Oklahoma Art Guild presents “Clay Printing Workshop” with Mitch Lyons

Feb. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- The Oklahoma Art Guild is offering a two-day workshop on Mitch Lyons’ pioneering technique of monoprinting from slabs of clay. The workshop will be held at Los Milagros Print Studio on April 17th & 18th from 9:00am to 4:30pm where students will learn to mix colored clays and slips, make their own pastels, and build designs with images, colors and textures on a clay slab.

What: Oklahoma Art Guild Clay Printing Workshop with Mitch Lyons
When: April 17th & 18th, 2010 • 9:00am-4:30pm
Where: Los Milagros Print Studio • 433 NW 16th St • Oklahoma City, OK
Cost: $250 – Oklahoma Art Guild Members • $300 – Non-Members
Sign up: workshops@okartguild.com
Or sign up online at http://www.okartguild.com/lyons-workshop.htm

Mitch Lyons will also be speaking at the April 19th Oklahoma Art Guild at 7:00 pm at City Arts Center.

What: Oklahoma Art Guild Demonstration of Pioneering Printmaking Technique by Mitch Lyons (Open to the Public)
When:  April 19th, 2010 • 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where:  Oklahoma Art Guild Monthly Demo • City Arts Center at Fair Park • 3000 General Pershing Blvd.
Cost: Free

About Mitch Lyons
Mitch Lyons earned his Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Ceramics from Tyler School of Art, and his Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Graphics from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His clay monoprints can be found in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Woodmere Museum, American University and the University of Delaware.  

For more information on Mitch Lyons visit www.mitchlyons.com.

About the Oklahoma Art Guild
The Oklahoma Art Guild (OAG) is committed to the promotion of creativity, education, and the advancement of the visual arts. This non-profit organization was founded in 1954 and continues to provide support and encouragement to Oklahoma artists. OAG membership is open to professional and amateur artists of all media, students, art enthusiasts and patrons of the visual arts.

The Oklahoma Art Guild’s mission is to promote and educate all forms of visual arts in Oklahoma and is sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council.

For more information visit www.okartguild.com.

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The Oklahoma Art Guild (OAG) is a non-profit organization founded in 1954, with the objective of creating, promoting and developing all forms of the visual arts. The membership includes professionals, amateurs, art enthusiasts and patrons of the visual arts.

Meetings, featuring various mediums with live demonstrations, are held the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the City Arts Center, State Fair Grounds. The Oklahoma Art Guild sponsors an annual Members’ Show in the fall, a National Juried Show in the spring, workshops and field trips and sends a monthly newsletter. A Figure Drawing session with a live model is free to members each week. In addition, seasonal social events allow members, spouses, and friends to gather in the spirit of community.