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Normal Editions Workshop
Normal Editions Workshop (NEW.) was founded in September of 1976 in the College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University (ISU), Normal, IL. This workshop continues its role as a distinctive non-profit research facility with a close affiliation with the University and its mission "...to expand knowledge and culture among students, colleagues, and the general citizenry through teaching, research, and service."*  NEW's facilities are located adjacent to one of the School of Art student printmaking studios in the Center for the Visual Arts building on campus. A close rapport remains between the NEW. staff and the students, faculty, and administration of the University. 
*ISU 2005-2006 Graduate Catalog, p.5. 
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Marks from the Matrix: Normal Editions Workshop Collaborative Limited Edition Prints 1976-2006
commemorative publication available now

 Bronze Medal Winner in the National Category of Fine Art books 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards.
Annual Printmaker's Sale and Exhibition
Marks from the Matrix: Normal Editions Workshop
exhibition celebrating 30 years of collaborative print production
Frontiers in Printmaking Conference 
October 3-5, 2007
Final Schedule
Timeline, the open exchange portfolio prospectus
Give to NEW
Visiting Artist: Hector Duarte at NEW
Collaborative Print Project is in progress...


Richard Finch receives Outstanding University Researcher Award

NEW Staff Members at Work:


Julia Goos, Graduate Assistant, and Veda Rives, Associate Director, color trial proofing during the print collaboration with Michael Wille.

Julia Goos and Eleanor Jensen, Graduate Assistants, color trial proofing during the print collaboration with Tyler Lotz.

Professor Richard Finch, Director (center) and Veda Rives, Associate Director (right) inspect a color trial proof with visiting artist, John Fraser (left).

Jason Judd, student intern, Veda Rives, printer, and Meda Rives, consultant, color trial proofing the print for visiting artist, Dan Gamble. 

Chris Shepherd, Graduate Assistant, and Professor Richard Finch, Director, rolling a lithographic plate for the Phyllis Bramson project..

Visiting artist, Phyllis Bramson (2nd from the left), consults with Chris Shepherd, Richard Finch, Meda Rives, and John Disco regarding ink colors.

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Richard D. Finch 
School of Art 
College of Fine Arts 
Illinois State University 
rdfinch@ilstu.edu
Veda M. Rives 
School of Art 
College of Fine Arts 
Illinois State University 
vrives@ilstu.edu