September Openings
Thayer Carter: "A Journey of Woodcuts"
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Dan Noyes: "Present" A Suite of Mokuhanga Prints
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Opening Reception (both shows):
Friday, September 7th 5 - 8 pm |
Shows Run from September 7th to September 29th
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Call for Entries:
6th Annual International Juried Print Exhibition
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Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery invites printmakers from around the world to submit work for our 6th Annual International Juried Print Exhibition to be held at Remarque from December 7, 2018 to January 27, 2019. The Exhibition aims to present a collection of innovative prints featuring themes and techniques from all traditions of printmaking.
Event Dates: 12/7/18 - 1/27/19
Entry Deadline: 9/28/18
Upcoming classes
Multi-plate Color Gravure
$258.90
Saturday & Sunday, September 15 & 16, 2018
Weekend workshop
Multiple Plate Gravure
This workshop provides an exciting opportunity to create beautiful limited edition prints using positive and negative plates, and multiple color plates. Utilizing Photoshop and printmaking you can turn an ordinary color photograph into an “out of this world” image. Gravure was introduced in the 1800’s as a way to reproduce photographic prints and is still used today. Prior knowledge of etching, photography and/or Photoshop is very helpful but not necessary.
This class is open to all, but it is recommended that students take the “Introduction to Gravure” class first.
Class dates: Saturday & Sunday, September 15 & 16, 2018
Class time: 10 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 240 + tax, includes two small plates, and all printing materials. Additional plates are available for purchase.
Instructor: Diane Alire, MFA
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Photoshop for Artists
$215.75
Photoshop for Artists
Sunday Afternoon Workshop
September 23, 30, & October 7, 2018
Beginning Session - September 23
Photoshop has become the industry standard for bringing analog artwork into the digital realm. Whether putting together a portfolio, a website, or creating prints to sell, knowledge of Photoshop is a must for today’s working artist.
In this course, you will learn the basics of Photoshop to archive your artwork. We will learn how to use this powerful tool to digitally preserve your art, perform color corrections, and prep your work for commercial and giclée printing. We will cover the best ways to display your work digitally as well as in print.
Some prior knowledge of Photoshop is helpful, but not required. Attendees must bring their own computers. It is preferred that you have Photoshop installed, but if not, we will assist you in downloading and installing a free trial version.
Intermediate Session - September 30
Learn how to use Photoshop as a tool for composition, design, and reference for your artwork. We will learn to use Photoshop’s vast array of tools including selection, layering, and masking to assist you at every stage, from planning to execution of your work. We will gather elements and combine them as digital collage, create references that can be scaled up or down, and more.
Some prior knowledge of Photoshop is helpful, but not required. Attendees must bring their own computers. It is preferred that you have Photoshop installed, but if not, we will assist you in downloading and installing a free trial version.
Advanced Session - October 7
Dive in to Photoshop as a tool for creating original digital paintings, collages, and more. Digital art, while quickly becoming the standard in commercial art, offers vast potential for studio artists as well. We will learn the basics of digital painting, color mixing, drafting and much, much more in this course.
Attendees should have a basic knowledge of Photoshop. Attendees must bring their own computers. It is preferred that you have Photoshop installed, but if not, we will assist you in downloading and installing a free trial version. It is also preferred that you bring a digital drawing tablet and stylus.
Class date: Three Sunday Afternoons, September 23, 30, & October 7, 2018
Class time: 1PM-5PM
Class fee: $200 + tax
Instructor: Michael Ellis
Cyanotypes for Beginners
$134.84
Cyanotypes for Beginners
The cyanotype process is a relatively easy, yet endlessly versatile photographic process. It can be used on a number of surfaces, including paper and fabric as well as glass and wood. The initial natural color is a beautiful deep blue, but through toning, the color can range to grays, browns and black. It can be used in combination with a wide range of other media. In this workshop, participants will learn the simple mixing of the chemical emulsion, explore various ways of making both photographic and non-photographic negatives, use some simple toners, and enjoy the process of exposing and developing their own images on paper and fabric. All participants will leave with enough emulsion to go home and make more cyanotypes on their own. No darkroom or special photographic experience is necessary!
About the Instructor: Adam Finkelston is an educator, artist, and publisher based in Kansas City. He has taught cyanotype and other alternative photographic processes to hundreds of students at the high school level, at the Kansas City Art Institute, and at public and private workshops in Kansas City, New Orleans, and St. Joseph, MO. He has shown his own artwork in group and solo exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally. Mr. Finkelston is also the publisher of The Hand Magazine, an international journal for photography, printmaking and collage. The Hand Magazine celebrates and encourages the presence of the artist’s hand in reproduction-based processes.
Class date: October 13, 2018
Class time: 10 am - 5 pm
Class fee: $125 + tax, all paper and materials will be supplied
Instructor: Adam Finkelston
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Color Theory Workshop
$134.84
Applied Color Theory - One Day Workshop
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Mixing color is one of the most important tools for any artist.
In the morning, students will receive a comprehensive presentation on color which covers:
- The complements
- Warm versus cool
- Emotional impact of color as it pertains to various cultures
- Using color to create space
- Using color to create light
- Using color to create mood
- Spatial manipulation by color in 2-D design
In the afternoon, students will learn to accurately mix any color, including the warm or cool version of it. Students will also be introduced to “Cezanne grays", what they are, how to get them, and how to use them.
Class date: Saturday, September 22, 2018
Class time: 9 AM – 4 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $125 + tax, all materials will be supplied
Instructor: Joyce Shupe
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Painterly Collagraphs
$161.81
Painterly Collagraphs
Two Sunday Afternoons, October 14 & 21, 2018
In this class you’ll discover methods for creating rich, expressive, painterly prints. By understanding how various acrylic gels and pastes will ink up, you’ll learn how to plan the “values” in your print. Unlike collagraphs created with mat board and collaged elements, this method produces a final plate that is very durable and that doesn’t require sealing.
We’ll also use Akua’s Carborundum Gel and fine carborundum grit – both of which can be used with stencils – and explore ways to make the results more expressive with random textural qualities and thin calligraphic lines. Both smooth and textured plates will be provided, allowing for more creative possibilities.
These painterly methods allow the printmaker to adapt the techniques to their own individual mark making, and doesn’t involve expensive materials to crimp your style!
Your instructor, Trish Meyer, is an experimental artist, printmaker and calligrapher with a background in graphic design. Visit her website at trishmeyer.com.
Class dates: Two Sunday Afternoons, Oct 14 and 21, 2018
Class time: 1 PM – 5 PM
Class fee: $150+ tax, all paper and materials will be supplied
Instructor: Trish Meyer
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Relief Printmaking
$258.90
Weekend Workshop
Saturday and Sunday, November 3 & 4
Learn the technique of relief printmaking in this two-day weekend workshop with instructor Mike Kimball.
All aspects of non-toxic linocut relief printmaking are covered: from tools, techniques, and printing to final presentation. In this class students from beginner to advanced will
complete a small edition of prints made from their own carved linoleum block.
In relief printing, the surface of linoleum creates the image, rather than the areas below the surface (as is the case with etching). The artist carves out their image using gouges and proceeds to roll ink onto the uncarved surface. Paper is laid over the block and the image is transferred using the pressure of a press or hand printed with a barin.
Relief was used as early as 500BC in Egypt to print patterns on fabric. Printing on paper did not come to Europe until the production of paper, around 1390. Basic relief printing was the basis for the Guttenberg press.
Class dates: November 3 & 4
Class time: 10 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $240 + tax, includes most printing materials
Instructor: Mike Kimball
Photo-Encaustic Workshop
$258.90
Photo-Encaustic
Saturday & Sunday, November 10-11, 2018
Two Day Workshop
The process of adding melted beeswax and resin to photographs produces a rich alchemy of color and texture to create something new and often unexpected. Learn the basics of photo mounting on wood, wax application, pigments, collage, textures and more to three small panels per day. This course will cover studio basics, paper choices, encaustic pouring and painting, and other methods such as glazing, scraping, and photocopy transfer. Proper tools, studio methods and safety procedures will be discussed. All levels welcome.
Class dates: Saturday & Sunday, November 10-11, 2018
Class time: 10 AM – 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 240 + tax, all paper and materials will be supplied
Instructor: Carol Mell, Photographer
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Comic Creators' Workshop
$268.75
Comic Creators' Workshop
Evening Workshop
Five Thursday evenings, beginning August 2, 2018
*This class is ongoing, but new people are welcome to join! Contact us for a prorated fee!
This long-form workshop is for anyone who is working on a comic – from graphic novels to comic strips. We will cover essentials such as narrative structure, character development and environmental design, as well as learn how to use the unique aspects of comics as a visual and storytelling medium to give life to your story. Participants will share and critique work in a supportive, rigorous environment. All skill levels are welcome.
Have a comic that you're trying to get off the ground? This workshop can help. Join Harvey Award-nominated comic artist Michael Ellis for this series of workshops where we will critique, edit, share and support one another in completing that comic story. This workshop is an excellent way to get ongoing feedback for your projects. You don't have to have a comic in the works already - we can help you get started as well.
Class date: Thursday evenings, August 2, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 8, 2018
Class time: 6 PM - 8 PM
Class fee: $250 + tax
Instructor: Michael Ellis
Mokuhanga Printmaking
$129.45
Mokuhanga Printmaking
One-Day Workshop
Saturday December 15th
This class will be an introduction to Japanese Mokuhanga printing. This type of printing involves relief printing, stencil printing, and wood grain printing.
The paper used is washi and rice paper-thin Asian paper known for unique texture.
Japanese Mokuhanga printing is one of the oldest types of printmaking combing relief, stencils and wood grain. Images are transferred from the carved block to both sides of uniquely textured Asian washi paper using a hand-held tool called a baren. The earliest types of prints in China using this method were Buddhist prints; Mokuhanga printing was used to substitute laborious copying of texts and images.
Class date: Saturday, December 15, 2018
Class time: 10 AM- 5 PM (lunch break included)
Class fee: $120 + tax, all materials will be supplied
Instructor: Dan Noyes
New Grounds was one of the first completely non-toxic professional print workshops in the world. In business for more than 20 years, it is an internationally recognized institution dedicated to providing artists with press access, classes, exhibition opportunities and other printmaking related services.
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