Intro to Studio- Eco-Friendly Printmaking practice with Micah Fornari

Workshop:

At Neighborhood Print Studio, we are dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of printmaking while ensuring a safer, healthier workspace for artists. Traditional printmaking often relied on hazardous chemicals, but we’ve adopted innovative, eco-friendly alternatives to protect both our community and the planet. In this workshop, we'll introduce what we do in safer Intaglio and Etching, non-toxic Silkscreen, green cleanup alternatives and DIY filtration to protect our drain. We'd like the workshop to be an open discussion that welcomes artists and communities to share the sustainability practices everyone does in their home studio.

Teaching Artist: Micah Fornari

Micah Fornari is a interdisciplinary artist based in Kingston, NY, with a BFA in Illustration from the Montserrat College of Art. In his practice, he explores concepts such as societal values, identity, and relationships. Micah integrates colorful pop-surrealist aesthetics, with horror and science fiction-inspired visuals. He has collaborated with the Brooklyn based performance art group Whoop Dee Doo, D.R.A.W. Kingston, and CPW Kingston. He is currently the studio manager of the Neighborhood Print Studio, and is researching ways to reduce waste and pollution in printmaking.

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