Advancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press
- Ongoing: until Sunday, October 2, 2011
- Sunday: 2:00pm
- Monday: 9:00am
- Tuesday: 9:00am
- Wednesday: 9:00am
- Thursday: 9:00am
- Friday: 9:00am
- Saturday: 10:00am
- Where: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: Not available
July 11 – October 2, 2011 Gallery I
Advancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press
A traveling exhibition organized by Exhibits USA and Mid America Arts Alliance.
Original prints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the 1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale, and technical ambition. Many of the printmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance or earlier. However, digital technology and new materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative options have brought fresh vision to a venerable medium. Advancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press, opening next week in Gallery I of the Fine Arts Building on the UALR Campus, explores this interplay between tradition and innovation in printmaking.
The exhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process: The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of new technologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role of collaboration between artists and master printers. The artists featured are nationally and internationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, Keith Carter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Julie Speed. A selection of tools and print matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technical aspects of printmaking to life.
All work in Advancing Tradition was created in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas. Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop is modeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, and Universal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.
Advancing Tradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by Katie Robinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Austin, Texas, with assistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of Flatbed Press. The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions on tour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year. Mid-America is the oldest nonprofit regional arts organization in the United States. More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.
Gallery Hours: M – F 9am – 5pm
Following Labor Day - Weekend Hours:
Sat. 10am – 1pm; Sun. 2 – 5pm
Closed University Holidays
This event was posted July 3, 2011 and last updated July 12, 2011
