This Sunday the 19th August at Manly Gallery, Anthea Boesenberg, Geraldine Berkemeier and Peri Tobias are speaking about their print making practice as part of the public programme for Warringah Printmakers Studio’s exhibition celebrating 15 years of safer printmaking, Leave Nothing But Prints. The talks will be illustrated, and will take place between 3pm and 4.30pm.
DJUMBUNJI PRESS WORKSHOP WITH ELIZABETH HUNTER
24 SEPTEMBER – 5 OCTOBER 2012
Date: Monday 24 September – 5 October 2012 (Monday – Friday = 10 days in total)
Time: 9 am to 4 pm each day, with a 1 hour lunch break (catered lunches)
Where: Djumbunji Press, 55-65 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill, Cairns QLD
Number of participants: 10
Cost: $132 per day: $1320 over 10 days
Materials: Basic materials supplied, plates, paper, and extra ink can be purchased from the studio via materials cards (available as $25.00 or $50.00 cards)
Bookings: Must be made by 27 August 2012 by phoning (07) 4032 5598, or via email: seniorprintmaker@kickarts.org.au
Djumbunji Press Senior Printmaker Elizabeth Hunter has studied and taught in Australia and overseas. She obtained her BA at City Art Institute, Sydney, Australia; Attestato di Qualifica Professionale, Incisione, Regione Toscana, Italia; and MA at Surrey University, London. Previous positions include appointments in organisations such as; Studio Art Centres International (SACI) Florence Italy, Emily Carr College of Art and Design Florence Italy, Rebis Press Professional Print Studio and Gallery Chianti Italy and Meadowbank, Hornsby & St George TAFE Institutions Sydney. She has exhibited in Australia, Italy, England, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, India and the USA.Djumbunji Press opened in March 2009, The air-conditioned studio is set in a spacious open area on Greenslopes Street in the tropical cultural precinct of NorthCairns, opposite Centenary Lakes and the Cairns Botanical Gardens. The facilities include: A large Mitomel Press, an MES HD etching press; an NW small etching press; a Manuka small etching press; a Takach-Garfield Lithography Press (manual); 2 drying racks; an exhaust vent clean-up solvent room; and a process room with vapor hood for nitric acid.
Opening of Sydney Printmakers Exhibition at Cowra Regional Gallery.
Message from the Print Council of Australia
Don’t miss the IMPRINT stand at Melbourne Art Fair, Australia’s premier international art event at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne from 1-5 August. You can find us among the magazine stands on the upper level, at stand M09. Drop in and say hello to staff and committee members, renew your Print Council membership, buy back copies of IMPRINT, or take advantage of our special discount offer for new members. See you there!
Invitations to Cowra Show
Karen Ball has invitation cards for the Cowra Exhibition available. If you would like some to distribute, please contact her.
Nathalie Hartog Gautier Exhibition at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
On the 29th June was the opening of the exhibition “Passing by the Tree” at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery. If you have a chance to go to Coffs Harbour the exhibition is on till the 11th August. Nathalie has a new gallery on her website with images of the works and in the gallery and the essay by Rod Pattenden.
Christina Cordero Exhibition
Framed, 55 Stuart Highway, Stuart Park, Darwin, Northern Territory, is having a show of works by Christina Cordero. The opening is at 7.00pm on the 20th July, and the exhibition continues until the 12th August.
Exhibition at Charles Hewitt Gallery
Larry Macdonald from Charles Hewitt Gallery has posted a comment:
Our exhibition at Charles Hewitt Gallery, Edgar Chahine and the Etching Revival, is scheduled to end on Monday 23 July. It is a must see for any printmaker, with works by major French artists including Corot, Bonnard, Daubigny, Denis, Morisot, and many others. Many of the prints are artist’s proofs in various states in excellent condition and rarely seen in Australia.





