The Ink Shop has this annual print sale before the holidays. This year we combine our Print Sale with the a combination member prints for sale and more selections for the collection of Fred Maddens wonderful images. Our collection of prints is extensive and represents some of the best printmakers around.
The 22nd Mini Print International is a juried exhibition of prints no larger than 4”x4”. A maximum of four (4) original prints in any traditional or contemporary graphic process, including computer generated prints, will be accepted.
Sunday 1/21 10 AM - 3 PM $75 non-associates / $63.75 associates ($35 for materials) The Coptic Stitch is an historic book structure that features an exposed chain stitch […]
Presents work by eleven local artists exploring the numbers zero through nine, plus. each artist was given (or chose) a number, and an allotted acreage to explore and interpret.
to quote Erin Miller, 22/23 Fellow,“to question notions of chance and control”
Wednesday 2/21 6 PM - 9 PMWednesday 2/28 6 PM - 9 PM $90 non-associates / $76.5 associates ($35 for materials) The Flatback Case Binding is the quintessential hardcover book […]
I SeeYou showcases the talent of printmaking students from Ithaca College and Cornell University, featuring a diverse range of printmaking techniques, including relief, intaglio, and screenprinting providing a glimpse into the breadth and depth of the discipline.
Work for the academic year 2023-2024 curated by instructors Pat Huntsinger,IC; Keleb Hunkele, IC; Julianne Hunter, IC and CU; Oscar Rene Cornejo,CU; Elisabeth Meyer, CU.
In this class, students will be guided through the linoleum cut relief printing process start to finish. The process will include creating a sketch for a print, transferring it onto a block of linoleum, carving with tools, and printing on the press.
The Ink Shop Printmaking Center is excited to announce our Annual Fellowship Grant for printmakers and book artists. This fellowship provides artists with the time and resources to create a new body of work, along with the opportunity to share it with the world. As a Fellow, you'll have access to The Ink Shop's studio and equipment 24/7 and be able to participate in exhibitions, portfolio exchanges, and all aspects of the shop's management.
In 1999, The Ink Shop and Olive Branch Press were established by five artists including Christa Wolf. Three years later, Kumi Korf was the first artist to have her work published by Olive Branch Press, a set of three chine collé intaglio prints titled “Letters to the Planet” featuring Kumi’s writings, with Christa as her master printer. Thus, began almost a quarter century of friendship and collaboration, with many hours spent at the etching press in Kumi's studio, cooking in her kitchen, travelling together in Japan, always side by side telling stories. Though they were born and raised in separate homelands, their intuitive reactions to art and life are overlapping. This exhibition is the first time their works have been shown side by side, just the two of them.
In Japanese, Tagasode translates to "whose sleeves?" a phrase used in classical love poetry to evoke the memory of a woman through her empty kimono. For this exhibition, Kumi Korf gathered nine women artists, sent them kimonos and invited them to create artwork with the garments as the catalyst. Though the kimono itself seems a precious work of art, the prompt was to "be free"; an invitation to adventure, playful chaos, a brave step into the unknown.
Useful Labor vs Useless Toil is a pamphlet and lecture given by the decorative artist, poet and philosopher William Morris in 1884. It was a critique of the waste and inequality inherent in the capitalist system exacerbated by the Industrial Revolution. A new relationship between man and machine was born and Morris felt the need to sound the alarm bell. While he did not object to the use of machines to ease and assist labor, he was concerned about the potential of new technology to replace skilled labor. He worried about out quality of life and in particular the sense of satisfaction and pleasure derived from meaningful work. This exhibit will examine our relationship to various forms of technology as creative tools. Industrial revolution era machines such as the printing press, jacquard loom, and knitting machines are still in use today. Can we express ourselves creatively and with a satisfactory level of craftsmanship and artistic expression using machines vs creating things wholly by hand? How does technology change the creative process? And what of the looming technology of our era? What are the dangers and benefits of artificial intelligence to the creative process and to the skilled labor of today?
Each year, The Ink Shop launches a Members’ show, giving our membership the opportunity to exhibit their newest work. This exhibit gives the public the opportunity to see the new work coming out of The Ink Shop, one of Central New York’s only community printmaking facilities.
