Get Involved - December 2009 Guest Artist Residency

Artist Eydi Lampasona to present Guest Artist Residency, December 4-5
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
McArdle Theatre - 207 Walker

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Artist Workshop Registration Form (PDF) | Letter to Artists

The workshop is limited to 20 participants, and has a fee of $180; pre-registration is required.

The Visual and Performing Arts Department is pleased to announce that Eydi Lampasona, NWS, ISEA, will present our December 2009 Guest Artist Residency. The residency features eight hours of free, public lecture-demonstrations designed for a general audience, and a two-day workshop for artists. Michigan Tech students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.

Events will be held in McArdle Theatre, 207 Walker. The Guest Artist Residency brings nationally and internationally known artists in diverse media to campus each year, and is coordinated by Mary Ann Beckwith (Professor, Visual & Performing Arts).

"The Guest Artist Residency brings outstanding artists in many different media to the Copper Country to share their energy and their insights with all of us—not just Michigan Tech's students and staff, but the whole community," Beckwith says.

Eydi Lampasona Biography Eydi is an astonishingly gifted artist and teacher, a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, National Collage Society, International Society of Experimental Artists, and Society of Layerists in Multi-Media. She has received numerous national and international awards. Read more about her exhibits, publications, and teaching philosophy. Collage/Mixed Media: Urban Archeology with Eydi Lampasona Eydi’s workshop topic is “Collage/Mixed Media: Urban Archeology.” You will be exposed to a myriad of collage techniques, such as altering, rusting, and making opulent papers, plus investigating unusual collage/assemblage materials. This class will also include found and salvaged objects, along with nature items. By combining several media, students will learn countless unique papermaking methods, painting, glazing, textured surfaces, and 3-dimensional applications, along with layering processes. Visit her website at eydilampasona.com.