They’ll be meeting from 6-7 in Dolphin 321, the computer lab. Prints will be on display, and participants are bringing food – maybe there’ll be a little extra for you too!

This year’s exhibition is a major departure from how we have run this in the past. Students managed the entire ordeal, invited a guest curator Benjamin Levy (alumni of the Department), advertised, and installed the show completely on their own. And it looks better than ever.

Reception info:

Friday evening, April 1,
6:30 – 9 PM
Rosenberg Gallery, Brown Center 2nd Fl.

The show is only on display until Monday, April 4th, in the morning. Don’t miss it!

See you Friday!

Exhibition and Awards
This first Excellence in Printmaking Exhibition will include 40 works, on view at Washington Printmakers Gallery in February 2011 (see important dates, below). Prizes will be awarded to three outstanding printmakers from within the exhibition.

First Prize:
A monetary award of $500, one year membership in the Washington Print Club (WPC); an article about the prizewinner (including reproduction of one of the winner’s print) in the WPC Quarterly, one year’s subscription to the Quarterly for the student’s art department.
Second Prize:
A one year gift membership to the Washington Print Club and a $50 gift certificate to Plaza Art Supplies.
Third Prize:
A one-year gift membership to the Washington Print Club and a $25 gift certificate to Plaza Art Supplies.

Eligibility
A Student Applicant should be:

an undergraduate no more than four semesters (40 credits) from graduation, or
a MFA degree candidate
a declared major or minor in printmaking, or have taken at least 2 courses in printmaking studies.
at an institution in the greater Mid-Atlantic States (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia)

Important Dates
12/31/10, 11:59 pm: Deadline for entry submission
1/12/11: Notifications of acceptance sent out
1/23/11: All accepted artwork and additional documentation must be delivered no later than 5 pm to the gallery (address below). HAND DELIVERY ENCOURAGED, all shipping expenses responsibility of the artist.
2/1/11 – 2/27/11: Excellence in Printmaking Exhibition, Award ceremony/receptions TBA.
3/1/11-3/6/11: Pick-up and shipment of artworks. All shipping expenses responsibility of the artist.

Full details are here.

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!

TWO IMPORTANT THINGS:

If you are on our Philly Bus list for this Friday (the 26th), you need to attend a MANDATORY (mini) MEETING this Wednesday at 3 PM. It’ll be quick we promise!

For those of you who did not make the Philly Bus list, but are still going on your own, please feel free to attend as well – we will have copies of our itinerary and a map to hand out, with important places to visit. (*** UPDATE >> See below!)

Who knows, perhaps you’ll even find a place on the bus if someone else drops – currently there is NO WAIT LIST.

Second: The Department Exhibition hangs Next Monday, March 29th (yeah, I know, we don’t have enough going on already).

This year, the Department Exhibition will be showcasing Book work by all, AND Prints by Juniors & Senior Majors and Concentrators. All work is due by this Friday (the 26th). I will have a drop-off location waiting by tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon in the Litho Room, 1st Floor. You may submit to 3 pieces, (or a single body of work of more pieces). We want a LOT, so all Juniors and Senior Majors and Concentrators should submit.

Questions: kvanhorn@mica.edu

UPDATE: Download a copy of our Friday Itinerary here>>>>>>>
MICA PHILAGRAFIKA TRIP 2010 and the City map is here!

Friday, March 26
approx. 8 AM – 10 PM.

The department is sponsoring a bus trip to visit many of the Philagrafika locations during Southern Graphics in Philadelphia this month.

Only a handful of seats are remaining on the bus. The sign-up sheet is located in the front entry-way display case.

If you sign up for the bus but fail to take the trip, your student accounts will be charged $35. We are not doing this to be cruel, but rather to force you to consider your scheduling and availability, and remind you that these seats are in demand. There will be a wait-list for the trip.

If the sign-up-sheet is full, please e-mail printmaking@mica.edu, and you will be wait-listed in the order you are received.

This will be an all day trip, on Friday, March 26th, and faculty from the department will rendezvous with you at various locations in the city.

Please consider your schedule carefully before you sign up.
This is the first friday after Spring Break.

Open Space was founded and is managed by recent MICA Graduates, many of whom were closely connected to the Printmaking Department. Additionally, our very own Printmaking alumna, Erica Prince, who has been doing well in her own right (sorry, no direct link to New American Paintings), is part of the show.

The exhibition will feature work by

Gideon Chase,
Steve Keene,
Andrew Kirk,
Erica Prince,
and David Ubias.

It opens Saturday, Nov. 14th, 7-10 PM, and hangs through December 5.

Open Space
2720 Sisson St.
Baltimore, MD, 21211
(BEHIND THE ALLIGATOR MURAL!)

See you there!

Our friends at Printeresting, who had their own event this weekend, wrote up a really fabulous review of the two fairs – and rather than me repeating them, I’ll just send you there.

The photo above was taken during the department’s private tour of the Dieu Donne Papermill. Thanks again Kat!

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!

the study abroad closing exhibition in Venice

It is located in the Fox2 gallery, and we’re sharing the space with the Korea Summer Program. We had 16 students studying abroad with the pilot program in Venice. We were there for the opening of the Venice Biennale (totally awesome btw) and produced work in 2 studios on 2 islands (Venice and Murano).

Please come support your fellow student this Thursday at from 5-7 PM in Fox 2.