University of North Texas

The Print Research Institute of North Texas (P.R.I.N.T) Press will offer a water-based screen printing workshop for all skill levels from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 5-6 at P.R.I.N.T Press.

Associate professor of printmaking at Northern Illinois University Ashley Nason will teach the workshop, and her art will be included in an exhibition at UNT on the Square. Workshop participants will learn various techniques and concepts, including the medium’s multi-faceted abilities for alternative surface printing and incorporation with other print media. (At right, Weather Station by Ashley Nason)

All techniques will emphasize low toxic materials and methods. The workshop will cover black and white and color image generation and production using various materials and methods, such as photocopies, tracing paper and toner washes.

“Workshops at P.R.I.N.T Press allow students to work alongside members of the community-at-large in a professional fine art printing facility,” said P.R.I.N.T Press director Lari Gibbons. “These hands-on printing sessions afford participants the opportunity to try new approaches or further develop skills in familiar techniques. Because they are taught by accomplished printmakers who are visiting artists, the workshops bring different perspectives to our community.”

Cost of the workshop is $100 for current UNT students; $125 for UNT alumni and faculty, and senior citizens (ages 65 and older); and $150 for artists.

• Sign up online.
• Learn more, call 940-565-2485, or email print@unt.edu.

Dialogic: P.R.I.N.T Press and Its Collaborators runs Oct. 4-31 at UNT on the Square. Nason is one of several artists who will show her work in the exhibition. She will be present for the opening reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4.

The exhibition also features works from recent collaborations with artists Scott Ingram, Michelle Samour and Albert Paley, as well as collection favorites by Enrique Chagoya, Edgar Heap of Birds, William Wiley and others.

Works by master printers who facilitate these projects are also featured. Master printers bring knowledge, technical expertise and creative strategies to realize each project fully from concept to final product. Master printers who have worked at P.R.I.N.T Press and who are featured in the exhibition include Erika Adams, Stan Baden, Ryan Burkhart, Catherine Chauvin, David Jones and Jon Lee.

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