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Amelia Hugill-Fontanel

Associate Curator

RIT Libraries - Cary Library
Academic Affairs

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Cary Graphic Arts Collection 90 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623-5604

Amelia Hugill-Fontanel

Associate Curator

RIT Libraries - Cary Library
Academic Affairs

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Amelia Hugill-Fontanel is the Associate Curator in the Cary Collection, a position she’s held since 2009. She earned a Master of Science in Printing Technology from RIT, and a B.A. in Art History/Studio Art from Nazareth College of Rochester. In 2001, she assumed the role of production editor of Cary Graphic Arts Press, the university press at RIT, where she published several books on the Cary's unique holdings. Her previous experience in archival collections management includes work at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York. She actively lectures and publishes on the history and practice of letterpress printing and the typographic arts.

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STAR-568
3 Credits
This course will introduce the technologies of letterpress printing as applied to the creation of fine art prints. Students will generate several printed works using vintage metal and wood type set by hand, and then combine these traditional skills with innovative 21st century relief printing techniques. Students will learn platen and cylinder press printing and maintenance in order to make small editions of multi-color printed works. **Fee: A materials fee is required for this course, and an additional course fee applied via student account**

In the News

  • April 12, 2024

    a woman looks on as another pulls a print on the Kelmscott/Goudy printing press in the Cary Library.

    Cary Collection opening Thursday was grand

    What do Nicolas Copernicus, William Morris, and Joe Kubert have in common? Works by the astronomer, designer, and comics artist—legends in their respective fields—are represented in the Cary Graphic Arts Collection and are now accessible to everyone in the remodeled Wallace Library.

  • February 2, 2024

    college student runs a vintage printing press, making a poster that says thinkers, makers, printers in gold ink.

    Maker community fills the new SHED

    RIT’s makerspace capacity has grown exponentially from a crowded room on the fourth floor in an engineering building to three floors in the centrally located SHED. New last fall, the SHED complex showcases different kinds of making and learning under one roof—in workshops, performing arts spaces, and extra-large classrooms designed for active learning.

  • August 25, 2023

    renovated library space with a circulation desk and bookshelves.

    Well, hello, Wallace Library, have we met?

    First came COVID-19, then came a massive construction project, and now after more than three-and-half years, RIT’s university library reopens with a new look and a new neighbor.