DATES: October 21, 2024

INSTRUCTOR: Miguel Correia

This is a training course aimed at visual arts teachers, promoted by the Training Center of the Association of Schools from the Municipalities of Aveiro and Albergaria-a-Velha, and accredited by the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education.

The most recent edition took place in the city of Aveiro between October and November 2024, led by instructor Miguel Correia.

This course extensively and deeply explores various concepts related to independent publishing and the diverse forms of experimental graphic design.

It promotes creativity, methodological experimentation, and artistic expression through less conventional approaches, focusing on fanzines, artist books, and other alternative publishing media. It empowers teachers to integrate alternative editorial design in the classroom.

The course combines theory and practice using varied pedagogical methods, including study visits, debates, demonstrations, and hands-on activities in both face-to-face and online formats.

This course has proven to be an excellent opportunity to explore editorial design from a new perspective and encourage creative practices in teaching.

Among the activities developed during the course, special mention goes to the individual Fanzine project (FZ 2.0) and the collaborative project Art Box (AB 1.0).

This collaborative project involved creating an assembling art box titled Time Caps Lock (a semantic play on the terms Time Capsule and Caps Lock).

The project’s starting concept was that of a time capsule — a snapshot of the present moment to be revisited in the future.
This Time Caps Lock contains various creations made by participants in this training, consisting of multiples created through different printing systems and techniques covered during the course.
These are visual narratives in different formats and approaches reflecting on time, existence, and their volatility, as well as other themes relevant to each author.

In addition to the contributions from each participant, the course also includes collaborative projects created by all:

AB 1.1 cadáver esquisito (inspired by the practices of Dadaist and Surrealist artists)
AB 1.2 minizine risograph (resulting from a demonstration session of this printing technique)
AB 1.3 gel plate postcard + asemic writing (where the gel plate printing technique was explored)

Authors:
Ana Raquel Martins / Cláudia Ribau / Delfim Rodrigues / Francisco Cardoso Lima / Gabriel Rego / Graça Figueiredo / Joaquim Mónica Filipe / João Duarte Francisco / Miguel Correia / Orquídea Baltazar / Pedro Tavares / Sara Bandarra / Teresa Mafalda Campolargo