Visitors learn printmaking from guest professor’s demonstrations at YSU
A Youngstown State University program went above and beyond to promote a special kind of fine art education in the Mahoning Valley.
The Red Press Collaborative is a YSU Department of Art branch.
Professors organize events featuring guest artists for students and the public to learn more about the art of printmaking.
What is printmaking?
Printmaking is the handmade process of incorporating and layering intricate images onto printed material to depict a message. This fine art process can include etching, screen prints, woodcuts, and lithographs, which are images etched into stone.
In the event announcement, the group described printmaking as a collaboration that “has fostered relationships between professional artists and students while utilizing the most contemporary and comprehensive printmaking concepts and techniques available. Here at YSU, the Red Press Collaborative creates these interactions and educates future Fine Art Printmakers.”
Meet the artist, printmaking expert Brett Andersen
Brett Anderson studied fine arts at the University of Missouri. He received his Masters degree in Fine Arts at the University of South Dakota.
Now he’s a professor at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, teaching his specialty: printmaking.
In his high-quality and detailed prints, Anderson uses colored pencils, scratchboard, pastels, and images of animals.
Anderson is also the director of the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries at the university.
How you can learn the art of printmaking in person
The Red Press Collaborative’s special guest professor is coming to showcase his skills at YSU for a week.
All the demonstrations and his Artist’s Talk are free and open to the public.
Students studying fine art and printmaking will collaborate with Anderson on a limited-edition print.
From March 20-24, there will be a demonstration from 10 a.m. until noon and then from 1:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. in room 4025 in Bliss Hall.
Anderson is speaking at 3 p.m. March 20 at the McDonough Museum of Art.
Follow Mahoning Matters on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.