The Studio at SAM: Entertaining Evenings

The Studio at SAM is hosting a woodblock printmaking session at the Seattle Art Museum on Thursday, October 29, from 4 to 8 PM. The evening is split into two parts: from 4 to 6:30 PM, artist Fulgencio Lazo leads a woodblock printmaking session, and at 6:30 PM, an artist talk follows with Shinzaburo Takeda and Lazo, moderated by Dr. Lauro Flores. Both parts are drop-in and first-come, first-served, so you don't need to register in advance.

There's a deep connection between the two artists. Shinzaburo Takeda, born in Seto, Japan, in 1935, is a renowned Japanese-Mexican painter and printmaker who has lived in Mexico for over sixty years. He's one of Oaxaca's most important contemporary artists and has trained many indigenous Zapotec and Mixtec artists. The National Biennale of Graphic Arts Shinzaburo Takeda, established in 2008, is held in his honor. Fulgencio Lazo, born in El Paraiso, Oaxaca, in 1966, is a Zapotec artist known for his joyful, whimsical prints and paintings. He trained as a printmaker under Takeda and has had more than 50 solo shows, represented by Seattle's ArtX Contemporary. Dr. Lauro Flores has been a professor at the University of Washington for many years and wrote Fulgencio Lazo: Reconstruction of Memory.

The session takes place on the fourth floor of the museum, which The Studio at SAM turns into an open studio where you can watch artists at work, ask questions, and create alongside them in the print shop. The gallery evolves throughout the season, and all activities are drop-in, so you can come for the printmaking, stay for the talk, or just stop by for one of the two. The whole thing is included with admission, from 4 to 8 PM on Thursday, October 29.