Micro-Residency: Silkscreen

Photography as screen print.

The silkscreen micro-residency is a rare opportunity for photographers to expand their artistic practice.

This four-week, hands-on introduction to screen printing is instructed in Arabic and English, focusing on learning and experimentation with traditional silkscreen and related art techniques. Guided by a master screen printer, the residency will take place at a state-of-the-art screen-printing studio with access to

• A darkroom

• Exposure unit

• Printing stations with hinge clamps 

• Dozens of screens

• Drying equipment 

Residents are provided with limited inks, emulsions, transparencies, and other supplies needed.

This residency is a comprehensive, process-based program with guidance and mentorship for a better understanding of the conceptual approaches to the art making process. The program aims for residents to understand the principles of silkscreen, experiment with a survey of printmaking techniques and their use in printing mediums through different techniques with the aim of producing an artwork. 

Residents will exhibit their final project at the end of the residency in a showcase.

Who’s it for?
Photographers looking to expand their practice by learning screen printing techniques.

Residents Receive:

• Access to screen printing facilities and studio space 

• Technical assistance and production support Curatorial support 

• Materials budget (printmaking papers and ink)

• Micro-residency Showcase

• General Program Overview: 

1.    Four weeks of instruction (12 hours per week)

• Concept development 

• Concept research, with access to the Masaha Reference Library

• Portfolio development 

• One crit session 

2.    Two technique masterclasses

• Photo print

• CMYK print

3.    Weekly individual and group mentorship sessions