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Cork Printmakers |
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Founded in 1991 by a number of fine art printmakers in the city, Cork Printmakers aims to assist both established and emerging printmakers as well as other visual artists working in fine art printmaking. The organization offers a professional, open access, print workshop together with several printing presses, tools, equipment and materials. Fully functional since 1994, the printshop now supports more than 80 working artists based in Ireland, Britain and the United States - an immense contribution to Irish and Cork art. Community Arts Program In keeping with its aim of promoting print-media art to the widest possible audience, both locally and nationally, Cork Printmakers runs a significant education and community arts program to promote visual arts in Cork. This includes an extensive range of printmaking courses for local people; an award-winning artists-in-schools program which encourages the art of printmaking among children aged eight and above; and numerous community arts projects and partnerships with other Cork-based educational bodies. Workshop Cork Printmakers is located at Wandesford Quay, alongside Backwater Artists Group and the Fenton Art Gallery. Its workshop can handle the full spectrum of traditional printing processes and possesses a range of equipment including: several Etching presses, a block press for relief printing, screen printing machinery, a Takach Lithography press, digital printers as well as a range of ancilliary equipment, and materials such as paper, ink, metal, wax grounds and litho crayons. Workshop Print Facilities and Techniques These include: Collography - being
the result of materials glued to a base usually metal or card. After sealing
with varnish and dried it may be inked and printed like an etching. Etching
- involving a print taken from a sheet of metal, usually copper, zinc
or steel. Lithography,
during which a design is drawn on zinc or aluminum plates with a greasy
ink or crayon. After washing only the etched image remains, which is then
transferred to paper. Mezzotint Engraving
- during which a copper plate is worked over to create differing levels
(raised, partially flattened and completely flattened) which produce different
tints when inked and printed like an etching. Monoprint - during
which the artist draws a design directly onto a plate, using a slow drying
paint or ink, after which it is then printed by press or by hand. Other
techniques used at Cork Printmakers include: Relief prints, like linocut
and woodcut, screen-printing
and stencils. As listed on their website, Cork Printmakers offers various categories of membership, including: full membership (€400 a year); short term membership (€75 per month); and associate membership (€32 per week). Fine Art Printmaking Workshops As part of its award-winning education program, Cork Printmakers runs a number of visual arts printing workshops for both beginners and experienced printmakers. Here is a small sample of the courses offered in 2008. For more information, see contact details for Cork Printmakers at the foot of this page. Spring Courses 2008 Night Courses "Introduction
to Waterbased Screenprinting" "Intermediate
Screenprinting" "Experiment
with Etching" Weekend Courses "Photo
Etching with Riston Film" "Linocut
and Woodcut" "Photo
Screenprinting" "Mono
Screenprinting" Carborundum,
Drypoint and Spitbite Printing Course Tutors Paul La Rocque - is a professional print artist. He is a graduate in Printmaking from the Crawford College of Art and Design, and has a Masters degree in Applied Arts from University of Ulster as well as an MSC in Multi-Media Design from University College Cork. Tony McClure - is a graduate in printmaking from North Staffordshire University and has a post graduate degree from Central St. Martins, London. He is full-time lecturer at the Crawford College of Art and Design. Marianne Keating - has a Degree in Fine Art Printmaking from Limerick School of Art and Design. She has extensive teaching experience and is a part-time technician with Cork Printmakers. Dominic Fee - a practising artist, is a graduate in Fine Art from Limerick School of Art and Design. He is a part-time lecturer at both Galway-Mayo IT and Crawford College of Art and Design. John Aherne - a practising artist, has a Degree in Fine Art Printmaking from Limerick School of Art and Design in 2002, and a Diploma in Art Education. Ken Parker - a practicing artist, has a BA and a Masters degree from Ulster University. He runs the West Cork Art School where he teaches sculpture and printmaking. Noelle Noonan - a practising artist, studied fine art painting at Crawford College of Art and Design, before gaining a masters in Printmaking at Brighton University, UK. She is a part-time lecturer at the Limerick School of Art and Design. Contact Details For more information about 2008 fine arts printing courses and classes, including tuition fees and starting dates, please contact: Cork Printmakers |
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