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Introduction to Drypoint Intaglio with Expanded Techniques for All Levels with H. Gene Thompson

August 6 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

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Tuesday-Friday, August 6-9, 9:30am-1pm

4 sessions | $380 for members, $400 for non-members 

Materials included in price of workshop, excluding paper, which is available for purchase at PAAM.

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Join us in this in-depth introductory workshop, where participants will experience the range of technique and outcomes this centuries-old medium has to offer.

The first portion of the workshop will focus on demonstration and skill expansion, while the second portion will allow ample time for assisted work in the well-equipped print studio at PAAM. Under the guidance of artist and printmaker H. Gene Thompson you will learn techniques for preparing and incising images into your plate, as well as best practices for working with inks to produce both clean and painterly prints.

The workshop will conclude with a small showcase and conversation about the body of work accomplished by each artist. Whether you’re a novice or an established artist, this class provides a space for exploration, skill development, and mastering the timeless art of drypoint intaglio printmaking. Join us for a week filled with creativity, discovery, and the sheer delight of creating engaging print work.

ABOUT THE TEACHING ARTIST

H. Gene Thompson is an interdisciplinary artist based in New Orleans, LA. Their interdisciplinary art practice explores themes connecting the body and the land. As a performer and cultural producer, they use wearable and installed sculptures to create images and physical manifestations of energetic pathways that they capture through photography, printmaking and video. They direct public art events that seek to bring people together utilizing somatic and embodied practices. Thompson has toured work and collaborated with community organizations, venues, non-profits, artist residencies, and museums across the country since 2012.

Thompson is a grateful recipient of residencies at The Chautauqua School of Visual Art, Sulfur Studios in Savannah, GA, The New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh, PA, The Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, Laboratory in Spokane, WA, The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh, CASP in Lubbock, TX, Art In Odd Places in Orlando, FL, AS220 in Providence, RI, and Future Tenant Gallery.

Website: hgenethompson.com, Instagram: @hgenethompson

H. Gene Thompson, Walking with my Ancestors, 2023, Drypoint Intaglio Print, 12 x 16.5 inches