4-session workshop (two evenings plus two days) with Austin Armstrong
Sunday, November 16th (2:00 - 5:00 PM)
Friday November 21st (6:00 - 8:00 PM),
Saturday November 22nd (9:30 AM - 5:00 PM)
Sunday November 23rd (9:30 AM – 5:00 PM)
Two additional Studio sessions are available for participants to attend during this workshop, but not required!
$300 plus $75 materials fee
($30 discount for WhitPrint members)
About the Workshop
Stone lithography is one of the most popular and revered forms of fine art printmaking. Originally invented in 1796, this form of printmaking utilizes a limestone slab, made flat and smooth, and relies on the mutual repulsion of oil and water to transfer an image from the stone to the paper. Unique among printmaking techniques, stone lithography offers the artist a broad and exquisite range of mark-making. Famous artists from Daumier to Manet to Escher have all produced lithographic works.
This workshop offers a complete introduction to traditional stone lithography and some additional studio sessions where participants can come in to work on the project during their own time! (with the assistance of the studio director). It will cover all the basic steps involved, including graining and preparing the stone, drawing with a variety of materials, etching the stone, inking, and printing. Each participant will operate at least one of WhitPrint’s three stone litho presses.
Thorough note-taking is encouraged — there’s a lot of information in this workshop! Once participants have learned the process, they may continue to practice lithography at WhitPrint as a member or visiting artist.
About the Instructor
Austin Armstrong currently resides in Salem, Oregon, and is beginning his new position as Associate Director of Development of Regional Philanthropy at the University of Oregon. He received his BFA in printmaking from Colorado State University at Ft. Collins in 2016, and his Printer Training Certificate from Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque in 2021.
Armstrong has exhibited, curated, and collaborated across the US working in well recognized print shops and studios, such as Landfall Press, Crow's Shadow Art institute, and Anderson Ranch Arts Center. He has fulfilled various visiting artist opportunities and collaborative projects, including being a Printer in Residence at the Roswell Artist In Residency program in 2020.
Armstrong’s work is in the print collections of the Southern Graphics Council International, Kennesaw State University, University of Puerto Rico, Alfred University in New York, the Portland Museum of Art in Maine, and the University of Northern Colorado.
Reserving Your Spot
Register and pay in full to reserve your spot. To cancel a workshop enrollment, please email studio@whitprint.com.
All cancellations for workshops will incur a $50.00 administrative fee. Your refund will reflect this fee.
Full refunds (minus the cancellation fee) will be offered if cancellation is made at least 4 weeks before the workshop.
A 50% refund (minus the cancellation fee) will be issued if a cancellation request is made at least 1 week before the workshop.
No refund will be given for cancellation requests made week-of the workshop. There are no refunds after the first session of the workshop.
