Many of my friends all over the world knitted pink hats, traveled far and wide and are ready for one of many of the Women’s Marches that are happening tomorrow, January 21, 2017. We have two of our most recent mantra cards heading to Boston and D.C. in the hands of friends to share with … Continue reading
Big shout out to all of our friends who came to the PRESS Calendar Preview Party. We loved sharing our new space with you and celebrating the calendar. All kinds of people were there, from this year’s calendar collaborators MCLA Professor Frances Jones-Sneed and PRESS founder Melanie Mowinski to past and present interns, and all kinds … 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
We are so excited to reach the halfway point in sales of our calendar. We are significantly ahead of where we were at this point last year. If you haven’t ordered your calendar yet, we think you should do so today! Click this link: 2015Mantra Calendar download the order form and send in your check today. Continue reading
Phew, we finished the calendar just in time! It goes on sale this coming Thursday and we printed the last couple of runs today. We thought you might enjoy a peak at the cover page. Remember, download this form 2015Mantra Calendar, print and mail in with your check to reserve yours! Continue reading
What’s Your Mantra? officially opens on Thursday, June 26th, as a part of the DownStreet Art 2014 kick-off celebration! Join us from 6:00 – 9:00 PM to view Alke Groppel-Wegener’s prints, participate in your own mantra-making activity, watch us print the latest monthly mantra card, and enjoy light refreshments! PRESS visitors are participating in the exhibition by … Continue reading
PRESS invites you to meet our first EVER artist-in-residence, Alke Groppel-Wegener. Preview her exhibit and join us for cake and conversation SATURDAY, MAY 24TH at 4 pm. Alke is based at Staffordshire University in the UK and visited MCLA in January and May. Her visit was made possible through the generosity of the Hardman Family Endowment. … Continue reading
What are you thinking about this week? This semester, PRESS has an artist-in-residence. In January Dr Alke Gröppel-Wegener came over from Staffordshire University in the UK for two weeks to work with students on visual ways of integrating writing into a number of subjects. As part of her stay, she also ran a number of … Continue reading
What a winter! PRESS has taken a bit of a pause after all the effort required to create our fabulous calendars. During this time, I traveled to Vancouver to present a workshop about our the monthly mantra cards that we make that inspired our calendar at the Design Principles and Practices Conference. Title: Make your own … Continue reading
