Saturday, 18 October 2014
Friday, 17 October 2014
The Press Gang 3 years on...
Printmaking is renowned for being a collaborative activity; studios and workshops play a crucial role in the development of artists’ concepts and techniques in print.
In July 2011 the Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre opened with a print studio included. From the first weeks, response to the opportunity of a community print studio was very positive with numbers around 12 to 18 including printmakers, painters, graphic artists, photographers and talented first timers.
It has been a busy and enjoyable three years of printmaking on Fridays and the mediums used have been varied ranging from the traditional to very experimental and yet all output has fitted in with the fairly compact studio.
The studio caters for two of the principal categories of printing method: Relief Printing – linocuts, woodcuts and monotypes. Intaglio Printing – etchings, dry-point, solar-plates, collagraphs and carborundum prints as well as several combinations of more than one technique, referred to as Mixed Media. Other categories such as Screen Printing and Lithography are not carried out due to their specialized nature.
Our upcoming exhibition Sanctuaries,
gains inspiration from many aspects of the conservation and preservation of
nature, especially through protected area management and bush regeneration
associated with parks and reserves. This theme is particularly meaningful for
the group, as collectively most base their artworks on flora and fauna
regularly. Each member of the group has individually interpreted issues
regarding threatened species and habitat and their regeneration.
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