with Lydia Diemer
Sundays July 12 and July 19, 10a-3p (with a lunch break)
at the IC Press Co-op (225 N. Gilbert)
pay-what-you-can: $35-$165
Learn how to make an edition of single sheet zines using screenprint!
These pocket-sized multiples are two-sided and can be folded into a pamphlet or unfolded to reveal a poster. We’ll browse contemporary and art historical images for context and inspiration. We’ll also discuss how our zines and the practice of screenprinting can be tools for sharing our art and writing, engaging our histories, and forging tactics for activism and resistance.
During two workshops, we’ll plan, print, and assemble a set of 10 zines. We’ll make hand-drawn transparencies or cut stencils to create each zine’s text and/or images. Using photo emulsion, this imagery will be exposed onto our screens and ultimately printed using water-based inks. We’ll also check out the DIY Publishing Studio for other zine-making tools and methods.
Tips and guidance for generating imagery will be shared prior to the first meeting. Any specialized paper will be the responsibility of each participant. All other supplies are provided.
Open to ages 14+. Techniques covered during these sessions are equivalent to the Intro to Screenprint workshop curriculum.
Registration deadline: July 5
*PS1 workshops are pay-what-you-can thanks to support from Hills Bank and individual donors. $130 is the true cost of the workshop for each participant. Please note there are a limited number of subsidized spots. We encourage participants to select the cost that they can afford, or pay a little extra to support future sliding-scale fees.
TEACHING ARTIST
Lydia Diemer is an Iowa City-based artist and cultural worker at Public Space One. She studies, teaches, and creates work at the edges of print media. Her practice is acquisitive, working with the careworn qualities of objects and associative seeps of entropy to craft plans for reuse and display. As PS1’s Artist Resource Director and part of team BFF, she queries different approaches to support and access in the visual arts, seeking to bolster these offerings at PS1 and within the broader community. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa, is an intermittent educator, and enjoys print camaraderie as a member of the Iowa City Press Co-op.