PRINT GUMBO DEMOGRAPHICS

Demonstrations of printmaking methods and techniques will take place on Saturday April 6th from 9am to 5pm at the following locations in New Orleans:

New Orleans School of Glass Works and Printmaking Studio
727 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA  70130

Newcomb Art Department Printmaking Studios
Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University
1229 Broadway, New Orleans, LA 70118 

Dept. of Visual Arts Printmaking Studios
Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118

Following on the success of the "Demographics" project at the 2001 SGC conference in Austin, demos will emphasize collaboration between  teams of 2-3 artists working at each of these locations.  Throughout the day, from 9am to 5pm, sheets of paper will be printed using a various techniques and methods and then hand carried by conference attendees from one printshop to the next using the St. Charles Streetcar.

Demographics is supported by a generous grant from the Newcomb Foundation of Newcomb College, Tulane University.

Participants will include:

Jeff Sippel, Associate Professor
University of Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
(Lithography)

Laura Berman, Artist
Greensboro, NC
(Screen Print)

Tim Dooley, Assistant Professor
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
(Screen Print/ digital)

Karen Kunc, Professor of Art
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
(Relief)

Kevin Bradley, Letterpress Artist
Yeehaw Industries
Knoxville, TN
(Letterpress)

Dwight Pogue, Professor of Art
Smith College,
Northampton, MA
(Posigrain Plate Lithography)

In conjunction with the "Demographics" session, prints from the "Demographics" session at the 2001 SGC conference in Austin, Texas will be on view in the Tulane University Fine Arts Gallery.