Austin-based collaborative printmaking studio Flatbed Press and projectART are partnering for the upcoming gallery exhibit, IMPRINT. The exhibit can be viewed at ARTSPACE, projectART’s contemporary art gallery and education space in Wimberley, beginning November 21.
For artist and projectART Board of Directors Secretary Heather Carter, the impetus for a printmaking exhibit was an interaction she had with a volunteer who had participated in a previous printmaking workshop at ARTSPACE and was excited about diving back into it during his retirement. With this in mind, Carter worked with Jules Buck Jones, projectARTcurator and Texas State University associate professor in the School of Art and Design, to select pieces to include in IMPRINT.
“For this exhibition,” said Carter, “the focus was choosing work that exemplified the tactile and sculptural process of printmaking. What was it that left those marks and indentions in the paper? How was [the piece] made? To help answer these questions, the exhibit will show etched plates and include a small press. ARTSPACE is a teaching gallery, and understanding the process is integral to understanding and appreciating the final product.”
