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Printmaking workshop with Rongglesworth
HAC just finished a printmaking
workshop with Ron Wigglesworth from the U of A in Edmonton. We learned (or refreshed) woodblock, copper, polymer
photo transfer, plexi and glass printmaking during the 3 days. It was great fun and very informative as Ron is
an accomplished international printmaker, recently returned from several years in Europe.
  
  
  
Printmaker brings know-how to Hinton Art Club
By Marilyn Gray, Hinton Parklander
Some local artists had a chance to try something new when a well-renowned printmaker stopped in Hinton to host
a workshop June 10-12.
Ron Wigglesworth, an instructor at the University of Alberta, gave the workshop at The Guild over the weekend,
introducing aspiring printmakers to the medium.
Each participant was encouraged to send Wigglesworth a photo they had taken in their travels before the workshop.
He then had the photo printed and carved into different printmaking materials including wood blocks, linoleum and
plexiglass.
The essence of a print is that an image is carved into the material in mirror-vision and is then used as a large
stamp, making a picture with different types of inks. In order to make a proper image, a press is needed to put
the proper pressure on the materials.
"We really had a good workshop," said Monika Dery, Hinton Art Club member and participant in the printmaking
event. "We had a good bulk of knowledge of the assets of printmaking by the end of the weekend."
Eight people participated in the event, including two from Edmonton who traveled into town with Wigglesworth to
take the course.
The mother-daughter duo from the city are planning on returning to Hinton in the future to use the Hinton Art Club's
printing press now that they are members of the local club.
"Very few art organizations actually have their own printing press," said Dery.
Dery said she herself got a lot out of the course. "I found a new creativity and I learned most of these things
years ago," she said, recalling her art instruction in university. "I got to create more and had the
desire to do more artwork as opposed to gardening, mowing the lawn or doing other mundane activities."
While the Hinton Art Club is finished meeting for the summer, the facilities in the art room at The Guild are open
to members year-round. "It's there to be used and we'd like to have more people enjoying our open studios,"
said Dery. "Every type of equipment an artist might need is there."
For information about memberships or general art club enquiries email monikad@shaw.ca or menoad@shaw.ca. |
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January
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The Forest – travelling art Exhibition through Alberta Society
of Artists. Thirty five adjudicated paintings by artists from across Alberta. |
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January
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DVD Lecture Series on Impressionism
Lunchtime lecture series
on artists of the Impressionist era.
The Guild, 821 Switzer Drive 12 - 1 pm
Cost: $2 donation, bring your own lunch
Jan 04 Berthe Morisot
Jan 11 Third Exhibition
Jan 18 Edgar Degas
Jan 25 Gustave Caillebotte |
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February
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Winter Magic Festival
Chalk Pastels, Norene Cooper... date
tba |
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February
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DVD Lecture Series on Impressionism
Lunchtime lecture series
on artists of the Impressionist era.
The Guild, 821 Switzer Drive 12 - 1 pm
Cost: $2 donation, bring your own lunch
Feb 01 Mary Cassatt
Feb 08 Manet's Later Works
Feb 15 Departures
Feb 22 Paul Gauguin |
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March
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DVD Lecture Series on Impressionism
Lunchtime lecture series
on artists of the Impressionist era.
The Guild, 821 Switzer Drive 12 - 1 pm
Cost: $2 donation, bring your own lunch
Mar 01 Final Exhibition
Mar 08 South Studio: Van Gogh & Gauguin
Mar 15 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Mar 22 Nabis
Mar 29 La Fin |
 Hinton Art Club Kicks Off Winter Season
Annalee Grant, Photojournalist
the fitzhugh, September 23, 2010
The Hinton Art Club kicked off a
busy winter of creativity at Art Days on Sept. 18, where course sign-ups were held and information was given out
to potential new members.
Secretary of the club and accomplished artist, Monika Dery, said the summer is actually a slower time for art in
the community. The club holds its first meeting of the year in August and finishes up in the spring.
“The summer is not really the art time here,” Dery said.
This year, the Hinton Art Club is launching a number of new and exciting courses for all types of artists. The
club recently purchased a series of DVD lectures that feature famous impressionists. They feature a biography and
sample of the artist’s work, followed by lessons in each artist’s technique. The classes will be facilitated by
a local artist and last for 24 sessions with discussions after the film. Classes will be drop-in and can all be
attended between Oct. 4 to Dec. 15. Featured artists will be Van Gogh, Pissarro, Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cézanne
and Degas. MORE>
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