Oportunidade: Thupelo Workshop para gravadoresOpportunity: Thupelo Workshop for Printmakers

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

• will focus on oil and water based proof prints using woodcuts, lino cuts, mono prints, silkscreen, dry point and collagraph
• will include up to 20 artists all with experience in various print making practices
• will provide an environment for experimentation, the exchange of ideas and skills and the encouragement to expand one’s own practice

Applicants need to commit to working all day, everyday. The workshop will:

• provide basic materials but artists should also bring their own rollers, cutting tools, pegs, aprons, ideas and any other special requirements
• provide shared accommodation for up to 6 people on a first come first serve basis
• serve lunch daily
• offer a small budget for local transport
• end with an exhibition including a catalogue

The two week workshop will end with an open day exhibition on the15th and 16^th of April 2011 at Greatmore Art Studios. “The concentration of so much energy and commitment into a short period of time encourages risk taking and experimentation that might not happen in the artist’s own studio” Robert Loder   To Apply: Download Thupelo_application_Form.doc send your application to:     E-mail:   applications@greatmoreart.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   Or   The Thupelo Cape Town Selection Committee PO Box 250 Woodstock Cape Town 7915   For further information contact the office: Tel:                         (+27) 021 447 9699                                                            Fax:                        (+27) 0866 634830 E-mail:                  applications@greatmoreart.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Website:               www.greatmoreart.org Successful applicants will be informed by 11^th March 2011