What great fun PRESS and MCLA’s Design Students had at Rock the Block yesterday. Rock the Block was a street party that MCLA’s Performing Arts Management class produced as a class project. And boy was it fun! We’ve gotta thank the PAM class, Jonathan Secor and the City of North Adams for making it happen. … Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who came down to visit with us during Winterfest! I hope you had as much fun as the PRESS staff did! Fresh cookies, warm cider, amazing guests and a welcoming atmosphere made for a wonderful afternoon.Visitors had the chance of stamping with the gallery’s found wooden type and Pam’s handmade stamps resulting in many fun and colorful … Continue reading
There are a couple of different ways to experiment with printing at PRESS. These options include different types of relief printmaking, the raised areas of a plate or block is inked while the lower areas of the matrix remain ink free. Some of the ways artists at PRESS are working with relief printmaking includes using … 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! 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
Ever since we found this video of printmakers from Texas using a steamroller and a parking lot as a printing press, we haven’t been able to stop thinking about how ridiculously awesome it would be to try this out. These printmakers are a group of artists who go by the name Art To The Third … Continue reading
Downstreet Art on ICE!!! The latest installment of Downstreet Art is gearing up for a great night out on Main Street. From the ART MALL at Gallery 51, to Art on a Stick roaming the streets, art will be up and down the street. PRESS joins in with another new show, PATTERNS AND PRESSURE. Patterns … Continue reading
This One Goes to ELEVEN, Part 2 was a great night of fun and celebration. Karen Arp-Sandel was able to make the opening, as were Melanie’s parents. It made for a fun and festive evening. We look forward to another Downstreet Art Season in 2012! Continue reading
We’re looking forward to sharing the work of Karen Arp-Sandel Thursday night! Come on out for all the great festivities that are part of this last Downstreet Art Thursday! Continue reading
PRESS TO OPEN NEW SHOW AS PART OF DOWNSTREET ART THURSDAY NORTH ADAMS, MA – PRESS: Letterpress as a Public Art Project, will open its fourth exhibition, “This One Goes to ELEVEN, Part 2” with an opening reception on Thursday, Sept. 29, from 6 to 9 p.m., which is free and open to the public. … Continue reading
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