Printmaking Fees

Program artists have full-time access to the printmaking studio; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The print and paper facilitator leads artists through a mandatory studio orientation that covers WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) and studio equipment training.  The printmaking studio maintains a Worksite Awareness Centre with first aid supplies, eye wash station, and MSDS sheets.

The following printmaking fees are charged to self-directed resident artists.  The printmaking fees are charged weekly (or portion thereof) and cover expenses for equipment and space rental, exhaustible materials, safety equipment, and rag service.  Printmaking fees are not included or charged in the residency tuition; the following printmaking fees are paid directly to the print and paper facilitator upon commencement of work in the studio.

The following printmaking fees are based on weekly usage. For usage less than one week artists will be charged a fair and appropriate fee.

Screen printing (for water-based inks only)

Weekly rate of $30.00 includes:

• A.W.T. Seri-Glide serigraphy press one man squeegee
• Unit (35" x 45" print area)
  
• Equipment rental: silk-screens, squeegees, scoop-coaters, printing table, and drying rack
  
• Darkroom access to Tri-Light NuArc exposure system (UV light source)
  
• Hp Designjet 500ps for photo-positive production*
  
• Pressure washer and spray out booth
  
• Photo-emulsion
  
• Emulsion remover
  
• Screen cleaners
  
• Rags
  

Artists must bring non-toxic and water-based silkscreen inks only. Artists are responsible for providing their own papers and silkscreen inks. The print studio stocks some fine art printmaking papers for purchase.

*For photo-silkscreen, the printmaking studio uses a 24” HP Designjet 500ps inkjet printer for creation of photo-positives on clear film. The Print & Paper Facilitator operates the printer and artists incur the cost of the inkjet ink and clear film. Line shots and photo-positives may be brought by artists (if preferred) for creation of photo-silkscreens. Contact the Print & Paper Facilitator for more information.

Etching (intaglio) and relief printing

Weekly rate of $25.00 includes:

• Charles Brand etching press – press rental (36" x 60")
  
• Charles Brand etching press – press rental (26" x 48")
  
• Darkroom and acid room access
  
• Howard’s Pro-Vertical etching tank 18”x 24” (46cm x 61cm) with ferric chloride for copper only
  
• Nitric acid etchant
  
• Professional hot plate (27” x 36")
  
• Paper soaking sink, stainless steel (36” x 56”)
  
• Hard and soft grounds (liquid and ball forms)
  
• Asphaltum
  
• Loose rosin powder
  
• Shake box for aquatint (no rosin box*)
  
• Varsol
  
• Rags
  
• Brayers
  
• Rollers
  
• Paint scrapers and ink spatulas
  

Artists are responsible for providing their own plates, papers, inks, intaglio tools, and other materials not listed here. Some materials such as copper plates, Somerset and BFK papers, and newsprint are available for purchase at the printmaking studio. Artists are expected to bring a respirator to wear when using hard ground and varsol. Contact the Print & Paper Facilitator for more information.

*Please Note:  There is no rosin box available in the studio; instead, shake boxes are used to create aquatints.

Lithography

Weekly rate $20.00 includes:

• Stone or plate lithography
• Bavarian limestone rental
  
• Griffin press rental and drying rack
  
• A lift for moving stones (up to 1,000lbs)
  
• Leather rollers
  
• Levigator
  
• Carborundum grits (No. 80 – No. 220)
  and graining sink
  
• Rosin and talc
  
• Gum arabic
  
• Lithotine
  
• V-Lacquer
  
• Lacquer thinner
  
• Asphaltum
  
• Nitric acid
  
• Rags
  

Ball-grained aluminum lithography plates, transfer paper, and cheesecloth are available for purchase from the printmaking studio. Artists are responsible for providing their own printing papers, lithography ink, tusche, grease crayons and pencils. Materials and tools (like acetone and heat gun) are provided for waterless lithography. Artists are expected to provide their own steel-toed boots if working with stones and a respirator for use with hazardous materials. Contact the Print & Paper Facilitator for more information.

Letterpress and book arts

Weekly rate of $20.00 includes:

• Vandercook 4T letterpress rental
  (cylinder dimensions 14” x 18”)
  
• Polimero photopolymer platemaker rental
  (A4 size – 9” x13”)
  
• Standard Boxcar Grid Base™ rental
  (13” x 19” non-magnetic metal base)
  
• Varsol
  
• Rags
  

The Vandercook letterpress is used to print photopolymer plates and linocut.  The Polimero photopolymer platemaker is an all-in-one exposure and developing unit for Jet 94FL photopolymer plastic backed plates.  These plates are available for purchase at the printmaking studio.  Plastic-backed plates are easy to cut, transparent, lighter and less expensive than steel-backed photopolymer, and allow for ultra-accurate registration when mounted on the Boxcar Grid Base™.  Boxcar film adhesive holds your printing plates on the base and is available for purchase at the printmaking studio. Artists are expected to bring a respirator for use with solvent-based materials when cleaning rollers. Contact the print and paper facilitator for more information.

For more information contact:
Wendy Tokaryk, Print and Paper Facilitator
Email: wendy_tokaryk@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 1.403.762.6402
Fax: 1.403.762.6665