SPECIAL DATES

Tamarind Winter Schedule

 

Tamarind will be closed the following times:

Thursday, December 5, 2-5 pm *due to inclement weather
Thursday, December 12, 3-5 pm
Monday, December 23  through Wednesday, January 1, 2014

During these times please send an email or leave a voice message, and we will respond upon our return.

TRAVEL WITH TAMARIND

Cuba in 2014

APRIL 25 - MAY 3

Join this one-week tour of the art scene in Havana, led by MARJORIE DEVON, Director of Tamarind Institute, under the auspices of the University of New Mexico Latin American and Iberian Institute's People-to-People license. Share insights and engage in personal conversations with the most influential Cuban artists and curators, and get a taste of the rich Cuban culture through their visual arts, music, dance, and architecture. Call 505.277.3901 for more information!

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ABOUT US

What Is Tamarind Institute?

A non-profit center credited with reviving fine art lithography in the United States

Tamarind Institute, a division of the College of Fine Arts at UNM, is a nonprofit center for fine art lithography that trains master printers and houses a professional collaborative studio for artists. Founded in 1960 in Los Angeles, Tamarind played a significant role in reviving the art of lithography in the United States and continues to provide professional training and creative opportunities to artists.

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CURRENT EXHIBITION

A Few of Our Favorite Things

October 25, 2013 - January 17, 2014

Tamarind's staff and National Advisory Board members selected their favorite pieces from the Tamarind inventory of hundreds of lithographs and monotypes. The exhibition is as varied as its curators, underlining the subjectivity of the viewer's perception and the relevance of different perspectives. In the Tamarind Gallery October 25 - January 17.

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ABOUT US

What Is Lithography?

Lithography was invented in 1798 by Aloys Senefelder.

Fine art lithography is a printing process in which artists use greasy drawing materials to make original images on stones and/or metal plates. At Tamarind, this original image created by the artist who works closely with a master printer, is hand-printed by the master-printer.

 

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News & Events

What Is Lithography?

A lithograph is a print made by using a press to transfer an image that was created initially on stone or metal plate to paper. Lithographs differ from etchings, engravings, serigraphs, and woodcuts in materials and process... MORE

What Is Tamarind Institute?

Founded in 1960 in Los Angeles, Tamarind played a significant role in reviving the art of lithography in the United States and continues to provide professional training and creative opportunities to artists... MORE