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    Open House NY Lets You Into City's Off-Limit Treasures  Oct 5, 2008
    This diverse group of artists and artisans includes painters, printmakers, sculptors, installation artists, muralists, and fine furniture makers. Visitors will also have access to the southern, spooky part of and will be able to take a guided tour of its forts and architecture. (WNBC.com, NY)

    AFTER_JOEBLOGS: ENDA ODONOGHUE  Sep 8, 2008
    AFTER_JOEBLOGS: ENDA ODONOGHUE - Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery - absolutearts ... Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery are delighted to present an exhibition of recent paintings by Enda ODonoghue ... AFTER_JOEBLOGS will run at Limerick Printmakers Studio ry from 4th September to 25th September. (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Something for everyone in members' show  Aug 28, 2008
    Printmakers don't come any better than Shawn Lockhart. "Trismegistus" combines ancient symbols with a touch of cubism, complemented by hand marbled mat. (Carroll County Times)

    Call for Artists: Soap Box Prints 2 - Prints, Politics and Democracy  Aug 15, 2008
    to show your work and show the world how printmakers advocate for democracy. Related Links. (AbsoluteArts.com)

    No to terminal art, for now  Jul 30, 2008
    Coos Art Museum wrote on Jul 28, 2008 6:58 PM:We have an abundance of painters, photographers, printmakers, fiber artists etc ... We have painters, photographers, printmakers, and more. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Teacher retires to pursue art  Jul 3, 2008
    In the last 10 years, Johnson has been growing her own artistic talent, working with printmakers. Two years ago, she fulfilled her dream to be her own boss as she completed work on her own printmaking shop in her home studio. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)

    Silvermine still nurtures Conn. art community  Jun 29, 2008
    Painters, printmakers, sculptors, photographers, potters, and jewelry artists apply for membership during two opportunities each year. In the final step, they present their work to 30 to 40 members who decide whether it passes muster. (Boston Globe)

    Front Street Art Gallery to present two new artists  Jun 5, 2008
    Aside from her visual arts experience and affiliations, including Boston Printmakers, Cape Cod Art Association and Cambridge Art Association, Appel is also a professional musician who teaches piano and voice and acts as music director of Old Ship Church in Hingham. After 21 years as a software engineer, Jody Regan discovered her passion and a second career as an artist. (Scituate Mariner, MA)

    Columbus, Ohio's happening side  Jun 4, 2008
    One of them, Studios on High, is a co-op with 18 members, including jewelers, printmakers and other artists. "Back in the day, I'd see drug deals going down across the street -- it was better than daytime TV," says founder Judy Hoberg, who sculpts wide-eyed animals from clay. (CNN -- Travel)

    Pieces of Americana on display at college  May 9, 2008
    Though letterpress printmakers found it hard to compete in the modern, faster age of offset printmaking, Hatch found continued support from country music and other old faithfuls and also found work with newer forms of entertainment such as all-star wrestling and rock and roll. The ownership of Hatch has changed hands several times since 1952. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    * Fleeting pleasures of life in woodcut prints  Mar 26, 2008
    The reading material provides insight into the complex relationships among artists, craftsmen who cut the wooden blocks, printmakers who pulled the prints, and patrons and publishers who provided financing. Through the artists' strategic efforts, the name Utagawa became a brand so powerful that today more than half of all surviving ukiyo-e prints are from the Utagawa school. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    A $200,000 day  Mar 26, 2008
    One of the original printmakers from the famous Cape Dorset workshop in what is now Nunavut, she's been a prolific artist for more than 50 years. Her most famous print, The Enchanted Owl, completed in 1960, was used 10 years later as the image for a popular stamp marking the centenary of the creation of the Northwest Territories. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    The art of the print (5)  Mar 20, 2008
    "Wayne said one problem with American lithography early on was the lack of symbiosis between artist and printmaker."Back then, artists didn't work in collaboration with printmakers," she said. "We changed that ... "As revealed in Wayne's movie, the word "print" is a misnomer when applied to lithography-a craft that operates like a harmonious marriage between artist and printmaker in a balanced dance of color, tone and muscular effort.Wayne's film follows the creation of one of Kanemitsu's images... (Malibu Times, CA)

    No finer arts around than at these college museums  Mar 16, 2008
    Collections span ancient times to the present day, representing the world's most celebrated artists from Greek and Roman sculptors, Asian printmakers, and Renaissance masters to Impressionist icons, early American painters, and contemporary innovators ... There are fine examples of many master printmakers, both Western and Eastern, including Rembrandt, Munch, and Matisse, dating from the 15th century to the present. (Boston Globe)

    Boston Printmakers 60th anniversary exhibit travels to Gordon College  Mar 7, 2008
    The Boston Printmakers, known to showcase some of the most prestigious and eclectic printmaking in the world, is coming to Gordon College as part of a special yearlong traveling exhibit that celebrates their 60th anniversary ... The Boston Printmakers were founded by a small group of students and faculty from the Boston Museum School and the Massachusetts College of Art in 1947 ... From 1954 to 1969 the Boston Printmakers exhibits were on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)

    10 things to do this weekend  Feb 29, 2008
    BROWSE. Adorn your walls with new original art at the $20 CASH AND CARRY PRINT AND POSTER SHOW at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. Saturday is the closing party of a gallery show of works by local artists and craftsmen. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    A shop with something to celebrate  Feb 17, 2008
    The staff includes three to five full-time and part-time weavers, potters, woodworkers, and painters and printmakers. In its early years, Spindleworks was known primarily for its handwoven clothing. (Boston Globe)

    Jakarta print exhibition out of this world  Feb 17, 2008
    Disturbed by a lack of opportunities to see the fine art of Jakartan printmakers, curator Jim Supangkat and Art Sociates director Ibu Andonwati were determined to mount an exhibition of prints at South Jakarta's Ark Gallery, displaying their richness and power to challenge oils and watercolors. What unfolded was an exhibition showcasing four print artists: Tisna Sanjaya, Christine Ay Tjoe, Nicolas de Jesus and Jochen Kohn. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Faces of Lincoln on display with carriage  Feb 16, 2008
    ""Developing the Image" takes the visitor on a journey through the development of photography and begins with a discussion of the different types of photography during the period Lincoln lived. A timeline of photographic advancements depicts different types of photos and images of Lincoln, such as daguerreotypes, lithographs, stereographs, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, tintypes, ambrotypes and portraits. These panels also explain how the new art of photography helped Lincoln become a... (Niles Star, MI)

    COS hosts ‘Ink on Paper' art reception  Feb 14, 2008
    An artists' reception for three members of the Mt. Shasta Printmakers Collective who are displaying their works at College of the Siskiyous is scheduled for St. Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, from 3. to 7 p.m.. (Mount Shasta News, CA)

    Periodic Table Printmaking Project  Jan 31, 2008
    Jenn Schmitt has got 96 different printmakers to come up with their own visual interpretations of various elements and put them together into a periodic table (hat tip: ). Theyve even tackled the elements for which no obvious picture suggests itself. (Nature News Service)

    Anger at Library's Bush exhibition  Dec 8, 2007
    They were part of a larger exhibition of 23 different printmakers. The library was making no political statement, she said, pointing out that "printmaking has been a popular medium for artists' commentary on current events of their day, among them Hogarth, Goya, Gillray and Daumier". (Guardian Unlimited)

    Stocks rally  Dec 7, 2007
    The work of local and regional painters, potters and printmakers will be on display ... Painters Jonathan McPhillips, Nicole Caulfield and James Kubiatowicz, and printmakers Grace Bently-Scheck, Carol FitzSimonds and Richard Harrington will be showing their most recent work, along with potters Marguerite Hall and Nermin Kura. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    New York Public Library Exhibit Fea00003B12tures Fake Mug Shots of Members of Bush Administration  Nov 30, 2007
    "The work described in the media has been presented out of context and is not a complete or fair representation of the entire exhibition which showcases 23 different contemporary printmakers from around the world, featuring a range of subject matters.". The library also said that nothing in the exhibit is reflective of the views of the institution. (Fox News -- Politics)

    Brushstrokes that warm Britain's cold  Nov 30, 2007
    She grew up in Bendigo, in central Victoria, and lived in Melbourne before moving to Britain to open a printmakers' supply business. Her work brings Victoria's Grampians, the Great Ocean Road and the huge open skies to life, with an eye for the colours of the bush. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Don Gorvett and reduction woodcuts  Nov 29, 2007
    A current a board member of Boston Printmakers, Gorvett's work can be found in the collections of the the Portland Museum of Art, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, the Currier Museum of Art, and the National Geographic Library in Washington D.C., and the Cape Ann Historical Association. What: Don Gorvett rt of the Reduction Woodcut. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    AROUND TOWN: Birthday, plays and pancakes on Sunday  Nov 10, 2007
    The artists include painters, printmakers, sculptors, photographers, jewelers, graphic designers, interior designers, architects, fiber artists, woodworkers, and potters. The ET Wright building is handicapped accessible. (Abington Mariner, MA)

    County Lines for November 2, 2007  Nov 2, 2007
    Artists who qualify include actors, choreographers, dancers, musicians, composers, painters, sculptors, printmakers, poets, multimedia artists, playwrights, theater artists and spoken-word performers. Applications must be submitted by Monday. (Santa Maria Times)

    Spotlight: Art listings  Sep 27, 2007
    NANCY R. DAVISON, etchings, block prints and watercolors, CAROL T. LUMMUS, WILLIAM MITCHELL, printmakers, through Columbus Day, Blue Stocking Studio, 5 Railroad Ave., York Beach, Maine. Gallery hours: Tues. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Fine print guru talks about her life and art  Sep 21, 2007
    Works by Cleveland printmakers Phyllis Sloane (now of New Mexico) and Phyllis Seltzer adorn several walls. One of Glaubinger s favorite prints is by Francisco Goya from his series on the bullfight. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)

    LINDSBORG -- The 50th anniversary of the Sandzen Gallery features three special exhibits of artwork.  Sep 9, 2007
    His interest in Gothic architecture, which had been the source of inspiration for numerous printmakers over the centuries, spans nearly four decades ... American and European printmakers are well represented. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)

    Erotic Prints, Comely Courtesans Help Revival of Japan's Ancient Warhols  Aug 27, 2007
    While the 18th-century printmakers may be not be as cool as Warhol, their ukiyo-e woodblock works sell for a fraction of his prices -- prompting some collectors to look again at these ``pictures of the floating world. . (Bloomberg -- Japan)

    Bruce Museum's 'Eye Candy' looks at chocolate advertising  Aug 27, 2007
    The large-scale posters, created by famous painters and printmakers of that day, depicted images such as women in Victorian dresses carrying parasols and men in suits hanging out in the park. "It was the age of decadence. Everyone was having a good time and had the income to have that good time," says Ward. (Stamford Advocate)

    Nary a word balloon in the bunch  Aug 22, 2007
    Two Canadian novels, Jane Urquhart's 1997 The Underpainter, and Michael Winter's The Big Why, published last year, dealt with the real life figure of Rockwell Kent, (1882-1971), the granddaddy of left-wing printmakers on this continent. In North America, comic strips had low, vulgar origins. (Toronto Star)

    'Thing in Itself'  Aug 10, 2007
    Ms. Needham was involved with the Princeton Art Association in the early '70s, where she met fellow printmakers Judy Brodsky, Margaret Johnson, Susan Hockaday, Helen Schwartz, Trudy Glucksberg and Marie Sturken (that organization later morphed into Artworks). While teaching printmaking at MCCC, she studied with master papermaker Laurence Barker in Barcelona, Spain, and started the papermaking class at Mercer. (South Brunswick Post, NJ)

    Always ready for a taste  Aug 7, 2007
    Your Connection to the. " The panelists will take a look at the culture and tradition behind Southern cooking in a discussion moderated by Athens historian Milton Leathers. "I love getting into conversations with people about food," says Hopkins ". (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Continued support for young Asian artists with S'pore-based programme  Jul 20, 2007
    The artists get to spend two weeks at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute, working alongside the institute's printmakers. The first batch of artists showed off their works Thursday in an exhibition launched by Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)

    SACRED AND SELF  Jul 6, 2007
    "I like black and white images because of the range of value one can achieve by using different materials in black and white. For example, the subtle simplicity of working a cool black into a warm black interests me and all the varieties in between them. In printing ink alone, there is a large assortment of blacks to select from. In one image, I may have as many as twenty different values." Most recently Steeds was invited to join 23 printmakers to produce a portfolio of 23 prints in 23 sets for... (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)

    SIGGRAPH's Guerilla Studio Provides Interactive Collaborations  Jun 13, 2007
    Master printmakers and even a color scientist manage all aspects of the color workflow and printing. Technologies from Epson, X-Rite, Colorbyte, and other companies are used to produce museum-quality prints. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Ogunquit printmaker to open Piscataqua Fine Arts Gallery  Jun 7, 2007
    Lest you think that Gorvett wants to keep the printmaking glory to himself I am pleased to inform readers that there is a heavy dose of work from such diverse printmakers as Elinor Marvin's silk-screens, woodcuts by Mark Phillips of Las Vegas, and a special body of work by Alex Gerasev who hails from St. Petersburg, Russia, among others. Located in an old grainery at 23 Ceres St. facing the ubiquitous Portsmouth tug boats, Don Gorvett's Piscataqua Fine Arts Gallery should be high up on your list... (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Visitors can tour artists studios during open studio weekend  May 27, 2007
    Visitors will get a chance to see up close the work of glass blowers, jewelers, printmakers, potters, furniture makers, weavers, ironworkers, painters, sculptors, quilt makers and wood carvers. Many galleries will host educational forums and feature special exhibits in conjunction with this event. (WCAX.com, VT)

    16th annual miniature show  May 17, 2007
    Some of the exhibitors include artists Edward Betts, Patience Haley, Norma Machado, and Norman West, printmakers Gayle Fitzpatrick and William Mitchell, sculptors Rosalind Fedeli and Sumner Winebaum, and photographer Stuart Nudelman. Studio hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., Sundays, and noon until 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 19. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Haunting images of history  May 16, 2007
    A graduate of The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, he has also exhibited with the Charlotte Printmakers of North Carolina, and was invited by the Fitchburg Art Museum to participate in The New England Impressions Exhibit, which traveled to West Germany. The printmaker's fascination with river port and waterside scenes and old buildings comes from his interest in the past. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    A story told in the fine print  Apr 14, 2007
    The Aborigines were favourite subjects for early colonial printmakers ... There are no surprises in finding works by innovative printmakers such as Mike Parr, Aida Tomescu and Dennis Nona, and it is pleasing that an original talent such as G.W.Bot is included ... One can only assume that Butler and his team are suggesting that the agit-prop credentials of the print medium are no less alive today than they were for social realists of the '40s or the political printmakers of the '70s. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Fit to Print  Apr 12, 2007
    is one of three artists whose work is being shown in The Printmakers, an exhibit at The Upstairs Gallery in Peddler's Village in Lahaska, Pa ... The Printmakers is on view at The Upstairs Gallery, Peddler's Village Shop #10, Route 202, Lahaska, Pa. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)

    Pop Goes the Art World  Apr 6, 2007
    Printmakers were an obvious influence on pop artists and two important American printmakers, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, are represented in the exhibit. "They did more probably to transform American printmaking than almost anybody," Mr. Brown says. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)

    History of a nation on paper  Mar 27, 2007
    From the earliest days of the colony, Australia's printmakers have been an ingenious bunch, writes Steve Meacham ... Photography didn't satisfy that demand until the end of the 19th century - in fact, says Butler, many of our oldest photographers were printmakers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Printmakers celebrated  Mar 21, 2007
    Auburn University professor Lynn Barstis Williams will present a lecture entitled "Alabama Printmakers: Images of Alabama and Beyond" Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Eufaula's Carnegie Library. This presentation, part of a lecture series called "New Perspectives: Looking at 20th Century Alabama Art," will focus on Alabama printmakers of the early 20th Century ... Images will be shown via PowerPoint presentation and include Alabama printmakers- both living and deceased. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)

    All the prints that are fit for views  Mar 2, 2007
    Yet printmakers soldier on for the love of the medium, and many make gorgeous works of art. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Boston Printmakers, a nationwide organization started by art students who first staged a national open exhibit on the fourth floor of a local furniture store ... She gave the nod to 152 prints, on view in The Boston Printmakers' 2007 North American Print Biennial at Boston University's 808 Gallery. (Boston Globe)

    FIRST FRIDAY  Mar 2, 2007
    And at the Gold Dust Gallery, three local printmakers Caleb Sheridan, Craig Weinke and Christine Cleveland join together for a group show called he Withdrawing Room, a show examining ideas of humanity in nature and social interaction with mass media ... Gold Dust Gallery, 330 N. First St., Missoula, 360-7452: Featured he Withdrawing Room from printmakers Caleb Sheridan, Craig Weinke and Christine Cleveland. (Missoulian, MT)

    Graham Nash to Sign Epson Prints at DIMA 2007 Conference  Mar 2, 2007
    "In the spirit of advancing professional digital imaging, Epson applauds not only the release of their book but also their contributions to our industry. We have been collaborating with the industry's leading creative professionals and printmakers like Mac and Graham since the inception of photographic quality digital imaging and remain committed to meeting the future needs of the most discerning professionals." ... The award-winning Epson Print Academy alone has trained more than 30,000... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Review: Silvermine Guild shows off new members  Jan 21, 2007
    The new Guild members, elected last year by a jury of artist peers, include seven painters, five printmakers, five artists working in mixed media, one in drawing, two sculptors and two photographers ... Other Connecticut members are Sigrun Muller (mixed media) of New Haven; Ann Hodgdon-Cyr (photography) of Windsor; Loretta Dillman (painting) of Litchfield; and Lix Dexheimer and Zemma Mastin White, both printmakers of Washington. (Stamford Advocate)


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