We are so excited to have Erin Malkowski, Tara O’Brien, Erin Paulson, and Charissa Schulze here this week getting ready for their group show, Latitude. All of the artists work together at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania as conservators and have made artworks based on one of the historical documents they work with, a 1763 … Continue reading
This week we are spotlighting Angel Bomb Design + Letterpress! This is also the last week to see our first DownStreet Art exhibit, Manifestos, so come down to Main St and get one last glimpse. Who he is: Todd Thyberg is the owner of Angel Bomb Design + Letterpress, a Minneapolis-based graphic design and letterpress studio. He first … Continue reading
For 3 weeks we will be spotlighting artists from our current exhibit, Manifestos. Our second feature is on Holstee and the creation of the Holstee Manifesto. Who is Holstee: Holstee exists to help each of us remember what is important. We create products and experiences for an inspired life. We offer a range of products and services, … Continue reading
For the next 3 weeks we will be spotlighting artists from our current exhibit, Manifestos. Our first feature is on artist John Vincent of A Revolutionary Press. Who he is: John Vincent has been experimenting with artistic methods of letterpress printing and disseminating radical & revolutionary ideals since founding A Revolutionary Press in 2008. His work … Continue reading
Our first show of the 2015 DownStreet Art season opened on Thursday! Manifestos explores the intersection of text and image and includes work from half a dozen print shops from around the country and the world, including PRESS’s very own manifesto hot off the Vandercook! We had a great turn out and a great time … Continue reading
Hi, again! It’s only Tuesday afternoon but it’s already been a super busy week installing Manifestos. We open Thursday for the DownStreet Art kickoff, but everyone has been in getting ready for the show! It’s been really fun working on every part of the process and even though I’ve installed before I’ve learned a lot … Continue reading
We had a wonderful evening last night for the opening of AMALGAM, featuring the work of letterpress printer and PRESS intern Jonas McCaffery, and the photographs of a group of students from Drury High School’s E3 Program. A great crowd came out to support the young artists – and we were so glad to see … Continue reading
It’s 8:30 at night, so I’m going to keep is sweet and short talking about the opening tomorrow of Amalgam, the show featuring photographs from the Drury High School E3 Program and my work as well. The opening will be the usual affair; the press will be running and printing off a blue bird for … Continue reading
Last Sunday night provided a cold, snowy backdrop for our opening reception for the Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) exhibit, “It’s About Time”. A few came out to defy Old Man Winter’s relentless agitation, and we were thankful for the support. We raffled off the hot-off-the-press compilation books that were created this weekend. The … Continue reading
Clocks, clocks, everywhere there’s clocks. For the Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) featured show, “It’s About Time”, we asked for clocks from PRESS friends to fill our window display. We thought we’d get a couple, but our PRESS allies really came through. Michael Chapman and his father’s antique shop, Chapman’s Antique Barn … Continue reading
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