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History  
New Grounds, one of the first completely non-toxic print workshops in the country, was established by its director Regina Held in 1996 after she received her MFA in printmaking from the University of New Mexico. The award-winning print workshop was first operated out of a small, private building in Albuquerque’s rural South Valley. In March 2000, New Grounds moved to its current location in historic Nob Hill, one of Albuquerque’s premier shopping and dining areas. During another expansion  in 2002, a separate gallery and classroom were added to complete the 4000 square foot facility. With six hand-operated etching presses, New Grounds matches, and even surpasses, the number of printing presses available in many university printmaking departments.  
   

The Workshop 
  New Grounds is a safer and alternative printmaking facility fully equipped for the creation  of prints in etching, photogravure, monotype and relief printing. Regularly scheduled classes are offered in all of these printmaking mediums. The core of our facility is the membership program, which provides experienced artists with affordable access and flexible hours. In addition, we offer press rental at hourly rates to non-members. Both members and non-members can take advantage of our expertise in custom printing, printing assistance, and plate exposure for photogravure plates.The interested public can learn about prints through studio tours or printmaking lectures. New Grounds encourages the highest standards of quality in all aspects of printmaking. Read more about “A Summer at New Grounds”
 The Gallery   
 New Grounds features a large selection of original works on paper such as etchings, monotypes, relief prints, gravure and mezzotints by its studio members and a selected group of well-known international printmakers from Europe, Japan and Latin America. Subject matters and styles range from contemporary to traditional with hundreds of framed and unframed works to choose from. Exhibitions rotate every few weeks with an Artscrawl reception.      
Articles and Reviews: “A Summer at New Grounds”

“Call it ahead of its time; when Regina Held opened the New Grounds Print Workshop in 1996, it was one of the first non-toxic print shops in the country.”

  “Regina Held is nothing if not busy. In 10 years at New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery in Nob Hill, she’s launched countless artists and showcased a remarkable range of local talent. She nurtures her 40-plus print-makers …..”

“Only one place exists in Albuquerque (and very few in the world) in which an artist can get studio time, have their work displayed and promoted, as well as attend and teach classes – and yet the Nob Hill area flaunts such a place …..”

“Since the 1990s there has been a movement to develop safer alternatives to traditional toxic printmaking processes. The motivations for the “non-toxic” printmaking movement …..” 

 

 
3812 Central Ave. SE #100 B
Albuquerque, NM 87108(505)
268-8952
director@newgroundsprintshop.com