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This summer, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design will launch a series of cultural and educational programs inspired by the exhibition Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration, the first-ever survey to examine the artist’s extensive and groundbreaking work in the field of printmaking, opening at the Corcoran on July 3. Programs include family workshops, lectures, and film screenings, each designed to highlight Close’s role in advancing the art of printmaking through innovation and technique. A number of free programs are included as part of the Corcoran’s FREE Summer Saturdays promotion Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, when admission to the museum’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions is free.

Chuck Close: Printmaking Techniques for Educators
Thursday, July 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Explore printmaking techniques for your classroom in this workshop that complements the exhibition

Chuck Close Prints: Process of Collaboration. Museum educators facilitate discussions in the galleries
about the various processes on view. Printmaker and Director of Education Studies Dr. Pamela Lawton
leads a hands-on relief, etching, and lithography workshop. An exhibition tour, educator resources, and
light refreshments are included. $15 General; $12 Members. To register, visit
www.corcoran.org/calendar or call (202) 639-1770.
 

Chuck Close
Film Screening
Wednesday, July 21 at 7 p.m.
Chuck Close is an illuminating depiction of one of the world’s leading contemporary painters. Directed by
the late Marion Cajori, the film masterfully captures the process and technique used by Close to create his
iconic portraits. Through a series of intimate interviews featuring not only Close, but also his friends,
colleagues, and subjects, Cajori creates an in-depth portrait of the artist and his methodology. The
screening complements the exhibition, Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. $10 General; $8
Members. To register, visit www.corcoran.org/calendar or call (202) 639-1770.
 

Pulp to Paper
Saturday, July 10 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Paint and canvas are not the only tools artists use to create. See portraits made from wood blocks, strings,
and even paper pulp in the special exhibition, Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. Following
the tour, create your own hand-made paper from bits of paper pulp. $10 General; $8 Members. To
register, visit www.corcoran.org/calendar or call (202) 639-1770.
 

Community Art Project
Pre-registration required.
Saturdays July 24, August 7, August 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visitors work collaboratively on a Chuck Close inspired mystery portrait project in the Corcoran’s
education workshop. Please join us to create a large-scale image of an artwork from the Corcoran
collection that will then be displayed in the atrium. Free. To register, visit www.corcoran.org/programs.
 

FAMILY WORKSHOPS
Pulp to Paper
Saturday, July 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pre-registration is required.
Paint and canvas are not the only tools artists use to create. See portraits made from wood blocks, strings,
and even paper pulp in the special exhibition, Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. Following
the tour, create your own hand-made paper from bits of paper pulp. $12 General; $8 Members at the
Family Level and above. To register, visit visit www. corcoran.org/family/family_programs.php.
 

What a Relief!
Saturday, August 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pre-registration required.
Come face to face with the many colors and shapes that make up a portrait in the special exhibition,
Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. Then in our printmaking studio, create an original relief
print and remember to sign each edition for your friends and family! $12 General; $8 Members at the
Family Level and above. To register, visit visit www. corcoran.org/family/family_programs.php.

VISITOR INFORMATION
The Corcoran’s hours of operation are as follows: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission to Chuck
Close: Process and Collaboration is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and students (with valid ID),
children 12 and under, military (with valid ID) and Members enter for free. Admission to the museum
will be FREE on Saturdays from May 29 to September 4. For more information, including special Free
Summer Saturdays programming, visit www.corcoran.org/freesummersaturdays.