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| The Printmaking Studio has been actively involved in a number of research and development projects since 1993. These projects have been designed to contribute to the development of printmaking within both an educational and industrial context. |
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| Water Based Screenprinting. In 1993 the studio introduced a non-toxic screenprinting system from Switzerland which replaced traditional oil based technologies. This system is an acrylic derivative and allows the use of finer stencil making along with a totally non-toxic printing system, negating the need for petroleum-based chemicals and vapour extraction systems. |
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| Edith Cowan University Quality Assurance Award 1993 Research in order to establish the first digital imaging laboratory in Australia dedicated to a Printmaking program. The project included the development of the School's first research / teaching post taken up by a British printmaker during 1996. As a result the printmaking program has grown to include a number of students who regularly study within a specialist pathway of digital imaging, web design and video editing / production. The establishment of the laboratory has also resulted in a number of collaborative projects with industry through print publishing, attracting associated sponsorship support, plus a number of related short courses operating as a commercial arm activity. A "Best Practice Showcase" lecture was delivered during October 1999 at Edith Cowan University outlining the project. |
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| Edith Cowan University R&D Research Award 1996. Research into digital printing methods related to fine art papers. The project included the testing of a number of paper samples printed through commercial print processes for use by artists and students. The lab now processes and produces digital images for use in a number of fine art applications, plus supports a number of staff / student web pages. This research project was completed in 1998 and resulted in two papers delivered at International conferences, plus a one-person show of creative works at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1998. An article outlining the creative work produced from this research was printed in "Imprint" magazine. |
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| Edith Cowan Teaching and Learning Research Award 1996 A quantitative research project surveying the operating structures of contemporary Australian Print workshops. The research project compared Australian and British workshops and surveyed thirty-eight national workshops as a basis for the establishment of the "Open Bite Workshop" within the Printmaking studio of the School. The workshop now operates as a commercial arm activity and includes the running of short courses for in service training, projects with artists in residence plus print publishing in conjunction with commercial and industrial companies. |
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| Susan Groce from Maine University, Maine USA, in the Printmaking studio at the School of Visual Art. |
| Edith cowan Teaching and Learning Award 1999 A technical research project in order to produce and publish a Printmakers Technical Manual to supplement the teaching of technical units within the Printmaking major stream. The manual will assist students in the technical instruction of all the traditional and non-traditional processes along with the associated photographic and digital techniques. This will also include aspects of health and safety, suppliers lists along with recent developments in non-toxic and electronic printmaking. The manual will be printed and published on line within the Open Bite WebPages for remote access. |
| Edith Cowan Research and Development Award 2000 A major research project in non-toxic printmaking methods for application within remote desert situations of Western Australia. The research will involve working with artists and technicians at the Canadian School of Non Toxic Printmaking, the University of Maine USA and chemical analysts at Edith Cowan University. The research will be applied to produce new grounds and etching techniques which would be safe and practical to use within Indigenous arts communities throughout Australia, and within a local educational context |