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Programs > Conference > 2010 Learning to Print, Teaching to Print Since the time of Gutenberg, the arts and techniques of printing have been passed down though a variety of means. This conference will explore the ways people learn to design, print, illustrate, bind, and make books and other printed matter—and how they are taught. The individual mentor or master, the role of guilds, apprenticeships, commercial training, professional and amateur organizations, academic programs, and the self-taught practitioner are among our interests. The focus will be both historical, examining the way in which methods and styles are consciously continued, and contemporary, looking at how people learn now in an era in which new technologies and aesthetics coexist with tradition. Particular attention will be paid to the increasing and important role of letterpress and book arts programs at art schools, colleges, and universities. With its new M. A. program combining book history and book arts, the Corcoran, long one of Washington’s premier museums and its only college of art, is the ideal venue for a conference on the theme of learning and teaching. “Learning to Print, Teaching to Print” features a keynote address by noted historian and curator, Betty Bright; a plenary address by Steve Miller, head of the book arts program at the University of Alabama; exhibitions of work by APHA Chesapeake chapter members and by Corcoran faculty and students; and a final reception/exhibition at Georgetown University Library. Detailed Conference Program (PDF) (Schedule with expanded talk topics) |
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