PURE PRINT Classical Printmaking in Contemporary Art // Workshops

Workshops will be dedicated to: The general conceptual aspects of printmaking such as imprint­ing, reproduction, seriality, physicality and translation. Workshops on concept application of print and printmaking into collaborative projects, opening up new possibilities and perspectives on crea­tive practice based on accessibility, old and new formats of art­ist’s books publishing, that is, developing opportunities to get professional fine art printmaking skills into the hands of as many print practitioners as possible.
To specific technical aspects of printmaking, the transferred image, the possibility of multiples, the obsession with the media and craft of printmaking, with intrinsic qualities of the materials as in the poetic associations they embody. How such approaches question the assumed immediacy and directness of drawing as well as its proximity to the body? Which expressive potentials can they claim to achieve? Workshops on traditional formats and clas­sical printmaking techniques
To highlight printed material’s relevance to contemporary art, the significance of the choice of medium, its intrinsic qualities and the skilled craftsmanship with which it is executed, the inherent visual appearance resulting from each process. Workshops will introduce print and the influence of digital technologies and new media.
To highlight the potential of an infinite flexible, accessible art form, through case studies of artists work, new media, and tech­niques including ephemeral work, appropriated objects, print on alternative and new surfaces (glass, ceramics, concrete, leather, metal, plastic and textiles), use of unusual materials and tools, creating links with industry within an art research practice and the use of innovative expertise. Workshops will expand techno­logical borders.

For enrollment on the workshops, please contact Ana Cachucho.

List of Workshops:
16-17 September

17-20 September

16-19 September

30 September to 2 October

7 to 9 October

14 to 16 October

21 to 23 October

28 to 29 October

4 to 8 November

11 to 15 November (TBC)
Andrew Folan: TBA

18-19 November

25-28 November

25 to 29 November
Jeffrey Sarmiento: Fusing decals

2 to 5 December (TBC)
Wilma Lok: Pure Print Única
Unique Prints from unrepeatable supports: oil based or water based Monotypes with subtractive or additive methods. Masks and Indirect (offset) Printing.

25-28 November

26-19 December

TBC
Vanessa Cutler: TBA

TBC
Walter Batilloro: TBA

Participation fees: 
FBAUP students or from other Organic Institutions belonging to the University of Porto (UP)
Workshops with 3 sessions – 30€
Workshops with 2 sessions – 20€

Teachers, employees and ex-students from FBAUP or other Organic Institutions belonging to the University of Porto (UP) / Members or collaborators from i2ADS
Workshops with 3 sessions – 50€
Workshops with 2 sessions – 40€

General Public
Workshops with 3 sessions – 60€
Workshops with 2 sessions – 50€

More Informations: http://pureprint.fba.up.pt/