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Demo Night: Plate Making

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Julie Buffalohead, Revisionist History Lesson, Lithograph 2014

Julie Buffalohead, Revisionist History Lesson, Lithograph 2014

Date: Thursday, April 9; 6:00–9:00p.m.
Ages: 18+ (This workshop is for intermediate level lithographers)
Cost: $40
Registration: Deadline is Friday, April 3
Enrollment: Maximum 20; minimum 10
Instructor: Cole Rogers

The class will demonstrate using a variety of drawing materials and surfaces to create positives for exposure: determining correct exposures for different materials: tricks and techniques to making plates that print what you want, the way you want as well as ideas you might not have thought about before. This class is designed to explain, demonstrate and give a solid technical command of the basics of positive photolithographic plates.

About the Instructor: Cole Rogers is the Artistic Director and Master Printer of Highpoint. From 1995–2000 he was Printshop Director and Printmaking Coordinator at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where he taught, shaped curriculum and advocated for the art of printmaking. Previously he was chief printer at AKASHA in Minneapolis, and a Senior Printer at Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. He earned his BFA in Printmaking from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an MFA in Printmaking from Ohio State University, and a Master Printer certificate from Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Highpoint Editions’ print publications created in collaboration with Rogers over the last ten years are represented in the permanent collections of many major museums, corporations and numerous private collections throughout the United States and abroad.


REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration may be completed by calling Highpoint at 612-871-1326 or emailing info@highpointprintmaking.org. Registrations are finalized upon receipt of payment.

If payment is not received within one business week your place in the class will not be reserved.

FREE CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS

Are you, or a friend or family member a veteran looking for art experiences in a relaxed, supportive workshop environment?  Highpoint is now offering free classes for veterans.  HP will reserve one free slot in each adult class for a veteran, as long as you call HP and register prior to the class sign up deadline. (please identify yourself as a veteran when you call to register).