Print Marathon with Amos Paul Kennedy
June 13 @ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
$448.00A 2-Day Letterpress Intensive!
Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, 10:30am-4:30pm
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About this Workshop:
Explore the tradition of letterpress printing to make posters and other large form printed works. Students will observe and work with visiting artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. to handset type posters on our Universal and 4T Vandercook presses. Common problems in handset type composition will be addressed, as well as aesthetic challenges in making bold and stunning poster work. Take a break during the workshop to visit Pyramid’s gallery, featuring Press On: A Juried Letterpress Exhibition to discover how artists are using type to produce broadsides, provocative prints, and as part of multimedia works.
Level: All levels welcome! – no experience necessary!
Registration closes May 25, 2025. Material fees are included with your registration to cover the supplies provided in class. Students may/will need to gather/purchase additional materials for class (see the materials list below). This list will also be provided with the registration confirmation email.
Photo of the artist in Pyramid’s typeshop by Stereo Vision Photography. Featured posters by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $25 materials fee to cover all necessary materials for class, including paper and ink. Students may want to bring optional items of their own, including:
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) or wear clothes that can get inky
- (optional) Notebook/sketchbook to take notes if you like
- (recommended) Comfortable, closed-toe shoes—you will be on your feet for most of the workshop.
Note: For your safety we also recommend short sleeves only and that long hair be tied back.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. uses the book form, posters, postcards, and other printed media produced in a highly typographic and colorful style to deliver messages of social relevance. He uses letterpress printing and antique wood type to express his socio-political views about such topics as the vulnerability of children, his African heritage, and community activism. Much of his work centers around literary works by people of cultural heritage and civil rights activists, raising questions of race, class, and equality in American society. As a public artist, his art is not only the created work, but also the process of facilitating engagement. Learn more about his work at www.kennedyprints.com.