The printmaking area at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design offers an open, diverse, and holistic course of study based on the individual needs of a broad student population. Students are encouraged to draw on Indiana University’s extensive resources to realize their creative goals and to pursue innovative work across disciplines. The program is committed to expanding the possibilities of print media while remaining grounded in its traditions.
Skill-building in process, tradition, and innovation
Choose from three dynamic degree paths
Comprehensive facilities, equipment and work spaces
With state-of-the-art equipment supporting a wide range of printmaking processes, the Studio Arts Annex and Printmaking Studios provide students with expansive, purpose-built workshops for each major print area—intaglio/relief, lithography, screen printing, and digital processes.
Large-scale studios with high ceilings and natural light are designed to support work at any size, across any print media or through combinations of processes.
B.F.A. + M.F.A. studios
Each B.F.A. and M.F.A. printmaking student is provided a semi-private, air-conditioned studio located just steps from the print facilities. In the Studio Arts Annex, students have access to a range of auxiliary print spaces and shared resources, including fully equipped darkrooms, dedicated computer workstations and large-format plotters, as well as facilities for paper curation and storage.
Printmaking Archive
Unique to printmaking at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design is the Printmaking Archive. Recognized by IU Libraries, the Printmaking Archive holds more than 3,500 prints by graduate students dating back to 1957, B.F.A. work, and visiting artists. First and foremost, the archive is used as a day-to-day teaching resource, supporting coursework, research, and critical, hands-on engagement with print media.
Tools + equipment
Intaglio/Relief workshop
The Intaglio/Relief workshop also includes an adjacent grounds and corrosive rooms as well as a a specialized darkroom for photo-intaglio processes.
- Takach (2—34"x64" and 26"x36")
- Dameco press (36"x60")
- American French tool presses (2—48"x76" and 30"x52")
- Pexto plate cutter (36" wide)
- Rosin Box
- Hotplates (4—27"x36")
- Paper soaking sink (32"x70")
- Spray booth
- Various brayers
- Large print drying racks (42"x55"x50 trays and 31"x48"x48 trays)
- Light table
- M+R 26-1KSc platemaker (24"x28")
Lithography workshop
The lithography workshop also includes an adjacent graining room and shared Litho/Screen darkroom plus exposure area.
- Lithographic stones (200+)
- Takach litho presses (2—32"x56" and 26"x36")
- Charles Brand press (36"x50")
- Hydraulic lift
- Scissor lift
- Large print drying rack (45"x68"x48 trays)
- Leather rollers (11)
- Various rubber rollers
- Graining sink (35"x240")
- Graining levigators of varying sizes (7)
- Light table
Screenprint workshop
The screenprint workshop also includes adjacent shared Screen/Litho darkroom, and exposure area, plus washout room.
- Screens of varying sizes (75)
- Large metal screenprint vacuum tables (4—4'x8')
- ATW screen tables (2—33"x48")
- Accuglide screen tables (4—28"x32")
- Oversize Kippax screen table (60"x84")
- Light tables (2)
- American Poly-Lite exposure unit (60"x72")
- Olix flip-top plate exposure unit (62"x72")
- Large print drying racks (3—54"x80"x50 trays)
- Large washout booths with pressure washers (2—96"x76" and 60"x56")
Teaching support equipment
Digital printing and work-flow:
- Epson 7880—24" large format printing
- Epson P600—24" large format printing
- Canon ProGraf 4600—44" large format printing
- HP LaserJet M806
- Mac workstations (4)
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Microsoft Office software
- Cameo Cutter
- Large Epson Scanners (2—11"x17")
Paper handling:
- Large mat cutter (60")
- Tables covered in 4'x8' cutting mats (3)
- Numerous self-healing cutting mats
- Shrink Wrap Unit (36")
- Multiple Tear Bars
- Cutting Shears (2)
- Large Drymount Press Masterpiece 550 (26"x34")
- Small Drymount Press Masterpiece 210 (18"x22")
Additional printshop equipment
- Auxiliary Ventilation Units
- 82 student storage lockers
- 150 student storage flat files
- Sony HD TV Screen (74")
- Epson Projectors (2)
Left: "Below the Surface" by Katama Murray, digital and collagraph. Top Right: Nichole Wolz, screenprint. Bottom Right: Alyssa Davis, etching.
Inquiry + impression
Students with all forms of all printmaking processes, from Moku Hanga woodblock to contemporary practices. Through a rigorous, yet personalized course of study, students develop a distinct studio practice.
Visiting artists
Through the McKinney Visiting Artist Series, the printmaking program hosts nationally and internationally recognized artists to lecture, meet with students, present their work, and deliver workshops along with individual critiques.
Some of our past visiting artists include:
View upcoming visiting artists
Alumni making their mark
Kristin Sarette
Kristin Sarette earned her M.F.A. in Studio Art from the Indiana University Eskenazi School printmaking area in 2019. They work for Takach Press in roller construction and distribution and are an adjunct faculty at the University of New Mexico. In addition, they have their own press and have established an artists' residency, Chroma Print, in Albuquerque, NM.
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