Howdy Majors, Concentrators, and rad people of the print department-

November 4 – 7th is the IFPDA Print Fair in NYC (and also the super rad E|AB fair downtown).

As many of you know we are taking a bus of Majors up to the event. If this doesn’t already include you, feel free to purchase tickets next door at the Book Store for the Nov. 6th NYC Bus trip. Tickets are $30.

If you’re on the trip, or hoping to go on the trip, here’s how it’s going down:

The bus departs here (MICA Main Bldg) at 8 AM. (If you think they’re waiting for you when you oversleep, you’re wrong.) Get there at 7:40 to be safe. Yeah, really. You can sleep on the bus.

The bus will arrive at approximately noon at 75th St. and Madison, in front of the Whitney Museum. IFPDA folks should go immediately to IFPDA. It is a short 8 block walk south to 67th and Park. The Print Fair is being held in the Armory building between 67th and 66th on Park Ave. Gail and Jonathan will be waiting for you at the door to enter as a group ticket. Please travel down together!

If you are not on the Seniors / Majors list (and you would know if you are), you will have to buy your own tickets for IFPDA at the door for $10.

At 3 PM, at the IFPDA location, there is a really excellent lecture at 3 PM called Caring for your Collection. It is free, and you should all sign up for it here. Seats are limited, so sign up now.

THEN – you have two other stops you must make that day:

The E|AB Fair is downtown in Chelsea, at 548 W. 22nd St. It is amazing, and lots of fun. It is the Yang to the IFPDA’s Yin. They are the perfect pair, and not to be missed for anything. (Head around the corner also to Printed Matter for some Xmas shopping, and get a little something for yourself while you’re at it).

Then, the Drawing Center is hosting a killer exhibition of Gerhard Richter drawings.This is not far from where the bus will pick you up to return, so that is awesome. Look how close they are:

The bus DEPARTS from the corner of Houston and Broadway in Soho, at 7 PM. SEVEN PEE EMM, got it? Do not be late, because, once again, they don’t care. This is also written on your ticket.

Other shows of note as you travel through Gotham for the day…

Richard Diebenkorn has prints hanging at the Craig F. Starr Gallery, 5 E. 73rd St.
John Baldessari is showing at the Marian Goodman Gallery at 24 W. 57th St.
Roxy Paine is showing in Chelsea (near E|AB) at the James Cohan Gallery, 533 W. 26th St.

There are more listed on the Art in America Calendar. Look before you go! Plan your day!

What time does the bus depart? That’s right, SEVEN O’CLOCK PM. If you miss it, you’re finding your own way home. Yup, really.

Have fun!

Y’all remember that there’s a

PRINTMAKING DEPARTMENT MEETING

THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27th

from 3:15-4, right?

Of course you do!

See you then!

PAUL JOHNSON:
A SUITCASE FULL OF POP-UP BOOKS LECTURE AND THE MAGIC OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOOK WORKSHOP

Thursday October 21, 9-3:00 in Station Building Room 101
All Book Arts Concentrators are invited to attend.

British book artist and educator Paul Johnson will discuss the power of the book as an aesthetic, architectural form, as well as its special fascination for children of all ages as he pulls a library’s worth of pop-up books out of a single suitcase.

At the subsequent workshop, Johnson will lead participants in making several 3-D book structures, embracing symmetrical and asymmetrical pop-up forms. He will also explore a wide range of paper engineering techniques, including movable structures pioneered by the great pop-up innovators of the 19th century and grand masters of the genre today.

Johnson is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in developing literacy through the book arts. He is the author of more than 15 titles, all published by Heinemann, USA. The lecture and workshop are sponsored by the book arts studio concentration program, open to majors in Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, and Printmaking departments.

When: October 21 Thursday
Where: Station Building Room 101

He doesn’t seem to have his own site, but there are a ton of images in Google Images.

Beyond Text: Contemporary Book Arts

Featuring the work of:
Carol Barton, Maria Barbosa, Katie Baldwin, Kate Carr, Irene Chan, Tate Foley, Helen Frederick, Tatiana Ginsberg, Fleming Jeffries, Kerry McAleer-Keeler, Kelly O’Brien, Gail Rebhan, Lee Running, Gretchen Schermerhorn, Ashlee Weitlauf

October 25-November 19, 2010

Opening Reception
Thursday, November 4, 2010, 5-7:30 p.m.

King Street Gallery
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The King Street Art Gallery is located in the atrium of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center on the west side of the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus off Georgia Avenue at 930 King Street. Parking is available in the West Garage, which is located immediately behind the center.

Map and directions at www.montgomerycollege.edu/maps

…This is an unconventional venue to display your work.

A CALL has been issued for an upcoming alumni exhibition at Reagan National Airport. We are seeking alumni artists to submit work for  the elevated cases that are a focal point of the exhibition venue. The case specifications, a case image  and the Call are attached.

Details and thePDF for the call for entries is HERE.

You asked for it, so we delivered:

Printer hours have been changed for the fall semester.

The new printer hours are:

MONDAY: 4-7 PM (<< This is the change.)
Wednesday: 2-5 PM
Friday:  1-4 PM.

Thank you.

Laura Gencarella, a 2002 MICA Printmaking alumna, and PR & Marketing Manager for the IFPDA Print Fair, will be here for critiques and two (2 !!) presentations on Monday, October 11th.

From 11AM – 12 Noon on Monday, Laura will be talking about life and work after graduating from MICA. Since graduation, Laura has worked a myriad of jobs in the print world, from freelance, to Art on Paper Magazine, to the David Krut Gallery, and now for IFPDA. This will be an incredibly informative presentation to hear and an ideal time to ask questions in an intimate setting.

Then, at 1:30, Laura will be talking about the 2010 IFPDA Print Fair, taking place this November in NYC. Anyone attending the Print Fair this year should definitely attend.

Both lectures are open to anyone. They will be taking place in our 3rd floor computer lab (intimate, I told you!) this Monday.

See you there!

Open Paper Studio is starting this Sunday, October 10th.  This semester’s hours are Sundays from 10AM-3PM.

Only those students who have taken the paper-making class may work during open studio.

There is a new policy in effect (and a wonderful opportunity):  just a $20 lab fee for those students interested in working in the studio and using the available supplies (within reason) throughout the ENTIRE semester.  Otherwise you may be asked to purchase your own materials for an individual project.

Please contact Rachel Christensen (rchristensen@mica.edu) at least one week before you plan to attend open studio to coordinate and prepare the fiber that you will be working with.

Hope to see you in the studio!

Announcing a NEW COURSE for Spring, 2011!

Review of Contemporary Practices in Print Media

Robert Tillman
AH 365.01
Friday, 9-11:45PM

Color Field Notes by Poly Apfelbaum at Durham Press, 2010

From the class description:

At the same time that information is increasingly delivered by pixel rather than ink, printed matter has become the defining visual language of the industrial world. How can print be dead when it is literally everywhere one looks? In this context, the art world has witnessed a new print revival.

This course explores the current state of art in print, the various parallel communities that support the creation of printed art, and the implications of an increasingly digital culture for print artists.

THIS CLASS IS STRONGLY RECOMMEND FOR ALL PRINTMAKING MAJORS AND CONCENTRATORS!