The Berkshire Festival of Women’s Writers Workshop at PRESS was a hit! Students with some letterpress experience and students with lots of interest in letterpress but no experience gathered together for six hours of experimentation and fun! Here is a list of the talented women who came into PRESS to learn and share: Suzi Banks … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PRESS: Letterpress as a Public Art Project opens its next exhibit to be immediately followed by a poetry reading at 105 Main St. North Adams, Massachusetts. NORTH ADAMS, MA – PRESS: LetterPRESS as a Public Art Project is pleased to announce a new Poetry Reading for the Berkshire Women’s Writers Festival … Continue reading
In honor of Women’s History Month come join Berkshire Festival of Women Writer’s here at PRESS and celebrate women of all ages and backgrounds sharing their ideas, talents and experiences. PRESS is hosting an event as part of the Festival on Saturday, March 24th! This exciting event will have participants experimenting on the Vandercook Letterpress using … 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
Come visit PRESS during the City of North Adams 15th Annual Winterfest Celebration on February 25th! Take advantage of this surprisingly spring-like winter and take a walk downtown to experiment with letterpress by making your own type composition. Drop on in and choose from our large assortment of found wood type and bring your words … Continue reading
My name is Marli LaGrone and I am a sophomore at MCLA and new intern at Press: LetterPRESS as a Public Art Project. I’m currently majoring in visual art and minoring in arts management and anthropology. I was first introduced to PRESS through Professor Melanie Mowinski’s art classes in the fall semester. During Melanie’s classes … Continue reading
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
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