Relief Printmaking for Social Justice
In-Person Visual Arts Workshop with Nicholas Collins
June 8 - 9, 2024
Saturday - Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM (1 hour lunch)
Structure of Class: (2) 6 hour in-person classes
C274 • All levels
Registration deadline: May 15, 2024
Current Mendocino Art Center members receive a 30% discount off each class registration! See below for details.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Relief printmaking has long been a vital method of social criticism and propaganda. Be it reproductive rights for women (in this country), climate change, unending war, our flawed democracy, media chaos, etc., the list of seemingly impenetrable injustice in our era is vast. From addressing broad systemic flaws or to shed light on issues that are more personal in nature, the object of this weekend class is to render your images of protest and injustice into block prints that you can proudly stand behind. We will work on design/layout, carving and printing methods, as well as look back into the history of reactionary art forms. It has been said that in today’s culture, art cannot alter the course of the world we live in. I’d like to invite you for a weekend in the studio where we can attempt to challenge that perception.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR — Nicholas Collins
I was born and raised in Oakland CA where I was fortunate enough to attend the Berkeley Children’s Art Studio as a child which gave me confidence as an artist and respect for the process of creating. My parents were from England and I spent much of my youth over there, mostly in Sussex. I studied art history, drawing, and sculpture/studio at UCSB. I trained under master printmakers Kazuko Wantanabe and Emmanuel Montoya at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, where I did my residency.
I work primarily in reduction linocut which I hand press in limited editions—mostly one-of-a-kind but I also work in intaglio. My work is in private collections in the UK, Germany and across the US.
I teach linocut and woodcut printmaking and art history workshops at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto and at the Mendocino Art Center.
TUITION & FEES
Current MAC Members: $300
Non-members: $429
Current Mendocino Art Center members receive a 30% discount off each class registration! This applies to the member only and can only be used once per class. This discount is reflected in the prices above. Not a member yet? View our membership benefits and sign up today.
REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be made in writing, either by mail or email. If you notify us at least 14 days prior to the first class meeting, you will receive a refund of tuition less a $45 cancellation fee. No refunds will be made after that date for any reason due to our contractual obligations and material acquisitions. If the Art Center is compelled to cancel a class you will receive a full tuition refund. Memberships are non-refundable as they are considered a donation to the Art Center.