The prints begin with an idea and a design. The finished prints are up to 4圆 feet in size. Norbert College), ReallyBIGPRINTS!! allows artists to work on a scale that can be somewhat intimidating. Hosted by Wisconsin printmakers Berel Lutsky (UW – Manitowoc), Ben Rinehart (Lawrence University) and Katie Ries (St. On Display: October 1 - December 31, 2021Ī biennial, multi-day, large-scale relief printmaking event in Manitowoc, WI. Lynda Sherman with Leigh Riibe - Bremelo Press Jessica Peterson - The Southern Letterpressĭori Boone with April Bryant - Side Track PressĪllison and Jamie Nadeau - INK MEETS PAPER

Organized by Kathryn Hunter of Blackbird Letterpress this portfolio includes work by: The portfolio was printed during the 2020 Covid19 Pandemic by 25 printers/printmakers. The women featured are from many time periods, all possessing a radical spirit of creating change in the world. The “Inspiring Women Portfolio” was created in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The catalog and letterpress printed exhibition poster were collaboratively designed by Nick Larson and Stephanie Carpenter. View the work and find out more about the artists in our online ditigal catalog. This is the seventh year of the New Impressions exhibition and it was juried by Richard Ardagh, a graphic designer and letterpress printer at New North Press Ben Blount, designer and letterpress printer and Sukhie Patel, printmaker, educator, community organizer, and sole proprietrix of Saparia Press. There was a virtual reception via Zoom on June 25 at 12pm Central. The exhibition is on display at Hamilton from April 8–Jwith the reception and awards on May 21. The final 41 works on display are from artists in Brazil, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States. This call attracted 253 diverse entries from around the globe.

New Impressions is an international juried exhibition to showcase exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. The artwork in this exhibit is intended to create dialogue and foster a deeper understanding of the need to reconsider the language of advertising and its nature.

Deepen the understanding of the museum’s collection.

Enrich the community’s connection with the arts and awareness of museum resources.

Foster inter-cultural conversations with diverse participants.

The artwork and interpretation was intended to accomplish specific things: Each one was given a topic based on images within our Enquirer Collection that the Museum deemed critical to re-examine.

What makes an image offensive today, if it was not offensive when originally created/printed?įour artists were chosen for this Grant.

What story do you have to tell why is it important to hear other people’s stories too?.

How does the language we use to describe things, shape the conversations about those things?.

Key questions raised by the Visiting Artist program center on the voices, language and mechanisms of storytelling around cultural differences and context.

Though exquisitely crafted, many of the images in the Enquirer collection are problematic when viewed through a modern lens. Many of the posters were printed to advertise circuses and other similar kinds of entertainment. The content in the collections provides us with a raw uncensored view of our past. Hamilton’s historic Enquirer collection consist of carved wood blocks that letterpress printers used to make large poster and billboard sized prints. Hamilton is a working museum and printing with the collection is part of how we preserve and learn about our artifacts. Granted by the Wisconsin Humanities Council Visiting Artists Exhibit: Cultural Community Engagement

Letterpress posters