Hi my name is Adriana Alexatos and I am a senior Art major at MCLA and a new intern at the Press Gallery. I was first introduced to PRESS during a 2011 summer course in which Melanie Mowinski was the teacher. During the class I had my first opportunity to work on the Vandercook letterpress … Continue reading
PRESS is delighted to report that our local cultural council, the Northern Berkshire Cultural Council has awarded us a grant to help with our programing and staffing for 2012. We are incredibly grateful for this external support, and look forward to giving lots of shout-outs to the MCC. Continue reading
Be sure to come by PRESS this Thursday between 5-7 p.m. to see the latest exhibit PRINT MARATHON! Here’s a preview of what to expect. Continue reading
Wow! What a fabulous weekend! Eleven people, working 12-15 hours at PRESS two days in a row. Such incredible work was created, conversation shared, and experiments realized. It was an honor to work with such talented and wonderful artists. Some of the highlights: Andy and Michael working on the Poco, christening this machine with their … Continue reading
What a fun day! So many fantastic experiments, great conversation, lots of sharing of processes, tips and tricks and just plain good fun. Drop in to see what’s happening today for during our second day. Eleven bodies generate a great amount of heat in a small space, so we are a nice warm destination on … Continue reading
About two years ago, maybe even three, I bought a Poco #2 press. It has been in my barn since then. I nervously watched Doug and three college athletes muscle it up the fairly rickety stairs to the studio. This time, I got the help of men who know their way around tools and machines. … Continue reading
Announcing a Marathon Printmaking Weekend for the benefit of PRESS THE DEAL: Be part of a focused, intense weekend-long workshop involving printmaking and letterpress. Artists new to printmaking are invited along with experienced printmakers. WHEN: Friday, January 13, 6-9 p.m. Opening gathering and initial set-up. Saturday and Sunday, January 14 and 15, from 10 AM … Continue reading
Wow! 2011 sparkled with so much energy and creativity! PRESS operates because of the many people who have contributed time, money, hours and psychic energy. We would like to thank our biggest contributors as we end 2011 and look forward to 2012. Our Primary Sponsors MCLA Scarfoni Realty Downstreet Art College Book Art Association Founding … Continue reading
Karen Arp-Sandel and Suzi Banks Baum, aka Fe-Mail, brought their incredible energy, laughter and easy-going attitudes to PRESS! It was a great day for me, Melanie, to watch and work with these two wonderful artists and friends. They go with the flow, encourage happy accidents, and are really easy to please. I love working with … Continue reading
This past week artist Ryder Cooley came to PRESS to print! Ryder Cooley, printed an incredible passenger pigeon that will be part of her Xmalia performance and exhibition at the Silvermine Arts Center in New Caanan, CT on January 7-8, 2011. The pigeon was printed from a polymer plate made from one of Ryder’s drawings. … Continue reading
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