Saturday Open House at the MGC studio

OPEN HOUSE & PRINT FAIR THIS SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 9TH  10am - 6pm / ALL WELCOME!  THIS IS THIS IS Join us for an open house & print fair on Saturday, September 9th. If you are interested in printmaking, and have not visited us before, this is a great event to attend.   this is Meet our members and instructors, and learn about our facilities.  We will be exhibiting our instructor's work in the gallery area. There will also be demonstrations on different printmaking processes. this is We will also offer a 10% discount on any class if you register   during the event! this is Aside from the exhibition, there will also be a Print Fair that includes prints from our community for sale during the event. Enjoy the light refreshments provided. The entire space will be dedicated to the fine art of printmaking! this is Demonstrations 12:30-1:00pm   Photolithography with Judy Mensch 2:30-3:00pm     Gluing and mounting prints with Nandini Chirimar 3:30-4:00pm     Copperplate and Wood Engraving                            with David Barthold and Katie Commodore this is Printmaking Classes and   Workshop Rentals FALL 2017 Check out our new schedule atmanhattangraphicscenter.org UPCOMING CLASSES - SIGN UP NOW!  Intaglio/Etching Japanese Woodblock  Silkscreen Water-based  Lithography   Chine Collé & Collage  Paper Lithography   Photo Lithography Gold Leaf   Advanced Printmaking/Collagraph   Copperplate Engraving   Beyond the Print this is Tracklights: MGC Member News  this is NEW  this is Kirsten Flaherty  this is 25% of all sales from this exhibition will be donated to the New York Bully Crew, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit dog rescue organization which specializes in rescuing Pit Bulls. wagner.edu/art/galleries-2 this is Takuji Hamanaka  is exhibiting a new series of his unique collages in a show entitled Takuji Hamanaka: Weaving Light at the Owen James Gallery. The show opens on September 8 and continues to October 8, 2017. In these new pieces, he starts with Bokashi printing on individual sheets of Washi paper, creating light to dark gradations of single colors. He then cuts these sheets into smaller pieces, often in diamond or triangle shapes, and rearranges them with other cut pieces to create new compositions of luminous color fields, reminiscent of stars in the night sky or stained glass windows. The gallery is located at 61 Greenpoint Avenue, Suite 315, in Brooklyn, NY. Tel: 718-395-4874 www.owenjamesgallery.com this is  ONGOING  this is Beth Ganz  Beth Ganz: Grids and Toiles, will go on view at the Wave Hill Arts Foundation, West 249th Street & Independence Avenue in The Bronx, NY.  The show will continue to January 2018. www.bethganz.com  this is this is Exhibitions and events of interest to our members his is Gallery 690 Rotation at The Met Fifth Avenue Each rotation of the prints and drawings on view for 13 weeks in the Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art features a unique melange of visual culture in the graphic arts. Currently, there are special groupings such as: "In Focus: Touched Proofs" featuring early stage intaglios that have been drawn into by the artists as they feel out changes or the direction of work. Featured are single prints by Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 17th Cent.), Charles Meyron (French, 19th Cent.), Reginald Marsh (American, 20th Cent.) and 3 others; "African American Printmakers and the WPA" with lithos by Sargent Claude Johnson, a drypoint (1939) by Dox Thrash (who was the first African American hired by the Fine Print Workshop of Philadelphia, the first WPA studio devoted exclusively to printmaking) and work by other artists. metmuseum.org  this is International Print Center New York is presenting the 56th installation of its New Prints Program, entitled Just Under 100: New Prints 2017/Summer. Featuring 94 artists from the US and abroad, and selected by the artist Katherine Bradford. Included in this iteration of the exhibition are Takuji Hamanaka, Frances Jetter, Minna Resnick, Jeremy Zini and other friends of MGC. The show will be on view until September 16, 2017. 508 West 26th Street, 5th Floor, New York City. www.ipcny.org  this is Martin Puryear: Prints, 1962-2016 at The Print CenterAn in-depth investigation of the work in graphic arts by the renowned sculptor will be on exhibit at The Print Center, located at 1614 Latimer Street in Philadelphia. The show opens on September 8 and continues until November 18, 2017.  this is Still Life at Center for Contemporary Printmaking  is a exhibition of approximately 40 original prints by contemporary artists, including Jack Beal, Janet Fish, Sondra Freckelton, Jane E. Goldman, Daniel Lang, Katja Oxman and Nancy Lasar, that highlight the "intricacy and beauty of this densely orchestrated genre". The show opens on September 10th and continues until December 3, 2017, with a reception on Sunday, September 10th, from 2-4pm and artist talks from 3pm. Center for Contemporary Printmaking is located at Mathews Park, 299 West Avenue, in Norwalk, CT. Tel: 203-899-7999  www.contemprints.org this is World War I and the Visual Arts at The Met Fifth Avenue  This exhibition in Galleries 691-693 is one of the many shows around the country that are commemorating the anniversary of World War I. The show is installed in a chronological survey of graphics and printed ephemera done in a variety of styles such as futurism and the "new objectivity" in realism. Among many powerful images, outstanding are drypoints by Christopher R.W. Nevinson (British), lithographs by Natalia Goncharova (Russia), intaglios by Kerr Eby (American, born in Japan), etchings by Andre Devambez (French) and two complete print portfolios by German artists: "Der Krieg" intaglios by Otto Dix (released in 1924) and "Hintergrund" 17 photo lithos by George Grosz from 1928. On view until January 7, 2018.   this is Exhibition Opportunities / Call for Submissions this is Benefit Pop-up at Blackburn 20/20 Gallery  Artworks may be donated to benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Sean Casey Animal Rescue (SCAR) and go on exhibit during the last week of September at Blackburn 20/20 Gallery, an extension of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, located at 323 West 39th Street, Fifth floor. Submissions must be sized under 18" x 24" and priced at or under $200. Artworks must be received by Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Submission forms can be found at this link: docs.google.com this is Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery 5th International Juried Print Exhibition  A call for entries has been issued by this public workshop located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that offers studio time and classes in mezzotint and non-toxic photogravure. Each artist may submit up to 3 original prints, done in the last 3 years, in any print technique or combination (not accepted: digital images, photography or giclée reproductions. The maximum paper size is 16" x 20". Deadline for entries is September 30, 2017. Exhibition dates are December 1, 2017 until January 31, 2018. For prospectus pdf, go to: www.newgroundsprintshop.com  this is Rubber City Prints Call for Entries: Divergent Ink: Black & White International Print Exhibition This exhibition will be the first in-House Print Show for Rubber City Prints (RCP) at their new location at 467 West Market Street in Akron, Ohio. RCP's mission is to offer local artists the facilities and opportunities needed for the art community to thrive in downtown Akron. Started by Pamela Testa, and joined by Krista Rickerts, Francisca Ugalde, Bridget O'Donnell and Erica Criss (Program Director at MGC), RCP hopes to continue to expand with workshop offerings in many areas. Submissions are due September 10, 2017. The exhibition will be on view from October 13 to December 7, 2017. For details, go to: rubbercityprints.com/callforentries   MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER   250 WEST 40 STREET, FIFTH FLOOR | NYC 10018 | 212-219-8783

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