Anne Desmet |
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking
schedules five major exhibitions per year, in the Grace Ross Shanley Gallery,
including an Annual Members' Exhibition, and 3 solo or group shows featuring
prominent printmaking artists. The Biennial International Footprint Competition
and Exhibition takes place on even-numbered years and the Biennial
International Miniature Print Competition and Exhibition takes place on
odd-numbered years.
On view through September 1 is the 9th Biennial
Miniature Print Exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking located
on 299 West Ave. in Norwalk. Visitors can view 225 tiny prints on the wall and
600 additional miniature prints in loose-leaf portfolios. View original
miniature prints from 30 countries worldwide, including Argentina, Austria,
Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, England, Estonia, France,
India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal,
Romania, Thailand, Germany, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,
Switzerland, Sweden and the Ukraine.
S. Ragavan |
A series of
workshops are also being offered in July. To register for a workshop call
203-899-7999 or email info@contemprints.org.
On July 17 there
will be a workshop on the figure and the monotype with Monitor Nomi Silverman from 6 to 9 pm and is open to 6
participants. Participants in this class will work from the model, using
printing inks and working in much the same way as Degas. The work is printed
with the assistance of artist/printmaker Nomi Silverman. Subsequent reworked
impressions can also be pulled to achieve depth of color. Or as Degas
frequently did, a second paler or ghost impression can also be printed and used
as a ground for later pastel additions.
A two day weekend workshop on painterly solarplate prints
will take place from July 20-July 21 with Kate McGloughlin. Participants
will create a suite of painterly prints using solar plates and monoprinting
techniques to realize their imagery. Workshop participants are invited to bring
existing solar plates, or create new ones, using wet and dry media to discover
the rich visual vocabulary achieved by various inking and wiping techniques.
A four-day workshop will take place from
July 26- July 29 on the painterly print with Julio Valdez. his intensive
workshop combines two of the most exciting and safe contemporary
printmaking techniques: "silk aquatint" and "monotype".
Participants use waterbased inks and a silk aquatint (silk collagraph) plate, a
non-acid alternative to etching, to create a series of prints and related works
on paper.
For more information visit http://www.contemprints.orghttp://www.contemprints.org. For area information visit
www.visitfairfieldcountyct.com.
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