Advanced Printmaking Intensive/NYC
**The admissions deadline for this course has passed. If you are interested in applying or getting on an advance list for next year, please write to soasummer@columbia.edu.**
VIAR S4106D 001
6 Points
Session I: May 28 - July 5
M, T, W, R, F 10 am - 6 pm
210 & 310 Dodge Hall
Instructors: Tomas Vu-Daniel, Craig Zammiello, Kurt Kemp & Jennifer Sturgill
The greatest aspect of this Intensive has been the complete immersion into the culture of printmaking, as well as the accessibility to equipment and instructors who were able to provide full understanding of techniques not normally accessible outside of a professional studio.
-Advanced Printmaking Intensive, 2012
The Advanced Printmaking intensive focuses on teaching students new and traditional printmaking techniques and developing skills on all levels. Students and professionals have access to all printmaking processes and equipment but will focus on a primary area of interest. Throughout the course, students have the opportunity to visit artists’ studios and view prints in exclusive print study rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Public Library, and the Museum of Modern Art. Participants are also exposed to the inner workings of the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies publishing operation at Columbia University.
The course gives participants the opportunity to learn the processes of photogravure, etching, relief, laser engraving and screenprinting by working with established contemporary artists and master printers.
This is a studio program based on a variety of different models: the European model of apprenticeship/guild programs to learn techniques and the standard professional printshop model. We also incorporate the MFA model of critique and discussion. There is substantial independent work beyond the program hours, as we expect each student to use the demos to develop their own process and body of work.
Course Components
The Printmaking Intensive features the following elements:
• Individual critiques by faculty and visiting artists
• Group critiques
• Lectures by internationally known artists. The Advanced Printmaking Intensive 2012 included visits from Terry Winters, Carroll Dunham, Shahzia Sikander, Nicola Lopez, and Kiki Smith.
• Visits to museums and studios around the city.
• Visit to printshops: Two Palms Press, Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE).
• Demonstrations in woodcut, photogravure, intaglio, silkscreen, and on the ILS Laser Engraving System.
• Group critiques
• Lectures by internationally known artists. The Advanced Printmaking Intensive 2012 included visits from Terry Winters, Carroll Dunham, Shahzia Sikander, Nicola Lopez, and Kiki Smith.
• Visits to museums and studios around the city.
• Visit to printshops: Two Palms Press, Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE).
• Demonstrations in woodcut, photogravure, intaglio, silkscreen, and on the ILS Laser Engraving System.
Slide and Portfolio Presentation:
Early in the first week of the program each artist gives a brief slide presentation of their work to the group and primary faculty.
Early in the first week of the program each artist gives a brief slide presentation of their work to the group and primary faculty.
Visiting Artist Lectures:
Throughout the program, a prominent artist presents a lecture on their work, to be followed by discussion.
Throughout the program, a prominent artist presents a lecture on their work, to be followed by discussion.
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Material and Technique Tutorials:
Each student focuses on learning and developing skills in whichever medium is applicable to their process, guided by master printers. We address concerns regarding paper, ink, chine collé, curating prints, registration and multiple-layer printing and editioning. Students also have the opportunity to learn to fabricate their own folio boxes or books.
Visits to Museums and Printshops around the city:
The class visits MoMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the New York Public Library for private viewings and in-depth exposure to permanent print collections. We also visit Two Palms Press, a renowned printshop that has published work by Elizabeth Peyton, Chuck Close, and Mel Bochner. We take a field trip to Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), an internationally known printshop founded in West Islip on Long Island in 1957. ULAE has published prints by Lee Bontecou, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Susan Rothenberg, Jasper Johns, and Helen Frankenthaler.
The class visits MoMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the New York Public Library for private viewings and in-depth exposure to permanent print collections. We also visit Two Palms Press, a renowned printshop that has published work by Elizabeth Peyton, Chuck Close, and Mel Bochner. We take a field trip to Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), an internationally known printshop founded in West Islip on Long Island in 1957. ULAE has published prints by Lee Bontecou, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Susan Rothenberg, Jasper Johns, and Helen Frankenthaler.
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Group Critiques:
Every week there is a formal or informal group critique run by faculty and/or visiting artists.
Every week there is a formal or informal group critique run by faculty and/or visiting artists.
Individual Critiques:
Since we have a diverse range of applicants with varying artistic backgrounds and needs, individual critiques will be by appointment.
Since we have a diverse range of applicants with varying artistic backgrounds and needs, individual critiques will be by appointment.
Final Exhibition:
At the end of the program, in week six, there is an evening reception and exhibition in the LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University School of the Arts to celebrate the work done in the program.
At the end of the program, in week six, there is an evening reception and exhibition in the LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University School of the Arts to celebrate the work done in the program.
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Portfolio and Application Review: (Optional)
For those artists who are applying for graduate programs, the tuition includes a portfolio and application review and consultation in November or early December.
For those artists who are applying for graduate programs, the tuition includes a portfolio and application review and consultation in November or early December.
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A Note on the Schedule
The Advanced Printmaking Intensive is a full-time immersion program, and students must be able to dedicate the full 6 weeks to participating in classes, field trips and studio practice.
There are no scheduled classes in the evenings or weekends, allowing for open studio time.
Eligibility
The course is designed for three distinct types of students: college graduates preparing to apply for MFA programs, experienced printmakers looking to increase their knowledge of techniques and daily operations of a fine art printshop, and seasoned artists and teachers wishing to learn additional techniques to bring to their practice.
- For recent college graduates, the objective of the course is to create a printmaking portfolio in preparation for applications to MFA programs.
- For seasoned artists and teachers, the course enables them to learn new mediums and refine their current techniques.
- For more experienced printmakers, the course teaches many of the necessary skills to work in a professional printshop
- For seasoned artists and teachers, the course enables them to learn new mediums and refine their current techniques.
- For more experienced printmakers, the course teaches many of the necessary skills to work in a professional printshop
The course gives students access to all Columbia University printing facilities:
• 210 Printshop
• 310 Printshop
• The Neiman Center Gallery
• 310 Printshop
• The Neiman Center Gallery
For more information on the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies please click here.
Admissions
The admissions deadline for this course has passed. If you are interested in applying or getting on an advance list for next year, please write to soasummer@columbia.edu.
Tuition & Fees
Columbia's standard tuition rate for 2013 is $1,454 per point. The Advanced Printmaking Intensive is a 6-credit course, so the total tuition is $8,724. For more information, please visit: http://ce.columbia.edu/summer/tuition-and-fees.
An additional Course Fee will be assesed to cover various program-related costs, such as excursions, special guests to the program, and some of the materials you will be required to have.
Housing
Limited housing in university dorms will be made available to Advanced Printmaking Intensive students on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will be sent a link to the Housing application, once admitted to the course.
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The Advanced Printmaking Intensive was an opportunity to put life’s distractions away and focus as much time as possible on work and equipment we otherwise may not come in contact with. We had access to the expertise of very knowledgeable printers.
-Advanced Printmaking Intensive 2012
About the Instructors
Tomas Vu-Daniel received a B.F.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso and an M.F.A. from Yale University. His work has recently been exhibited in "Orpheus Selection: In Search of Darkness" at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York; "Boston High Tea: Master Print Series" at the Sunshine Museum in Songzhuang, China; and "Organische Abstraction" at the Hack Museum in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Black Ice in New York, Flatlands I and Flatlands II in Milan and Rome, and Opium Dreams at the Museum Haus Kasuya in Yokuska, Japan. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002 and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship award in 2001. He is currently the director of printmaking and artistic director of the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies at Columbia University School of the Arts.
Craig Zammiello is a Master Printer with over 30 years of experience in all areas of printmaking. He is author of a studio manual on photogravure, and of the book Conversations from the Print Studio published by Yale University Press. He worked 25 years at Universal Limited Art Editions, where he collaborated with numerous artists, notably Jasper Johns, Elizabeth Murray, James Rosenquist, Kiki Smith and Robert Rauschenberg. Currently, he is Master Printer at Two Palms working with Chuck Close, Carroll Dunham, Ellen Gallagher, Elizabeth Peyton, Chris Ofili, Mel Bochner and Matthew Ritchie. He received his M.F.A. from SUNY Stony Brook in 1995. He has taught numerous workshops and classes at New York University, Yale University, The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Studio and the Flemish Center for the Graphic Arts in Belgium. Zammiello has exhibited his own work in the US and abroad. His prints can be found in the collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium, Yale University Art Gallery, and the Hoesch Museum in Düren, Germany.
Kurt Kemp is currently a Professor of Art at Sonoma State University in California. Born in Mason City, Iowa in1957, he graduated with honors from the University of Iowa with a Masters of Fine Art in Printmaking. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally. He is in private and public collection throughout the United States, including Harvard’s Fogg Museum of Art in Boston, the Palace of The Legion of Honor in San Francisco, the Houston Fine Arts Museum in Houston, and the Chicago Art Institute in Chicago.
Originally from northern California, Jennifer Sturgill received her M.F.A. in printmaking from the University of Iowa in 1997. For several years following graduate school, she worked as the master printer at Aurobora Press, an invitational fine art press in San Francisco, California. She currently heads the visual art and art history program at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco, California. Jennifer lives with her husband in Cotati, California.
The Advanced Printmaking Intensive provided access to facilities, time to focus on work with few distractions, and technical support from faculty. I would recommend it because of the focus it gives you and its ability to help a young artist understand the world of printmaking, visualize print projects, meaning, and mechanics. This was a wonderful experience with many great aspects!
-Advanced Printmaking Intensive 2012
The best attributes of the Intensive are the resources, great instruction and critiques. I would recommend it to someone desiring an improvement of practice, focus and input on work. The Intensive had a great atmosphere and students with a variety of work/practices.
-Advanced Printmaking Intensive 2012
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