We are proud to announce that Empreinte (Carlos Barrantes and Odile Corratgé) and LaBabuch (Israel Ariño, Clara Gassull, and Chiara Capodici) are launching a new partnership to offer training programmes focused on two main themes: narrative and editing, and experimentation with polychrome photographic processes. Empreinte will also continue its training programme dedicated to monochrome photographic processes.

These workshops will begin in January 2026 and will take place in three locations: Paris, Perpignan and Mérigny (Indre).

The teaching team for the 2026 training programs is composed of Carlos Barrantes, Israel Ariño, Laurent Millet, Clara Gassull, Hélène Genvrin, Chiara Capodici, and Mustapha Azeroual. Each workshop will be led by one or several of these professionals, depending on the nature and content of the training. All workshops will be held in French.

The OPCO Afdas enables artist-authors registered with Urssaf Limousin, as well as other professionals, to benefit — subject to conditions — from full coverage of their training costs, as well as associated travel and accommodation expenses.

 Details & infos : here

PLATINUM / PALLADIUM – CHROMY
19–23 February 2026
4 participants – Perpignan
Instructor: Carlos Barrantes

HYBRID MULTI-PROCESS
POLYCHROME
26 January–1 February 2026
4 participants – Perpignan
Instructor: Carlos Barrantes

COLOUR PRINTING WITH GUM ARABIC
9–15 February 2026
8 participants – Paris
MasterClass with Laurent Millet & Carlos Barrantes

ARTIST’S BOOK
2–8 March 2026
8 participants – Paris
MasterClass with Israel Ariño, Carlos Barrantes and Clara Gassull

COLOUR ENGRAVING DTP
11–15 March 2026
7 participants – Paris
Instructors: Carlos Barrantes & Israel Ariño

BOOK DESIGN AND BINDING
27–31 May 2026
8 participants – Mérigny (Indre)
MasterClass with Hélène Genvrin, Israel Ariño and Clara Gassull

HYBRID MULTI-PROCESS
POLYCHROME
8–14 June 2026
4 participants – Perpignan
Instructor: Carlos Barrantes

ARTIST’S BOOK
22–28 June 2026
8 participants – Paris
MasterClass with Israel Ariño, Carlos Barrantes, Chiara Capodici and Clara Gassull

GUM ARABIC & DTP
1–5 September 2026
4 participants – Perpignan
Instructor: Carlos Barrantes

HYBRID MULTI-PROCESS
POLYCHROME
7–13 September 2026
8 participants – Paris
MasterClass with Laurent Millet & Carlos Barrantes

PHOTOSENSITIVE EXPERIMENTATION
21–27 September 2026
8 participants – Paris
MasterClass with Mustapha Azeroual & Carlos Barrantes

COLOUR ENGRAVING DTP
14–18 October 2026
8 participants – Paris
Instructors: Carlos Barrantes & Israel Ariño