Windsor Printmakers Forum

Collagraph for Beginners or Experienced Printmakers

Date/Time: 4 Sessions, Mondays 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm; Sept. 20, 27 Oct. 4, 18 2010
Instructor: Munazza Naeem

Instructor’s Phone: 519-796-5144

Location: Windsor Printmaker’s Forum
Cost: $180 plus tax

Course Description:

Collagraph for Beginners or Experienced Printmakers

The freedom of collagraph relief printmaking gives many creative possibilities. If it can be inked, it can be printed. Found objects from nature, like dried fruit, leaf, and flattened street trash can combine with painterly marks from glues and gesso to create a collage plate. These plates are versatile and can be printed as a gauffrage (uninked embossing), hand-colored as a wood block, or printed as a viscosity. Bring materials that are interesting to the first class. No previous printmaking experience is necessary. There will be demonstrations as well as, individualized instruction. Limited to eight students
Materials: Course cost includes all materials except for paper and drawing implements. Printmaking paper can be purchased by the sheet at Windsor Printmaker’s Forum or students may bring their own. Materials list will be provided at the time of registration.

Register by email: workshops@wpfstudio.org ,

Office Phone: 519-253-9493
Instructor’s Phone: 519-796-5144

Mega Print for Beginners

Date/Time: 4 Sessions, Tuesdays 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Sept. 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12.
Instructor: Munazza Naeem

Munazza will teach Relief, Intaglio, Lithography Printing, Sept. 9, 16, and 30
Instructor: To be announced for Screen Printing Oct. 7

Location: Windsor Printmaker’s Forum
Cost: $180 plus tax

Course Description:

Mega Print for Beginners

This four week course offers a basic foundation in four different print media: relief, intaglio, Lithography and screen printing.

Participants will spend 3 hours with an instructor each week and will complete a small sample print in each medium. There will be demonstrations as well as, individualized instruction. Limited to eight students.

Materials: Course cost includes all materials except for paper and drawing implements. Printmaking paper can be purchased by the sheet at Windsor Printmaker’s Forum or students may bring their own. Materials list will be provided at the time of registration.

Register by email: workshops@wpfstudio.org

Office Phone: 519-253-9493
Instructor’s Phone: 519-796-5144

Everything Needs Everything: Rehersal for Disaster, Libby Hague

Sense of Place opens at the Yukon Art’s Centre

September 9 to
October 29, 2010

YUKON ARTS CENTRE OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, September 9
7:30 pm

6:00 PM: FORUM
with Alistair MacLeod, Nino Ricci, Rebecca Belmore, IAIN BAXTER&.

YUKON ARTS CENTRE GALLERY HOURS
Tuesday to Friday:
10 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 12 pm to 5 pm
Open for theatre performances.

Sense of Place

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum

Organized and circulated by the
Windsor Printmaker’s Forum with guest speakers
Alistair McLeod, Nino Ricci, Rebecca Belmore and Iain Baxter&.

Sense of Place gathers works by thirty-six artists from across both sides of the Canada-USA border around the theme of place through printmaking. Ranging from traditional techniques on traditional surfaces―such as monotypes, etchings, woodcuts, lithographs, and silkscreens―to digital prints and found objects, the show maps out the broad field of contemporary printmaking. The theme is largely conceptual; while there is some landscape imagery in the show, the works focus more on how our sense of place is linked to our sense of self.

The Yukon Arts Centre is located at:
300 College Drive
Whitehorse, Yukon

Mailing Address
Box 16
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 5X9 Canada

Yukon Arts Centre - Sense of Place

The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum is participating in the Walkerville BIA’s 8th ANNUAL – 2010 ART WALK & ROCK

Friday, July 16th & Saturday, July 17th, 2010 in Historic Walkerville.

Friday WPF hours are 4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Saturday WPF hours are 11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

This year the event is taking place right outside our door! The Walkerville BIA will be closing off Devonshire Road to traffic to accommodate the festival where there will be open air artists’ booths, music and food. Our studio and gallery will be open and we are pleased to be part of this exciting summer neighbourhood event.

Submissions

Members are invited to submit works to display and sell in the gallery. We will be accepting framed, matted or shrink-wrapped work at our studio July 5th, 6th and 7th from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. WPF receives 30% of any work sold.

Read more about this event at the
Walkerville BIA site.

WPF Volunteers needed:

Members are invited to help WPF with this event. Your assistance with gallery preparation or greeting guests in the gallery would be appreciated, and don’t forget the fun factor! If you can give us a few hours of your time for gallery prep or hosting during the two day event please contact us.

For further inquiries email info@wpfstudio.org or call the office at 519-253-9493.

The International Freedom Festival fireworks display is scheduled for Monday June 21st this year. Again Mike Brkovich, our landlord, has graciously given his parking lots over to us to raise money for the Forum. There are 3 large lots with multiple entrances. We need people to help direct traffic, park cars and take money. We rely on our members to volunteer in situations such as this. We hope we can count you in.

Quotes from prior fireworks parking volunteers:

“This is the most fun I have had in 3 years”

Fireworks Parking attendants needed

Date: Monday, June 21, 2010

Time: 6:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.

Place: Windsor Printmaker’s Forum, 420 Devonshire Rd., Windsor, On. N8W 3E1

email RSVP to:
info@wpfstudio.org

Thank you for your help and support.

The Board of Directors
Windsor Printmaker’s Forum.

Event information

Official site: http://www.summerfestwindsor.org/main/event_schedule.html

We are pleased to announce that the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) has donated a booth to Windsor Printmaker’s Forum for this years Art in the park. We have been assigned booth 112A. We will have the opportunity to promote printmaking and Windsor Printmaker’s Forum to the public at this event.

Teachers submit your student’s work

Our Student show is moved to Art in the Park this year. We are inviting teachers to submit their student’s work. The winning student entries will be exhibited in our booth. If you have not already done so, please bring your student’s work to the office on Wednesday May 26th. between 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Alternatively, on Wednesday June 2nd between 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.

Members submit your work

Current members may drop off their work at the office on Wednesday May 26th. between the hours of 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Alternatively, on Wednesday June 2nd between 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Note: Because the booth is a donation to WPF, no work may be sold. You may however leave your business cards at the booth.

Volunteers Needed

We could use some help with the event. Maybe you can help with set-up, tear down, do a demo, or work in the booth for a few hours? Please let us know what you can do to help out.

Contact us for more information via email at: printmakersforum@cogeco.net or call the office at 519-253-9493.

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum
420 Devonshire Rd, (North entrance, Lower Level)
Windsor, On.
519-253-9493

Some information about Art in the Park.

Art in the Park is held the first full weekend in June of each year, and is the signature event that launches Windsors festival season. This event is one of Ontario’s largest outdoor arts and crafts shows with exhibitors from all over Ontario, Quebec and the state of Michigan. The exhibitors display and retail their wares in booths set up around the 15.5 acres of gated grounds surrounding the beautiful and historic Willistead Mansion in Walkerville (Windsor), Ontario.

Art in the Park Admission Hours:

Friday, June 4th - 5:00pm to 11:00pm - Spirit Tent Only
Saturday, June 5th - 10:00am - 7:00pm - All Exhibitors open
12:00pm - 11:00pm - Spirit Tent open
Sunday, June 6th - 10:00am - 5:00pm - All Exhibitors open
12:00pm - 5:00pm - Spirit Tent open

Admission is $5 per person (advanced tickets $4)

Children 12 and under get in free when accompanied by an adult.

All proceeds raised by this event go toward supporting the restoration of Willistead Manor and supporting local childrens charities such as: The John McGivney Centre for Children and Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services.

July 2008, the Ontario Arts Council awarded the Windsor Printmaker’s Forum a Touring and Collaborations Grant for the Sense of Place exhibit. The provincial tour was successfully launched to a sold out audience at the University of Toronto Arts Centre May 5th, 2009. The exhibition travels to the Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Ontario, April 9th, 2010 and runs until May 9th 2010 with an opening reception April 17th.

The Sense of Place provincial tour continues to build momentum, other galleries include:

McIntosh Art Gallery, London Ontario, January 3rd to February 12, 2011.

Sudbury Art Gallery, September 15th to November 13th, 2011.

Thunder Bay Art Gallery, January to February 2012.

July 10th, 2009 the Ontario Arts Council, in recognition of the merit of the Sense of Place project awarded a National & International Touring Project grant to the Windsor Printmaker’s Forum.

September 9, 2010 the Sense of Place travels to Whitehorse Yukon!

The itinerary continues to develop with plans to travel to the Arctic, East and West Coasts.

November 5, 2009 the Ontario Trillium Foundation approved a grant for the Windsor Printmaker’s Forum to tour the Sense of Place exhibit in Chatham, Sudbury and Thunder Bay. Panel discussions, “the role of place in art and literature” and printmaking workshops conducted by guest artists will be made possible through the grant.

Through the OAC and the Ontario Trillium Foundation the Windsor Printmaker’s Forum and the 30 Sense of Place exhibition artists from across Canada and Michigan have received tremendous exposure via the Provincial and National tour. The Windsor Printmaker’s also gratefully acknowledges the generous spirit of special guests Alistair MacLeod, Iain Baxter& and Nino Ricci for their contributions.

The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum welcomes all members to attend our Annual General Meeting. Members please join us in our palatial underground studio space, enjoy refreshments and the company of fellow artists and arts supporters, and find out what is happening at your local artist run printmaking studio. Current and new members may take part in voting; memberships can be renewed or obtained prior to the meeting by contacting our studio office at 519. 253. 9493.

At this time we will be electing members to the Board of Directors. If you would like to further Windsor Printmaker’s efforts in promoting art in the community please make sure your membership is current so you can be eligible for nomination to the Board.

Date:
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Time:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
420 Devonshire Road, Lower Level (enter off Assumption St), Windsor, ON

2010 Spring Workshops

Mega Print
This 4-week course offers a basic foundation in four different print media: relief, intaglio, lithography and screen printing. Participants will spend 3 hours with an instructor each week and will complete a small sample print in each medium. Course costs include all materials except for paper and drawing implements. Printmaking paper can be purchased by the sheet at Windsor Printmaker’s Forum or students may bring their own. This foundation course will prepare you for more in depth courses to come.
Tuesdays, March 23, 30 April 6, and 13th. 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Cost: $180.00, members receive 20% discount.
Instructors: Munazza Naeem, and John Montminy

Life Drawing
Open to artists in all disciplines. Participants will have the opportunity to draw from a live model. Attendees must be over the age of 18, with photo I.D, (age of majority cards, drivers license). Doors will be open at 6:00 PM and locked once the session begins at 6:30. No prior drawing experience is necessary. We do have a very limited supply of Easels on loan, and possibly some drawing boards. It is strongly suggested that if you own any of these that you bring them with you. There is newsprint available at no charge. Drawing implements (pencils, conte, erasers etc.) are not provided. To maintain the quiet enjoyment of the drawing session, critiques will be offered away from the drawing room. No photography will be allowed.
Mondays, March 22, 29, April 12, and 19th. Doors open at 6. PM for set up. Doors lock and session begins promptly at 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Cost: $150.00, members receive 20% discount.
Instructor: Elizabeth Gaye MacDonald

Open Studio
Open to all artists in all disciplines. Participants will have access to the studio, and the opportunity to work on projects started in other workshops. There will be a trained artist on site to supervise the sessions. No materials will be supplied. Printmaking paper can be purchased by the sheet at Windsor Printmaker’s Forum or students may bring their own.
Thursdays, April 1, 8, 15, and 22nd 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Cost: $90.00, members receive 20% discount.
An additional 10% discount will apply when included with a course.
Facilitator varies.

Private Instruction Sessions
Windsor Printmaker’s Forum also offers one-on-one training sessions with some of our instructors, a flexible and economical option for artists wishing to immerse themselves in a single process or for those with busy schedules. Private sessions can allow you to realize a special project with the assistance of a professional printmaker. Participants in one-on-one sessions must register for a minimum of three hours of instruction. All printmaking materials must be supplied by the student.
Cost: $30/hour Minimum $90, payable in advance.

Registration, course limits, prerequisites and materials
All courses are limited to 10 participants unless otherwise noted. Course costs include all materials except for paper and drawing implements. Printmaking paper can be purchased by the sheet at Windsor Printmaker’s Forum or students may bring their own. Newsprint will be available free of charge for drawing.

The deadline for enrollment is four business days before the beginning of a course, and payment must be made in full at that time. The Forum reserves the right to cancel a course two days prior to the start date if enrollment is low (in the event of course cancellation, all fees will be refunded in full or a credit will be given to a future course.). If you must withdraw from a class, Windsor Printmaker’s Forum must be notified at least three business days before the scheduled start of the class, at which time you will receive a refund less a 15% cancellation fee.

To register, please visit our studio office at 420 Devonshire Road (north entrance) during office hours, Wednesdays 10am to 2pm, or contact the office via email at info@wpfstudio.org

Consider the advantages of membership

Membership benefits include:
Mail-outs for all openings, lectures, workshops, courses and other events.
Priority registration for all courses, lectures and workshops.
Bi-annual newsletters.
20% discount on all workshops and courses and discounts on application fees for juried events.
An invitation to participate in our Annual Members’ Show and Sale.
One month free rental of the gallery (once per membership term) where the member receives 70% of the sales of prints.

Studio rental includes:
24 hr. access to the studio (refundable $75. key deposit required.)
The use of printmaking equipment (intaglio, lithography and letter presses).
An opportunity to buy supplies at bulk rates when studio is ordering.
Opportunities to purchase papers and drawing materials at cost in the studio.
Flat file storage space at the studio for the duration of the rental.
An inspired printmaking community! Priceless!

Annual studio rental rate is $300.00. Renters will be provided with an application form and a contract to sign, which will include WPF’s studio facilities and policies. All studio renters must have a WPF membership current for the year in which they are renting. If you would like more information about membership and studio rental, please contact WPF at (519) 253-9493 or via email at info@wpfstudio.org Thank you for your membership supporting Windsor Printmaker’s Forum in the past. We look forward to your continued commitment.

Please join Windsor Printmaker’s Forum for this one-time special event. As part of the On Crossing exhibition events, visiting artist Jessica Mills of Omaha, Nebraska will be conducting a workshop in the special print technique of trace monotype. Trace monotype can be done without the use of a printmaking press or specialized equipment, and combines the immediacy of drawing with the mediated quality of printmaking to produce images that are simultaneously powerful and delicate.

photo courtesy Jessica Mills

See more of Jessica’s trace monotype work on flickr.

All necessary materials (ink, Japanese printmaking paper and tools) are provided in the course fee of $50 (Windsor Printmaker’s Forum members in good standing receive 20% off this price).

Saturday, November 6, 1 to 4pm
Windsor Printmaker’s Forum, 420 Devonshire Road (north entrance, off Assumption St)

Please register in advance by calling the studio office: 519-253-9493 or by e-mail: wpfstudio@yahoo.ca

Windsor Printmaker’s Forum invites you to join us for On Crossing, a cross-border collaborative exhibition between Jessica Mills (Omaha, Nebraska) and Jodi Green (Windsor, Ontario). The exhibition is built around the collaborative print/mail art project “On Crossing”, which was recently featured in Graphica Creativa ‘09, an international print triennial at the Jyväskylä Centre for Printmaking in Jyväskylä, Finland.

photo courtesy Jyväskylä Centre for Printmaking

On Crossing
Friday, November 6, 7 to 10pm
Windsor Printmaker’s Forum Gallery
420 Devonshire Road (north entrance, off Assumption St)

For more information on the project, read the statement for On Crossing

See more images of the work installed at the Jyväskylä Centre for Printmaking on the project’s Graphica Creativa ‘09 page

See images of the work in progress at the On Crossing flickr pool

See more work from Jessica Mills on her flickr portfolio and from Jodi Green on her website

photo courtesy Jessica Ann Mills