Continuing Education Workshops are geared towards intermediate to advanced students who wish to progress their artistic practice.
These workshops range from exploration of new techniques and skills to professional development topics.
Metal Etching Workshop
October 1 | 9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Instructor: Jennifer Walterscheid
$145 – Explore surface textures and embellishments while learning the basics of metal etching. Students will apply designs to copper, brass and nickel then use a chemical to etch the metal. Etched pieces will be cut and assembled using a cold connection technique to create a beautiful, unique piece of jewelry.
Student supply list:
– Bring a sack lunch
– Metal cutting scissors either Fiskars or Zenport fruit scissors
– Sharpie marker
– Small files
– Small pliers and wire cutters
Additional supplies provided by Mark Arts are covered in registration fee.
Location: Metals Studio
In-Depth Exploration of Pronto Plate Lithography
April 21-22
April 21| 5:30 – 9 p.m.
April 22| 8:30 – 5:30 p.m.
$268 – In this 2-day workshop students will develop a thorough understanding of the methods and techniques of the many variations of printing using polymer lithographic plates. This includes the development of skills in creating a variety of images on the plates using the following techniques: drawing with ball point pens, sharpie pens, #4 Lithographic Crayons and Pen and India Ink. Participants will also learn painting techniques using India Ink and Acrylic Medium. Lastly, they will learn to create, transfer and print both digital and photographic images from the lithographic plates.
Through workshop/studio time, students will deepen their knowledge base while expanding their portfolio and best practices to foster and construct creative activities that support student success in the classroom. This class includes investigation and discussion of the history, and current status of the original hand-pulled relief print, as well as proper methods for conservation and exhibition of prints. Participants will engage in a wide range of lithographic techniques, individually and in combination. This offering is open to all experience levels.
Doug Billings received an MFA in Printmaking from Wichita State University. He established a new printmaking program at Mark Arts in 2002 and has been teaching printmaking classes since then. Billings founded and is the director of the Tallgrass Press Printmakers Association, established in 2013. He is also a member of the Boston Printmakers, the Society of American Graphic Artists, the American Color Print Society, the Philadelphia Print Club and the American Print Alliance. He has exhibited his work in Australia, Europe and across the United States. He is a member and former president Gallery XII in Wichita and a former president and board member of the Artist Guild of Wichita.
In-Depth Exploration of Intaglio Printmaking
June 18 – 19 | 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | $268 | Instructor: Doug Billings
In this two-day workshop, students will develop a thorough understanding of the methods and techniques used for the many variations of intaglio printmaking. Development of skills in creating, etching, drawing, inking, and printing intaglio plates will include dry point of plastic plates, creating a collograph plate by collating together various textured materials, and the by line etching and acquainting a copper plate.
Through workshop and studio time, educators will deepen their knowledge base while expanding their portfolio and best practices to foster and construct creative activities that support student success in the classroom. Investigation and discussion of the history, and current status of the original hand-pulled relief print, as well as proper methods for conservation and exhibition of prints. Participants will engage in a wide range of intaglio printmaking techniques individually and in combination. This offering is open to all experience levels.
Teachers enrolled in this offering for credit must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Tuition fee for credit is above any fees required by Mark Arts fees. In addition, teachers must register and provide all required payments through Mark Arts.
Doug Billings received an Masters in Fine Arts in Printmaking from Wichita State University. He established a new printmaking program at Mark Arts in 2002 and has taught printmaking classes since then. Billings founded and is the director of the Tallgrass Press Printmakers Association, established in 2013. He is also a member of the Boston Printmakers, the Society of American Graphic Artists, the American Color Print Society, the Philadelphia Print Club, and the American Print Alliance. He has exhibited his work in Australia, Europe, and across the United States. He is a member and former president Gallery XII in Wichita and a former president and board member of the Artist Guild of Wichita.
Location: Mark Arts Printmaking Studio
Plein Air on the Patio featuring Stickwork
July 30 | 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
$20 – Enjoy a continental breakfast before heading outside to sketch, paint, or sculpt Patrick Dougherty’s site-specific Stickwork installation. Bring a lawn chair and your art supplies. This workshop is open to all mediums.
Moderator: Charlotte Patterson
Location: Breakfast in School of Creativity Gallery
In-Depth Exploration of Relief Printmaking
Oct. 4 – Oct. 5 | $268 | Instructor: Doug Billings
5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday
K-12 educators will enjoy this in-depth exploration of the methods and techniques of the many variations of Relief Printmaking. Development includes a focus on skills in carving, inking, and printing relief blocks, inking and printing relief plates and using stencil techniques for relief monoprinting. Through workshop/studio time, educators will deepen their knowledge base while expanding their portfolio and best practices to foster and construct creative activities that support student success in the classroom. Investigation and discussion of the history, and current status of the original hand pulled relief print, as well as proper methods for conservation and exhibition of prints. Participants will engage in several relief printmaking techniques, individually and in combination. This offering is open to all experience levels.
Teachers enrolled in this offering for credit must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Tuition fee for credit is above any fees required by Mark Arts fees. In addition, teachers must register and provide all required payments through Mark Arts.
Doug Billings received a master’s in fine arts in Printmaking from Wichita State University. He established a new printmaking program at Mark Arts in 2002 and has taught printmaking classes since then. Billings founded and is the director of the Tallgrass Press Printmakers Association, established in 2013. He is also a member of the Boston Printmakers, the Society of American Graphic Artists, the American Color Print Society, the Philadelphia Print Club, and the American Print Alliance. He has exhibited his work in Australia, Europe, and across the United States. He is a member and former president Gallery XII in Wichita and a former president and board member of the Artist Guild of Wichita.
All Materials Provided
Location: Mark Arts Printmaking Studio
