Corinne Rhodes is honored to be a juror for Massachusetts Cultural Council's Drawing & Printmaking Fellowship Panel in fall of 2019. Corinne held a non-toxic Century Plate Lithography demonstration at Rhode Island College in November. She is very excited to be teaching lithography at Rhode Island School of Design next spring, where she will introduce students to etching and processing without harmful acids and petroleum products.
Vaune Trachtman’s work is featured in A Photo Editor by Jonathan Blaustein, The Best Work I Saw At Filter Photo.
Willa Cox is showing “Waterfalls, Book Four”, a handmade book of original monotypes, in “Press & Release” at the Chester Gallery of Art at New England College through December 18.
T. Klacsmann is excited to have work in upcoming exhibitions En Masse at Thompson Giroux Gallery in Chatham, NY, and the 8th Annual Juried Group Show at The Laffer Gallery in Schuylerville, NY. Both on view Dec. 7th - Jan. 12th
Maggie Nowinski will be hosting an Open Studio among with others at the Paragon Arts and Industry Building Open Studios in Easthampton. Join them for art viewing, conversation, snacking and the opportunity for reduced prices on works large and small to take home and live with! Come say hi and take a peek. One day only! Saturday Dec. 14 12-8pm!
Olwen Dowling will be exhibiting in November and early December 2019 at the Elusie Gallery Easthampton, Massachusetts ( November 9th– December 7th). She also is delighted be with her community of printers from Zea Mays Printmaking in a Group Exhibit, across the hall from the Elusie Gallery , at the Easthampton City Arts, Easthampton, MA, as well as, an unexpected group show at The Jones Gallery, Kansas City Missouri during the month of November/December 2019 and, also, back at the Hen’s Nest, Washington, CT for a Christmas group exhibition in December 2019. On another note, Olwen has accepted a residency at The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in April 2020.
Christine Neill: Invasive, Endangered, Beneficial at Goya Contemporary, Mill Center, Studio 214 3000 Chestnut Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21211
On view November 14 – Dec 31, 2019
Christine Neill: Observations from the Valley Floor at The Katzen Museum, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
On view November 9 – Dec 15
The exhibited works blend motifs of biological examination with visual processes and techniques. The effects of environmental changes on human life, and the reaction of the earth’s habitats to these
threats underlie Neill’s investigations and images.
Anne Beresford is pleased to be part of the EVAC Project, an ongoing initiative to document, interpret & preserve veterans’ stories. Printmakers are paired with a veteran, and using interviews & transcripts, create a print that illuminates a piece of their history. Currently exhibiting at several venues around the US, including Dulles International Airport and the Flatiron Building in NYC. A complete list of exhibition venues & dates is available here.
Doris Madsen, Elisa Lanzi and Edda V. Sigurdardottir are curating a Western Massachusetts members show for the Monotype Guild of New England. The show, Singular: Monotypes and Monoprints will be February 7 - March 1, 2020 at #LOCAL Gallery, 40 Cottage St., Easthampton, MA. The reception will be Feb. 7, 6-9 pm.
Doris Madsen will have work hanging in Artists of Arcadia's Art House, Visitors Center. December 6 through January 29, 2020 at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton, MA. A one-day Holiday sale and Reception will be on December 14, 10 am-4 pm. The artists will also have tables of work in the auditorium where they will sell paintings, drawings, original prints, digital reproductions, handmade books, artifacts and jewelry. A percentage of all sales will fund the Art House program for 2020.
Elisa Lanzi's prints are in the MGNE Press and Release (Chester Gallery of Art, Henniker NH) and Synchronicity (ECA Gallery, Easthampton, MA) shows this November/December. You will find more of her work in seasonal shows at Hope and Feathers Gallery (Amherst, MA) and Art Salon Red Dot Dash (Northampton, MA) among others. Elisa is currently teaching Cut and Paste collage workshops in the region and will pair up with fellow handmade papermaker Sheryl Jaffe to teach the Pulp Dreams workshop at Zea Mays next June. She was especially proud to receive the "Green Printmaking: Intaglio Certificate" after completing an immersive course of study at Zea Mays. Next, Elisa is busy at the press preparing for her February 2020 exhibit at the Burnett Gallery in the Jones Library (Amherst, MA).
Larinda Meade is participating in Greenhut Gallery’s invitational print exhibition “ Focus: Printmaking III. Exhibition dates: February 6-March 24. Greenhut Gallery, Fore Street, Portland, Maine.
Larinda has been invited to teach a weekend workshop “ Experimenting with Line and Texture” as part of her solo exhibition “ Between the Lines” at Remarque Print Studio, Albuquerque, NM. The workshop is scheduled for May 2 and 3, 2020 and the exhibition is May 1-May 31 with the Opening on May1st.
Lyell Castonguay's work is included in the ninth annual Small Works exhibition at Dedee Shattuck Gallery in Westport, MA from Dec. 4 - 22. The gallery invites the public to an artists' reception to celebrate the opening on Saturday, December 7, from 5-7pm.
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BIG INK is hosting large-scale woodblock printing events at 3 Fish Studios (deadline 1/27), the Center for Contemporary Printmaking (deadline 2/10), and Whiteaker Printmakers (deadline 3/23) in Spring 2020. It is free to submit an application; accepted artists pay $300 to participate. This includes: access to BIG INK’s woodblock carving video course leading up to the event, paper, ink, cleaning supplies, studio equipment usage, technical expertise during the event, and photography of the finished work after the event. No prior experience is required and emerging, mid-career, and established artists are encouraged to apply. Experience art-making on a monumental scale, explore creative places, and connect with program participants from coast to coast. Please visit www.bigink.org/apply to learn more.
Annie Silverman has a small article in issue 9 of PRESSING MATTERS about Print, Wax, Poke and Stitch, and Zea Mays is mentioned. Pressing Matters is a really interesting and beautifully produced magazine about printmaking and is international in scope with a strong community feel to it.
Annie Silverman is participating in the second round of the print exchange
LUNCH MONEY PRINTS in Connecticut. It is an 11-piece edition, where 10 prints are exchanged and the final one is for sale.
Annie's Abrazos Press, a teaching and professional print shop, in Somerville, MA is looking for a new renters/members for January 2020. The studio is equipped with a 30” x 60” Takach etching Press, and is in the Miller St. Studio building, close to Porter Sq. in Cambridge. The shop is clean but not totally green. We use primarily oil-based inks and clean with soy solve and elbow grease. The studio can accommodate many types of printmaking, but is not set up for intaglio except for dry point. Most of the printmaking done is in the realm of woodcut, other relief forms, polyester plate lithography, monoprints and mixed media combinations. Monthly rental fee is $200.00 for 24 hour access except when classes are being held, which amounts to about 10 hours per week. There are flat files and storage spaces for supplies. The studio is 650 square feet, with AC in the summer and heat in the winter. A minimum commitment of 6 months is desired. Contact: Annie Silverman:
Silverman.annie@gmail.com.
