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| We are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion with Nick Vickers,Steven ‘Paddo’ Patterson and Andrew Totman Colour Theory Saturday, 26th October, 2:45 – 4PM Nick Vickers – Independent Curator Steven Patterson – Master Colour Maker, CEO of Derivan Matisse Andrew Totman – Artist, Master Printmaker, Art Educator This Panel will discuss the different approaches to the use of colour within the exhibition and colour making stories. The Exhibition runs from 1 OCT to 2 NOV 2024 |
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M.E.S. A Deep Dive into Black Etching Ink
Here is an article from Melbourne Etching Supplies which may be of interest to members. M.E.S. are offering 20% off oil based etching inks until the 31st July.
Print Council of Australia Print Sale @ UpSpace Gallery
The Big Print – An Auction at UpSpace Gallery as a Fundraiser for the Print Council of Australia
Big 24 Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville.
Saturday 22nd June, 2024, between 3 and 5pm
Meet other print fans and print experts. Talk prints with Art Dealer Damien Minton and Curator/ avid print collector Akky van Ogtrop.
Bid for prints from the Print Council of Australia collection – and take one home!
Demonstrations by Master Printers Roz Kean and Andrew Totman.
RSVP (for catering) HERE
PCA Print Bash!
For our Interstate subscribers – but soon, there will be more print fun coming for Sydney!
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of art and advocacy
at the PCA PRINT BASH 2024!
Show your support for the Print Council of Australia at this exciting fundraising event, hosted by The Art Room, Footscray. Immerse yourself in a celebration of print culture with live performances by The Press Gang and John Ryrie, while enjoying a drink and some nibbles. Engage in the thrill of our silent print auction, featuring treasures from the PCA archives and other exquisite works generously donated by local artists. Don’t miss your chance to scoop up some exclusive merch and win a prize at the raffle, including vouchers and products generously donated by the Firestation Print Studio, Melbourne Etching Supplies and Baldessin Press.
Let’s come together to ensure PCA can continue it’s vital mission of supporting
Australian Printmaking!
Exhibition and Sale of Prints
Protests and Pranks: Student Activism and Pranks from UNSW Archives
Photograph by Neilton Clarke of UNSW (AMCAE / City Art Institute / COFA) art students protest march through Hyde Park to CBD against earmarked introduction of student fees, c.1980-81.
Drawing on material from UNSW Records & Archives, Protests & Pranks traces a history of student-led protests and Foundation Day pranks at UNSW. The exhibition features posters, photos, videos, oral histories, and protest ephemera, including badges, t-shirts, and pamphlets.
Some of us might recognise ourselves in these photographs!
When:
26 February – 14 June 2024
Where:
Level 5 Main Library
Law Library
Paddington Library
Partner:
UNSW Records & Archives
Protests & Pranks, for the first time, will span all three UNSW Libraries. At UNSW Main Library, the exhibition shifts between global and hyperlocal protest movements. Protests & Pranks reveals how students mobilise to effect change, from the worldwide campaigns against the Vietnam War to student demonstrations in response to university policies. UNSW Law Library features tactical frivolity, the playful, non-compliant side of student resistance that manifested in pranks and stunts designed to provoke and challenge authority. The display at UNSW Paddington Library contains materials from recent climate rallies and political demonstrations to show how students utilise protests as a form of activism to bring about reform.
The exhibition features photos, videos, oral histories, newspaper clippings, and protest ephemera, including posters, badges, and pamphlets. These materials help to piece together the shared concerns, movements, and cultural identity of UNSW.
Accessibility: UNSW Main Library, UNSW Law Library, and UNSW Paddington Library are wheelchair accessible. The exhibition will include large-text artwork labels and booklets, audio-described guides, and braille exhibition guides.
Posters for Climarte
Anthea Boesenberg and Anna Russell, together with Rhonda Nelson have been successful in their submission for Climarte’s poster project with this ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’ poster with a nod to Spike Milligan. The posters will be pasted up across Melbourne over the next few weeks, together with 9 other posters from other artists.
Go HERE to read about the project.
Relaunch of our Artists Page
Anna Russell has been hard at work setting out and reorganising our Artists portfolios on the Artists page, with bigger and better slide shows of your prints.
Please go and check it out. Your feedback is welcome, both positive and negative.
Anna will be contacting artists by email over the next little while for further information from you for the website and blog. Please wait until you are contacted.
Invitation from The Black Hand Gang: A Post Covid Opportunity?
Black Hand Gang is based in Bali, Indonesia, and was established back in the ‘heady care-free’ pre-covid days of early 2020. It is the leading printmaking facility in Indonesia and has 1.5 years worth of collaborations with artists creating a great portfolio of printed works.
Black Hand Gang have managed to be the flag-bearer for ‘fine art print’ in Indonesia and helped to elevate the medium and have captured the interest and imagination of the art community in Indonesia.
We’ve found liaising with printmaking studios/communities around the world is a great way to connect and see what opportunities may arise.
We are seeking printmakers to come and be a part of our studio. We have local Indonesian printmakers but would love to explore the opportunity for International printmakers too. We are open minded and rather than impose a formal structure for how this might happen, are just leaving it as a casual enquiry for people to get in touch, share their resume/ portfolio and then discuss what they are looking for and see if there is some way to make a match. Could be short term guests or longer term involvement, just exploring to find middle to senior printmakers who see the value and potential of the opportunity here in Bali. There are more details for candidates if they apply.
We thought you may know anyone or would pass the word about the opportunity – your support to share the word is appreciated with great thanks.
Press Release, Catalogue, & Printmakers Opportunity Post
More information on the Black Hand Gang website: www.blackhandgang.id
Join the Print Council of Australia
Established in 1966, for over 50 years the Print Council of Australia has promoted and supported contemporary artists working in print media, and advocated for the appreciation of printmaking as a vital and vibrant field of creative endeavour in the Australian context. This advocacy extends to related practices such as artist books and zines, and the broader field of works on paper.
The Print Council of Australia (PCA) is a national not-for-profit member organisation. They publish Imprint, the quarterly art magazine dedicated to contemporary printmaking in Australia and beyond.
It has members from throughout Australia and overseas, including artists, students, arts institutions, galleries, universities, schools and collectors.
The PCA receives NO funding and absolutely relies on membership to raise the funds to pay their hard working staff, pay overheads and produce IMPRINT magazine. Without members the PCA cannot exist.
As a national, not-for-profit organisation, the PCA has Committee Representatives in each state and territory, activating the Australian print community at a grass roots level. The Print Council of Australia has an open membership policy with no restrictions on joining.
From $77.00 a year (including GST), this is what you get from membership of PCA:
- Subscription to IMPRINT, the quarterly art magazine dedicated to printmaking, artist books, zines and works on paper. (Four issues per year)
- Free promotion for your exhibitions ‘Australia in Print’ in IMPRINT, in the
- monthly e-newsletters and social media platforms. Visit the Member Exhibition Submission page for more info.
- Opportunities for artists including the annual PCA Print Commission and the biennial PCA Print Exchange project.
- Stay connected to what is happening in the world of print through information about awards and opportunities.
- Opportunities to purchase prints at member rates in the annual PCA Print Commission program.
- Exclusive discounts at various art suppliers, framers and workshops.
- Exclusive events such as curator talks and collection tours.
- Voting rights: the PCA is a membership organisation, as a member you have the right to vote at our Annual General Meeting as well as nominating for and electing national Committee Representatives.
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION
From: $77.00 inc GST / year
Renew your membership of the Print Council or join up here.
For membership enquiries or other information, contact the PCA office on 03 9416 0150 or