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  • Intro to Copper Plate Etching | Julianne Hunter

    3 Saturdays 3/5, 3/12. 3/19   1pm-4:30pm $158 non-associates / $134 associates (+$75.00 for materials) Copper plate etching is a process where a polished piece of copper is processed with either engraving or an acid bath with the intention of creating grooves and lines to hold ink. Ink is applied to the whole plate, then carefully […]

  • 2022 Kahn Family Fellowship Application Deadline

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    The Ink Shop Printmaking Center offers an annual Fellowship Grant to a printmaker or book artist. The Fellowship has been funded in part of a generous contribution from the Kahn Family, provides an artist with the time and resources to create a new body of work. The Fellow is given the opportunity to present this […]

  • Ithaca College and Cornell Printmakers | I See You

    April 1 - May 27, 2022Reception  May 6th, 5-8pm The Ink Shop acknowledges Ithaca College and Cornell University’s excellent printmaking departments and the exceptional student work being produced. We are excited to bring student printmakers together at The Ink Shop for this show curated by Greg Page and Julianne Hunter of Cornell, and Patricia Hunsinger […]

  • Jari Poulin | Mirage

    Mirage features a series of images that combine monoprints and black and white photographic transfers to create dream like worlds that speak to memory and imagination.  The work integrates her fascination with the idea of mirage or optical illusion by combining her images of specific places and people of her past with additional layers of monoprinting and other printmaking techniques that activate the emotional context and memory of the physical photograph.

  • Intro to Plate Litho | Julianne Hunter

    Thursday 6pm - 9pm Saturday 12pm - 4pm Sunday 12pm - 4pm Intro to Plate Litho | Julianne Hunter $165 non-associates / $140.25 associates ($35 for materials) In this three-session tutorial, learn to prepare, create and print your images from photo-sensitive lithography plates. Explore traditional techniques like drawing with litho pencils and crayons, scraping away […]

  • Intro to Reductive Woodcut | Julianne Hunter

    In this five-week introductory course, students will explore ma king woodcut prints using color inks. We will go over tools, equipment, registration techniques and see some examples before beginning your own artwork. Then students will create several multi-layer prints in reductive woodcut and participate in a print exchange with their classmates. No prior experience needed.

  • Monotype with Stencils for Parent & Child | Craig & Jasper

    This workshop is a fun family printmaking class. We will be painting stenciled mylar plates with water-based inks to create subtle and intricate monotype prints. The process allows you to paint quickly onto the mylar plates, then transfer the ink to dampened paper using an etching press. You will learn about ghost images, which can achieve wonderful effects with immediate results. This technique is completely non-toxic.

  • Intro to Intaglio-Intensive | Julianne Hunter

    In this course we will cover the basic methods and techniques of intaglio, including etching and drypoint, as well as explore some "experimental" mark making approaches.

  • Member Show 2022

    Ink Shop Printmaking Center Studio Gallery 330 E. State St., ITHACA, NY, United States

    September 2 – October 28; (Receptions 9/2 & 10/7 5-8pm)

    Each year, The Ink Shop launches a Members' show, giving our membership the opportunity to exhibit their newest work. This exhibit gives the public the opportunity to see the new work coming out of The Ink Shop, one of Central New York's only community printmaking facilities.

  • Member Exhibit Reception

    Join us for a First Friday Gallery Night reception for the 022 Member Exhibit.  There's lot's of beautiful work to see. Each year, The Ink Shop launches a Members’ show, giving our membership the opportunity to exhibit their newest work. This exhibit gives the public the opportunity to see the new work coming out of […]

  • Intro to Silk Screen | Erin Miller

    Saturday, October 8, NOON-4pm

    $60 non-associates / $51 associates ($$35 for materials)

    Silk screen printing is a fun, nontoxic printing process that involves both photo and handmade stencils. This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of silkscreen printing using digital+handmade stencils, photosensitive emulsion, and a UV Light exposure unit. Silk screen printing is a great way to make multiples and has a long standing history with visual culture. The process is linked to activism and message dissemination as exemplified by artists like Sister Corita Kent and Glenn Ligon. Other artists who use this process include Mickalene Thomas, Jeffrey Dell, Pat Steir, Shephard Fairey, Seripop, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol, among many others. To participate, please bring photo copies of photographs and/or hand drawings made from pencil or ink and I will show you how to prepare them for the screen. Paper, Ink, and prepared screens will be provided.