PATA - Summer Courses 2025

COLLAGRAPHY, RELIEF PRINT AND SILKSCREEN

The programme of the course is addressed to experienced artists and to people just beginning their work in the field of printmaking. It includes two basic techniques: collagraphy and serigraphy, which – according to the artistic intentions of course participants – may be accompanied by relief techniques, drypoint, monotype or stencil. Its important quality is a wide spectrum of offered techniques and the possibility to adjust them to the sensitivity, imagination and creative ideas of each participant.
Both collagraphy and serigraphy offer virtually unlimited possibilities of formal and stylistic experiments. The combination of both techniques allows one to go beyond the standards typically associated with printmaking and to express the artist’s own artistic taste in character with the aesthetics of today.
Collagraphy, a surface-printing process, is a relatively new technique. Thanks to a wide range of materials and tools possible to use, as well as to the variety of surfaces and ways of applying substances on them it opens limitless possibilities of creating an image. Two collagraphic methods are included within the course – the use of cardboard matrices or matrices made of PET foil.
The screen printing technique has its origins in stencil printing techniques used in the Far East for thousands of years. It was first recognized as art technique in the 20th century thanks to such artists as Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. During the course it will be possible to create prints with the use of the photochemical method (using photographs).
During the course participants’ drawings, paintings or photos will be a starting point of course works. They should be prepared beforehand as they will be discussed during the first course meeting and they will determine the choice of the technique and further progress. Participants will be provided with all necessary workshop equipment and professional technical and artistic support. The expected result of the course is the creation of stylistically original and technically correct graphic works which will bring full satisfaction to the authors, but also to the course leaders.

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Teachers

PaweŁ Kwiatkowski Teacher

Paweł Kwiatkowski (1981) was born in Tykocin, Poland. In the years 2009-2014 he studied at the Faculty of Graphics and Painting at the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. In 2014 he In 2002 he graduated with distinction from the Painting Studio of Prof Marian Kępiński and from the Mixed Techniques Studio run by Professor Sławomir Ćwiek.
He is winner of many prestigious prizes and distinctions. In 2009 as a student he received 4 awards at the XVI Władysław Strzemiński competition for Students -“Fine Arts”: the award of Giuliano Santini – director of the International Centre of Graphic Arts KAus Urbino, the award of the City Art Gallery in Łódź, the award of Young Artists Promotion Gallery of Bałucki Culture Centre “Rondo” and the award of “Pod Napięciem” (“Under Tension”) of Lódź University of Technology. In 2010 he won the Grand Prix award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. In 2011 he was distinguished in a competition for the best diploma work at Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. In 2012 he received an artNoble statuette for the best diploma work of state art universities in Poland in the visual arts category. In 2014 he received an award at the International Print Triennial in Belgrade. In 2015 he got honourable mention at the Cracow Print Triennial. In 2017 he was awarded on Second Graphic Art Biennial in Romania. In 2019 he got distinction at the International Triennial of Graphic Arts in Sophia and he received the main award at the Bucharest International Print Biennale in Romania.

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PaweŁ Kwiatkowski

MACIEJ WROŃSKI Assistant

Maciej Wroński(born on1995 in Częstochowa) is currently a 5th-year student at the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, at the Faculty of Graphics and Painting. He attends three printmaking studios: Intaglio Techniques Studio headed by professor Alicja Habisiak Matczak, Serigraphy Studio headed by professor Agata Stępień and Lithography Techniques headed by professor Witold Warzywoda. He is this year's scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for outstanding achievements and a laureate of the Competition Władysław Strzemiński. He participated in two individual exhibitions – “Przestrzeń Poszukiwań” in 2018 and “Maciej Wroński – grafika, rysunek, książka” in 2019 and in many group exhibitions, including “CHIADO, CARMO, AND THE HEART OF DARKNESS. Arts in the Public Sphere” in Spain, France, Portugal and Poland in 2019, “The 50th Yokosuka Peace Exhibition of Art 2019” in Japan, “Metal is cool" in Italy in 2018, "Pokolenia"at the International Graphic Center in Krakow in 2016. In 2018 he took part in "Metal is cool! Flash Drawing Tour - Urbino-Fano-Pietrarubbia" - International Symposium of Students of Intaglio Techniques Studio at the KAUS Urbino International ART Centre in Italy conducted by professor Alicja Habisiak-Matczak and Giuliano Santini. In 2019 he was an assistant at PATA summer courses, namely at the course run by prof. Marilene Oliver.