TAMARIND INSTITUTE
Tamarind Institute is a dynamic center for fine-art lithography that, since its founding in 1960, has made significant contributions to the art of the print in the United States and abroad. Tamarind offers highly focused educational and research programs, as well as creative opportunities for artists.
Tamarind's two-part printer training program is designed for students who wish to pursue careers as fine art collaborative printers. This intensive, full-time program concentrates first on strengthening and refining the lithography student's technical skills, then on the application of those skills to collaborative projects.
A month long workshop that concentrates on Aluminum Plate lithography is offered in July of each year. Eight students spend one month at Tamarind working with Tamarind master printers, with full-time access to the workshop.
An M.F.A. with a focus on Lithography, offered by Tamarind in cooperation with the University of New Mexico's Department of Art and Art History, allows students to complete the first year at Tamarind, plus 2 additional years at UNM, or, if selected for the Master Printer Program, 2 years at Tamarind, plus one additional year at UNM.
