Megalo Print Studio: Online International Screen Print Exhibition

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To see the exhibition, go HERE

Megalo’s Screen Print Online Exhibition showcases the work of thirty international contemporary printmakers. Works selected for this exhibition have been produced with screen printing as the primary technique on a variety of materials, such as paper and fabric, as well as non-traditional materials such as wood and concrete.

Ben Rak, Member of Sydney Printmakers, is one of the participants. This work can also be seen at Manly Art Gallery in Sydney Printmakers 60th Anniversary Exhibition, ‘To the Edges’, though the gallery is currently closed due to Covid restrictions.

Other artists participating in Megalo’s Online Exhibition are :

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Helen Mueller: From a Distance @ May Space Online Exhibition

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From a distance

A curated group exhibition of contemporary Tasmanian printmakers curated by Helen Mueller and Melissa Smith

1 – 31 July 2021

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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
ANTONIA AITKEN • RAYMOND ARNOLD • LEX PALMER BULL • TIM COAD • REBECCA COOTE • MINDY DORÉ • JAN HOGAN • JENNIFER MARSHALL • OLIVIA MORONEY • HELEN MUELLER • JONATHAN PARTRIDGE • NATASHA ROWELL • MICHAEL SCHLITZ • MELISSA SMITH

                                                                               

Image:  Helen Mueller, and the forest was still 2 2021, layered woodblock prints, red ochre, ink wash – unframed diptych, 79 x 47.5cm

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“Since coming to live in Tasmania in mid-2020, I am heeding the call to be in forests. I walk them near my home and I paddle along their shore lines, sometimes along rivers and into the wilderness that harbours rare and ancient trees. I am but a beginner student, pondering the secrets of such places. I am awed by their ancient majesty and deeply held history.

And I know of threats to these places, ones that grow from modern human habitation and a new culture unschooled in the nurture of such holy spaces. The forest has no voice that we have learned to hear and understand. It can be but still. These woodblock prints are the first I’ve made since coming here and the first in a series to help me understand the fragility and melancholic beauty of what we may well lose.”

          — HELEN MUELLER, 2021

Covid Update

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                                                                                                Photos: Seraphina Martin.

After a small but enthusiastic opening, our exhibition has been forced to close because of COVID. There cannot be an extension of the exhibition, because of course, new exhibitions have been scheduled to follow ours. To the Edges will continue until 1 August 2021. Here’s hoping there is not an extension of the lockdown.

The Curator and Artists in Conversation has been rescheduled From Sunday 4th July, 2 – 3pm, to Sunday 25th July, 11am – 1pm. Booking is necessary. Go Here to book and for further information.

In the meantime, you can see the catalogue and the video of Sasha Grishin’s Opening Speech on the Exhibitions page.

 

 

 

 

Installation of the show: To the Edges

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Here are some shots of installation of the Sydney Printmakers show at Manly Art Gallery and Museum. Katherine Roberts and her team did a wonderful job.

Unfortunately we are now under lockdown, so no sooner was the show opened than it had to shut down again. Please go and see it when the lockdown ends.

We await news about whether, when, and in what form the Artists in Conversation with Katherine Roberts will go ahead, but unless the lockdown is extended, the demonstrations should still happen.

60 years of Sydney Printmakers
25 June – 1 August 2021

Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly
9976 1421 | artgallery@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au 10am – 5pm, Tue – Sun | Free entry magam.com.au | Instagram @magamnsw

Photos courtesy of Neilton Clarke, Angela Hayson, Lea Kannar.

Kid’s School Holiday Print Workshops: Book now.

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Book now for Kid’s Workshops to be held in conjunction with Sydney Printmakers exhibition at Manly Art Gallery and Museum.

Kids’ Art Adventures – School Holidays Creative Workshops

Children 5 – 11 years are invited to join the fun through imaginative and creative play! Learn a variety of art making practices through hands-on activities and create your own artworks in response to the exhibitions at Manly Art Gallery & Museum. Presented by artist and educator Susan Baran.

Workshop # I for ages 5 – 11         Tuesday 29 June, 10am – 12noon

Explore the exhibition and learn about the art of printmaking. Create a unique image on your own scratchboard, then roll up the coloured inks on to coloured papers using a bamboo baren to hand print your image. This workshop is safe for children using water based printing inks.

Workshop II for ages 12-15          Tuesday 29 June, 1 – 3pm

Be inspired by the diverse works in the exhibition, then create your own print. Experiment with different colour inks on different papers to create a range of prints to take home. Guaranteed to be lots of fun.

Bookings essential

https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/manly-art-gallery-museum/creative-learning

Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly
9976 1421 | artgallery@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au 10am – 5pm, Tue – Sun | Free entry magam.com.au | Instagram @magamnsw

To the Edges: 60 years of Sydney Printmakers, Artists in Conversation

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Artists in Conversation                         Sunday, 4 July 2021 – 2.00pm to 4.00pm

By considering the use of the printmaking media in innovative and unconventional ways, as well as co-opting new media in the development of their works, the artists of Sydney Printmakers have worked ‘to the edges’ physically and metaphorically pushing their materials, ideas and themselves to their limits.

Sydney Printmakers is the longest-running independent printmaking membership organisation in Australia. It continues to demonstrate its currency in the quality and diversity of the work its artists create, and in the collegiate way its members work to share ideas and resources, and to support each other. As a group, it is thriving – and celebrates its sixty-year milestone with this especially curated exhibition.

Here is an opportunity to hear some members of Sydney Printmakers talk about their work in conversation with Katherine Roberts, Senior Curator, Manly Art Gallery and Museum. 

Participating artists:

Karen Ball
Tina Barahanos
Susan Baran
Anthea Boesenberg
Danielle Creenaune
Angela Hayson
Roz Kean
Carmen Ky
Gary Shinfield
Wendy Stokes

Covid-19 restrictions apply

Limited numbers, RSVP online now

To the Edges: 60 years of Sydney Printmakers

25 June – 1 August 2021

Manly Art Gallery & Museum

West Esplanade Reserve, Manly

Tues – Sun 10am – 5pm

Image: Angela Hayson, The Shelter of Ourselves, 2021 , relief, monoprint, drawing, carborundum on Japanese kozo paper, unique state, 170 x 248cm

Sydney Printmakers Exhibition at Manly Art Gallery and Museum: To the Edges.

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 Join Sasha Grishin AM, FAHA, Emeritus Professor ANU as he opens our new exhibition.

By considering the use of the printmaking media in innovative and unconventional ways, as well as co-opting new media in the development of their works, the artists of Sydney Printmakers have worked ‘to the edges’ physically and metaphorically pushing their materials, ideas and themselves to their limits.

Sydney Printmakers is the longest-running independent printmaking membership organisation in Australia. It continues to demonstrate its currency in the quality and diversity of the work its artists create, and in the collegiate way its members work to share ideas and resources, and to support each other. As a group, it is thriving – and celebrates its sixty-year milestone with this especially curated exhibition.

Covid Restrictions apply.      
 
Exhibition Opening  Friday 25 June 2021, 6-8pm 
 
The exhibition runs from 25 June to 1 August 2021
 
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly
9976 1421  artgallery@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
10am – 5pm, Tue – Sun        Free Entry
magam.com.au    Instagram @magamnsw
 
Image detail: Barbara Davidson, Time flies to the edges and disappears, 2021   lithography and collage, 41 x 104cm

 

Megalo Intaglio Online Exhibition Call for Entries

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INTAGLIO ONLINE EXHIBITION 2021: SUBMISSIONS CLOSE MONDAY 28 JUNE

Megalo is now taking submissions for our fourth online exhibition for 2021 celebrating the art of intaglio.  To be eligible works must incorporate intaglio processes, such as drypoint, etching or aquatint. 

This exhibition is free to enter and now open to national and international artists.  Artists may submit one work with a high-res image through the Megalo Print Studio website portal before 5pm Monday 28 June.

For terms and conditions and to submit your work, head to the Megalo website.