Open Studio From Home: Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Sat, Feb 5, 2022
11 am–12 pm
Jasper Johns, Painting with Two Balls I, 1962. Lithograph, sheet (Irregular): 26 3/8 × 20 1/4 in. (67 × 51.4 cm) Image: 20 3/8 × 16 9/16 in. (51.8 × 42.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the family of Victor W. Ganz in his memory 90.49. © Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Families with kids of all ages
Join us for a free online artmaking program in collaboration with the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop! Printmaking has played a central role in Jasper Johns’s artistic practice, and Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror features a wide variety of prints. Together with experts from the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, we will explore the collagraph printmaking technique using at-home art materials.
Materials:
Printing:
- Block printing ink or tempera paint
- Ink brayer or paint brushes
- Paper to print on
- Paper towels or a clean rag
- Spoon (for printing by hand)
Collage:
- One cardboard base
- Glue stick or double-sided tape
- Scissors
- Paper or cardboard scraps for collaging
Optional:
- Leaves and flowers
- Feathers
- String and yarn
- Fabric
- Aluminum foil
- Plastic bags
Our programs aim to reach a neurodiverse audience with a wide range of learning styles and developmental stages.
Free with registration.
The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop is a co-operative printmaking workspace that provides professional-quality printmaking facilities to artists and printmakers of every skill level. The RBPW is committed to inspiring and fostering a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse artistic community dedicated to the making of fine art prints in an environment that embraces technical and aesthetic exploration, innovation, and collaboration. Robert Blackburn’s vision of a welcoming creative environment with a spirit of openness serves as the backbone of the workshop today.
