GALLERY OF PRINTMAKING ACTIVITIES

Polish Printmakers

Each fall since 2003 the UT School of Art hostes two printmaking students from the Academy of Fine Art in Poznan, Poland. During the fall 2006 we will host Aleksandra Zurczak and Michal  Rybinsk from September 20 to October 20. During their visit the students work in the print shop as guest artists, producing and exhibiting their work. In September 2003 we also hosted Professors Mirek Pawlowski and Krzysztof Molenda from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan for 10 days. Pawlowski and Molenda worked on prints in the studio and gave two public lectures. Their visit was sponsored by a generous grant from the Haines Morris Endowment through the College of Arts and Sciences.

Images from the University of Tennessee and University of Iowa
Collaborative Portfolio and Mini Conference, January 2003

This week-long workshop and mini-conference brought together eight graduate students in printmaking from the University of Tennessee and five graduate students from the University of Iowa to work on an ambitious exchange portfolio. The project was done in the UTK Print Workshop prior to the beginning of the spring semester. Each of the five prints for the project was produced through collaboration between groups of two or three students. By producing multi-authored prints, the project served as a way for the participants to work in new ways and to share fields of expertise. The portfolio theme “Us vs. Them” served as a catalyst for concepts and images for the various editions. Each participating student received the complete portfolio, with two additional sets for the participating universities. Both programs are among the top ranked graduate printmaking programs according to US News and World Report. The project was supported through a $1,000 grant from the UT School of Art.

Plans are being made to pursue a similar project in 2004 with graduate students from Arizona State University and the University of Georgia.

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