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September 2019
Print Week 2019
exhibitions • print fair • workshops • demonstrations • presentations A collaboration with the Lawrence Arts Center, Wonder Fair, the University of Kansas Printmaking Department, and the Spencer Museum of Art.
PRINT WEEK | Ink & Drink
Get inky and kick off Lawrence Print Week with us! Drink a pint (or two) and print tote bags designed by Lawrence Arts Center Artist-In-Residence Dayon Royster. $15 gets you a tote bag and one drink. (You must be 21 or older to consume alcohol. For those under 21, we will have soda available.) Print League KC and KU Print Club will be there to celebrate the opening of this week-long, city-wide celebration of all things print. Cash bar available.…
PRINT WEEK | Slide Slam: Invisible Ink
Grab a drink and let’s talk about ink! Invisible Ink gathers 15 artists to discuss unspoken conversations, uncommon views, unnoticed and overlooked topics in print media. For Invisible Ink, we widen the definition of printmaking to include ways in which ink is used in other capacities; the written word, documentation, and beyond. Each artist will present in a simple, succinct format: 20 images x 20 seconds.
PRINT WEEK | Eerie Ink Print Tour
Take a walking tour of downtown Lawrence and learn about the rich history that exists right at our doorsteps! From controversial broadsides to haunted presses, Lawrence, Kansas is swimming in local print-related history and activism. Take a walk, let’s talk. A collaboration with the Watkins Museum of History and Wonder Fair! 1-hour tours: 7 pm & 8:30 pm Space is limited to 20 participants for each tour — registration is coming soon, check back for link! Please gather in the Lawrence Arts Center…
PRINT WEEK | Screen Printing Radical Posters Workshop with Amy Cousins
Join us for a screen printing workshop with artist Amy Cousins! Participants will create one of a kind poster artworks that highlight radical histories and activism specific to Lawrence and Kansas. We will pull key language, images, and figures from underrepresented histories such as queer rights and visibility, indigenous rights, and environmental justice. Participants will not need any prior knowledge of printmaking, and will each get a piece of paper to play with and combine imagery. They will leave with…
PRINT WEEK | Walk-ins Welcome Fridays at the Spencer’s Study Center
Visit the Study Center during Walk-ins Welcome Fridays—no appointment necessary! Visitors are invited to drop in on Fridays between 10 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm to request works on paper from our collection.
PRINT WEEK | Final Friday Gallery Crawl
Locations will be open from 5 to 9 pm for opening receptions on Friday, September 27 Matthew Lord | The Elevator Project September 27, 5 to 9 pm September 28, 10 am to 4 pm Lawrence Arts Center, Elevator The Elevator Project is an art installation by 2019 Project-based Artist in Residence Matthew Lord that blends printmaking and performance and takes place between the floors of the Lawrence Arts Center. This pop-up gallery will display works with distinct prairie iconography combined…
PRINT WEEK | Print Fair | BUY ORIGINAL ART!
Publishers and Printmakers from around the region and afar will have prints on display and for sale. This print fair will bring together a tremendous variety and highest quality contemporary prints. Visitors will have the opportunity to view and acquire prints. Participating artists include — Eliza Bullock Iris Cliff Katie Curry Michelle Dreher Elizabeth Foley Charley Forsyth ESU Print Guild (Rita Vittori) Joshua Kobow Leslie Kuluva Karen Kunc Justin Marable Theresa Martin Nick Perry Evil Prints Dayon Royster…
PRINT WEEK | Live Printing! Riso 101 with Martian Press
Come watch and learn how to use the risograph with artists Stephanie Gage of Martian Press. The risograph is a digital duplicator with a high-volume capacity for printing. In this workshop, you will get an informative talk and demo on the history and basics of Risograph printing, a medium of printmaking that is known for its accessibility and unique screenprint-like quality. Participants will leave with a small two-color edition of their own artwork! martian.press