PROGRAMS

Institutional courses

Il Bisonte International School's institutional courses are designed for those who want to deepen all aspects of printmaking and apply them to their artistic career.
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Specialization

1 year

It provides students with exhaustive knowledge and insights in the field of printmaking while paying attention to its multiple forms of expression.

SCHEDULE

DATE
22nd OCTOBER 2025 – 12th JUNE 2026
(Christmas break from December 20th till January 7th 2026)
TIMETABLE
From Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 1.30 pm

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Advanced

6 months

It offers a comprehensive knowledge on all traditional techniques and some experimental processes allowing for extensive individual work.

SCHEDULE

DATE
7th JANUARY – 13th JUNE 2025
TIMETABLE
From Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 1.30 pm

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Intensive

3 months

It allows a practical and direct training in the use of some traditional chalcographic techniques and of some experimental processes.

SCHEDULE

INTENSIVE – 1
DATE

7th JANUARY 2025 – 28th MARCH 2025
TIMETABLE
From Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 1.30 pm

INTENSIVE – 2
DATE

22nd SEPTEMBER 2025 – 19th DECEMBER 2025
TIMETABLE
From Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 1.30pm

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Base

1 month

Suitable to get a first approach to the main themes of printmaking providing a basic knowledge of the main etching techniques.

SCHEDULE

DATE
START EVERY FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH
(EXCEPT JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, DECEMBER)
TIMETABLE
From Monday to Friday, 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm

Short courses

Short courses are aimed at artists and amateurs of all levels who want a tailor-made course that suits their needs
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Flexible

customized schedule

It guarantees maximum flexibility, allowing you to match the lessons to all the appointments on your agenda.

SCHEDULE

DATE
One or more days a week from Monday to Friday

TIMETABLE
2.30pm – 6.30pm

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Print Club

once a week

It offers practical and direct training in the use of specific techniques for your projects.

SCHEDULE

TIMETABLE
1 or 2 day a week to choose from:
Monday to Friday
2.30pm – 6.30pm

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Summer School

1 or 2 intensive weeks

Intensive course designed for those who want to deepen specific aspects of printmaking within a short time.

SCHEDULE

CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGES OF PRINTMAKING

The main summer course runs over 2 weeks focused on different technique. It is possible to enroll in the individual week

1.7.2024 – 5.7.2024
9.30am-1.20pm / 2.30-6.30 pm
Application of printmaking techniques to the photographic image (toner transfer, aquatint, etching, sugar lift, cyanotipe, gum print)

8.7.2024 – 12.7.2024
9.30am-1.20pm / 2.30-6.30 pm
Artist Posters (linocut and letterpress)

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Ri/Conoscere la Stampa d'Arte

Intensive theoretical and practical course aimed at art historians, archivists and curators.

SCHEDULE

DATE
From  8 to 12 April 2024

TIMETABLE
9.30am – 6.30pm

Workshops and Masterclasses

For those who want to discover new artistic techniques and create while having fun
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Letterpress

8-12 hours

In the letterpress workshop you can give your creativity a shape by creating posters and artist’s books.

SCHEDULE
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Cyanotype

8-12 hours

It allows you to create artworks characterised by the signature color blue.

SCHEDULE
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Gum Print

8-12 hours

It allows you to experiment a printing process that uses pigments colored with gum Arabic on a paper support.

SCHEDULE

 

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Woodcut and Linocut

8-12 hours

It offers theoretical and practical knowledge on the techniques of carving and hand printing on wood or linoleum.

SCHEDULE
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Burin

It allows you to explore the ancient technique of burin starting from the knowledge of the specifics tools.

SCHEDULE
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Mezzotint

To learn a technique aimed at obtaining deep blacks, bright highlights and a wide range of tonal values.

SCHEDULE

 

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Silkscreen

Allows you to learn the screen printing process, from design to printing on paper.

SCHEDULE
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Lithography

It offers historical notions and practical demonstrations for the preparation and printing of a lithographic stone.

SCHEDULE
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Schools

Our offer of creative workshops aimed at schools of all levels.

SCHEDULE
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Studio Rent

customized schedule

Access to fully equipped studios for individual artists or groups without a teacher’s supervision. 

SCHEDULE

TIMETABLE (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)
From Monday to Friday: 9.30 am – 1.30pm  and 2.30pm – 6.30pm

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