Art Class: Printmaking for Beginners - starts February

Course programme (may be subject to some modification)

The course programme will be partly dictated by the specific class dynamics, so we will progress at the most appropriate speed for the class. Our aim is to try to explore four type of printmaking technique:

The four techniques are:

• Monotype:

Monotype is a one of kind print that is unique - it is also easy and contagious! Using a sheet of acetate, we will begin by applying ink in a gestural way to create an image before taking an impression on paper.

• Block Printing:

Block Printing is one of the earliest forms of creating patterned printing on fabric. Traditionally wooden blocks would be carved with designs. We will be making our blocks without carving and instead applying ready made materials to the blocks  to enable printing on to fabric.

• Linocut

Linocut is a method of relief printing that is usually characterized by flat, clearly delineated areas of colour. An image is cut or gouged from a sheet of linoleum, which is softer and easier to carve than wood.  The surface is inked and paper laid on top to create a print of your image.

• Monotype Screen Printing with Soft Pastels.

This is a great way of producing a series of quick and spontaneous prints. Using small silk screens we will be using soft pastels to apply marks or an image directly on to the dry screen. The screen is then placed on paper and a transparent ink is used to pull the pastel through on to paper.

• Materials

All materials are included in the course fee.

Not included: Please bring clothing or protectivewear that you do not mind getting dirty. We will be using printing inks so appropriate clothing or protection such as aprons are essential.

Angela A'Court lives and works in New York and London. She studied Printmaking at Parsons NYU, New York, Screen Print at Lower Eastside Printshop, New York, Goldsmiths College, (BA Hons.) London and in 2022 received a Masters from City and Guilds Art School London in Art and Material Histories.

Her work is shown in Galleries in the UK and USA and she is currently the screen print fellow at City and Guilds Art School.

Rate Categories and Discounts

Standard Rate

• Available to all except those who fall under the Internal Rate or Associate Rate category.

Internal Rate

• Current Imperial College students and staff (incl. Imperial NHS Trust, Imperial Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at Imperial College by third-party contractors)
• People enrolling under our Friends & Family scheme
• Alumni of Imperial College and predecessor colleges and institutes, including City & Guilds College Association members
• Students, staff and alumni of the Royal College of Art, Royal College of Music and City, UAL and the City and Guilds of London Art School
• Students, staff and Governors of Woodhouse College and the IC Mathematics School

Associate Rate

• Austrian Cultural Forum staff
• Co-operative College members
• Francis Crick Institute staff, researchers and students
• Friends and Patrons of the English Chamber Orchestra
• Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
• Friends of Leighton House/ Sambourne House
• Friends of the Royal College of Music
• Harrods staff
• Historic Royal Palaces staff
• Lycee Charles de Gaulle staff
• Members of the Friends of Imperial College
• Members of the Kennel Club
• Members of the London Zoological Society
• Members of the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
• Members of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• National Health Service (NHS) employees
• Natural History Museum staff
• Residents of postcodes SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8
• Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council staff
• Royal Geographical Society staff
• Science Museum staff
• Staff of Exhibition Road Cultural Group (Discover South Kensington) organisations
• Students (non-Imperial College)
• Teachers and other staff of UK schools
• The American Institute for Foreign Study
• Tutors and other staff of institution members of the Association of Colleges
• Tutors and other staff of other universities and higher education institutions
• Victoria and Albert Museum staff

Late enrolment

It is possible to enrol on many of our adult education courses after the course has already started. For non-language courses this is subject entirely to agreement by the tutor. For language courses it is subject to agreement by the language coordinator conducting level assessment. If you want to join a course late do bear in mind there might be work you will need to catch up on, particularly in language courses.

Friends and Family Scheme

This course is eligible for allowing Imperial College students and staff to share their discount with their friends and family.

Enrolment via the blue booking link is open. Early-bird discounts are available until the end of 30 September 2024

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If you have any questions about the content or teaching of this course please contact the the Programme Manager, Dr Michael Paraskos, at m.paraskos@imperial.ac.uk 

If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk