9- 18 6:30-8:30PM Mondays/Wednesdays
Instructor: Conrad Guerava Member $120 / Non-Member $150
This exciting beginner’s course on traditional block printing will introduce students to the fundamentals of linoleum cut printmaking. Students can also expect to learn their way around a professional printing studio, become familiar with block printing tools, ink and different papers.
Screen Printing 1-Night Workshop
February 10 6-10PM Tuesday Only
Instructor: Jessie Bower and olive*argyle Member $55 / Non-Member $65
Are you tired of seeing cool t-shirts/posters/stickers/ etc. and not knowing how to make them? Come learn the basics of screen-printing in one night. Students will learn how to emulsify screens, burn images, and print a one-color poster in four hours! No experience necessary. Good time guaranteed!
Drypoint 1-Night Workshop
February 17 6-10PM Tuesday Only
Instructor: Julie Henson Member $55 / Non-Member $65
This Drypoint Crash Course will teach beginning intaglio printmaking techniques using Copper plates. The class is designed to show the student how to work around the studio and learn basic methods to expand on. No experience necessary
Monoprinting 1-Night Workshop
February 24 6-10PM Tuesday Only
Instructor: Conrad Guerava Member $55 / Non-Member $65
Come join us for a monoprint marathon! What’s a monoprint? A monoprint is a non editionable kind of print that is essentially a printed painting. Students will be introduced to one of the most basic forms of printmaking in this exciting crash course.