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The Friends of NERAM High Country Autumn Printmaking School
April 12 @ 6:00 pm - April 14 @ 2:00 pm
$300 – $350
Immerse yourself in a weekend of printmaking with workshops and social events coinciding with the Southern Highlands Printmakers’ Exhibition at New England Regional Art Museum with leading printmakers Lizzie Horne, Liz Powell, and Leah Bullen.
When: Friday 12 – Sunday 14 April, 2024.
Where: The New England Regional Art Museum and Lizzie Horne’s studio.
Cost:
- Full price $350
- Early bird price $325 (enrol by 15 March)
- Friends of NERAM $300
- Three-course dinner Saturday 13 April $65
Workshops are suitable for beginners and those looking to extend their practice. All materials are included. Participants are warmly invited to a three course catered dinner on Saturday 13th April (additional cost of $65). Those who wish can also meet for a pub dinner following the Printmakers exhibition opening on Friday 12 April.
Take advantage of a unique opportunity to learn three different printmaking techniques taught by experienced New England artists. Connect with other art lovers at social events – dinners Friday and Saturday nights. Enjoy lunch at NERAM’S Six Counties Cafe.
Weekend program
- Friday 12 April: Southern Highlands Printmakers exhibition opening and pub dinner afterwards.
- Saturday 13 April: Full day of workshops (two sessions), lunch included, restaurant dinner optional.
- Sunday 14 April: Morning workshop, and whole group gathering after.
- Weekend program concludes midday Sunday but stay on for lunch if you like.
Note: workshops are not available separately.
Numbers: 8 students per class
Suitable for: emerging artists or beginners
Equipment: all equipment supplied
About the workshops
Botanic monoprints with Lizzie Horne
A simple but highly effective form of printmaking using dried botanicals (grasses, flowers and leaves) on inked plates through an etching press. Using beautiful French etching inks and multiple plates, we’ll play with colour, texture, and pattern to create multi-layered unique images. This technique is often paired with dry point.
This workshop takes place at Lizzie Horne’s studio at the New England Contemporary Print Gallery, Armidale. Transport will be provided from NERAM if required.
Lizzie Horne is a foundation member of NERAM’s Black Gully Printmakers, and director of the New England Contemporary Print Gallery in Armidale. Horne works across a variety of intaglio and relief techniques. She runs regular printmaking workshops in the gallery studio and in community centres and has taught in NERAM’s Museum of Printing.
Japanese drypoint paper plates with a jigsaw technique with Liz Powell
Japanese paper drypoint plates have different qualities to acetate plates and metal plate etching. In this workshop, discover their softer lines, more malleable surfaces and adaptable shapes. Beginners get a good introduction to intaglio printing, while more experienced printmakers can explore new techniques. Create multiple colour prints in different ways and work with tonal techniques. Explore what’s possible, and complete a variety of prints.
Liz Powell lives in the New England Tablelands. She has been teaching and exhibiting in Australia and overseas for over thirty-five years. Much of Powell’s work centres on the landscape and its history, including stories of people and what they left behind. Powell often works from research in fields of science and social/cultural history. She uses paper as the basis for much of her art making, including printmaking and mixed media techniques.
Watercolour monotype screenprints with Leah Bullen
Learn how to create monotype prints using watercolours painted onto a silkscreen. This technique produces various painterly marks and effects that can be transferred to paper using clear ink. This process is a great way of creating unique, gestual and spontaneous imagery. You’ll get the chance to experiment with different materials and processes to explore the creative possibilities of the screenprint monotype.
Leah Bullen is an award-winning artist based on Anaiwan country in Armidale, NSW. She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) and a Doctor of Philosophy, Creative Arts. Bullen’s art practice is based on painting and incorporates elements of drawing, printmaking, photography and collage. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and she has a wealth of experience teaching art and developing arts programs.
The Autumn Printmaking School is a fundraiser event organised by the Friends of NERAM, who support the activities of the New England Regional Art Museum through fundraising and volunteering.
Proudly sponsored by Winsor & Newton watercolours and Fabriano paper.
