Themed Portfolios
From the Ashes, the 2024 MAPC Biennial Conference will be exhibiting the following Conference Themed Portfolios.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Raw Material (409 Art Space, 409 Poyntz Ave, Thurs, 5-8 pm)
Organizer: Laura Naioti
Participants: Laura Bigger (Naioti), Monica Church, Kirstin Dunlap, Phil Enderby, Tiffany Hokanson, Kathy Puzey, Lauren C. Steinert, Tyler Thenikl, Josh Winkler
Everything that surrounds us day to day is made of raw materials. Some of these are easily recognizable or relatively unchanged from their source, like wood. Others undergo significant transformation before they reach us, such as crude oil or tin. These materials are easily overlooked but come from our planet, at varying levels of expense, environmentally, energetically, in human labor etc. For this portfolio exchange, artists will be asked to represent or pay homage to raw materials and their origins through their prints. Artists might look from an environmental, political, educational, sublime or even self-reflexive lens, focusing on materials we use in our printmaking processes. This theme is essential to my own art practice and core to this year’s conference theme and statement, which acknowledges the specific natural resources that printmakers use currently and historically.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Experience and Connections (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizers: Alyssa Davis and Nichole Wolz
Participants: Alyssa Davis, Nichole Wolz, Ian Welch, Tava Tedesco, Autumn Wright, Gloria Ann Shows, Katherine Hair Eagle, Alanna Austin, Andrew Rice, Louise Fisher, Caitlynn Buckler, Edward Steffanni, Britta Urness, Peri Law, Rachel Hermes, Bryant Chitsey, Kirsten Furlong, Jennifer D Printz
In the United States there are 15 broad ecoregions that loosely outline the nation’s diverse ecological landscapes. Our environment not only impacts our ability to interact with nature, but also how we perceive and navigate the world. Due to these ecological differences, people that inhabit a specific ecoregion often experience the world differently than those in other areas. How does our personal, varied experience with the external world and involvement in nature impact our internal state of being? Topics to think about include the impact of our surroundings on community, emotional connection with nature, and personal realities based on the environment we inhabit. This portfolio is inspired by the theme of the conference, delving deeper into our relationships with our unique environments and how it affects our internal sense of being and perception of the world.
For this exchange, participants will create an edition of prints that consider the unique way that surroundings impact perception and/or reality. Digital and multimedia processes may be utilized, as long as they are accompanied with a hand-pulled printmaking technique.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Lost and Found: Narratives Reclaimed from the Ashes (Willard Hall, 3rd Floor)
Organizer: Andrew DeCaen
Participants: Miguel A. Aragón, Luke Ball, Jaquelee Chit Yu Chau, Marika Arellano Christofides, Aaron Coleman, Josh Dannin, Andrew DeCaen, Elizabeth Dove, Clarissa Gonzalez, Melissa Haviland, Dusty Herbig, John Hitchcock, Andrew Kozlowski, Joseph Lupo, Gretchen Schermerhorn, Sarah Smelser, Lisa Wicka, Eva Wylie.
The Lost and Found portfolio calls for artists to explore the act of creative re-use by printing onto found surfaces. Artists are invited to consider the specific narratives and mysteries of the appropriated artifact substrates. The printed imagery will inevitably dialog with the compositional dynamics, haptic qualities, and image contexts of the found surfaces. This act of creative re-use acknowledges the small but positive impacts that incrementally make a difference.
Artists will carefully curate a collection of found surfaces that are relatively thin and carry some unifying factor. They may be found printed matter, up-cycled textiles, found industrial materials, handmade paper made from items that had a previous life, or other viable found surfaces. The printed surfaces may be near-archival or decidedly fugitive in their composition. Artists will face the challenges of printing onto re-purposed surfaces while making imagery that has a conversation with the surface’s imagery or formal qualities.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Fabrication (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizer: M. Robyn Wall
Participants: Carlos Barberena, Becky Blosser, Dustin Brinkman, Chelséa Clark, Eliza Clifford, Emma Difani, Katheryn Horne, Annie Hutchins, Christina Kang, Elysia Mann, Sarah Marshall, Sean Morrissey, Ashley Nason, Yangbin Park, Nathan Pietrykowski, Meredith Setser, Lila Shull, Jon Vogt, M. Robyn Wall, Johanna Winters
Fabrication is an exploration of material, structure and process in print media.
Our environment forms our physical reality. Meaningful relationships are made to place through natural resources, history and the individuals that surround us. Working with the land, we scavenge the landscape for photo references, found objects, pigments and fibers to repurpose. These materials are transformed. We navigate a psychological space during our wandering. Our travels are shaped by mental mapping, memories, language and digital interfacing.
Modular grids inform our daily lives, from city planning, floor plans, fabric structure to compositional layouts. Artists are encouraged to implement structure through visual or physical means such as gridding, panels, pages, papermaking, sewing or weaving while experimenting with materials like pigment, dye, ink, raw fiber, paper or fabric.
The artists in this portfolio integrate the handmade with the manufactured. These prints embrace fibers’ inherent characteristics of their organic nature and stability of structure. In contrast to mass production often associated with fabrication, this portfolio demonstrates the slow labor of hand craft and connection to place.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Man Vs. Insect (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizer: Jolynn Reigeluth
Participants: Brett Anderson, Joe Petro, Jonathan Nicklow, Samantha Bares, Dennis Ahearn, Amanda Joy-Petersen, Sarah Beth Spina, James Ehlers, Greg Stone, Justin Diggle, Mariah Dechant, Zoë Gillis, Charlie Bloede, Marco Hernandez, Jolynn Reigeluth, Bryan Raymundo, Calliandra Marian Hermanson, Laura Grossett, Kalleen Chilcote, Matthew J. Egan
For centuries, humans have constructed civilizations, formed governments, and harnessed the Earth’s resources. Yet, amidst our quest for progress, some of the tiniest creatures on Earth persistently remind us of our place in the natural world. From the fleas that unleashed the Black Death to the saw-toothed grain beetles in the cupboards of your first apartment, insects have wielded their influence over humanity for millennia.
This portfolio, organized by Jolynn Reigeluth, invites artists to explore and express the intricate, at times volatile, relationship that exists between humans and insects, and capture the essence of this enduring connection.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Lunch Club presents: The Leftovers (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizer: Amira Pualwan, Ally Kotarsky, Olivia Fredricks
Participants: Eliza Clifford, Neil Daigle Orians, Emma Difani, Yasamin Farah, Harper Folsom, Olivia Fredricks, Mary Gordon McFall, Travis Janssen, Lily Jarrell, Ally Kotarsky, Peri Law, Alexey Lazarev, Rebecca Oehler, Tatiana Potts, Amira Pualwan, Elizabeth Rose, MJ Sanqui, Meredith Setser, Heather Steckler
Lunch Club presents: The Leftovers themed portfolio seeks to explore the unique relationship between printmakers and their studio environment. The nature of working in multiples is one of accumulation and abundance. Old proofs, collected materials, discarded positives, stacks of paper, samples, misprints from editions of days past, studio detritus, trimmings — all are rife with potential towards creation. Lunch Club seeks to harness the potential of the scrap, the morsel, and the leftover, and views the print studio as a site for foraging. In this collection of new prints we embrace the recycled image to inspire a spirit of re-use and champion an attitude of circular studio practice. Like a meal gleaned from leftovers, ingredients transform to become greater than the sum of their parts.
This portfolio interfaces with the conference theme by asking its participants to locate their own studio practice within a larger framework of mass production and consumption. As individuals bound to the practices of their institutions, art supply chains, and more broadly, capitalist structures, we acknowledge our greatest power in affecting change towards an ecologically sustainable future lies in the refusal to participate in the consumer-waste cycle. By acknowledging one’s own studio as a generative and regenerative space, The Leftovers creates an opportunity for the re-imagining of printed matter and turns the studio environment into a self-sustaining ecosystem.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Wandering Woodcut (Hale Library, 3rd Floor Track)
Organizer: Kathryn Yarkosky
Participants: Vanessa Jo Bahr, Mike Miller, Tyler Thenikl, Kobe Elixson, Marc Snyder, Carolyn Spivak, Nick Phan, Jim Bryant, Gregory Jansen, Kristina Weaver, Crystal Hammerschmidt, Brett Taylor, Madeline McMahan, Camille Vizena, Kailey Prior
"Wandering Woodcut" is a collaborative portfolio exchange that challenges the traditional exchange model intending to develop deeper connections and longer-lasting relationships among participants. The project encourages artists to reflect on their communities and personal experiences while participating in a portfolio that celebrates the spirit of collaboration, reaction, and exquisite corpse.
Each artist is randomly paired with two others, creating a group of three artists. The project includes a "traveling woodblock” that is a 14" x 20" piece of Shina plywood. Each artist has a six-week window to carve one-third of the woodblock's surface, pull a state-proof, and pass on the woodblock and proof to the next artist in the group. This fosters collaboration that encourages artists to react to the evolving state of the woodblock.
Once all the carving is finished, the portfolio's organizer will edition the portfolio and mail one print from every group to the participants. The portfolio encapsulates the dynamic journey of each woodblock and celebrates the spirit of collaboration, reaction, and the continuous evolution of shared experiences.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Wetlands: Marshes, Swamps, Bogs, and Fens (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizer: Sadie Goll and Sarah Pickett
Participants: Jennifer Anderson, Maclovio Cantu, Steven Daiber, Natalie Deam, Celeste De Luna, Kobe Elixson, Somayeh Faah, Sadie Goll, Wesley Zakk Kramer, Tanya Miller, Allie Morris, Jaqueline Negreros, Karen Peters, Sarah Pickett, Raylee Schobel, Marc Snyder, Greg Stone, Elizabeth Jean Younce
Wetlands are a vital ecosystem found in Kansas, and across the country. Kansas is located within the central flyway for bird migration. Kansas’s wetlands, which include Cheyenne Bottoms Refuge and Quivira Wildlife Refuge, provide places of rest and renewal for many bird species as they migrate during the spring and fall. Coastal wetlands provide habitat, shelter, food, spawning grounds, and nurseries for many species of birds, fish, and crustaceans. They also improve water quality by acting as a filter, buffer coastlines during storms, and stabilize shorelines. Wetlands are an important resource for humans and other animals. Although gross wetland area has declined significantly since the 1800s, there are now many programs in place aimed at conserving, restoring, and creating wetlands including the North American Wetland Conservation Act of 1989, and the Wetland Reserve Program. This portfolio aims to explore the variety of species, both plant and animal, found in wetlands across the country and shed light on the integral role that wetlands play in the lives of those that live in and visit them.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Heliocentric (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizer: Lisa Wicka
Participants: Curtis Bartone, Isreal Campos, Kassie Corroy, Kobe Elixson, Aaron Foster, Serena Perrone, Ina Kaur, Robert Torres Mata, Mandy Moeller , Ryan Parker, Jesse Shaw, Beth Sheehan, Lisa Wicka, David Wischer, Tamsen Wojtanowski
Our world revolves around the Sun, offering light, life, and spiritual meaning to many cultures and religions throughout history. Our connection to the Sun gives us the natural world, nourishment, and a change in seasons. It is this same Sun that we look towards as our climate becomes ever more unpredictable, our temperatures rise, and wildfires roar. This portfolio will highlight the complicated relationship we have with this star, while channeling its energy to create a collection of prints.
This portfolio will feature artists using light-sensitive techniques to investigate the complexity of the Earth/Sun relationship. Cyanotype, serigraph, photopolymer plate, and other experimental or non-traditional light sensitive approaches will be encouraged, and it is suggested that the source of this light is the Sun when possible.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Resurrected beauty (Willard Hall, 3rd Floor)
Organizer: Lujiang Li, Brian Mendez, Maxine Leu
Participants: Court Annuschat, Adam Noah Berman, Sophia Cuevas, Kevin Gonzalez, Yasamin 'Yasi' Farah, Kaleena Stasiak, Lily Jarrell, Claire Kiester, Josh Kramb
As artists, we want to bring into focus the disconnection between our society and the cultural and natural world. We would like to invite artists to rethink what the limitations for materials leftover from our daily consumption can do when used in printmaking. We believe this open call can be used to engage everyone in showing not only their environmental concerns, but also create a platform for artists to speak about these important issues through their creative endeavors and self-expression. Materials such as Tetra Paks, soda cans, and plastic containers can be repurposed as the matrices. Test prints and scraps can be torn down and reformed into printing paper again. Even miscellaneous trash can create intriguing textures in collagraph prints.
This themed exchange invites printmakers that are inventive in their use of recycled materials to create prints. They are welcomed to share stories about how the prints are created with the idea of repurposing materials and giving them a new use through creative purposes.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. As the Phoenix (Mosaic Church, 121 S 4th St, Thurs, 5-8 pm)
Organizer: Katharina Bossmann
Participants: Katharina Bossmann, Jason Scuilla, Bryan Raymundo, Marco Hernandez, Dennis Ahearn, Kailey B. Prior, Blaire Phillips, Molly Lohman, Benjamin Ingle, Brett Taylor, Caitlynn Buckler, Amanda Joy-Petersen, Heather Parrish, Mitchell Poon, John W. Hilton Jr.
“As the Phoenix” is a themed portfolio about all types of rebirth. So many of us have overcome hardships that have required us to rebuild and start over. Whether it’s a cancer diagnosis, the death of a loved one, or the realization that our dream might not become reality, we adapt, pivot, and persevere. Being reborn, in the spirit of the Phoenix, means picking ourselves up again and starting over.
The artists in this portfolio will each create a print that touches upon the idea of rebirth and the Phoenix, experiencing hardship and rising from the ashes. Artists are welcome to reflect on this theme both in process and imagery, from a personal experience or a universal issue. In addition to the MAPC Conference exhibition copy and the permanent collection copy, one edition of this portfolio will be acquired by the Department of Cancer Biology of the University of Kansas Medical Center. This portfolio will be donated to the Department with the purpose of being framed and exhibited in the new Cancer Center building. In this way, we hope that the prints created can go on to offer hope, empathy, and inspiration to the many patients, friends, families, loved ones, and medical professionals who may be working through similar life changing experiences.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. On Loss (Willard Hall, 3rd Floor)
Organizer: Maddie May and Thương Hoài Trần
Participants: Adrian Rhodes, Cait Maltbie, Carl Voss, Dean Fry, Heather Huston, Ian J. Welch, Mandy Darrington, Mitchell Poon, Nick Phan, Peri Law, Zoe Brester-Pennings, Zoë Couvillion
"On Loss" is a portfolio exchange that delves into the nuanced theme of loss within the tapestry of our individualized landscapes. This loss might encompass the absence of a person, a past memory, or youthful naivety, symbolized by the gradual deterioration of the natural environment. As we traverse a transformed earth, contrasting the nostalgic sentiments preserved in our photo albums, we turn to childhood photographs, igniting a collective call to action for a rejuvenated planet – an earth we strive to reclaim and preserve.Participants in this exchange are invited to craft a 4x6 print, replicating a photograph, encapsulating the essence of their environmental memories inspired by places such as a sentimental location. Each unique contribution adds to this collective narrative and individual portfolios will find a home in a handcrafted container reminiscent of cherished photo albums.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. Do the batty B.A.T. bat bat! (409 Art Space, 409 Poyntz Ave, Thurs, 5-8 pm)
Organizer: Sage Perrott
Participants: Morgan Bakaletz, Caitlynn Buckler, Jesus De La Rosa, Belle-Pilar Fleming, Zoe Gillis, Sadie Goll, Laura Grossett, Jessi Hardesty, Heather Muise, Andrew Mullally, Daniella Napolitano, Sage Perrott, Kathy Puzey, Kristin Sarette, Gloria Shows, Kaleena Stasiak, Stacie Williams, Kath Yarkosky, Lance Yates, Elizabeth Jean Younce
Bats are interwoven in our cultures, and our ecosystems. This portfolio will be a celebration and exploration of bats – as environmental necessities, visual inspiration, and pop culture phenomena.
Images of bats appear in artwork throughout the ages. They symbolize a variety of ideas across cultures, including life and death, good or bad luck, change, and strength. Bats also regularly appear in popular culture – as cartoon characters, puppets, Halloween decorations, and more. And often, if not directly a bat, they appear as some inspiration for a character or creature—such as Batman, or Pokemon (Zubat, Golbat, etc.). In the printmaking field, a B.A.T. (Bon a Tirer) is the print by which the following prints in the edition are modeled.
There are over 1300 bat species globally. Environmentally, bats are an indicator of the health of an ecosystem.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. Natural Forces (Willard Hall, 3rd Floor)
Organizer: Emily E. Ritter
Participants: John Decker, Samantha Avila, Olivia Timmons, Katherine Snider, Oscar Gonzalez, Claire Bruening, Lynx Coble, Destiny Gandy, Crystal Davis, Savannah Guillory, Alyssa Relph, Evan Harries, Rosemary Stapleton, Emily E Ritter, Cody Fox, Julian Garcia, Events Malaska, Helen Oberley, Rebekah Strickbine, Matan Umbarger, Cole Whitmore Ritter
“Natural Forces” themed portfolio will highlight printmaking students and educators of Kansas universities and colleges. The primary objective of this exchange is to showcase the diverse interpretations of "Natural Forces", as well as printmaking's relationship to the natural world. Each participating artist will contribute an edition of 20 original prints, with the condition that the prints must incorporate at least one natural element in their creation, such as handmade paper, natural pigments, or other organic materials. In return, they will receive a portfolio of 17 randomly selected prints. Three prints from each edition will be retained for MAPC, K-State, and Newman University archives and exhibitions.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. Human/Nature (Willard Hall, 3rd Floor)
Organizer: Tonja Torgerson
Participants: Tonja Torgerson, Nathan Meltz, Kathryn Polk, MaryClaire Becker, Lisette Chavez, Nichole Wolz, Drew Yerkovich, Lauren Kussro, Jennifer Scheuer, Taro Takizawa, Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas, Patrick Vincent, Dadisi Curtis, Melanie Yazzie
Human/Nature showcases printmakers that explore the historical and symbolic connections between human and the natural world through the subject matter of flora. Artists will delve into printmaking’s rich history of representing the natural word in order to analyze and understand our relationship with nature. Connections between ourselves and plants are long, complex, and often contradictory. This portfolio offers a broad set of perspectives to evoke reflection, contemplation, and a deeper understanding of our entangled relationship with nature.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16. Flyover Country (Willard Hall, 3rd Floor)
Organizer: Dennis Ahearn
Participants: Ron Abram, Dennis Ahearn, Brian Ames, Otto Chanyakorn, Larry Cooper, Michael Diaz, Adrian Gonzalez, Christine McCarty, Ali Norman, Robert Rivers, Jason Scuilla, Aaron Stefan, Ashley Taylor
The term "flyover country," often used to describe the interior regions of the contiguous United States, carries a complex and multifaceted connotation. While some employ it as a neutral descriptor for a vast geographical expanse, others perceive it as a dismissive label, implying a lack of significance or appeal.
For many "flyover country" conjures images of disregarded landscapes, overlooked communities, and a homogenized cultural identity. This perception stems from the term's casual association with hurried air travel, reducing the region to a mere glimpse from above. Critics argue that such a perspective overlooks the rich cultural tapestry, diverse populations, and unique features that characterize these central states.
Regardless of its intent, the term "flyover country" has the potential to reinforce stereotypes and diminish appreciation. It is crucial to acknowledge the term's nuanced implications and approach its usage with sensitivity.
This portfolio showcases the diverse perspectives and artistic interpretations of the term "flyover country". The artists' individual expressions challenge and reframe the term's connotations, inviting viewers to reconsider their perceptions of the region and its inhabitants.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. For Spencer, Zeus and Malinky (Willard Hall, 3rd Floor)
Organizer: Diana Eicher
Participants: May Aboutaam, Alanna Austin, Laura Bentz, Ingrid Duch, Amanda Degener/Diana Eicher, Diana Eicher , Elizabeth Klimek, Candace Garlock, Dawn Rossbac, Sylvia Taylor, Kristin Woodward , Melanie Yazzie
My nephew, Spencer Eicher Johnson, born in 1996, was diagnosed with a Desmoplastic Small Cell Tumor in April 2019. He was working as a Lineman and thought he hurt his back. He spent many days in the hospital and had countless tests. With an amazing team of Doctors, he was referred to Mayo Clinic for his diagnosis and a treatment plan. He received strong and aggressive chemotherapy every other week at Regions Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota. Desmoplastic Small Cell Tumor is a rare form of cancer with a low survial rate, and Spencer died on November 4, 2021 at the age of 25. He is survived by his parents, Cynthia and Blake and sister, Isabella, along with his cat Malinky and Great Pyrenees dog, Zeus. As his Aunt, I have chosen to honor his life by inviting artists to create a print as part of a portfolio to celebrate Spencer’s life.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18. Zebrafish and the Art of Fear: A Creative Inquiry into Memory and Emotion (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizers: Sharon Lindenfeld, Catherine Bebout, Jason Scuilla, Bryan Raymundo
Participants: Jacob Drennon, Paige Hendrickson, Katie Horner, Annika Jackson, Erin Johnson, Michael Kohler, Josie Lanter Swinford, Kyra Litwin, Alexa Murray, Cassandra Peel, Bryan Raymundo, Martina Ruhkamp, Jason Scuilla, Charles Weckwerth, Ashlynne Wimberley, Makenzie Burmeister, Sara Redger, Alli Maher, Grace Whitteaker, Keith Melendez, Wolfgang Smith, Lindsey Scheier, Crystal Aguero Chavas, Alexandra Loop, Angelique Perez
Zebrafish and the Art of Fear: A Creative Inquiry into Memory and Emotion is a print portfolio that explores the intersection of biology and art. This portfolio consists of a group of collaborative screenprints made by art students and faculty from Kansas State University and Montclair University, inspired by scientific research by the lab of Montclair University Biology Professor Thomas Mueller. This research explores how fear memories are formed and stored in the brains of zebra fish and how this relates to the human brain. Prints in this portfolio combine layers of scientific data and illustrations with more personal artistic expressions of memory, trauma, and fear.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19. Highland Community College Printmaking (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizer: Brigitte Bruna
Participants: Bryson Weidmer, Riley Shelton, Jasmine West, Arin Glenn, Drew McGuire, Andrew Santi, Samuel Trayham, Morgan Heaston
Portfolio includes student work done in printmaking classes at Highland Community College. Display will showcase non-chemical and sustainable prints done in relief, intaglio, and alternative processes. Students were either given the conference theme “From the Ashes” as their prompt to interpret for the assignment or the work showcases a general nature/environmental theme.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20. Seedlings (Willard Hall, 2nd Floor)
Organizer: Morgan Price
Participants: Ruben Castillo, Alex Cox, Samantha Cox, Amy Cousins, Alyssa Davis, Judith Caroline Feist, Sara Barrero Florez, Cass Holowicki, Jade Hoyer, Lisa Lofgren, Hannah McNichol, Morgan Price, Marilee Salvator, Sarah Sciba, Tonja Torgerson, Ellie Weston, Al Yi, Micah Zavacky
After a fire the charred remnants of the previous habitat provide the nutrients and space for new life to blossom. Seeds are tiny things packed with incredible potential and, given the right conditions, can explode with effusive vibrance. Metaphorically seeds suggest the beginnings of great ideas and movements and speak to the things that we nourish in anticipation of future possibilities.
Seedlings embraces the great potential hiding in tiny things. Working in a small format (4” x 5”) artists will take inspiration from the idea of germination as representative of growth, change, fecundity, transformation, or hope.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21.Changing Waters (Willard Hall, 3rd Floor)
Organizer: Peri Law and Hailey Quick
Participants: Peri Law, Hailey Quick, Tiana Nanayo, Kuuleialoha Honda, Natalie Deam, Heather Muise, Adrian Rhodes, Matao Dreskin
Water is the sustainer of life, required for all of us to continue to exist. To drink, to bathe, to grow, to power, to move, the necessities for it are endless. It’s the site of exploration, generational trauma, achievement. With the continuing climate crisis creating rising temperatures, droughts, and intense storm systems, and political decisions that prevent equitable access to the resource, clean water is a vital resource and one that is at risk. Clean water is also crucial to printmaking, whether sponging a litho stone or washing out a silkscreen, its importance to process cannot be understated. In what ways have your personal experiences tied you to water? How can we expose political decisions that have led to water inequity? How does a lack of water affect process and outcome? How can print processes evolve to address inequitable accessibility to clean water? Consider all the ways that access to clean water, to rivers and oceans have been a part of the past and how present decisions will continue to affect their existence in the future. Varied editions are accepted.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------