Last week I presented From Pop-Up to Permanent at the Southern Graphics Council International (SCGI) Conference in Milwaukee. The Southern Graphics Council conferences whether national or international are meccas for printmakers to meet, learn, connect and get inspired. My talk focused on seven steps that have helped PRESS take it’s original pop-up status to something … Continue reading
Author Archives: Melanie
Rise!
Where will you be tonight, this night of Valentine? See where PRESS will be: Spice Dragon in Pittsfield for One Billion Rising. We made this for the event. If you go tonight, you can take your FREE copy home with you. Music spinning until 9 pm. See you on the dance floor. Continue reading
DIY Valentine Workshop–Still on!
We are still planning to have our DIY Valentine Workshop on Saturday from 2-5 p.m only. Stay tuned here for updates. We’ll keep you posted if we decide to move it to Sunday because of the snow. Continue reading
Manifest!
PRESS will be operating on a limited schedule during the Spring 2013 Semester. Instead, you will find me out in the world, sometimes with my partner in crime Douglas giving out MANIFEST cards. It my/our way of trying to help spark the change I/we want to be and see in the world. It’s also about … Continue reading
Fun with Fourth Graders from Brayton Elementary School
Sally Sussman, a wonderful artist educator, who took one of the workshops at PRESS this year approached me about doing a small workshop with five fourth graders from Brayton Elementary School. She had ridiculously tight perimeters, no budget, and only an hour and five minutes of time printing at PRESS. I agreed. Sally and I … Continue reading
Thanks to all for a great opening of Captured Life!
Wow, thank you North Adams, MCLA, Michael Chapman–who gave us the desk that Julia McDonald used in her installation, Greg Scheckler, Laura Christensen and all the family and friends of MCLA’s soon to be newest art major graduates for coming out and supporting a great night of art. Adriana Alexatos, Kim Lavigne, Sarah Howard and … Continue reading
Captured Life, OPENING TONIGHT!
Captured Life, opening at PRESS tonight! The four graduating MCLA art majors featured in this show have been hard at work the past week installing, preparing and getting their work, PRESS and themselves ready for the big night. Everything is ready. Work is hung. Vinyl is up. Labels are mounted. Nerves are … Continue reading
Getting ready for Thursday’s opening
MCLA art majors Adriana Alexatos, Sarah Howard, Kim Lavigne and Julia McDonald, graduating this December 2012 will be featured at the next PRESS exhibition, CAPTURED LIFE, opening this Thursday. They are hard at work prepping the gallery, installing and getting ready for their big show. We can’t wait for it all to be up and … Continue reading
DIY Holiday Card Workshop–coming November 17
PRESS HOLIDAY CARD WORKSHOP! Saturday November 17th from 10am-4pm $95 + $30 material fee An intro to letterpress, this class will take you through the basics of setting up and running our magical Vandercook Universal III letterpress. You will carve your own 4×6 relief print from your own design or drawing. A relief print is created … Continue reading
FlyBy: The Bird at PRESS Opening Night Pics
What a great opening! We really love what we do at PRESS and that we get to share it with so many people. We also love that people like us back and demonstrate that by supporting us by becoming members and buy prints! September and October have been two of our best months ever in … Continue reading
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