Silk-Screening Workshop- Application Information

NEW DEADLINE!
applications are due by friday may 22nd
classes will take place on Mondays from june 1st to june 29th

The Good News

Booklyn Artists' Alliance recently received the Brooklyn Arts Council- Department of Cultural Affairs regrant to hold an utterly fantastic and affordable Silk-Screening class with the established artist and entrepreneur Jen P. Harris of Black Sheep Heap.

This class will be ten students strong. Eight applicants will be invited to participate at the subsidized rate of $70 a seat. Two applicants will be invited to participate in the class free of charge.

$70 seat awardees will:

o Attend each of the five workshops
o Donate one final Silk-Screened piece to Booklyn for our archives

Granted seat awardees will:

o Attend each of the five workshops
o Donate one final Silk-Screened piece to Booklyn for our archives
o Propose a piece or a body of work that relates to their Bushwick or Bedford Stuyvesant community experience.
o Propose a venue in their Bushwick or Bedford Stuyvesant community where they will exhibit this work.

Application Criteria and Deadlines

Application Form
o Please be able to attend each of the 5 workshops
Mondays, June 1/ 8/15/ 22/ 29 from 7-10pm
o Please be at least 18 years old
o Please live in either Bushwick or Bedford Stuyvesant and be able to prove this with a piece of mail
o Granted applicants agree to be the primary contact between the exhibiting venue and themselves. Booklyn will assist with exhibition day entertainment promotional logistics.
o Please fill out and return the Application Form via email or snail mail. You may send this form to rebecca@booklyn.org or Rebecca Alvarez 37 greenpoint Ave floor 4, Brooklyn, ny 11222. Application may be downloaded from this page.
Applications are due in by 5pm, may 22
All applicants will hear back about their status by may 27th
o Extra Credit!: Tell us how you heard about this opportunity

The Workshop

Workshop: Introduction to Alternative Water-Based Silkscreen Techniques

Date: Five Mondays - June 1/ 8/15/ 22/ 29 from 7-10pm, 2009
Location: Booklyn Artists' Alliance Studio, 37 Greenpoint Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn

This beginning workshop will introduce you to various alternative screen-printing techniques, including hand-painted screens, handmade stencils, and multi-color printing. Demonstrations will include screen stretching and preparation, mark-making tools, color mixing, and screen cleaning (fun!). Silkscreen is one of the simplest and most flexible printmaking methods. You can experiment with printing on paper, fabric and other materials. This class will above all be interest-oriented, with a focus on enabling each participant to realize her or his individual project goals.

Screens, inks and basic papers are provided for class use.

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