The Print Center

Conversation with Nancy Hellebrand
2024-05-09 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Presented in-person and on Zoom
Nancy Hellebrand will be joined by The Print Center’s Executive Director, Liz Spungen, to discuss the creation and evolution of the works on view in Nancy Hellebrand: EVERYBODYBEAUTIFUL, on view April 19 – July 20, 2024.

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This program is presented as part of (re)FOCUS, a citywide project celebrating and reflecting on 50 years of feminism in the arts.

Virtual Conversation with Stephanie Santana
2024-05-02 18:00 - 19:00
Photo: Noemie Marguerite
Presented on Zoom
Join us for a Conversation with Stephanie Santana. This program is presented in conjunction with Stephanie Santana: Ways of Knowing, on view April 19 – July 20, 2024.

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This program is presented as part of (re)FOCUS, a citywide project celebrating and reflecting on 50 years of feminism in the arts.

Artist Talk + Book Launch: Tom Griggs
2024-04-24 18:00 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Presented in-person and on Zoom
We are thrilled to welcome Tom Griggs back to The Print Center for an Artist Talk and Book Launch celebrating his book A Creature Obeys a Creature That Wants, 2023, published in an edition of 400 by Mesæstándar, Medellín, Colombia. We will hear about Griggs’ photography and book practice, and have the opportunity to get a signed copy of this spectacular softcover book with Swiss binding and two part rigid cloth slipcase. This event is free and open to the public. Purchase your copy ahead of time here.
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Read what others are saying:
“In A Creature Obeys a Creature That Wants, photographer Tom Griggs shows he is as deft with a pen as he is with his camera. Devastating writing accompanies masterful photography to do the impossible: Condense a sprawling family saga into this slim volume.”
– Nicholas Casey, staff writer at The New York Times

“Any vernacular photo enthusiast will tell you that little skill is required to snap a great picture. But taking a series of such photos and sequencing them in a meaningful way requires a mastery far beyond an MFA. Adding text to this mix makes this task virtually impossible. It’s like adding weights to a house of cards. Tom Griggs is one of the few authors to achieve this balancing act. With A Creature Obeys a Creature That Wants, Griggs weaves his own text and photographs with his father’s notes and snapshots. Authored with restraint and sophistication, the result is more like a powerful novella than a family album.”
– Alec Soth

Bringing your Project to Publication: A Survey of Possibilities
2024-04-20 13:00 - 18:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Darius D. Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson, Publish Your Photography Book, 2023, courtesy of Radius Books. Photo: Brad Trone
A Photobook Seminar with Mary Virginia Swanson
Register early – space is limited
Download Seminar PDF
The journey to bring your completed project to book form can take many paths: utilizing “print-on-demand” technology, working closely with an experienced team of publishing professionals and choosing to self-publish and/or produce your book in small or limited editions. Depending on the role of a publication in your artistic practice, there is much to consider well in advance of making decisions.

1 – 2pm “To Be Published, or Self-Publish? An Overview of Options,” with Mary Virginia Swanson
2:15 – 5:15pm Panel “Creating a Photobook,” with Laurie Churchman, Lynne Farrington, Gianluca and Gianmarco Gamberini of L’Artiere, Will Harris, Gregory Eddi Jones, John Joyce, Andrea Modica and Ron Tarver
5:30 – 6:30pm Book signings and Reception (participants are welcome to bring books to share and sell during the reception, register early, space is limited*)

Cost: $50 ($40 for Print Center Members* and students)
*To reserve space for sharing books or verify membership, email mhawk@printcenter.org. To become a member, click here.
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Photo: Allison V. Smith
About Mary Virginia Swanson
Mary Virginia Swanson is an author, advisor and educator who has dedicated her career to helping artists find the strengths in their work, identify appreciative audiences, and present their work in an informed and professional manner. A respected contributor to the field, she frequently serves as a judge at contemporary photography and photobook competitions, conducts public presentations at festivals and lectures at numerous colleges throughout the year. Swanson is co-author with Darius Himes of Publish Your Photography Book, now in its updated and expanded Third Edition (Radius Books, 2023).

Seminar Details
To Be Published, or Self-Publish? An Overview of Options
In this richly illustrated “big picture” presentation, Swanson will explore the differences and similarities between seeking and securing a traditional publisher for your work vs. assuming all aspects of self-publishing your project. This presentation will cover the pros and cons of different approaches, advice on gaining knowledge surrounding production options and critical resources to help bring your book to its ideal audience.
Panel Discussion – Creating a Photobook
Our distinguished panel of experts will share their experience and knowledge of all facets of creating photobooks. The panelists/areas of expertise include:

Laurie Churchman, Designlore – Book Design
Lynne Farrington – Director of Programs/Senior Curator, Special Collections in the Kislak Center, University of Pennsylvania
Gianluca and Gianmarco Gamberini, L’Artiere, Bologna, Italy – Publishers
Will Harris – Photographer, shortlisted for a First Book Award by Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards, 2021
Gregory Eddi Jones – Self-publishing artist
John Joyce – Photographer developing his first book
Andrea Modica – Photographer who launched her career with a photobook, and now has many published works, including Catholic Girl, 2023, with L’Artiere
Ron Tarver – Photographer working on the final stage of his forthcoming The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America
Additional guests to be announced

There will be ample time for Q & A at the end of each session.
Questions? Ask info@printcenter.org

printPHILLY! Print Fair 2024
2024-04-20 10:00 - 15:00 | University of the Arts, Solmssen Court, 320 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19102, United States
The Philadelphia Print Consortium is pleased to announce the second annual printPHILLY! print fair.
Join us on Saturday April 20, 2024, at the University of the Arts, Solmssen Court, 320 S. Broad Street, on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts.
Showcasing 56 vendors including The Print Center Gallery Store, this one-day fair is open to the public from 10am – 3pm, and celebrates the rich and expanding Philadelphia printmaking community.
For a list of participating shops, collectives, nonprofits, and individuals, please visit the PPC website: https://printphilly.org/fair/

Gallery Talk & Opening Reception for Spring Exhibitions
2024-04-18 17:30 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Join us for a Gallery Talk and Opening Reception for our Spring Exhibitions!
Nancy Hellebrand: EVERYBODYBEAUTIFUL, Stephanie Santana: Ways of Knowing and Martie Zelt: Land Strider are on view April 19 – July 20, 2024.
5:30pm – Gallery Talk with Hellebrand, Santana + Lauren Rosenblum, Jensen Bryan Curator
6 – 7:30pm – Opening Reception

Free and open to the public.

Artist Talk with Natalia Mejía Murillo
2024-03-21 18:00 - 19:00
On Zoom
Join us on Zoom for an Artist Talk with Natalia Mejía Murillo. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Natalia Mejía Murillo: Between Emergency and Imminence, on view at The Print Center January 19 – March 30, 2024, organized by guest curator Liz K. Sheehan.
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Natalia Mejía Murillo (born Colombia; lives Richmond, VA) has a BFA and an MA in the History and Theory of Art from the National University of Colombia, Bogotá; and an MFA in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. She has had artist-residencies including: Helllo New York! through the Curatorial Program for Research, New York; MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA; Tajo Taller and Saenger Galería, Mexico City; Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, ME; and Fundació Miró Mallorca and Casa de Velázquez, Spain. Murillo has received awards from the Kunstmuseum Reutlingen, Germany and the Ministry of Culture of Colombia – México (FONCA), among others. She has been on the faculty of the National University of Colombia and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, both Bogotá, and currently teaches at VCUArts, Qatar.

Performance & Artist Talk with Ranran Fan
2024-03-14 18:00 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
In-person and on Zoom
Join us for a Performance and Artist Talk with Ranran Fan, presented both in-person and on Zoom. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Ranran Fan: Pressing Matters 按压即可, on view at The Print Center January 19 – March 30, 2024, organized by guest curator Liz K. Sheehan.
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Ranran Fan (born China; lives Denton, TX) works across print, new media, installation and performance. They earned a BS in Biology in Hong Kong, a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL; and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Their work has been exhibited at Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque; Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD; Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR; Santa Fe Art Institute and SITE Santa Fe, both NM; as well as OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, China; and Incheon Marine Asia Photography and Video Festival, South Korea. They are an Assistant Professor of New Media Art at the University of North Texas, Denton.

Artist Talk with Gary Burnley
2024-02-21 18:00 - 19:00 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
In-person and on Zoom
Join us for an Artist Talk with Gary Burnley, presented both in-person and on Zoom. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Gary Burnley: Caste, on view at The Print Center January 19 – March 30, 2024, organized by guest curator Liz K. Sheehan.
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Gary Burnley (born St. Louis, MO; lives Ridgefield, CT) received a BFA from Washington University, St. Louis and an MFA from Yale University, New Haven, CT. Selected solo and group exhibitions include Amarillo Art Museum, TX; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX; Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA; Aperture Gallery, Artists Space, Leo Castelli Gallery, Elizabeth Houston Gallery and Holly Solomon Gallery, all New York, NY; Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR; Queens Museum, NY Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA; Alice Austen House Museum, Staten Island, NY; Hansen-Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY; as well as SALON, Florence, Italy; and Tbilisi University, Georgia. Burnley received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 2022 and his work is included in collections such as: Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY; Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA; Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN; Museum of Fine Arts Houston; Candela and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, both Richmond; and Light Work, Syracuse, NY.

Gallery Talk & Opening Reception: 98th ANNUAL Solo Exhibitions
2024-01-18 17:30 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Join us for a Gallery Talk and Opening Reception for the 98th ANNUAL International Competition Solo Exhibitions!
Gary Burnley: Caste, Ranran Fan: Pressing Matters 按压即可 and Natalia Mejía Murillo: Between Emergency and Imminence are on view January 19 – March 30, 2024, organized by guest curator Liz K. Sheehan.
5:30pm – Gallery Talk with the Artists and Liz K. Sheehan
6 – 7:30pm – Opening Reception

Free and open to the public

Benefit Auction
2023-12-02 17:00 - 21:00 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Learn More About the Benefit
The Benefit supports our critically-acclaimed exhibitions, events, publications and educational programs! We are delighted to welcome Joey Lico as Honorary Curator! Lico is the Executive Director of The Cultivist, the prestigious, London-based global arts club.
We are excited to once again invite you to close the Benefit with a celebratory gathering!
Saturday, December 2
5pm Champagne Reception
Enjoy deluxe hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and plenty of bubbly while getting a close look at the fabulous works up for bid!
6pm Main Event (bidding closes at 8pm)
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November 28 – December 1
There will be numerous opportunities to preview the items up for bid – see the full schedule here.

Artist Talk: Kat Richards
2023-11-09 18:00 - 19:30
On Zoom
Courtesy of the Artist. Photo: Alec Logan Smith
Artist talk with Kat Richards who will speak from Portland, OR. Richards will discuss their work, artistic practice and career. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Kat Richards: Shapes of Change, on view at The Print Center September 8 – November 12, 2023, organized by Lauren Rosenblum.
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Kat Richards (Portland, OR) received a BFA from University Of Kansas, Lawrence and an MFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. They have been included in recent exhibitions at The Momentary, Bentonville, AK; Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO; Ladies Room Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; 550 Gallery, New York, NY; and Mount Analogue Gallery, Seattle, WA. Richards has been a visiting artist and taught at institutions including the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; University of Kansas, Lawrence; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of the Arts, Philadelphia; and Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY. Richards was a Semifinalist in The Print Center’s 94th ANNUAL International Competition and is Assistant Professor of Art Practice in Printmaking at Portland State University School of Art and Design, Oregon. Richards is represented in The Print Center’s Gallery Store.

Artist Talk + Book Launch: Alan Nakagawa
2023-10-24 18:00 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Portrait: Elizabeth Withstandley
Presented in-person and on Zoom
The Print Center welcomes the renowned Los Angeles-based artist Alan Nakagawa to Philadelphia! Join us to hear Nakagawa talk about his new book A.I.R. Head: Anatomy of an Artist In Residence, 2022, published by Writ Large Projects.
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“Within a short amount of time, Alan Nakagawa found himself the midst of several artist-in-residence opportunities. It started with the Getty Villa and then the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Within a few years, Nakagawa had a half of dozen completed or in the mix. And then the emails started coming.
Artists wanted to meet with Nakagawa to find out how this happened. To quote The Talking Heads: “Well, how did I get here?” Like his artwork, A.I.R. Head: Anatomy of an Artist In Residence is not a straight line nor a soundbite. This book is Nakagawa’s attempt to answer that question through diary entries, sketches, ideas and concepts. This book is a history of one artist’s journey through his life, his personhood and his career.”
– Writ Large Projects

Alan Nakagawa is an interdisciplinary artist with archiving tendencies who primarily works with sound, often incorporating various media and working with communities and their histories. Nakagawa is currently the artist-in-resident at the Gerth Archives, California State University Dominguez Hills assigned to the newly acquired L.A. Free Press/Art Kunkin Collection. He was the first artist in resident for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles County Library. Nakagawa is a recipient of two Art Matters grants, a City of Los Angeles Artist Fellowship, a California Community Foundation Mid-Career Artist Fellowship and a Monbusho Scholarship. He co-founded arts collective non-profit Collage Ensemble Inc. (1984-2011), curated experimental music weekly Ear Meal Webcast (2010-2017), produced public practice artist interviews podcast VISITINGS Radio Show (2017-2020) and administers the website Asian American Futurism (2022-Present).

This event is presented in partnership with Mural Arts, Philadelphia.

Book Launch: The Print Center at 100 – Gabriel Martinez Bayside Revisited
2023-10-19 18:00 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
The Print Center launches our newest publication, The Print Center at 100 – Gabriel Martinez Bayside Revisited. The volume includes texts by John Caperton, The Print Center’s former Jensen Bryan Curator; Julia Dolan, The Minor White Senior Curator of Photography, Portland Art Museum; and Darren Jones, artist, author and critic.
The Print Center at 100 is a three-volume publication marking the first 100 years of the organization, which was celebrated in 2015. The volumes are dedicated to: the history of the organization, the state of contemporary photography and the state of contemporary print.

Conversation with Raque Ford
2023-10-12 18:00 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Please note the new date! Originally scheduled for October 5.
Presented in-person and on Zoom

Image courtesy of the Artist and the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop.
Artist talk and conversation with Raque Ford, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Raque Ford: Where do I start?, on view September 8 – November 12, 2023. Ford will be joined by guest curator Lauren Rosenblum and Justin Sanz, master printer, EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop.
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Raque Ford (Brooklyn, NY) received a BFA from Pratt Institute, New York and an MFA from Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ. Recent solo exhibitions include 321 Gallery, Brooklyn; Good Weather, Chicago, IL; Greene Naftali and Shoot the Lobster, both New York, NY; and CAPITAL, San Francisco, CA. Significant group shows include Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY; MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY; and SculptureCenter, Queens, NY; as well as Morán Morán, Mexico City, Mexico; Division Gallery, Montreal, Canada; and Roberta Pelan, Toronto, Canada. Ford’s work is in the collections of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Ford is represented by Greene Naftali Gallery.

About the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, a program of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA RBPMW), is the oldest and longest-running community print shop in the United States. A cooperative printmaking workspace that provides professional-quality printmaking facilities to artists and printmakers of every skill level, EFA RBPMW is committed to inspiring and fostering its diverse artistic community. It is with this spirit of openness and inclusion that the vision of Robert Blackburn—the influential teacher, celebrated collaborator, and pioneering artist—is sustained in a welcoming, creative environment that continues to serve as the backbone of the workshop today.

20/20 Photo Book Fair
2023-09-30 12:00 - 17:00 | Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19106
Presented at the Cherry Street Pier
The Print Center is a Programmatic Partner for the 20/20 Photo Festival!
The 20/20 Photo Festival will host a photo book fair at Cherry Street Pier on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 from 12 – 5pm. The event is free and open to the public, giving participants an opportunity to immerse themselves in a wide variety of photographic art all under one roof. The fair features 30+ vendors including artists, book publishers, galleries and more. Learn more
Stop by The Print Center’s table to see an exciting selection of new books!

Book Signing: Gabriel Martinez, 12pm
Gabriel Martinez will sign our brand new, hot-off-the-press The Print Center at 100 – Gabriel Martinez Bayside Revisited. The Print Center at 100 is a three-volume publication marking the first 100 years of the organization. Bayside Revisited is the first to be published. (P.S. – join us for the official Launch Party at The Print Center on October 19!)
Panel Discussion + Book Signing, 1 – 2:30pm
Jessica Todd Harper, Andrew Piccone and Jamie Schofield Riva discuss how family and domestic life have inspired their photographs. Jessica Todd Harper will sign her new book Here (2023, Damiani) at The Print Center’s table immediately following the panel.

Gallery Talk & Opening Reception: Raque Ford: Where do I start? and Kat Richards: Shapes of Change
2023-09-07 17:30 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Join us for a Gallery Talk and Opening Reception for Raque Ford: Where do I start? and Kat Richards: Shapes of Change, on view September 8 – November 11, 2023, organized by guest curator Lauren Rosenblum.
5:30pm – Gallery Talk with Ford and Rosenblum
6 – 7:30pm – Opening Reception

Free and open to the public

Dinner Date with Rodrigo Valenzuela
2023-06-21 18:00 - 21:00
Rodrigo Valenzuela. Photo: Zachary Fabri

We are excited to invite you to our spring fundraiser, Dinner Date – this year honoring an extraordinary artist, Rodrigo Valenzuela!
The evening will begin with a private tour of Rodrigo Valenzuela: Workforce led by the artist, while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres and champagne.
($125 per person, 6pm at The Print Center)
Next, an elegant dinner will be served at the beautiful, art-filled, Center City home of Print Center Board member Genny Boccardo-Dubey and Frank Dubey.
($300 per person, $550 per couple, 7pm, including tour)
Don’t miss this very special opportunity to collect an artwork by Rodrigo Valenzuela, created especially for The Print Center in partnership with the Common Press at the University of Pennsylvania.
($1,000 per person, $1,250 per couple, including tour & dinner)
Above is a “sketch” of the work in progress – which will be a polymer photogravure and letterpress print, 14″ x 11″.

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Gallery Talk & Opening Reception: Rodrigo Valenzuela: Workforce
2023-04-14 17:30 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Please join us for a Gallery Talk and Opening Reception for Rodrigo Valenzuela: Workforce. Workforce, a solo exhibition of new and recent work by the Chilean-born artist, is Valenzuela’s debut showing in Philadelphia and is on view April 15 – July 15, 2023.
5:30pm – Gallery Talk with the Artist and Exhibition Curators
6 – 7:30pm – Reception

Registration not required. All of The Print Center’s programs are free and open to the public.

Artist Talk: Rodrigo Valenzuela
2023-04-11 18:00 - 19:00 | University of Pennsylvania, Meyerson Hall, 210 S 34th Street, Philadelphia, 19104, United States
Held at the University of Pennsylvania, Meyerson Hall, Room B-3
Both in-person and on Zoom

Please join The Print Center and the University of Pennsylvania as artist Rodrigo Valenzuela discusses his work, artistic practice and career. This program is presented in conjunction with Rodrigo Valenzuela: Workforce, on view at The Print Center April 15 – July 15, 2023. Workforce, a solo exhibition of new and recent work by the Chilean-born artist, is Valenzuela’s debut showing in Philadelphia.
Registration not required for in-person attendance
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Artist Talk: Idalia Vasquez-Achury
2023-03-23 18:00 - 19:00 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Presented in-person and on Zoom
Join The Print Center for an Artist Talk with Idalia Vasquez-Achury as she discusses her process, work and current exhibition Mind of Winter.

The Print Center’s exhibitions and programs are free and open to the public.
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Idalia Vasquez-Achury (b. Colombia) is a Philadelphia-based photographer and educator. She has a BFA in photography from the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI; an MFA in photography from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; and studied graphic design in Bogotá, Colombia. She has exhibited at venues including the Scarab Club Gallery, Detroit and 555 Gallery, Dearborn, both MI; Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury, VT; and Goldilocks Gallery and Woodmere Art Museum, both Philadelphia; as well as Casa SinFin, Bogotá. Her works have been featured in Lenscratch and Don’t Take Pictures, among other publications. Vasquez-Achury has taught at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture and the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster; and worked in advertising in Bogotá and Quito, Ecuador.

Performance & Conversation: María Verónica San Martín
2023-03-01 18:00 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
San Martín and her son, 2017. Photo: Nina Davenport
Presented in-person and on Zoom
Join us for a Performance and Conversation with María Verónica San Martín. Her performance will take place amidst her current exhibition, Geology of Memory / Geología de la Memoria, and will incorporate her many artist books on view.

The Print Center’s exhibitions and programs are free and open to the public.
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María Verónica San Martín (b. 1981; Chile) is a New York-based multidisciplinary artist and educator. She has an MA from The Corcoran School of Art and Design, George Washington University, Washington, DC. She has exhibited nationally and internationally including at BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn; Artists Space; New York Immigrant Artist Biennial; Queens Museum; and Rockefeller Center, all NY; and the Chilean National Archive, Santiago and Museum Meermanno, The Hague, Netherlands. Her work is held in more than 60 collections including the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Museum of Memory and Human Rights, Santiago; and the Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. San Martín was a fellow at the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program; a scholar at the Center for Book Arts, New York; an artist-in-residence at Art Omi, Ghent and Interlude, Hudson, both NY; and has been awarded two New York Foundation for the Arts and three Chilean National Grants. Since 2016, San Martín has been performing and talking about her projects “Moving Memorial,” “Dignidad” and “The Javelin Project” in museums, public spaces and cultural centers. She recently performed at the Lincoln Center, New York; had her fifth solo show in Chile at Galeria NAC; and launched “Collective Roadmap,” a project based on the Chilean constitution. She is currently working on a commission for the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, while preparing a solo exhibition for Trinity College, CT and group exhibitions that will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup. San Martín teaches at the Center for Book Arts, NY; Penland School of Craft, NC; Miami University, Oxford, OH; and Booklyn Inc, NY, where she is also a board member.

Film Screening & Book Signing: Henry Horenstein
2023-02-16 18:00 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Speedway 72, 2022
Join The Print Center and photographer Henry Horenstein for a Film Screening and Book Signing! Horenstein will show excerpts from four of his films, followed by Q & A. He will also discuss his newly published Speedway 1972 , followed by a book signing.

The Print Center’s programs are free and open to the public.

Poetry Workshop with Ursula Rucker: presented with Heart On Your Sleeve
2023-02-11 15:00 - 17:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Join The Print Center and Heart On Your Sleeve for an intimate poetry writing workshop, led by Ursula Rucker. Space is limited. Elixr coffee and snacks will be provided.
Workshop participants have the choice between a regular admission ticket ($25), or a combo ticket ($55) which includes a discounted HOYS t-shirt.
T-shirts are available for purchase in The Print Center Gallery Store for $35.
Heart on Your Sleeve will donate a portion of the net proceeds to Harriett’s Bookshop (258 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia). Named for historical heroine Harriett Tubman, the store celebrates women authors, artists and activists.
Purchase your Workshop ticket
Do you wear your heart on your sleeve? Wearing your heart on your sleeve is to be vulnerable, to be present, and to show your whole and authentic self.
If this sounds like you… Come gather in the spirit of love… we’ll create poems, share, and listen to stories of self-love, tough love, love lost, brotherly love, and sisterly affection.
What are we going to do? Sit at the table, TOGETHER – listen -to each other – to music, make poetry, and create art that speaks to our mutually LOVING experiences.
Why are we doing it? For ALL OF US TO SHARE… to see and feel ourselves in a good, uplifting, and generous spotlight.. a LOVING one! You know… L.O.V.E?
-Ursula Rucker
Heart On Your Sleeve (HOYS) is a winterlong (November 2022 – April 2023) public art and poetry initiative focused on the themes of care and renewal. This six-month project brings together Philadelphia Poets and Artists to co-create compassionate works that appear on insulated take-out coffee sleeves and in public artworks at Elixr Coffee. The project aims to bring the perspectives of poets and artists to the public in small and meaningful ways this winter through an uplifting poem, an inspiring piece of public art, or a new piece of clothing. Heart On Your Sleeve is organized by Molly Gross & Ryan Strand Greenberg with support by Elixr Coffee and The Poetry Project.
Poets: Sojourner Ahebee, Dilruba Ahmed, Husnaa Haajarah Hashim, Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Ursula Rucker, and Eleanor Wilner Artists: Jonai Gibson-Selix, Hester Stinnett, Destiny Palmer. For more information, click here.

Artist Talk: Cheryl Mukherji
2023-02-02 18:00 - 19:00 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Presented in-person and on Zoom
Join us for an Artist Talk with Cheryl Mukherji as she discusses her process, work and current exhibition, Ghorer Bairer Aalo (The Light Outside Home).

The Print Center’s exhibitions and programs are free and open to the public.
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Cheryl Mukherji (b. 1995, India) is a visual artist and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. She has an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from ICP-Bard College, New York. Her work has been exhibited at venues including the Brooklyn Museum; Baxter St. at Camera Club of New York (CCNY), International Center of Photography and the Museum of the Moving Image, Queens, all NY; Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul; the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; as well as the Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver, Canada; Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa, India; Format Photo Festival, Derby, UK; and Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London, UK, among others. Mukherji was a finalist in the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. She has had residencies at the Center for Photography at Woodstock and Baxter Street at CCNY, where she had her debut solo show, Wanted Beautiful Home Loving Girl, in 2022. Previously, Mukherji received Brooklyn Museum’s #Your2020Portrait Award; Capture Photography Festival’s 2020 Writing Prize; a Firecracker Photography Grant in 2020; a South Asian Arts Resiliency Fund grant; and was a finalist for the 2020 Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize.

Gallery Talks & Opening Reception: 97th ANNUAL Solo Exhibitions
2023-01-19 17:30 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Join us as we open three new exhibitions, awarded from the 97th ANNUAL International Competition:
Cheryl Mukherji: Ghorer Bairer Aalo (The Light Outside Home)
María Verónica San Martín: Geology of Memory / Geología de la Memoria
and
Idalia Vasquez-Achury: Mind of Winter
5:30pm – Gallery Talks with the Artists and independent curator Liz K. Sheehan
6 – 7:30pm – Opening Reception

Learn more about the exhibitions here.

Emerging Collectors Preview
2022-11-30 17:00 - 19:00 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Join The Print Center along with event hosts Andrew Taggart & Andrew Cameron Zahn for a special evening where guests can preview the artwork up for bid, hear about the works from the artists who created them and get insight on art collecting strategies.

Free to attend – RSVP required
Suggested donation of $20

More About our Hosts:
Andrew Taggart is a specialist of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts at Freeman’s Auction House. As a collector himself, he has a fondness for 18th and early 19th-century furniture, objects and portraits.
Andrew Cameron Zahn is a designer, developer, curator and artist. He creates websites and interactive media through Vast Design and Development, and is recognized for his expertise in digital and interactive art as well as user experience design. A member of the Zahn family, Andrew continues the family legacy of art collecting.

Book Talk: Harlem Nights 1990–2001 by Gerald Cyrus
2022-11-03 18:00 - 19:00 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Presented on Zoom
PLEASE NOTE: THIS TALK WILL BE COMPLETELY VIRTUAL
Join The Print Center for a Book Talk with photographer Gerald Cyrus. In addition to discussing Harlem Nights 1990–2001, Cyrus will speak about his career, the making of this work and more.
Cyrus’ photographs explore the nightclubs, their patrons and the vibrant music scene in the historic neighborhood of Harlem, NY.

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Book Launch & Panel Discussion: A Brand New End: Survival and Its Pictures by Carmen Winant
2022-10-27 18:00 - 19:00 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
At The Print Center and on Zoom
Join The Print Center as we launch our new publication with Carmen Winant, A Brand New End: Survival and Its Pictures. Winant will be joined by panelists Yoonjai Choi, Ksenia Nouril, Drew Sawyer + Paige Sweet.
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Registration not required to attend in-person
Text contributions in the publication respond to a rich selection of imagery, all sourced from the archives of Women In Transition and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Laia Abril, Suzanne Lacy and Irene Brantley write on the topic of T-shirts made by survivors; Donna Ferrato on her iconic Time magazine cover stories profiling survivors; Ruth M. Glenn on lapel pins worn by anti-violence advocates; Ksenia Nouril on the photographic archives and 35mm slides; Catherine Opie on photographs of women operating a domestic violence hotline; Sangi Ravichandran on institutional 35mm slides; Elias Rodrigues and Paige Sweet on quotidian newspaper clippings about abuse and support; Drew Sawyer on anonymous vernacular photographs taken by survivors; and Carmen Winant on WIT’s “job puzzle.”
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Content warning: please be advised that some of the imagery contains adult content, including depictions and descriptions of domestic violence.

This program is presented in conjunction with the five-component project, exploring historical and contemporary representations of oppression, liberation and self-expression. Other components included an exhibition (presented April – July, 2022), public interventions in Philadelphia bus shelters, public programming and a short film.

A Brand New End: Survival and Its Pictures has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Conversation: Mark Thomas Gibson + William Villalongo
2022-10-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Tyler School of Art & Architecture, 2001 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, United States
(left) William Villalongo; (right) Mark Thomas Gibson. Photos: Argenis Apolinario Photography and Joe Labolito/Temple University

Presented in-person at Tyler School of Art & Architecture and on Zoom
In conjunction with The Print Center’s current exhibition, A Kaleidoscopic View: Recent Prints from Graphicstudio (on view through November 12), Tyler School of Art & Architecture will host a conversation between alumnus William Villalongo (MFA ’01) and Assistant Professor of Painting Mark Thomas Gibson as part of their Critical Dialogue Series. A Kaleidoscopic View features prints by both artists and highlights boundary-pushing artwork created at Graphicstudio, an experimental printshop at the University of South Florida. Gibson and Villalongo will discuss what draws them to printmaking in their own work, as well as in their co-curatorial project, Black Pulp. Print Center Executive Director Elizabeth F. Spungen will moderate the discussion.

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Attend in-person:
Tyler School of Art & Architecture
Architecture Building, Room 104
2001 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19122

Co-sponsored + hosted by Tyler School of Art, Temple University
