Take a look at what is being crafted in the AS220 Community Printshop these days....
I loved the silkscreening class I took!! Here is one of the t-shirts I made :) xo, Heather
Take a look at what is being crafted in the AS220 Community Printshop these days....
I loved the silkscreening class I took!! Here is one of the t-shirts I made :) xo, Heather
Sign up now, these five spots are sure to fill up fast.
Letterpress Thursdays, October 16th, 23rd, and 30th 5pm-9pm $85.00 This course provides a quick, basic introduction to letterpress. Participants learn to ink the press, adjust pressure, adjust roller height, register and feed a sheet of paper, make an impression and then clean the press. Creating and using plastic plates in combination with metal movable type to create your own vision in letterpressed embossment. Participants must take ALL THREE letterpress classes in order to be certified to use the letterpress during print time. Sign Up!
The day has arrived. Tomorrow, Saturday September 27th 6-10 PM in the Main Gallery located at 115 Empire Street you can finally try your luck in the lottery and hope take home that print or work on paper you have been lusting over or perhaps even fallen in love with over the past month.
There are a few tickets left, hurry fast to the AS220 Bar, tonight is the last time you can buy them in advanced. Otherwise, come early tomorrow and buy them at the door. I can't guarantee there will be any left, so BUY NOW! Tickets are $75
Letterpress Thursdays, October 16th, 23rd, and 30th 5pm-9pm $85.00
This course provides a quick, basic introduction to letterpress. Participants learn to ink the press, adjust pressure, adjust roller height, register and feed a sheet of paper, make an impression and then clean the press. Creating and using plastic plates in combination with metal movable type to create your own vision in letterpressed embossment. Participants must take ALL THREE letterpress classes in order to be certified to use the letterpress during print time.
Intro to Silkscreen A $35.00 Saturday, October 18th, 1pm-5pm
This course provides a very quick and basic introduction to silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion process, in addition to ink mixing, how to troubleshoot the process, registration and printing methods. Students will be provided with a small supply list when they sign up for the course. Students need not take BOTH silkscreen A and silkscreen B, one course is sufficient. Sign Up!
Letterpress $85.00 Sundays, October 12th, 19th and 26th, 1pm-5pm
This course provides a quick, basic introduction to letterpress. Participants learn to ink the press, adjust pressure, adjust roller height, register and feed a sheet of paper, make an impression and then clean the press. Creating and using plastic plates in combination with metal movable type to create your own vision in letterpressed embossment. Participants must take ALL THREE letterpress classes in order to be certified to use the letterpress during print time. Sign Up!
Guest Lectures with Gretchen Wagner, Curatorial Assistant from the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Prints and Printmaker Andrew Raftery
AS220 Gallery/Performance Space 115 Empire Street Providence, RI 02903
September 20th, 2008 6:30 pm
The AS220 Community Printshop is extremely pleased to announce that professor, scholar and printmaker Andrew Raftery will be joining us, along with Gretchen Wagner, Curatorial Assistant from the Department of Prints and Illustrated books from the Museum of Modern Art, on Saturday, the 20th of September, for two very special guest lectures. Andrew Raftery (MFA, Yale University School of Art), a printmaker specializing in narrative engravings of contemporary American life, is an associate professor in the department of printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. Raftery recently received a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship, and will use the fellowship period to complete an engraving project he's been working on for several years. The works will be exhibited in a solo show at New York City's Mary Ryan Gallery in October. His work is in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Fogg Art Museum, the Yale University Art Gallery and the New York Public Library.
Gretchen L. Wagner (MA, Williams College) is a curatorial assistant in the department of prints and illustrated books at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Wagner has curated exhibitions at the D.U.M.B.O. Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY, the Tang Museum at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, and the Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown, among other institutions, in addition to acting on the programming and curatorial committees for WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution and Greater New York 2005 at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, NY. Following contemporary developments in printmaking The Museum of Modern Art has recently acquired several projects by artists such as Gabriel Orozco, Nicola López, Nicolas Lampert, and Swoon, among others. This presentation will introduce some recent acquisitions of Moma's collection, speak to challenges involved in the display of these artworks, and pursue an investigation of recent trends in printmaking and its impact on art produced in all mediums.
These lectures are an exciting part of print month at AS220, celebrating the one year anniversary of Rhode Island's only public community printshop. September's events will culminate in a fundraising Print Lottery featuring 200 prints and works on paper, now on exhibition in the performance space at 115 Empire Street.
This event is made possible through support from:
Visit our friends over at Nice Slice Pizza on Thayer Street for hand printed pizza boxes. The boxes offer information about Print events happening this month.
Boxes designed and printed by Xander Marro, Jay Zehngebot, Mike Taylor, Kat Cummings and Jackson Morley.
On Sunday, September 7, the Print Lottery kicked off the month of celebration with the grand opening of the print exhibition! 200 prints or works on paper were donated to the printshop and on September 27, visitors can buy a lottery ticket for $75 and go home with an original work of art! More info about the Print Lottery can be found here.
So! September is a big month for the printshop, as it's PRINT MONTH at AS220! Read more about all the fun by clicking on the Print Lottery link to your right! Most of the special events are totally free, and everyone is welcome to show up and hang out or listen or learn something, so be sure to check it out!! OH ALSO, some of the events are located at places OTHER than the printshop @ the dreyfus, like, for example the performance space on empire st, or the providence public library! So make sure you know where you're headed before you head out!
WELL FRIENDS, thanks for reading! hope to see you there!!!! <3 <3 mickey
We are offering fewer workshops this month due to all of the other fun we are planning for the month!
Letterpress - Mondays September 8th, 15th and 22nd, 5pm-9pm - $85
This course provides a quick, basic introduction to letterpress. Participants learn to ink the press, adjust pressure, adjust roller height, register and feed a sheet of paper, make an impression and then clean the press. Creating and using plastic plates in combination with metal movable type to create your own vision in letterpressed embossment. Participants must take ALL THREE letterpress classes in order to be certified to use the letterpress during print time.
Public Drop-In Workshop, Saturday September 13th, 1pm-5pm - $FREE
(Printshop)
Stop by the printshop anytime from 1pm-5pm, see a quick couple printmaking demos, make yourself a tiny, take-homeable fun little print, hang out, make friends, meet people! More details to follow.
T-Shirt Silkscreen - Thursday, September 25th, 5pm-9pm - $35
(Printshop)
Student will learn the very basics of screen-printing 1-color images on t-shirts, using the photo-emulsion process. They will also discover the best methods for keeping t-shirts flat, using the proper ink for fabric, as well as how to properly set the ink into the shirt using the hot press or other at household methods. By the end of the class, students will have produced a wearable, 1-color t shirt.
Intro to Silkscreen - Monday, September 29th, 5pm-9pm - $35
(Printshop)
This course provides a very quick and basic introduction to silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion process, in addition to ink mixing, how to troubleshoot the process, registration and printing methods. Students will be provided with a small supply list when they sign up for the course.
We had the great pleasure to share the shop with Danielle and her daughter this weekend. Danielle contacted us because she setting up a printshop and is a volunteer at Rhino's all ages club in Bloomington, Indianam. Jay Zehngebot, Keymember and instructor was able to spend some time with them and share what we've learned in just under a year.
"Thank you so much for the help. Jay spent over two hours talking to us, showing us the studio and answering our questions. I am so glad that I was able to meet with him BEFORE I ordered supplies and set up the shop. I think that our print shop stands a better chance of succeeding now that we have learned the logistics of your shop and have gotten some great advice from Jay. Thanks again!" -Danielle Urschel
