Welcome to the ACC Studio Art and Art History Department
OUR MISSION is to provide a solid creative background for those who wish to go on to further formal education in Studio Art and Art History, for those who simply have an honest desire to find out what "Art" is all about, and for everyone in between.
Announcements
Italian Study Abroad-Art History/Drawing in Florence
This is the first in our pilot study abroad in Art program
The first part of this summer, May 29-June 29, Prof. Daniel Traverso has taken an Art History class to Florence Italy.
Check out some of the incredible images taken by student Tyler Norris
Images of Italy
July 5-Aug 5, Prof. Gary Webernick will be in Florence with a drawing class.
Check back for images of that trip.
Current Highland Business Center (HBC) Lobby Exhibit
Recent Acquisitions from the 2007 Student Art Exhibition for the ACC permanent art collection
"Starfeet" by Cassie White
"Rustic" by Louse Vega
"Polyoysterphine" by Eden Kinney
"First Prize" by Jason Tarver
"Dream of the Coyote" by Samuel Chavez
"Elevation Marker" by Daniel Smith
Past Events
We would like to thank all of our sponsers:
AMC, Asels Art Supply, Armadillo Clay, Dick Blick, Flatbed Press, Herwecks, Jerrys Artarama and Miller Blueprint.
We would also like to thank this years exhibit juror.
Ken Little
University of Texas at San Antonio
This years show has been one of the more successful exhibits of recent years.
IMAGES OF THE STUDENT EXHIBITION
2007 31st Annual
ACC Student Art Exhibition
April 23 - May 31
Dougherty Arts Center
Julia C. Butridge Gallery
1110 Barton Springs Rd.
Opening Reception
Tuesday, April 24th
6-8pm
Please come out and see the show!
For information contact:
Cole Thompson
cthompso@austincc.edu
223-3263
-ON DISPLAY IN THE RGC LIBRARY-
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Steamroller MadnessPrintmaking on a grand scale
Making Texas sized prints with a steamroller |
Every year since Y2K the University of Texas invites printmakers from ACC to participate in an event they call “Steamroller Madness.” This event coincides with UT’s Open House (called “Explore UT Day”) that takes place on the first Saturday of March every year. The University Art Department buys plywood, paper, ink, and rents an actual Steamroller for this day of unusual and instructional printing. A brief history and description of large-block relief printing follows.
Relief printing is, traditionally, done by carving any areas of an image that one does not want to be covered with ink out of a block of wood (or any other soft, flat, thick substance.) The surface of the block is then rolled with ink and is printed, under pressure, transferring the image from the surface of the block to paper or fabric. Around 4000 B.C. the Sumerians produced the first known impressions from carved relief. The invention of paper in China around 107 B.C. opened the possibility of printing, and the earliest known woodblock prints are from A.D. 868, when an artist named Wang Chieh printed the 17 foot long Diamond Sutra scroll.
After the Diamond Sutra scroll print, relief prints got smaller… until Tom Drucker (UT printmaking faculty) and Margie Simpson (St. Edward’s printmaking faculty), owners of Slugfest Printmaking facility on Miriam Ave. in East Austin, got the idea to use a steamroller to once again produce very large relief prints. They, under the Explore UT banner and with the help and approval of Ken Hale, past chair of the UT Art and Art History Department, invited ACC students and faculty to participate in what has come to be known as Steamroller Madness. How, you ask, is Steamroller printing done?
Once setup (carving the plywood with hand- or power tools) is complete, the blocks are inked using short-nap paint rollers and a "secret" mix of commercial Litho ink and various additives. The blocks are placed, covered with paper, tympan (a Lexan sheet to keep the paper from "pushing" down into the block), and a blanket (in this case, a carpet.) They are run over by the Steamroller, and the finished print is removed from the block. Finished prints are placed in a rack to dry and more paper is torn for the next print. Finally, the blocks were wiped down to remove excess ink and are set aside for either further work on the image or to be printed again.
The large relief prints on the RGC Library walls are from this year’s event and represent the work created by ACC printmaking students.
(Inking the blocks)
Art@ACC: is an exhibit featuring art works by Austin Community College students from five separate departments - Fine Arts, Photography, Visual Communication, Welding Technology, and from Community Programs, Continuing Education. These departments are placed in four different divisions of the college: Applied Technology, Multimedia, Public Services, Arts and Humanities, Computer Studies and Advanced Technology, and Continuing Education. The goals of this exhibit are to highlight the excellent art produced by ACC students, to remind us of the many varieties of art produced throughout the college, and to emphasize the importance of arts education at the college level.
January - February 2007
Reception: February 5, 5-6pm
Highland Business Center
First Floor Foyer
5930 Middle Fiskville Rd.