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Opens Friday, April 6, 2018 5:00 pm
Through April 30, 2018
Call for Entries:

Borders, Boundaries and Limits
​A Juried Photography Exhibition

Remarque Print Workshop & Gallery invites printmakers and photographers from around the world to submit work for our exhibition, “Borders, Boundaries and Limits” to be held at Remarque from July 6th – 28th, 2018.
“Borders, Boundaries and Limits” is a call for hand-printed photographic imagery using “alternative processes”, such as: photogravure, photopolymer intaglio, cyanotype, gum bichromate, carbon, salt, lumen, anthotype, gumoil, etc; basically, any alternative to straight digital printing.
The theme of “Borders, Boundaries and Limits” can be widely interpreted...literally, figuratively, expressively, psychologically, visually, etc.

​Fee: $30.00
Entry Deadline: 4/30/18
Event Dates: 7/6/18 - 7/28/18

Upcoming classes

Non-toxic Copper Etching

$240.00
​Introduction to Copper Etching

Two Day Workshop 

This basic, introductory workshop provides students with all the information they need to create a rich line etching and aquatint using non-toxic methods. Etching is a marvelous technique for those who love to draw to take their art to a new level.  Students will learn to prepare their plates, coat them with hardground, etch and print them. We will learn to use  aquatint to create luscious grays similar to those seen in Goya’s etchings. This process was originated in the 16th century and was made famous by artists such as Rembrandt and Turner. This workshop is open to those who are just beginning or those who want to learn non-toxic methods of etching. 
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Class dates: May 19-20
Class time: 10 AM – 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee:  $240+ tax, includes 6 x 4.5″ copper plate, 1 sheet of paper, and most printing materials
Instructor: Pam Wesolek
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Color Theory Workshop

$125.00
Applied Color Theory - One Day Workshop 
Saturday, May 12, 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:
  1. The complements
  2. Warm versus cool
  3. Emotional impact of color as it pertains to various cultures
  4. Using color to create space
  5. Using color to create light
  6. Using color to create mood
  7. 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.
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Class date: Saturday, May 12, 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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Milk Carton Drypoint

$120.00
April 7, 2018
One-Day Workshop

Milk Carton Drypoint - Wait! Don't toss that milk carton!

Wait! Don't toss that milk carton. Bring it to class for a fun, surprisingly sophisticated printmaking technique known as Milk Carton Drypoint. This technique is so affordable and low tech, great for classrooms or those who have wanted to try drypoint etching without breaking the budget.

Drypoint itself is an acid-free, non-toxic intaglio technique, in which an image is incised into a plate (or matrix) using a sharp or hard-tipped tool, like an etching needle, X-acto knife, wooden sticks or even nails and tacks. The plate is inked up like a traditional etching plate, and printed on a printing press, resulting in a beautiful, rich, image with lush plate tone and bold lines. Milk Carton drypoint is special because the plate isn't metal, it's literally pieces cut from milk cartonboard! You can use everything from ice cream buckets to orange juice containers. In this course, you'll learn which materials work best, how to cut and shape plates, how to create areas of continuous tone and fine lines, and best of all, how to ink and print these unique surfaces. 

Class date: Saturday, April 7, 2018
Class time: 10 AM – 5 PM, includes optional lunch break
Class fee:  $120 + tax, all paper and materials will be supplied
Instructor: Ren Adams, MFA
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Mokuhanga Printmaking

$120.00
Mokuhanga Printmaking
One-Day Workshop
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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, April 21, 2018
Class time: 10 AM- 5 PM (lunch break included)
Class fee: $120 + tax, all materials will be supplied
Instructor: Dan Noyes
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Trace Monotype

$120.00
Trace Monotype
One-day Workshop
Saturday April, 28

Trace monotype is an exciting method of mark-making that combines the qualities of printmaking with the expressive, direct joy of drawing and rubbing.  Trace monotype allows beginners to jump immediately into printmaking and it gives skilled printmakers another tool for producing rich, layered work. 
 
Trace monotype (also known as transfer drawing) is a direct-drawn printmaking technique. After inking a plate, paper is placed on top of the inky surface. Using a pen, stick or stylus, the image is drawn on the back of the fresh paper. The pressure of the drawing tool picks up a line of ink from the slab, depositing it on the paper. Areas of tone, texture and even wood grain can also be created with this technique.
 
Students will learn ways to produce trace monotypes with and without a press! Trace monotype is typically done without a printing press, so students can quickly adapt and use this technique in their home studios. For those wanting more advanced approaches, we'll also use a press to print the trace monotype plate ghost.

Class date: Saturday April, 28
​​Class time: 10 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $120+ tax, includes all printing materials
Instructors: Ren Adams, MFA
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Monotype Madness Session I

$40.00
​​​Monotype Madness 

3 Presses!
2 Hours!
Dozens of bottles of ink!
Mounds of brushes, brayers, stamps, stencils, paper, widgets and wing dings!
Infinite Possibilities!!

Roll or brush ink onto a plate!  Take some off!  Print it!  Put more on!  Print it again!  Our trained printers stand ready to assist as you become a prolific producer of prints during two hours of Monotype Madness.  You will use a printing press to transfer painted, stamped, stenciled or drawn designs from a plate to paper and create as many unique images as possible. 

Sign up for one (or more!) of our two-hour sessions and experience the liberating and versatile medium of monotype printmaking.  We will work with high-quality water-based Akua-Kolor monotype inks.  All necessary materials, including expert assistance are included.

Class dates: Sunday, April 8, 2018
Class times:
​     Session I:
          10:00am - 12:00pm
Class fee: $ 40.00 + tax
Instructor: Mary Sundstrom
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Monotype Madness Session II

$40.00
​​​Monotype Madness 

3 Presses!
2 Hours!
Dozens of bottles of ink!
Mounds of brushes, brayers, stamps, stencils, paper, widgets and wing dings!
Infinite Possibilities!!

Roll or brush ink onto a plate!  Take some off!  Print it!  Put more on!  Print it again!  Our trained printers stand ready to assist as you become a prolific producer of prints during two hours of Monotype Madness.  You will use a printing press to transfer painted, stamped, stenciled or drawn designs from a plate to paper and create as many unique images as possible. 

Sign up for one (or more!) of our two-hour sessions and experience the liberating and versatile medium of monotype printmaking.  We will work with high-quality water-based Akua-Kolor monotype inks.  All necessary materials, including expert assistance are included.

Class dates: Sunday, April 8, 2018
Class times:
​     Session II:
          1:00pm - 3:00pm
Class fee: $ 40.00 + tax
Instructor: Mary Sundstrom
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Introduction to the Marvelous Collagraph

$120.00
Saturday, May 5, 2018
​One-day workshop
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In this one-day introductory class we will explore the many possibilities of the Collagraph print. Collagraphs are beautiful, often experimental prints made from collaging textured items onto a matboard or similar surface, then sealing it and applying inks to print it onto paper. Collagraphy is a very open printmaking method. Textured materials such as textiles, netted orange bags, corrugated cardboard, bubble wrap, string or other fibers, cut card, leaves and grass as wells as gesso and acrylic mediums can all be used in creating the collagraph plate. The collagraph plate can then be intaglio-inked or treated as a relief print and inked with a roller or paintbrush or some combination thereof, allowing for a great range of printing options. The resulting print is termed a collagraph.
 
This is a very inexpensive, flexible and rewarding technique that results in rich, textured prints. This class is suitable for anyone interested in expanding their printmaking repertoire- no experience necessary, but certainly a great technique for any printmaker to incorporate into their work. Collagraphs can be easily combined with other techniques such as monotype and gravure, or stand proudly alone.
 
Class date: Saturday, May 5, 2018
Class time: 10 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 120 + tax, includes all printing materials and one large paper (divided in quarters.) Additional paper may be purchased. Your own textured items welcomed!
Instructor:  Jessica Krichels
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Estate Planning for Artists

$40.00
Estate Planning for Artists
Evening Workshop
​May 24, 2018

​This class will provide ideas, forms and instructions on how artists can document and organize their body of work into an Estate.
  • Documenting and cataloging your work
  • Estate Tax issues
  • How to organize your Estate for an executor
  • The importance of legal documents (Wills, Living Wills,etc)
  • Organizing correspondence, ephemera
  • Intellectual property issues
  • Placement of work in public/ private collections
  • Maintaining exhibition of work​

​This 2.5 hour class will provide you with ideas on how to organize and document your estate, handouts, an E Book and documents to begin organizing your estate and resources for future planning.

​Dan Noyes has been an instructor at UNM Continuing Education for ten years. He has taught photography and art history classes. 

​He was motivated to teach this class after handling the estates of family members and seeing the varieties of ways that artists choose to plan their estates. 

​This class is about planning for the future and shows artists how to craft their own legacy.​

​image source: Flickr user n0thing
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Class date: Thursday evening, May 24, 2018
Class time: 6 PM - 8:30 PM
Class fee: $40 + tax
Instructor: Dan Noyes
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Gelli Printing Workshop

$120.00
Gelli Printing Basics (and a little beyond)
One-Day Workshop

Never printed? Don’t have a press? Worried about making the wrong mark? No problem. Gelli plate printing is a no-stress process that allows beginners a means to create an array of fabulous patterned and textured monoprints in no time. At the same time, seasoned printmakers can revel in its portability, versatility and move quickly into creating complex artworks.

A gelli plate is a squishy slab of a gelatin-like substance. The gelli print process involves rolling or painting ink or acrylic onto the surface and then stamping, stenciling or masking areas into the color to produce a monoprint (a unique, one of a kind print.) The piece can be further manipulated with layers of color and additional marks. We will learn how to layer color and use stencils and masks. We will also create our own tools and masks from easily accessible and inexpensive items including credit cards, kitchen items, foam, leaves, and many other materials. We will create stacks of rich, complex, and innovative works of art. You will also receive insight into how to rescue “failed” prints and further uses for your patterned papers. 

Class date: Saturday, May 26, 2018
Class time: 10 AM- 5 PM (lunch break included)
Class fee: $120 + tax, all materials will be supplied
Instructor: Micaela Seidel
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Multi-plate Advanced Gravure

$240.00
Saturday & Sunday, June 23 & 24, 2018
​Weekend workshop
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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, June 23 & 24, 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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Drypoint Intaglio

$135.00
Drypoint Intaglio
Two Sunday Afternoons, June 3 and 10, 2018

This class is perfect for illustrators and people who love to draw who want to learn about printmaking. Drypoint is an acid-free, non-toxic intaglio technique that's been around since the 1400s, and it's still going strong. Images are incised into a plate using a sharp or hard-tipped tool, like an etching needle, creating lines and raised burrs that capture ink for printing. The plate is inked up like a traditional etching plate, and printed on a printing press, resulting in a beautiful, rich, image with bold lines. Various kinds of plates can be used, and we'll explore drypoint on copper, Plexiglas and aluminum.
 
We will cover common materials used as drypoint plates (plexi glass and metal), how to make marks, building and developing tones and lines, inking, wiping, and printing your plates. Existing printmakers may bring in etching plates from previous projects and learn how to add drypoint lines to them!

Class dates: Two Sunday Afternoons, June 3 and 10, 2018
Class time: 1 PM – 5 PM
Class fee:  $135 + tax, all paper and materials will be supplied
Instructor: Ren Adams, MFA​
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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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IMPORTANT NEWS: Our retail business hours have changed. We are now open  Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 10 am - 6 pm,  and also by appointment (please provide one day's notice via email--we'd love to meet with you!).​

Did you know we have art studios for rent?

Hours

Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 10 - 6
Other days by Appointment

Telephone

505-268-8952