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DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN—PRESENTS—april 10–11, 2025

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FREE for students
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Iterations is a two-day workshop series that engages students with professional art and design practitioners. The event centers on multidisciplinary artists, designers, and makers. It was created for students, so entry is FREE. However, space is limited, and all attendees must register to attend the workshops.

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printmaking & animation artist
university of minnesota


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Jenny Schmid grew up in the Pacific Northwest and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she runs bikini press international and is a professor at the University of Minnesota. Her prints and animations explore ideas of gender, identity, and liberty inspired by and sampling from the graphic tradition of social commentary. Her prints have been purchased for collections including The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Block Museum, The Spencer Art Museum, and the Library of Congress.

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Graphic design & printmaking artist
university of kentucky


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David Wischer is an Associate Professor of Digital and Printmedia at the University of Kentucky, where he teaches Graphic Design and Printmaking. His work has been exhibited at the Center for Book Arts and International Print Center New York.

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Thursday, April 10, 2025


1:30–4:30 p.m.


Artist Workshop

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David Wischer: Face Factory Zine Workshop

Participants will create face collages or drawings on a common template, which will be printed on a risograph in layers to create a surprising composition. Wischer will also discuss his experience with collaborative self-publishing projects.


5:00–7:00 p.m.


Gallery Reception

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Slocumb Galleries will present a collaborative exhibition of original works from Jenny Schmid and David Wischer. Join us to celebrate their contributions and hear insights into their art and design process.


Artist Talks

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David Wischer: Print, Process, Play
David Wischer explores the intersection of traditional printmaking, graphic design, and self-published media, utilizing humor and nostalgia to explore how print-based techniques can disrupt and inform digital design.


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Jenny Schmid: Disembodied Reembodied

Jenny Schmid will talk about how print archives inspire her work, most recently as an artist in residence at a biomedical library. She will explore how printmaking can help us critically address the past to understand present conditions and build our future world.

Friday, April 11, 2025


1:30–4:30 p.m.


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Jenny Schmid: Collaborating with Ghosts

Jenny Schmid will use the press to glue historical digital images into etchings (chine collé) or to collage on paper. This process places images sampled across time in relation to each other in order to comment on current issues.

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Iterations is created and directed by Professors Sage Perrott and Johnathon Strube at East Tennessee State University. It serves the University and the Appalachian Highlands art and design community.


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Sage Perrott



Associate Professor, Printmaking

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Co-Director, Iterations Conference

East Tennessee State University

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Johnathon Strube*

Assistant Professor, Graphic Design



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Co-Director, Iterations Conference

East Tennessee State University

e: strube@etsu.edu

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APRIL 10–11, 2025 — REGISTER NOW!