Calendar of Upcoming Events at Normal Editions Workshop

Link to recent past events
All of the events and opportunities listed here are open to the public.  Unless otherwise stated, the locations refer to room numbers in CVA,
the Center for the Visual Arts Building, School of Art, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.   Need Directions? Consult the Campus Map.


Visiting Artists' schedules will be posted as information becomes available.


Annual Holiday Printmakers' Sale and Exhibition
December 4th, 2009  in CVA 123 (Intaglio Studio)
click here for a pdf flyer about the Printsale

Written bids may be submitted before and during the sale to the cashiers;
or e-mail normaleditionsworkshop@ilstu.edu;

SILENT AUCTION ITEM:

Harold Gregor
Heartland VIII
six-color lithograph
21" x 28 1/2"
copyright 1989, framed
Minimum bid: $300.00
Retail price: $600.00 (unframed)
SILENT AUCTION ITEM:

Sarah Smelser
California, Ohio, Illinois
monotype 
10" x 16"
copyright 2008, framed
Minimum bid: $300.00
Retail price: $600.00 (unframed)
SILENT AUCTION ITEM:

Nick Satinover
The Quiet Kind
relief and etching
11" x 11"
copyright 2008, framed
Minimum bid: $150.00
Retail price: $300.00 (unframed)
SILENT AUCTION ITEM:

Julia Fish
GroundCover--Spring and Summer 
three-color lithograph
21" x 17 1/2"
copyright 1997, framed
Minimum bid: $350.00
Retail price: $700.00 (unframed)
Written bids may be submitted before and during the sale to the cashiers;
or e-mail normaleditionsworkshop@ilstu.edu;


Visiting Artist: Tylor Lotz



Past Events
A Publisher Table was presented by NEW at Global Implications, Southern Graphics Council Conference March 27 & 28, 2009, Chicago, Illinois


NEW featured at College of Fine Arts display on Founder's Day, February 19, 2009



Marks from the Matrix: Normal Editions Workshop Collaborative Limited Edition Prints 1976-2006
commemorative publication available now
Final Schedule
30th Anniversary Celebration for Normal Editions Workshop
Retrospective Exhibition in University Galleries, Gallery One scheduled for 2007

Conference October 3, 4, & 5, 2007
WATCH FOR DETAILS
Final Schedule


Visiting Artist: Michael Wille
collaboration Spring 2008

Michael Wille constructs  mylar collages for positive working lithography plates.

Michael Wille and Julia Goos, Graduate Assistant, discussion during collaboration.

Brian Selke and Michael Wille reveiw an image.

Michael Wille signs the finished edition of prints with assistance from Eleanor Jensen and Nick Satinover, fall 2008.


Visiting Artist: Hector Duarte
was in the School of Art for a one-week residency, October 16 - 20, 2006. (pdf file of poster)

Hector Duarte working on a color sketch for the collaborative print project.

Hector Duarte drawing.

Hector Duarte drawing the image on the lithography stone.

A view of the image in progress while Mr. Duarte draws it.

Hector Duarte in the Lithography II class.

Hector Duarte in the Life Drawing II class.

Hector Duarte in an Intaglio class.

Intaglio Students reviewing the print portfolio which
Hector Duarte shared with the class.

Hector Duarte speaking at the public lecture October 17, 2006.

A view of the lecture hall before the public talk began.

Lori Niemtschk and Hector Duarte show a reductive woodcut print 
during the public lecture.  Brenda Mendoza helps as an interpreter.

Hector Duarte during the public lecture.

School of Art reception honoring Hector Duarte.

Authentic Mexican cuizine for the reception.

Hector Duarte, speaking with Joyce Apple from the Office of Student Affairs.

Reception in the Lithography Studio for Hector Duarte.

Hector Duarte speaks with a student during the reception.

Hector Duarte surrounded by I.S.U. students, faculty and friends 
at the School of Art reception.
Illinois State University hosted Hector Duarte as the Minority Scholar in Residence from October 16 to 20, 2006.
Duarte is a native of Mexico and artist who is very active in the Chicago area.

 "Arte para todos" // Art for All, Prints and Murals of Hector Duarte
Public lecture
Tuesday, October 17, at 3:30 p.m. in CVA 151
and reception following the presentation in CVA 110, University Galleries.
The lecture and reception are free and open to the public.

Hector Duarte is a painter, printmaker, and muralist building upon the Mexican muralist tradition and the community mural movement.  He studied mural painting at David Alfaro Siqueiros’ workshop in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Mr. Duarte has worked on over 40 murals in the Chicago area and in Mexico. Awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Regional Artists’ Project Grant (1994); Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs’ Community Arts Assistance Grants (1989-93); and numerous commissions and public art awards.

Sponsored by:  the Office of Student Affairs, MECCPAC (Multi-Ethnic Cultural and Co-Curricular Programming Advisory Committee), the School of Art, and Normal Editions Workshop, Duarte’s residency will consist of a public lecture on his current work, discussions in classes, interacting with students, faculty and staff, and a collaborative print project.

Resistiendo a la injusticia / Resisting Injustice (Haymarket Remembered)
mixed media on paper, 39.5 x 63 inches
 ©2001 by by Hector Duarte

for more information on Hector Duarte visit his web site:  http://www.hectorduarte.com/



22nd Annual Printmakers' Exhibition and Sale
will be held in CVA 127 (Lithography Studio)
Friday, December 8, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.


Visiting Artist: Harold Boyd at N.E.W.
Harold Boyd drawing with charbonnel wash on a lithographic stone.
Harold Boyd's public lecture.

Richard Finch and Harold Boyd with R.T.P. impression
R.T.P. Impression
Harold Boyd is a nationally recognized artist and teacher who lives and works in Bloomington, Illinois.
Mr. Boyd is collaborating with the staff of Normal Editions Workshop to produce a limited edition print during a short-term residency in FY 2006.
Public Lecture: Thursday, October 20th, 2005
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in CVA room 30
Center for the Visual Arts Building, Illinois State Unversity
promotional poster pdf file
links to recent exhibitions by Harold Boyd:
Universtiy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University Gallaries, Illinois State Universtiy


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