Robert Truszkowski 2022ish
  • Intro
  • Creative Research
    • Contextualization of my practice
    • Exhibitions
    • Recent Work
    • Older Work
    • Hangashima
  • Teaching
    • Statement and context of my teaching practice
    • Graduate supervision
    • Curricular and studio innovations
    • Printmaking studios
    • Sample syllabuses
    • Student evaluations
    • Peer teaching evaluation 2019
    • Sample signs and technical bulletins
    • Courses taught
    • Success profile: Articulate Ink
  • Service
    • Welcome to Print Media
    • Studio and technician supervision
    • Community
    • Committee work
    • Safety Leadership Award 2019
  • Bio
  • Contact
  • Other Visuals
    • Selected catalogues & videos >
      • New Canadian Painting
      • Okanagan Print Triennial 2009
      • Trois-Rivières 2009
      • PrintZero Exhibition 2010
      • Traditions and Transitions 2011
      • Prairie Post Modern 2012
      • Penance 2012
      • Degrees Magazine 2016
      • Conversationalist 2015-16
      • So Much Ice
      • Alberta Printmakers
      • Kyoto Hanga 2016
      • Gunpowder 2017
      • SNAPLINE2018
      • BIEC 2019
      • Making it in Saskatchewan 2019
      • Lt Gov Heritage Award 2019
Studio supervision

The Print Media area comprises a large amount of machinery, equipment, tools and sundries, in a variety of conjoined studio spaces.  As the sole Full-Time faculty member in Print, I oversee all of these studios and the respective equipment contained therein, as well as the processes undertaken in each.  A list of the studios and sub-studios is shown below.  For see pictures of the Print studios, click here.

Main studio / Etching & Silkscreen & Letterpress studio RC 035
UV silkscreen Studio RC 035.1
Lithography Studio RC 035.2
Acid / Washout Room RC 035.4
Graphic Darkroom RC 035.5
Photo Preparation Room RC 035.5.1
Material Storage RC 035.6
Senior Studio RC 037
Graduate Studio RC 034


Student technician supervision

The student technician is an integral part of the day-to-day operation of the Print Media studios.  Since coming to the University of Regina in 2007, I have trained and overseen approximately one dozen student technicians.  Despite the relatively steep learning curve associated with the student tech position in Print Media (whether the student is an undergraduate or a graduate student), and the fairly substantial time commitment I need to invest so that they understand all the nuances of the studios, I enjoy the training and supervision.  In this role, I see the opportunity to teach a different side of the profession of being a Print Media artist, to an eager and promising student.  Many of my previous techs were graduate students or senior undergrads; they used the opportunity to learn as much as possible about how the studio operates and how I, as the professor (and professional artist) make choices about what to teach and how to teach it.  One of the things that makes a Print Media artist "marketable", beyond excellent work and teaching experience, is the ability to manage a Printmaking studio, and the student tech position is wonderful training in this regard.  To see the basic list of student tech jobs, click here.
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