The printmaking department has an appointment with Dieu Donne, a papermill in NYC for a visit to their current exhibition and studio. All students from the department and classes are invited but you must arrive no later than 12:45 at the mill on Saturday Nov 7th.
Ok, so this is just great.
Abigail Uhteg, MICA Printmaking alumna, former Undergraduate Dolphin Press Coordinator, and first webmistress of the micaprintmaking.com site, compiled 3000 photographs in a fabulous stop-motion video documenting the making of The Complex of All These, her artist book, made during her residency at The Women’s Studio Workshop this past summer. It involves intaglio, letterpress, bookbinding, papermaking, and a hell of a lot of craft. There’s something for everyone! 3000 photographs of artist’s book goodness.
Here it is in HQ, but click the full-screen button to enjoy it even more!
EDIT: The MICA Library bought one - you should request to see it in person!
We’re just a week away from NYC Print Week 2009. Just enough time to snag a ticket on Bolt Bus, or Apex, or MVP – whichever discount, occasionally-on-time bus you prefer. If you’re feeling a little rich, there’s the train, and if you’re feeling poorer, there’s carpooling with your friends.
Either way, you should plan ahead for next weekend in NYC. If you care at all about Printmaking, it’s the place to be. First up to bat is the IFPDA Print Fair. Thursday through Sunday, (Nov 5-8th), this is the uptown exhibition that costs money to get into (Students = $10, so relax). The exhibitors list is extensive, and tickets are available here.
Then there’s the Editions / Artists’ Books Fair from Nov. 6-8 (Fri-Sun). This one is downtown, and is free. The exhibitors list is also extensive.
There are even more events around the city that just happen to coincide with the weekend. But we can tell you about this more as the week progresses and after you book your bus tickets.
Majors and Concentrators -
We’ll be holding our mid-semester Department Meeting next Tuesday, October 27th, at 3 PM in the Litho Shop. We’ll be talking about the upcoming Print Fair, starting to consider Internship Applications, and generally catch up on the semester’s progress.
BE THERE – it’s MANDATORY. And you’ll be out in time for your 4PM classes, as usual.
Hey y’all – -
For those of you sticking around for Fall Break, you should know that building hours are changing.
Very simple to remember:
Friday through Tuesday, building hours will be 7 AM to 11 PM.
Please note that these are longer hours than Campus Safety had planned on allowing, so YOU’RE WELCOME.
HAVE A GREAT BREAK ALL!!!
PR 294 Papermaking and Book Structure students, here’s a quick slideshow/video of Flat Back binding. It should open in any browser – if not track down the necessary plugin here.
Jerelle Kraus, the former art-director for the Op-Ed page of the New York Times will be lecturing on Friday, October 16th, showcasing her new book All the Art That’s Fit to Print [and some that wasn't], Inside the New York Times Op-Ed page. A thirty-year veteran of the NYTimes, thirteen of which were spent on the Op-Ed page, Kraus will speak on how Op-Ed changed the world of Illustration and Journalism.
The lecture is of course free -
1-3:30 PM, Friday Oct. 16th
in Brown 320.
View the flier for the event here.
Hey Printmakers – -
You remember last year when Printmaking was the top seller at Art Market, right?
Wanna do it again? Sign up here!
The registration deadline is October 31st.
2 REQUIRED MEETINGS: Wednesday Nov. 11th at 2:30 PM in M110 and Wednesday Dec. 2nd at 2:30 in Falvey.
The sale is December 9th – 12th, 10 AM – 6 PM.
If you sign up for Art Market, please e-mail me (KYLE) so I can put you on an department e-mail list for it.
Off-campus exhibition alert!
The Hexagon Space has an opening this Saturday night from 6-8 PM for the first annual HEXCHANGE. It’s a 40+ artist print exchange, coordinated by the gallery manager Phuong Pham, and the theme is Baltimore.
The exchange is showcasing at least 10 current and former MICA students, staff, and faculty, including Lou Joseph, Ursula Minervini, and yours truly. (There are probably more MICA-related people in the show than that even.)
Once again, the opening is 6-8 THIS Saturday. The show is up through November 6, and the gallery is located at 1825 N. Charles, just half a block below North Avenue. See you there!
Bill Fick visited our studios Monday and Tuesday of this week and brought a huge pile of prints, dating back through 10 years of work, to showcase and talk about in 3 of our classes.
Very graciously, he also brought with him some of his trademark linoleum blocks to print from. Unsatisfied with standard paper-printing, the visit turned into a tshirt-printing-free-for-all.
Unbeknownst to many, a writer for Printeresting.org was on hand to document it all. Be sure to check out their write-up on our T-shirt Extravaganza!