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MONOTYPES WITH & WITHOUT A PRESS

Instructor: Tony Kirk Sunday, June 23, 2024     10 AM – 4 PM Members: $108     Non-Members: $120 Throughout history, artists such as Maurice Prendergast would hand burnish Japanese paper in order to transfer their inked image without a press. In this printmaking workshop, participants will learn how to print by hand and operate an etching press in the Robert Dente Printmaking Lab. Workshops can be found at fivepointsarts.org/workshops/ Members get 10% off workshops – and other discounts go…

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June 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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855 University Drive
Torrington, CT 06790 United States

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Instructor: Tony Kirk
Sunday, June 23, 2024     10 AM – 4 PM
Members: $108     Non-Members: $120
Throughout history, artists such as Maurice Prendergast would hand burnish Japanese paper in order to transfer their inked image without a press. In this printmaking workshop, participants will learn how to print by hand and operate an etching press in the Robert Dente Printmaking Lab.
Workshops can be found at fivepointsarts.org/workshops/
Members get 10% off workshops – and other discounts go to: fivepointsarts.org/membership/

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