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OT Gallery of Tustin, CA. announces a special juried exhibition with curator Pat Merrill and juror Mike McGee:
"One hundred and fifty years ago in November 1859, Charles Darwin published Origin of Species. The ideas expressed in that volume continue to reverberate today. Although Darwin’s major contribution to evolution theory was the idea of natural selection, the whole notion of change, man’s place in the natural world, the identity of a change agent, the future of the world, and many other momentous ideas were called into question.
It is no wonder that many consider his book to be one of the most important works ever written.
How do we, as artists, deal with the whole idea of evolution and change? Is it something of importance to us? Do we have control over it? Is it positive or negative? Do we even accept the idea? These are just some of the themes we wish to examine in this show."

Entry due date by July 13,2009
Prospectus

Seattle artist Ben Moreau has started a podcast series that focuses on printmakers and issues that are of interest to printmakers called Working Proof.

The latest Working Proof podcast is from celebrated woodcut artist, Karen Kunc. After a long hiatus Working Proof triumphantly returns. She talks about her beginnings
in printmaking, how travel affects her work, the role of bookarts in her studio practice, and changes she has
noticed in woodcut printmaking over the years. Check it out here

Working Proof officially launched in April 2009 with a discussion with University of Wisconsin's John Hitchcock; talking about his work, some of his projects and ends with
thoughts about current trends and practices in printmaking. Check it out here

Other Working Proof podcasts include a talk with Seattle gallery owner and print dealer Sam Davidson, Washington State University's Kevin Haas and more.....

Since 1995 the Friends of the Turner Print Museum has sponsored a biennial national print competition with a series of distinguished jurors.This exhibition attracts the best of the established and emerging print artists. Four awards are collection purchase awards, so the prints are added to the JTPM collection for use as study/research topics, individual artist research and exhibition.

2010 JUROR is Ruth Weisberg:
An international painter, printmaker, curator and author with works major collections including the Smithsonian, the Getty, SF MOMA, Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Harvard, Jewish Museum, New York and major bibliothecas in Rome and Paris. She is the current Dean of the University of Southern California Roski School of Fine Arts.

The Janet Turner
Print Museum at
California State
University, Chico
400 W 1st Street
Chico, CA 95928-0820
(530) 898-4476

Who is Janet Turner?

Practical suggestions about thinking creatively. A new Egg every month.

Kathan Brown shares her insights about being creative, often pulling prints out of the drawers to make a thoughtful point.
It is worth signing up for The Egg. Then you will keep in touch with all the activities at Crown Point Press and at Magical Secrets of Printmaking.

This year, Crown Point is offering five workshops in etching and three in photogravure. Each lasts 5 days, Monday through Friday, 9-5. Take two, back-to-back, if you can. We recommend that you have experience in etching before taking photogravure.

Cost is $1,000 per workshop, including materials except paper and copper, for etching, and paper, copper, film and gelatin for photogravure. The cost of those materials is based upon use, and is tallied at the end of each workshop.

For more information

Sunday | December 14, 2008
2:00 pm
Free with the cost of museum admission

Printmaking is a democratic art form that brings artists together and allows them to more effectively spread their ideas to the masses. Join representatives from the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Self Help Graphics, and the Corita Art Center as they discuss how their organizations and the individuals within them have contributed to Los Angeles' unique art and activist landscape.

RSVP required. Please call 323.937.4230 x50 or email rsvp@cafam.org.

Fun fundraiser? Sunday December 7th, from 1PM to 4PM kicks off our month long fundraiser. We are raising funds for the 20th National and our coming busy year.

LAPS is holding several fund raising events around our two Membership shows at LA Artcore Gallery and at CAFAM, Craft and Folk Art Musuem.

Members are encouraged to make small ART; just large enough to fit into a CD jewelcase. All donated art will be prominently displayed at the exhibition events.

Prints are 4.75" x 4.75" and any media of print ready for jewelcase are welcome!

These prints will help support the upcoming 20th National in October 2009. This will be a big year for printmaking in California. There are lots of opportunities for our members to participate. Join in the "fund"!

And don't forget to join us at LA ArtCore for the first official Jewel Case Fundraiser! Sunday, December 7th, from 1PM to 4PM.

For more information

Julita Jones

May 30 – July 3, 2009
Curated by Patrick Merrill

Featured Artists:
Il-Jean Jang, Ines Monguio, Linda Taylor, Mariko Kakiuchi, Mercy
Smullen, Patricia Theobold Payne, Rebecca Marsh McCannell,Susanne
Mitchell, Andis Applewhite, Susan D'Zmura, Philip A. Laber, Minoo
Rezvan, Sheryl Seltzer, Brennan Wheeler, Leslie A. Brown, Karan Brussat
Butler, Hedy Buzan, Nathan Catlin, Carla Danes, Colette Siegman, Shawn
Waco, Linda Yoshizawa, Clovis Blackwell, Kristina Hagman, Stephan
Henry, Yunsun Lee, Susan Makov, Michelle Moode, Patrick Simon, Susan
Unoura.

Reception: Saturday, June 6, 4:00 pm

The Los Angeles Printmaking Society invites its members to join our Yahoo group. This voluntary group listing will allow members to share information with each other. This forum can be used to announce personal exhibitions, upcoming workshops, presses for sale or any other projects or questions related to printmaking in Southern California.

To sign up go to the following page and hit the join this group button in the right hand side of the screen. Yahoo will guide you through the process.