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Focusing on the importance of printmaking workshops in higher education, Lafayette’s Experimental Printmaking Institute (EPI) is hosting a Printmaking Symposium March 7-8 in the Williams Visual Arts Building.
Events include a panel discussion, discussion of techniques, and an exhibition of selected works from participating workshops. The opening reception is planned for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 at the Williams Visual Arts Building.
All events are free and open to the public. Artists, art students, and anyone interested in learning more about the fine art of printmaking are encouraged to attend.
Curlee Raven Holton, founding director of EPI and professor and head of art, organized the event.
“This symposium, the first in a series, will heighten awareness of the importance the arts play in the context of the liberal art educational process and how studio arts, especially printmaking, provide a unique and dynamic pedagogical model,” says Holton. “The history of the print atelier as a laboratory of intellectual and creative investigation has been firmly established; however, its role as a vehicle of cultural and social engagement in our ever-growing pluralistic world has not.”
There will be a panel discussion 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 at the Williams Visual Arts Building. Panelists represent printmaking workshops situated within colleges and universities. They will discuss the importance of printmaking workshops in higher education settings and why there is a decline in printmaking workshops.
Christine Oaklander, arts coordinator and curator for the Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, will act as moderator. The panel will include keynote speaker Judith Brodsky, founding director of the Brodsky Center for Print and Paper at Rutgers University; John Lysak, professor of art at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and director of Egress Press and Research; Nancy Campbell, professor of art and founder of the Mount Holyoke College Printmaking Workshop; and Holton.
There will be a discussion group 10 a.m. Thursday, March 8 in the Williams Visual Arts Building to explore new techniques, management issues, promotions, and future collaborations.
An exhibition of selected works will be on display March 7-13 in the Grossman Gallery at the Williams Visual Arts Building. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
EPI is a one-of-a-kind student centered creative laboratory with a growing national and international reputation. This fall, EPI celebrated its 10th anniversary. In April 2006, EPI created the longest print ever made, allowing artists, students, and members of the community a chance to be a part of history. Last summer, art major Sara Smith-Katz ’07 (Stroudsburg, Pa.) acted as student curator of the More Than a Book exhibition. The exhibit, which featured work from numerous students, opened May 15 in Costa Rica, moved to Mexico City, and is currently on display at Manchester University in England.
For more information, contact EPI at (610) 330-5922.