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What’s OnUnfolding the History of Books | 2022-23
Part of: Unfolding the History of Books | 2022-23

The History of Engraving | 2022-23

Dates

Prices

Free admission

Location

Athens
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Information

Addressed to

Junior and general high school students

Program duration

Three hours

Held

In collaboration with the artistic-run workspace Sektor30, with sculpture and engraving studio. (30 Mandrokleous, 11745, Athens)

Information

Τ: +30 210 371 3000

E-mail: education@onassis.org

One workshop featuring two activities: discover the treasures hidden inside the books at the Onassis Library and create your own engraving.

Rare books await you at the Onassis Library, ready for you to leaf through and admire the engravings that adorn their pages. But that’s not all.

In a single visit, the artists leading this engraving workshop will talk you through the history of engraving and show the entire process for the creation of a work, from first sketch to final print. After that, you’ll get the chance to use specialist tools to create your own initial capital letter and print it on Japanese paper, ready to take home.

Unleash the artist inside! Get to grips with craft knives, chisels, and burins to engrave your own unique work. Use specialist tools, sketch and carve, ink your design, and print it too as you learn how to engrave.

Application and selection process

Filling out the digital application form does not guarantee you a place on the program.

Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Credits

  • Yiannis Gourzis

    Professor of Engraving at the Athens School of Fine Arts

  • Miltiadis Petalas

    Painter & Engraver, Lab Associate at the Athens School of Fine Arts

  • Aristea Charoniti

    Painter and Printmaker, Sektor30 workshops facilitator

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