Riso #2: Analog Riso

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Instructor Eva Para show students the magic of RISO.

Course Code: 25FRI150I

This in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Wednesday, October 15th from 6PM to 9PM ET .

  • Wednesday, October 15th, 6PM to 9PM ET

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on October 1st, at 11:59pm Eastern Time.


About the Workshop:

Come experience all the fun of Riso printing without computers involved! This is an introductory workshop for Riso first-timers but also a good chance for those who might have overlooked the built-in features of the Riso machine.

Participants will learn how to make the most out of your Riso printing whether you are scanning watercolor, collage, drawings, or your analog photographs. Each student will take home an edition of 10 lettersized two-color prints. 

Fun Fact: Risograph printing is favored by artists due to its ability to create interesting dynamics from the machine’s spot colors, the overprints, and the relationships between colors. 

This workshop is part 2 of a series of Riso workshops and will be focused on using the machine, and is a prerequisite for Riso #3. An introduction to the history of Riso printing will be provided in the previous Riso #1 workshop. 


Required Materials

  • Pencil and paper for taking notes
  • Students are encouraged to bring media such as watercolor, drawing pencils, photographs, collage, etc.
  • Clothes that can get stained or dirty (CBA will provide aprons, but the ink used on press can stain)

All other materials will be provided by CBA at no additional charge to the students. 


About the Instructor

Eva Parra is a researcher, educator and printer. She is part of the curatorial collective Indisciplinadas where she has developed exhibitions such as No room for books and soft [cover] revolution. She is the co-founder of Calipso Press, a printing studio, publishing label and artistic collective established in 2015 in Cali, and since 2022 based in NY. Calipso hosts a residency program oriented to expanded publishing and printing experimentation. They have participated in Art book fairs such as NYABF, UNFOLD Shanghai, Libros Mutantes Madrid, Rrreplica México and curated contemporary art projects such as Post Digital Mimeography (Colombia Biennale, Pereira, 2016) and A Sketch for the Future (Miriam Gallery, New York, 2022).


All images courtesy of the instructor.

Class size is limited to 10 participants to ensure an optimal participant to Instructor ratio. Register now before spots fill up! Registration for this workshop closes on October 1st at 11:59pm. Tuition for this course is $105 + a $25 materials fee.If you cannot comfortably pay tuition but are interested in taking this class, please consider filling out our financial assistance application here. We will notify you if you are selected to receive a scholarship before the start date of the class. To view more information about our current scholarship opportunities, please visit this link.

8 Remaining

$130