Workshop

Screen Printing Basics

December 5-6, 2024, from 10AM – 4PM

2-day workshop, Thursday & Friday

Class size 4-6, All Levels

$275 Members, $325 Non-members

All Materials Included

Screen Printing is a perennially popular printmaking method, enjoyed by new and experienced printmakers alike. Also known as Silkscreen, it offers accessibility and immediacy to the beginner, and can support complex motifs for those who seek a greater challenge. As a process, it can be embraced both by those artists who plan ahead as well as by those who work more freely.

In this workshop, participants will create a multi-color screenprint using hand-applied methods* including drawing on acetate, stenciling, and using drawing fluid or screen filler. We will cover the creation of a screen from start to finish, from screen preparation and care, to screen coating, screen exposure in the darkroom, and screen wash-out. Color theory, ink layering, and registration methods will round out the skills built in this class. This workshop is appropriate for all levels, so newcomers as well as seasoned printmakers are welcome.

*While we will not cover photographic elements in this workshop, the instruction will set you up to explore adding photo-based screens to your work in the future.

Workshop Location: Upstairs Studio – No Elevator

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Questions? Please email Workshop Coordinator Toni Miraldi at tmiraldi@contemprints.org

LIZ BANNISH lives and works in Norwalk, CT as Studio Manager and Collaborative Printer for the Center for Contemporary Printmaking. She earned her BFA in Printmaking and Art History from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2011 with her award-winning show of stone lithographs. Afterward, she served as an intern for Zea Mays Printmaking, bringing their research in non-toxic printmaking to SGC San Francisco in 2013. She served as Printmaking and Photo Technician for Smith College in Northampton, MA for five years, running their printmaking studio, letterpress studio, photo darkrooms, and OSHA compliance programs. Liz has trained with masters Barry Moser (Pennyroyal Press), Peter Pettengill (Wingate Studios), and Liz Chalfin (Zea Mays Printmaking). Her personal work spans the media of sustainable and traditional printmaking and includes relief, etching, lithography, and alternative photography. When not getting her hands inky, Liz dives for the local aquarium.