Southern Graphics Council International
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Multiplicity, Intersectionality, and Identity in Printmaking
SGC International Affiliate Session
Chair: Haley Takahashi, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Print media is intrinsically associated with the multiple. For some, this practice takes the form of an edition, a body of work, or mass production to disseminate information. For others, the multiple is symbolic of a multifaceted identity, or part of a multidisciplinary artistic practice. In Kathryn Reeves’ 1999 essay “The Re- Visioning of Printmaking,” she calls for a new understanding of print through the psychoanalysis and semantics of print methods, processes, and history. Through feminist ideologies, Reeves suggests that print has been “othered” due to its coding as female. In 2023, many artists are expanding and “revising” our understanding of print beyond its historical context through a contemporary and nuanced approach to identity and sociology. For this panel, I am seeking artists applying print to represent multiplicity and intersectionality in their work. This could include artists who contend with race, nationality, gender, LGBTQ+ identity, or marginalization within their practice. This panel also applies to the artists who blur the hard lines between mediums and use print as part of a multidisciplinary art-making approach.
Submit through the SECAC Portal to apply.
Contact SGCI’s Affiliate Liaisons Coordinator, Denise Bookwalter, with any questions.
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Anderson Ranch Arts Center Opportunities
Workshop registration for our Summer 2023 courses is officially OPEN! Workshops fill up quickly, so sign up today! This year, our course catalog is exclusively online at www.andersonranch.org/workshops. We are excited to offer over 140 courses across seven disciplines with world-class instructors and state-of-the-art studio spaces. Our easily searchable platform lets you narrow your workshop selection by medium, skill level, date range, and more!
Anderson Ranch is happy to extend a 20% Summer Workshop tuition discount for SGC International members. Please register on-line and then email reg@andersonranch.org with your membership information and we will make the adjustment once you are in the system. You are also welcome to call 970-924-5089 to register.
Artists-in-Residence have unlimited access to Anderson Ranch’s artistic studios and state-of-the-art equipment during their residency—55,000 square feet of space in which to focus on their art and explore new ideas. We are currently accepting applications. The application deadline is February 19, 2023.
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Heather Parrish, Transverse Atopia
Screenprint, 2017, 22″ x 30″, www.heatherparrish.net