Artlab Projects: Innovative Intaglio: Fall Courses 2026
A two day workshop and overview in eco savvy Next-gen, innovative and safer etching with Friedhard Kiekeben using redefined high quality and archival materials, methods, equipment, and chemistry. Artists produce a small body of work.
- DAY I: Intro, Overview, and Plate making
- DAY II: Proofing, Printing and Finessing
- Contemporary Printmaking and Art. The course program includes manual methods such as eco savvy acrylic resist and metal salt etching on copperplate, aluminum, zinc, steel, brass plate, plastics, found materials, and cardboard, with demonstrations in drypoint, digital stencil and photo etching without darkroom (Press n’ Peel), collagraph, Gelli plate, Dremel tool etching, TetraPak printing, color inversion printing, mono print painting, aquatint and Crisco lift, hard and soft ground, low pressure printing, and more. Art and Science. Eco-savvy art. Reprographic and digital facilities are available on site. Friedhard Kiekeben is an international artist and the inventor of multiple safer etching methods and a pioneer in ‘acrylic resist etching’ and other new methods since the early 1990s. Today, certain acrylics are both eco-savvy and ideal for all types of professional intaglio work, offering new and enhanced creative possibilities.
- Inkjet and Intaglio Printing on Canvas.
- Monoprint Painting and Gelli Plate Painting on Paper and Canvas
- Full Drypoint Possibilities including Mezzotint and Dremel Tool
- Hard Ground, Soft Ground, Aquatint, Acrylic Wash and tonal Reticulations
- Modern Lithography using safer materials
- Intro to Paper Making
- This current course includes a revised Edinburgh Etch solution for clean copper etching, cleaner Saline Sulfate etch, updated electro etching. Easy photo etching and new halftones, and safe etching grounds for 2026; many of which are bio based and near Zero VOC. Many food grade materials. No plate sanding required. Efficient resist removal. Also, new inks and bio based Colorlab colorings. Cradle to cradle processes, new aids and catalysts, eco friendly waste reduction, and regenerative methods. All tools, art materials, chemicals, plates and paper are provided. Tea and coffee is on-site, and a Diner and a Wendy’s nearby. Free parking on-site. Handouts and email follow-up. Each course is tailored to the needs of a small group of up to five participating artists. (email me 🙂 )
- Saturday October 3rd and Sunday October 4th 2026 ($ 200,-)
- Saturday December 5th and Sunday Dec 6th 2026 ($ 200,-)
returning artists $ 175.- per residency
STUDIO TIMES: Day 1: 9am to 7pm | Day 2: 10am to 10pm
($ 80,- for reserving a space)
Contact artwellstudio36@gmail.com
Please email us if you are interested in Winter/Spring weekend courses. Dates to be scheduled.
For non-locals, we recommend staying at the Holiday Inn Indianapolis Downtown, or the Holiday Inn Express which is near Wapahani studios on the opposite side of the White River.