Print workshop is an all-print media print class intended for advanced print students developing their thesis work. Students should have advanced abilities in more than one printmaking process. This course is organized around working across print media, developing good project management skills, creating an ambitious body of artwork, and developing a sustainable practice for life after graduation. We will be investigating the ways the print and the multiple have become pervasive elements throughout the contemporary art world. We will be looking at a variety of sources and supporting materials that explore a gamut of working methods, ranging from traditional image creation to more experimental and new media methods that utilize print.

Students will expand upon the historic and contemporary printmaking concepts and technologies through a multi-disciplinary approach to studio practice that emphasizes individual conceptual and technical growth. Rome is rich with examples of innovative and dynamic printmaking: from the traditional Italian masterworks housed at the National Cabinet of Prints and Drawings, to the exciting prints produced by contemporary Italian artists. This course will draw upon these uniquely Italian art forms to strengthen the content of students' work and hone their technical abilities. As students develop a more personal approach to concept, subject, scale, material and process, they are introduced to more advanced printmaking topics. Frequent off-site expeditions, discussion and research will further engage students with the concepts and aesthetics underlying each process. This course includes an overnight academic excursion outside of Rome. Details will be announced in the course schedule.