Kimball Art Center

Park City, Utah Art Center

Printmaking

Mark-Making with Cochineal Ink Workshop with Porfirio Gutiérrez

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Join us for a special workshop with visiting artist, Porfirio Gutiérrez, whose work will be featured in Between the Lines.

Mark-making is a fundamental artistic practice through which materials become gesture, image, and expression. In this workshop, participants will use natural ink from cochineal to create original compositions on textile. Together, the group will explore how a single material can produce a range of colors through changes in chemistry, concentration, and application.
Rather than focusing on traditional dyeing techniques, the workshop investigates pigment as a contemporary artistic medium—one that carries memory, material knowledge, and history. Participants will explore the visual and material qualities of cochineal ink while considering the relationship between material, process, and mark-making.
Drawing from his artistic practice, Porfirio Gutiérrez shares his approach to working with cochineal as a living material—one that continues to evolve through observation, experimentation, and making.
The workshop will include:
  • Introduction to cochineal as a pigment
  • Exploring modifiers and color variation
  • Techniques for working with natural inks
  • Creating an original painting using cochineal ink
  • Setting the final work
All levels welcome.
This program is presented in conjunction with Land Art Week, which has been organized by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Powder Art Foundation, with additional programs presented at Kimball Art Center, UMOCA, and Ogden Contemporary Arts. Learn more here!

Try It: Sampler Studio

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Curious about taking an art class but not sure where to start? Unsure whether clay, painting, or drawing is right for you? This class is a low-commitment, four-week evening class designed for the art-curious.

Experiment with a variety of materials, try different techniques, and meet our teaching artists while discovering what sparks your creativity. Each week, you’ll get a taste of one of our most popular studio offerings in a relaxed, social setting where no prior experience is required. This class is all about experimentation, play, and discovering the creative practices you enjoy most.

All materials included. No experience necessary. This is a four-week course.

Week 1: Drawing – Susan McFarlene

Week 2: Handbuilding – Hazel Coppola

Week 3: Acrylic Painting – Marisa Bone

Week 4: Gelli Printmaking – Lisa Needham

Encaustic and Printmaking Studio

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With local encaustic artist, Shanoa Allowitz, tweens will dive into the exciting worlds of printmaking and encaustic (wax) art, exploring new ways to create layered, textured artwork. Over the course of the camp, they’ll experiment with techniques, develop their own designs, and gain hands-on experience in this unique medium. This camp encourages creativity, artistic risk-taking, and a deeper understanding of how different mediums can work together to make striking, original art, no experience necessary!

This camp is suited for ages 10-14 only.




















Gelli Printing & Mixed Media Collage

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With a local artist, explore printmaking as a tool for creative expression in this teen camp! Students will use Gelli plates — see more on Gelli printing here! —  to create layered mono-prints, experimenting with color, texture, stencils, and mark making to design their own handmade collage papers. Throughout the week, teens will transform their prints into a finished mixed-media collage artwork while developing composition skills and personal artistic style. Perfect for artists who enjoy experimentation, layering, and creative risk-taking, no experience necessary

This camp is suited for ages 13-18 only.
  




















Print, Paint, and Repeat

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Dive into the art of printmaking!  Carve into foam, cut out a stencil or make a relief design to create ‘stamps’ and impressions. Campers will also learn how to use a press to make multiples! Kids will leave class with a series of prints and a new appreciation for printmaking!  This camp is for 10-14 year olds. Due to Pioneer Day, this will be a 4-day week with no camp on July 24.










Print, Paint, and Repeat

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Dive into the art of printmaking!  Carve into foam, cut out a stencil or make a relief design to create ‘stamps’ and impressions. Campers will also learn how to use a press to make multiples! Kids will leave class with a series of prints and a new appreciation for printmaking!