NAA Printmakers Plan for Summer Show

Planning meeting was held at the Newburyport Art Association for the 6th annual Making an Impression show.

Newburyport Printmakers chosen to Exhibt in NAA Regional Show

Five printmakers from the interest group are showing work in the current show at the Newburyport Art Association, Mary Pollak, Christine Riccardi, Elaine Insero, Barbara Kedesdy, and Linda Germain. The show theme is "The Artist’s Voice” – Spring Member’s Open Show. Each work of art is accompanied by a statement explaining the Artist’s voice: a fingerprint of style, substance, process and inspiration.

April 24 to May 17 Reception: Sat., April 25, 7 - 9 PM

Susan Jarworski Stranc, Barbara Kedesdy, and Linda Germain were chosen to exhibit prints in the 12th Annual Regional Juried Art Show @ NAA

May 22 to June 14

Reception: Sat., May 23, 7 - 9 pm

Juror: John Stomberg, Deputy Director/Chief Curator, Williams College Museum of Art

Be sure to support these local artists and visit their websites and galleries.

Summary of Newburyport Art Association Printmakers Meeting

Seven printmakers gathered at the NAA gallery last night. We shared news and prints and planned for future meetings and trips.

Friday, MARCH 20th (the Vernal Equinox), is our field trip date for the Boston Printmakers Biennial at BU. We'll meet at the gallery, 808 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston, at 11:00 to see the exhibition, followed by lunch and (for all those interested) continue to the Mc Mullen Museum of Art at Boston College for an exhibit "The Book as Art".

Contact Barbara Kedesdy carpooling if you're in the Newburyport area.

Members liked the idea of another daytime hands-on workshop in APRIL. Send ideas re themes, activities, or techniques you'd like to pursue.

For MAY, the group made tentative plans for a trip to the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, Ct. (exhibition of Scottish printmakers, until May 16th)late MAY, early JUNE - IMPORTANT PLANNING MEETING FOR SUMMER SHOW! (to include publicity, postcard, wall assignment, gallery-sitting schedule and much much more)

Print above is a gelatin print by Linda Germain

Monotype prints to be featured in Exhibit @ Lynn Arts Center

Three members of the NAA Printmakers Interest Group, Mary Carolyn Webber, Mary Arthur Pollak, Barbara Nachmias-Kedesdy have had work selected for the Monotype Guild of New England exhibition "Endless Possibilities: the Unique Print".

The exhibition will be held at the Lynn Arts Center, 25 Exchange St., Lynn, MA from March 31st to May 1st. The image above is "Aquatic Symphony " 19 x 2 4⅝ Cyanotype/Monoprint by Mary Carolyn Webber.

Printmakers Featured in National Exhibit Catalog

Two printmakers work is featured in the National Juried Monotype/Monoprint Exhibition Catalog. Elaine Insero and Barbara Kedesdy were chosen to exhibit prints in the first national exhibit hosted by the Monoprint Guild of New England. You can order an exhibit catalog a Blurb.com and check out the first few pages for free.

Collaborative Prints Created during November Meeting

Barbara Kedesdy and Mary Pollak prepared a collaborative print exercise for the November meeting and fun was had by all. We used additive and subtractive methods on a plexiglass plate to create several monotype prints. Our homework is to take the print and transform it into something new by the January meeting.