UB Offers Series of Spring Printmaking Workshops

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo experimental Print Imaging Center (ePIC) of the Printmaking Program in the Department of Art is offering a new series of workshops this spring. They include:

o A series of "Photo Etching" workshops, which will introduce the process using pre-sensitized plates and handmade positives, will be offered from 3:30-5 p.m. on Feb. 15, 17, 22 and 24.

o A series on "Waterbased Silkscreen," which will provide instruction on direct-drawn and direct-photo emulsion stencils, will be offered from 3:30-5 p.m. on March 15, 17, 22 and 24.

o A workshop on "Non-Silver for Printmakers" will be offered from 2-6 p.m. on April 2 and April 9.

o A "Chine Colle and Single Level Viscosity Printing Demonstration" also is planned, but a date has not been set.

o "Community Printshop" and "Collaborative Printing" programs will be offered on an individual basis, from Jan. 25 through April 23.

Each workshop series is $60 for students and ePIC members and $100 for the public.

All sessions will be held in the printmaking area in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

For more information or to register for workshops, call Jeff Sherven at 645-6878, ext. 1369.