After an unfortunate snow cancellation in the fall semester, we finally welcomed Terryville High School students to the printshop on Monday, January 28, 2019.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Booklet project is a collaboration between the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center and Counterproof Press with Visiting Artist Professor Steve Bowden in the fall of 2018. The book was conceived and designed by UConn Graphic Design students in the UConn Art & Art History Department department and printed by UConn MFA in Studio Art candidate Chad Uehlein. Students: Caroline Amberg, Addicus Bagwell, Mitch Britton, Emilie Dufresne, Ed Ho, Maggie Hoynes, Emily Karam, Darrell Knighton, Deanna LaVoie, Katie Ouimette, Haley Stein, Connie Tao, Robert Varszegi, Sarah Woodward, Holly Zheng. UConn Art & Art History Department and graphic design students Cassidy DePaulo and Megan Cascella, and Adjunct Instructor Kelsey Miller helped to collate and bind the book.

 

Norwich Free Academy students visited the print shop on December 6th, 2018 and we had a great time working with them on a plastic plate intaglio project.

 

Students from West Hill High School in Stamford joined Counterproof Press in the fall of 2018 for a printmaking workshop in the studio.   For more photos, please visit our Facebook page.

As part of a statewide commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ (UDHR) 70th anniversary, renowned visiting artist and activist Meredith Stern was invited by University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute to give a presentation on art collaboration with social justice movements. She also presented a stencil-printing poster and sign-making workshop in collaboration with Counterproof Press.  Students from the School of Fine Arts, the Human Rights Program and others created signs to bring to the #StandUp4HumanRightsCT rally that took place the following day on the steps of the Hartford Capitol building.  To view more photos, visit our Facebook page.

This fall, we welcomed students from Classical Magnet High School and St. Bernard High School to the shop for workshops on printmaking techniques.

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