Introduction to Printmaking: Making Copies - the Art of the Multiple Print
Level: Open to students entering grade 9 or 10 in fall 2010.
Session: I, June 28-July 16, 2010
Days & Time: Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM and 2:30-4:30 PM
Instructor: Jennifer Nuss
Related Courses: Students interested in this course might also be interested in Understanding the Arts: Art History and Architecture, offered in Session II.
Course Description
Studio arts courses are offered by the Summer Program for High School Students in conjunction with Columbia 's School of the Arts. The printmaking courses are taught by instructors from the School of the Arts and are overseen by Tomas Vu-Daniel, LeRoy Neiman Professor of Visual Arts and Director of Printmaking at Columbia 's School of the Arts.
Discover and experience firsthand the exciting world of producing multiple images—printing. Students concentrate on two very different printmaking techniques: silkscreen and etching. Silkscreen is a modern technique used for posters, T-shirts, and imagery. Etching is the most classical of print techniques, made famous by Rembrandt. All materials are supplied.
On the last Friday of the course, the Visual Arts faculty mounts an exhibition of entries from participants in the painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography classes. The exhibition is held in the Neiman Center Gallery in the Columbia University School of the Arts. Faculty and students host an exhibition opening party to which family members, other participants in the High School Program, and the general public is invited.
Instructor(s)
Faculty
Jennifer Nuss
Jennifer Nuss holds a B.A. from Brandeis University and an M.F.A. from Yale. Her work consists mainly of large-scale paintings on paper using both paint and printmaking as mediums. She taught at Brandeis University as a visiting professor for nine years and has worked at the Chautauqua Institute summer program in New York and the Anderson Summer Workshop in Aspen. Over the past five years, she has been invited to American University, Massachusetts College of Art, and Middlebury College as a visiting artist. This past year Jennifer’s work was included in a group exhibition in New York at the Creative Pier and at exhibits in China and Europe. Her grants and honors include an honorary prize from the National Academy of Fine Arts and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Jennifer’s work is in various public collections including the San Francisco Contemporary Museum and the Bregenz National Museum in Austria.
Specific course information, such as hours and instructors, are subject to change at the discretion of the University.
