Titled “Printmaking in the Courtyard,” the initiative, which began yesterday, is demonstrative and practical, and is designed to provide essential knowledge of linocut and screen printing techniques.

The activity at UNEAC’s Havana headquarters aims to teach participants basic elements for creating an image, as well as traditional, rudimentary, and widely accessible procedures.

According to the institution’s press release, the workshop also includes instruction in printing techniques.

“Printmaking in the Courtyard” is one of the final activities of the 1st National Expanded Printmaking Competition, organized by UNEAC’s Visual Artists Association with the goal of providing “a fresh perspective on one of the most fruitful specialties of Cuban visual arts.”

The initiative engages with the winning works of the competition, exhibited at Villa Manuela, and “encourages participants to engage with the techniques used in the creative process.”

The First National Expanded Printmaking Competition included a competitive section for professionals and students of the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts, the text adds.

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