PERMANENT PROGRAMS

Introduction to etching

Professor Rafael Ruiz

Visual arts teacher specialized in etching at the Universidad Autónoma de México. He has taught at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and now heads the etching workshop at La Ceiba Gráfica

Course duration: 20 hours in 5 sessions

Activities:

Introduction

Dry-point on acrylic

Etching (aqua fortis) on steel

Etching (aqua fortis) on zinc

Schedule

Mondays and Wednesdays from 16 to 20 hrs.

Saturdays from 10 t 14 hrs.

Fee: $ 2000 pesos (all materials included)

Wood-block printing

Course duration: 20 hours in 5 sessions

Activities:

Introduction

White line, line scratching and black line on MDF

Wood-block printing (using wood grain)

Color on lost plaque

Color on cut out plaques

Printing dry and wet

Schedule

Tuesdays and Thusrsdays from 16 to 19 hrs.

Saturdays from 10 t 14 hrs.

Fee

$2000 pesos (all materials included)

Introduction to lithography

Professor Sr.Gonzalez

Young artist graduated from Universidad Veracruzana, he has achieved experience as a litography printer before, through and after his bachelor in painting. He has been part of different printing workshops in Mexico, such as the litography workshop of the Rufino Tamayo Art Center in Oaxaca. He actually is assistant printer of the production workshop of La Ceiba Grafica and teacher for the introduction to litography.

Course duration

20 hours in 5 sessions

Activities

Pencil drawing

Tusche – water color technique

Transfer

Stone level correction

Color application

Acid application

Dry and wet printing

Schedule

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 16 to 19 hrs.

Saturdays from 10 t 14 hrs.

Fee

$ 2000 pesos (all materials included)

Drawing

Professor Per Anderson

A visual artist with a large curriculum, is part of the National Creator’s System. For the last 25 years he has taught drawing at the Universidad Veracruzana’s visual arts department. He has developed a teaching method based on the recuperation of traditional technologies applied to drawing

Course duration: indefinite

Activities

Geometric drawing

Perspective

Light/dark

Landscape

Portrait

Human model

Schedule:

Saturdays from 11 to 13 hrs.

Fee:

$400 pesos per month

$ 50 pesos per session

$100 pesos registration fee

Tai Chi Chuan

“When moving we flow like a big river
In stillness we stand like a great mountain”
Tai Chi Chuan is a Chinese martial art consisting of a number of therapeutic exercises and movement sequences (Breathing, meditation and body movements).
It is also called ‘moving meditation’ and in martial terms, ‘shadow boxing’. Cost: $300.- per month
Schedule: Tuesdays and thursdays 8:30-9:30 am
Contact: Martin Vinaver 01(228)816-9330 martin@laceibagrafica.com
Clothing: Dress with comfortable clothing and heelless soft shoes

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