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Open Call Non-Toxic Electro-Etching Workshop & Residency – Spring & Summer 2026 Gran Canaria Island, Spain.

Discover a unique opportunity to explore innovative and sustainable printmaking in an inspiring island environment.

Experience Innovation in Printmaking

Artists in residence will immerse themselves in the electro-etching technique guided by specialist Alfonso Crujera, who has been introducing printmakers from around the world to this safer and environmentally conscious method since 2002. Author of the Electro-etching Handbook: A Safe, Non-Toxic Approach, Crujera brings years of expertise to this unique residency.

ON PAPER

Tinta Invisible editions PRESENTS ON PAPER, its annual contest of graphic work to promote the art of engraving as well as the connection between engravers from all over the world.

1.OBJECTIVE

The call was born in 2015 by the artist and engraver Nuria Melero. Currently, it is a collaboration between the artist and the team of Tinta invisible editions Ricard Ibernon, Martí Guinovart and Mercis Rossetti. The objective is the promotion and support of contemporary artists and creators specialized in engraving techniques as well as the diffusion of their work.

Autumn Residency at the NON-TOXIC ELECTRO-ETCHING WORKSHOP in Gran Canaria Island.

The artists will take part in the process of electro-etching carried out by the specialist Alfonso Crujera.

An opportunity to take part in recent experiences in the non-toxic process of electro-etching carried out by the artist and specialist Alfonso Crujera. The residency-workshop is located in the vicinity of the biosphere reserve of the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). With excellent views to the Atlantic Ocean is surrounded by a quiet, natural environment, ideal for reflection and creation.

Since 2002 the artist Alfonso Crujera has been working in this workshop introducing printmakers from all over the world to the process of nontoxic etching. Author of the book Electro-etching handbook, a safe, non toxic approach.

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