Participating Artists

Collaborative Public Art Project: Together We’re Stronger — Lynda Grafito

Join Lynda Grafito for a bilingual (English/Spanish), two-day collaborative public art project. Working in linocut, Grafito draws from plant and animal life in Latin America and Minnesota to explore themes of community, migration, and connection. Participants will print and contribute to a large-scale installation on Highpoint’s facade, culminating in a collective paste-up that transforms individual prints into a shared, site-specific work.

The Art of the Single Print  — Maneli Aygani

Discover monoprinting with Maneli Aygani in this hands-on, all-ages activity. Focused on experimentation and process, participants will create one-of-a-kind prints using simple materials, guided by gesture, chance, and intuition.

Custom Bandana Screen Printing — Bohemian Press

Create a custom bandana with Bohemian Press while learning the basics of screen printing. Participants will combine artist-designed imagery to produce a wearable print and leave with a unique take-home piece.

Woodcuts: Black Identity — Jasper Duberry

Follow the woodcut process from carved block to finished print with Jasper Duberry. This demonstration also offers insight into the artist’s approach to developing and expressing themes of Black identity through printmaking.

Investigative Monotyping — Kara Faye Gregory

Kara Faye Gregory explores the open-ended nature of monotyping, emphasizing play and material exploration. Using found objects, solvents, and printmaking tools, this demonstration reveals how layered textures and abstract forms emerge through experimentation.

CMYK Etching —  Amira Pualwan

Amira Pualwan introduces a method for creating full-color imagery with etching. By screenprinting a halftone ground onto copper plates, this process brings CMYK color separation, commonly associated with screenprint and lithography, into the realm of intaglio, alongside hand-drawn marks.

Pattern on Stone — Lila Shull

Explore the process of creating repeat patterns through stone lithography with Lila Shull. This demonstration highlights rich color layering and the expressive potential of lithographic crayon, offering a closer look at how intricate patterns are built through repetition and variation.

Visualize, Illustrate, and Transfer — Maria Cristina (Tina) Tavera

Learn techniques for applying printed imagery to leather and fabric with Maria Cristina (Tina) Tavera. This hands-on session shares practical approaches for translating illustrations into tactile, wearable surfaces through screen printing.