Screen printing (or silkscreen) is a printmaking technique where layers of ink are pulled through a mesh screen to create a wonderfully graphic outcome, often with multiple layers of transparent ink interacting with one another.

In this comprehensive workshop, students will gain an understanding of the processes involved in creating a screen-print within a professional printmaking studio, and will leave with the knowledge and experience required to produce work independently.

Process:

• Both analogue and digital methods of creating stencils.
• Coating a screen with emulsion.
• Burning the screen on the exposure unit
• Mixing ink.
• Registering multiple layers
• Pulling prints.
• Cleaning/ reclaiming screens

**Please come with an idea, sketch, photograph or reference material to work from. There will be plenty of time to develop this starting point into a unique piece of art!

Three-Day Workshop

Dates:  November 14, 21 & 28, 2021
Times: 10:00am – 3:00pm each day
Location: Alberta Printmakers Studio & Gallery (4025 4th St. SE)
Class Size: Four
Ages: 16+
All materials provided.
Cost: $350 non members; $315 CJSW Friends; $300 members

For more information and to register, visit albertaprintmakers.com.

About the Instructor

Originally from Montreal Quebec, Ryan Statz completed his bachelor of fine arts degree at the Alberta College of Art + Design in 2000, and received his masters of fine arts degree in print media at Concordia University in 2008. Currently based in Calgary Alberta, Statz’s work has been exhibited across Canada, the United States, and Europe.