The Mission Cultural Center’s (MCC) Graphics department was established in 1977, at the same time the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts was founded. Our name is a melding of meanings: Mission in English, is an undertaking and a political commitment to social change, and Gráfica in Castilian, establishes a Latino identity, and defends our roots and values.
Within our collection, we have cataloged more than 4,000 posters. This important collection will become one of the most important collections of Latino / Chicano posters in the country. With this archive, the MCCLA possess an important artistic tool to educate the general public and the Latino community about its artists and their print making. The preservation of this body of work is vital to our rich Chicano and Latino cultural history, and it serves as a powerful monument not only to our culture but to the artistic talents of our proud community.
Plant Palette, Screen Print With Plant Dye
Instructor: Helena Keeffe
Purple cabbage, eucalyptus, onion peel and fig leaves are inexpensive and easy to find materials for making beautiful plant dye. This workshop will teach you how to make your own dye and use it for screen printing on fabric and paper.
Dates: July 23rd-26th 10:30am - 5:30pm
Workshop Cost: $250 plus $20 materials fee.
Mission Grafica, 4th Floor of Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 2868 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94110
To sign up email: grafica@missionculturalcenter.org or 415-821-1155
Screenprinting T-Shirts Workshop
Instructor: Marsha Shaw
Dates: Friday and Tuesday-Friday, August 16 and August 20-23
Workshop Cost: $600.
Workshop Start: August 16th, 2013 10:00am
Workshop Start: August 23rd, 2013 6:00pm
Sessions: 5
This five-day intensive will give students the tools they need for basic t-shirt printing. Students should come to class with a design no bigger than 81/2" x 11" in a digital format (on a USB drive) and five to ten fabric items on which to print (such as t-shirts or canvas bagas. Students will be shown simple images editing in Adobe Photoshop, but need no knowledge of this sotware prior to class. There will be time to create a three color project using Mission Grafica's professional screen-printing equipment. Plastisol ink will be provided for in-class project, but the instructor will discuss the merits of both plastisol and water-based inks. The goal of this class is to familiarize students with the process of the screen printing at a semi-professional level, so they can make their own t-shirts or event start a small business.
Materials to Bring: Pencil, notepad, X-ACTO knife and blades, digital image measuring 81/2" x 11", and five to ten t-shirt or totes (no black fabrics please).
This workshop will be taught at Mission Grafica, 4th Floor of Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 2868 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94110
To sign up email: grafica@missionculturalcenter.org or 415-821-1155
Class: Etching
Instructor: HyeYoon Song
Class DescriptionThis class is open to beginner and advanced artists interested in investigating the technique of etching. Students will learn all aspects of etching including hard and soft ground etching, aquatint, sugar lift, and drypoint.
Date: Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Class starts: July 2, 2013
Cost: $15
Materials:
Etching ink
Paper (Rives BFK, Arches, Stonehenge, etc.)
Newsprint
Zinc or copper plates
Etching needle
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Imin Yeh
New Screen Printing Instructor at Mission Grafica
Class Description:This class is open to beginner and advanced printmakers working on paper and textiles. Students will learn all the aspects of screen printing from preparation of positives, to screen preparation, burning of images, registration and printing of one or multicolor images.
Dates: Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Price: $15
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How to Rent a Studio
1. Come by business hours: Mon-Fri 10:00am-6:00pm and Sat 10:00am-5:00pm
2. Call MG at 415.643.2786 or email at grafica@missionculturalcenter.org
* Studios vary in availability, thus a call in advance is always appreciated.
Please note MG provides the space and equipment for printing.
We do not provide materials (inks, paper, screens and emulsion)
Facilities & Rates
Facilities
Printmaking equipment
• 32" x 56” Griffin etching press
• 27" x 47” Griffin etching press
• 19” x 32” etching press
• Two units for inking
• Assorted work tables
• Guillotine
• Light tables
• Trays Assorted size
Screen Printing equipment:
• Exposure unit with 43” x 62” bed.
• Darkroom
• Screen pressure washer
• Assorted work tables
• Guillotine
• Light tables
• Squeegees
Rates
Mission Gráfica /Studio Rental
• Screen-print & Printing Facilities
1 DAY $35.00
1 MONTH $125.00
• Textile Room
1 day $45.00
1 week (Tues.- Fri.) $125.00
Other Services:
Cleaning, Coating and Exposure Jobs
$10.00 /small size (12x18 or smaller)
$15.00/standard screen (18x22)
$20.00/large screen (23x31)
Mission Grafica’s Artist in Residency
Mission Grafica’s Artist in Residency program
is designed to provide a creative environment for emerging and to broaden the center’s awareness of new approaches and techniques. Its facilities support several printmaking techniques, including intaglio, monoprint, relief, and screen-print. The residency will be from one to 4 months depending on the needs of the artist and the availability of the studio. The ideal candidate should have an MFA or BFA, is self directed and able to work independently. The program is designed to provide artists with press and studio access in order to develop a new body of work.
Residents are required to teach one workshop.
Additional teaching opportunities are available but not required.
The resident will have free use of all printmaking studio equipment and storage for their supplies.
Hours of the studio are Tues-Fri 10:00am-5:00pm and Sat 10:00-5:00pm
Applications should include a letter of intent, CV, and 10-15 piece portfolio in digital format.
Send to: Mission Grafica
Attention to: Marsha Shaw, Mission Grafica Coordinator
Print Residency
2868 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94121