Current Exhibition
Water of Alabama
PaperWorkers Local’s second annual juried exhibition
Image courtesy of Karen Graffeo
Exhibiting Artists:
Lanette Blankenship Mimi Boston Dori Boyd Jill England Karen Graffeo Cicely Hill Enid Keyser Chase King Stephanie Kirkland Michael Marling de Cuellar Jane Marshall Robin McDonald Haruyo Miyagawa Tracie Noles-Ross Shanda Paige Lucy Pike Colleen Pike-Blair Nancy Smith Beth Stewart Richard Stockham Ryan Waldo Cathy Wright |
The varied people of Alabama have deep ties to the water and land of Alabama. Those ties and appreciation of water provide inspiration for submissions to this show.
SPONSOR & PARTNERS: Water of Alabama: A Response to ‘Waterline’ is sponsored by Paperworkers Local, a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists’ co-operative based around a printmaking facility in Birmingham, Alabama, in partnership with the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Cahaba River Society, and with generous grant support from the Alabama Council on the Arts (www.arts.state.al.us/) The members of PaperWorkers Local have pooled their resources to establish Birmingham’s first printmaking studio. The co-operative also exhibits the work of local artists and emerging artist from around the country, as well as offering workshops in various media. More information can be found at PaperWorkersLocal.com or visit us at 2717 Seventh Avenue South, Suite 203 Birmingham, Al 35233. JUROR: Graham C. Boettcher, PhD, the R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art PRIZES: First Prize: $300 plus a solo show at Paperworkers Local in 2019. Second Prize: $150 Third Prize: $75 EXHIBITION INFO: PaperWorkers Local at 2717 Seventh Avenue South, suites 203 Birmingham, AL 35233 Exhibition Opening and Award Presentation August 23, 2018 5:00 - 7:00 PM Exhibition Dates August 23 – October 11, 2018 Open Saturdays 11:00 - 4:00 CONTACT If you have questions, please send an email to PaperWorkersLocal@gmail.com, with the subject line: Water of Alabama. |
Upcoming Exhibitions
PAst exhibitions
Matt Hopson Walker
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Thursday July 12 5:00 to 7:30
Born and raised in Fresno California, Matthew Hopson-Walker (former owner of a very large rabbit) grew up reading comic books and dystopian science fiction novels. During a formative age he was exposed to movies such as Mad Max, Total Recall, Escape From New York, Blade Runner, and The Omega Man and many themes with in them show up in his work. After working as a janitor for several years he matriculated to the Kansas City Art Institute and received his BFA in Printmaking in 1998. After graduating he and a friend opened their own gallery and screen printing business. To support himself and his heavy metal bass playing “career” he worked as a print technician at his alma mater, did construction, bounced and bussed at various bars, delivered mail and cashiered at liquor stores. These jobs influenced his general misanthropic outlook on humanity and the images he made as an artist. In 2002 he completed his MA followed by his MFA in 2003 both from the University of Iowa. In 2006 he was recipient of the prestigious James D. Phelan Award in Printmaking given by the San Francisco Foundation and administered by the KALA Institute. Matt has been included in 172 juried and group exhibitions and 12 solo shows since 2006. His work is in the collections of the Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection at the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, the University of North Dakota Art Collections in Grand Forks North Dakota, the Amity Art Foundation in Woodbridge Connecticut, the Stonehouse Residency for the Contemporary Arts in Miramonte California, the Drawing and Print Collection at The University of Iowa Museum Of Art, and the Tama Art University Museum in Tokyo Japan. |
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Matthew Hopson-Walker is currently coordinator of foundations, interim graduate coordinator, and assistant professor in printmaking and foundations at the University of South Alabama. He has twice been invited to be an instructor at the nationally renowned Frogman’s Print and Paper Summer Workshop, first in Vermillion South Dakota and then Omaha Nebraska in the summer of 2017. Matt has been invited to be a visiting at artist and lecturer at Northern Illinois University, Murray State University, Emporia State University, University of Alabama, University of South Indiana, Youngstown State University, Muhlenberg College, Kutztown University, Westminster College, South East Missouri State University, Oregon State University, University of North Carolina-Pembroke, Arizona State University, Middle Tennessee State University, and California State University-Chico. Giving demonstrations involving his knowledge of screen printing, lithography, intaglio, and prints that combine more then one technique.
Find out more about Matt's work at his website, MattHopsonWalker.com Matt Hopson Walker's exhibition opens Thursday July 12 5:00 to 7:30 pm at 2717 Seventh Ave South. Matt will also be leading a workshop in Reduction Screen Printing on July 14. More info here: http://www.paperworkerslocal.com/learn.html |
AWASH: Lithographs By Blake Sanders
Adrift 6, lithograph, by Blake Sanders
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The Adrift suite is a series of ten hand-drawn lithographs printed from 2014 to 2017, executed on lithographic grade limestone.
Castaways float like jetsam upon a tarry slick, surviving while surrounded by literal and metaphorical pollution. Dinosaurs act as stand-ins for human players as a reference to our reliance on fossil fuels. I attempt to practice what I preach, executing the series using recycled materials and less toxic methods. Opening: Thursday, May 17, 5:00pm to 7:30pm The exhibition runs through June 23, 2018 with additional open hours Saturdays from 11:00am to 4:00pm. PaperWorkers Local is located at 2717 Seventh Avenue South, Suite 203 Birmingham, Alabama 35233 |
Call for Entries: Water of Alabama
PaperWorkers Local’s second annual juried exhibition ‘Water of Alabama,’ a juried response to Marianne Nicolson’s Birmingham Museum of Art exhibition ‘Waterline.’
Marianne Nicolson is an artist of Scottish and Dzawada’enuxw First Nations descent and believes that Indigenous worldviews, including the notion of community connection to one another and to the land, can benefit all peoples. The varied people of Alabama have deep ties to the water and land of Alabama and it is our hope that those ties and appreciation of water will provide inspiration for submissions to this show.
The competition is open to all artists. All two dimensional works on paper will be considered. Accepted works must be delivered and retrieved in person.
PRIZES:
First Prize: $300 plus a solo show at Paperworkers Local in 2019.
Second Prize: $150
Third Prize: $75
JUROR:
Graham C. Boettcher, PhD, the R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art
ENTRIES:
Via youjudgeit.org/PWLinkonly
$25 for 3 images
SPONSOR & PARTNERS:
Water of Alabama: A Response to ‘Waterline’ is sponsored by Paperworkers Local, a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists’ co-operative based around a printmaking facility in Birmingham, Alabama, in partnership with the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Cahaba River Society, and with generous grant support from the Alabama Council on the Arts (www.arts.state.al.us/)
The members of PaperWorkers Local have pooled their resources to establish Birmingham’s first printmaking studio. The co-operative also exhibits the work of local artists and emerging artist from around the country, as well as offering workshops in various media. More information can be found at PaperWorkersLocal.com or visit us at 2717 Seventh Avenue South, Suite 203 Birmingham, Al 35233.
EXHIBITION INFO:
Venue:
PaperWorkers Local at 2717 Seventh Avenue South, suites 203 Birmingham, AL 35233
Important Dates:
Deadline for Entry June 30, 2018
Notification of Acceptance July 30, 2018
Delivery of Work August 18 from 11-4pm & 8/19 from 5-7
Exhibition Opening and Award Presentation August 23, 2018 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Exhibition Dates August 23 – October 11, 2018
Pick Up Work Oct. 13 from 11-4pm & 10/14 from 5-7
PLEASE NOTE:
Works must be delivered to and picked up from in person from the exhibition space (PaperWorkers Local at 2717 Seventh Ave South, Suite 203 Birmingham, AL 35233).
Works will not be shipped back. Works not received by the deadline will not be exhibited. Paperworkers Local is not responsible for unclaimed work.
Prices for any work offered for sale or Not For Sale (N.F.S.) must be indicated on the Entry form and on the back of the work. There will be a 20% commission on the sale of any work payable to PaperWorkers Local, the non-profit sponsor.
Works must be framed and be ready to hang with D-rings or wire (no sawtooth hangers). All work must remain in the exhibition for the entire duration. All work must be clearly labeled on the back.
Works will not be insured, all reasonable care will be taken. The Cahaba River Society, The Birmingham Museum of Art, and Paperworkers Local accept no responsibility for any loss or damage to artworks.
Images of any accepted work may be used for promotional purposes or documentation of this and future juried exhibitions.
CONTACT
If you have questions, please send an email to PaperWorkersLocal@gmail.com, with the subject line: Water of Alabama.
Marianne Nicolson is an artist of Scottish and Dzawada’enuxw First Nations descent and believes that Indigenous worldviews, including the notion of community connection to one another and to the land, can benefit all peoples. The varied people of Alabama have deep ties to the water and land of Alabama and it is our hope that those ties and appreciation of water will provide inspiration for submissions to this show.
The competition is open to all artists. All two dimensional works on paper will be considered. Accepted works must be delivered and retrieved in person.
PRIZES:
First Prize: $300 plus a solo show at Paperworkers Local in 2019.
Second Prize: $150
Third Prize: $75
JUROR:
Graham C. Boettcher, PhD, the R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art
ENTRIES:
Via youjudgeit.org/PWLinkonly
$25 for 3 images
SPONSOR & PARTNERS:
Water of Alabama: A Response to ‘Waterline’ is sponsored by Paperworkers Local, a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists’ co-operative based around a printmaking facility in Birmingham, Alabama, in partnership with the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Cahaba River Society, and with generous grant support from the Alabama Council on the Arts (www.arts.state.al.us/)
The members of PaperWorkers Local have pooled their resources to establish Birmingham’s first printmaking studio. The co-operative also exhibits the work of local artists and emerging artist from around the country, as well as offering workshops in various media. More information can be found at PaperWorkersLocal.com or visit us at 2717 Seventh Avenue South, Suite 203 Birmingham, Al 35233.
EXHIBITION INFO:
Venue:
PaperWorkers Local at 2717 Seventh Avenue South, suites 203 Birmingham, AL 35233
Important Dates:
Deadline for Entry June 30, 2018
Notification of Acceptance July 30, 2018
Delivery of Work August 18 from 11-4pm & 8/19 from 5-7
Exhibition Opening and Award Presentation August 23, 2018 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Exhibition Dates August 23 – October 11, 2018
Pick Up Work Oct. 13 from 11-4pm & 10/14 from 5-7
PLEASE NOTE:
Works must be delivered to and picked up from in person from the exhibition space (PaperWorkers Local at 2717 Seventh Ave South, Suite 203 Birmingham, AL 35233).
Works will not be shipped back. Works not received by the deadline will not be exhibited. Paperworkers Local is not responsible for unclaimed work.
Prices for any work offered for sale or Not For Sale (N.F.S.) must be indicated on the Entry form and on the back of the work. There will be a 20% commission on the sale of any work payable to PaperWorkers Local, the non-profit sponsor.
Works must be framed and be ready to hang with D-rings or wire (no sawtooth hangers). All work must remain in the exhibition for the entire duration. All work must be clearly labeled on the back.
Works will not be insured, all reasonable care will be taken. The Cahaba River Society, The Birmingham Museum of Art, and Paperworkers Local accept no responsibility for any loss or damage to artworks.
Images of any accepted work may be used for promotional purposes or documentation of this and future juried exhibitions.
CONTACT
If you have questions, please send an email to PaperWorkersLocal@gmail.com, with the subject line: Water of Alabama.
Lindsay Schmittle: THE printed Walk
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The Printed Walk is a series of letterpress-printed visual interpretations of Lindsay's experience thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2017. Individual prints represent a special moment experienced during each 100-mile stretch of the 2,190-mile trail. In addition to traditional printing materials, for this series Lindsay has worked with found natural materials such as fallen birch bark collected in the northeast to print for those correlating designs. She also collected pigments from the trail, such as charcoal from wildfires, mica and clay, to crush and mix with transparent white ink for a natural ink colorant in various prints. This experimental printing pursuit allowed Schmittle's hike to feel like a playful scavenger hunt as well as a practice in mindfulness - a long walking meditation focused on being present and simply observing the world around her. The Printed Walk is a celebration of the beauty of nature discovered through mindful observation. Lindsay Schmittle's Printed Walk opens Thursday, April 5 from 5:00 - 8:00pm at 2717 Seventh Ave South. Additional gallery hours: Saturdays 11:00 to 4:00 pm By appointment via paperworkerslocal@gmail.com |
Jasmine Williams: 5/FifthsPlease join us for an exhibition of new works by Jasmine Williams, winner of PWL's 2017 juried exhibition, February 11 from 2-4 pm at 2717 Seventh Ave South.
Jasmine's Artist's Statement: "As a Black woman in America, I am constantly presented with false images of what I am and what I should be. Though I have read books, sorted through feelings, and changed my mind time and time again, I am still left feeling weaponless in the fight against social injustice. At my weakest, I want to give up, thinking there is no end to this cycle, and live a life oblivious to the things happening around me. I am in a constant struggle between wanting to make grand social statements and wanting to just be. In my work, I want to create a space that allows black women and men to be complete and complex. That space can be found in hip-hop and funk music. Groups like Outkast and Parliament speak about loading the mothership, leaving this Earth that has described and prescribed what black looks like, and go to this otherworldly place of complete freedom and expression." Jasmine Williams' show opens February 11 from 2-4 pm at 2717 Seventh Ave South. Additional gallery hours: Saturdays 11:00 to 4:00 pm By appointment via paperworkerslocal@gmail.com |
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Cahaba River Watershed Project
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Cahaba River Watershed Project: Prints by Elisabeth Pellathy, Lee Somers, and Scott Stephens
Thursday, December 7, 2017, 5:PM to 8:PM 2717 7th Ave S, Ste 203 and 205, Birmingham, Alabama 35233 An exhibition of the collaborative project of three artists exploring the Cahaba River’s ecological and geological features and how they have shaped the economic and social history of the watershed. The prints feature images derived from drawing, photography, 3D scanning of natural objects, and 3D modeling from original maps and diagrams. Each artist has pursued individual interests with the Cahaba and then work together in combining images through printing. Scott Stephens and Lee Somers are art faculty at the University of Montevallo and Elisabeth Pellathy teaches at University of Alabama at Birmingham. In addition to the pieces exhibited by the featured artists, there will be pieces created by other artists from PaperWorkers Local and Cahaba River Society available for sale. Don't miss this great chance to do your holiday shopping! |
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We Aren't Disposable:
A Single-Use Camera Project by Birmingham's Homeless Neighbors
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PWL member Joi West has partnered with Members of the One Roof Junior Board in this documentary project exhibiting images from the lives of Birmingham's homeless community.
As part of National Homeless Awareness Week, the purpose of this exhibit is to bring awareness to homelessness in Birmingham and to continue the conversation on ways our community can help. This casual, come and go, art exhibit is open to the general public and free of charge. Find out more about One Roof and lend your support here: oneroofonline.org |
5th Annual Fall Salon
PaperWorkers Local are hosting our 5th Annual Fall Salon on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 from 5:30-8:00PM.
All PWL members invite two guest artists to participate, with each artist showing two to three works. Each year a very broad range of artists exhibit a great variety of works in the Fall Salon, from students to nationally recognized artists.
Additional gallery hours:
Saturdays 11:00 to 4:00 pm
By appointment via paperworkerslocal@gmail.com.
All PWL members invite two guest artists to participate, with each artist showing two to three works. Each year a very broad range of artists exhibit a great variety of works in the Fall Salon, from students to nationally recognized artists.
Additional gallery hours:
Saturdays 11:00 to 4:00 pm
By appointment via paperworkerslocal@gmail.com.
Exhibiting artists this year include:
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Zach Barnes
Mimi Boston Anne Marie Cartwright Richard Cabán Cubero Yogi Dada John Demotte Lee Dunnie Zachary Edison Jill England Ryan Foster Dan Franklin Ashley Santa Cruz Foster Artes Hicks |
Tim Harstvedt
Kevin Irwin Enid Keyser Celeste Labord Devin Lunsford Jane Marshall Sarah Marshall Patrick Mayton Robin McDonald Linda Merry Michael Merry Lisa Michitti Haruyo Miyagawa |
Celeste Pfau
Giang Pham Chase Prater Jared Ragland Debra Riffe Sky Shineman Kevin Shook Bryce Speed Richard Stockham David Tankersly Mercedes Tarasovich Charlotte Wegryznowski Joi West Cathy Wright |
INK ONLY
INK ONLY is a juried exhitition of contemporary printmaking from the Southeast. The exhibition has been judged by Katie Baldwin and is sponsored by PaperWorkers Local, in partnership with the UAB Department of Art and Art History, and with generous grant support from the Alabama Council on the Arts.
www.arts.state.al.us/
www.uab.edu/cas/art/about/project-space
The opening Reception and Award Presentation will be August 25th, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the UAB Department of Art’s Project Space located at 900 13th Street South in the UAB Humanities Building, Room 100 (on the east side of the building, facing 13th Street South).
www.arts.state.al.us/
www.uab.edu/cas/art/about/project-space
The opening Reception and Award Presentation will be August 25th, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the UAB Department of Art’s Project Space located at 900 13th Street South in the UAB Humanities Building, Room 100 (on the east side of the building, facing 13th Street South).
Winners of This Year's Exhibition:
Jasmine Williams
First Place
"The Blood We Shed to Nourish The Beast," "Three Matriarchal Heads," "Brother's Keeper"
First Place
"The Blood We Shed to Nourish The Beast," "Three Matriarchal Heads," "Brother's Keeper"
Marie Yoho Dorsey
Second Place
"Crane Wife I, II, & III" based on the Japanese Folk story "Crane Wife"
Second Place
"Crane Wife I, II, & III" based on the Japanese Folk story "Crane Wife"
Additional artists in the exhibition include:
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Kristen Tordella-Williams
Melody Knight Britt Terrell Jane Marshall Cat Duncan Ali Sadler Scott Fisk Mark Hosford Mathew Hopson-Walker Taylor Atkinson Richard Stockham |
Daniel Arnold
Jauneth Skinner Daniel Williams Maggie Jobe Guy Stricklin Mimi Boston Kevin Shook Cathy Wright Raluca Iancu Enid Keyser Nicholas Satinover |
Celeste Pfau
Tracie Noles-Ross Zachary Edison Tina Fish Lutz Ryan McCullough Katie Brown Justin Banger Jack Michael Daniel Senko Amberlee Rose Passmore Cima Khademi |
Mimi Boston: Paper & Ink
Please join us for an exhibition of new works by Mimi Boston.
Mimi is a Master Gardener with a deep interest in nature. Many of Mimi's subjects are botanically-inspired (she loves trees).
Mimi began her career as an artist working in fused glass and has shown her work at many venues including Magic City Art Connection and the Alabama Craftsman show at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Works in this show have been created via a variety of print processes including woodblocks, intaglio, photo-intaglio, and mono print, combining and experimenting freely. Her attitude is inventive.
Mimi is a founding member of Paperworkers Local and has really been the main force behind our group. While every member of our group makes a big contribution of time and energy, we wouldn’t be here today without Mimi. As a group we have watched the evolution of her work over the last four years and we are very excited to exhibit these new works.
Mimi Boston’s show opens August 3 from 5-7pm at 2717 Seventh Ave South.
Please join us for an exhibition of new works by Mimi Boston.
Mimi is a Master Gardener with a deep interest in nature. Many of Mimi's subjects are botanically-inspired (she loves trees).
Mimi began her career as an artist working in fused glass and has shown her work at many venues including Magic City Art Connection and the Alabama Craftsman show at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Works in this show have been created via a variety of print processes including woodblocks, intaglio, photo-intaglio, and mono print, combining and experimenting freely. Her attitude is inventive.
Mimi is a founding member of Paperworkers Local and has really been the main force behind our group. While every member of our group makes a big contribution of time and energy, we wouldn’t be here today without Mimi. As a group we have watched the evolution of her work over the last four years and we are very excited to exhibit these new works.
Mimi Boston’s show opens August 3 from 5-7pm at 2717 Seventh Ave South.
INK ONLY
A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Prints
ELIGIBLE ENTRIES
The goal of Ink Only is to create awareness and educate the public about the many various methods explored in printmaking. The exhibition is open to all forms of original printmaking including traditional, digital, and experimental processes.
Established and emerging artists 18 and over currently living in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee are invited to enter.
PRIZES
First Prize: $300 plus Solo Show at Paperworkers Local in the following 12 months.
Second Prize: $150
Third Prize: $75
JUROR
Katie Baldwin, Assistant Professor of Art, Printmaking, The University of Alabama at Huntsville.
Katie Baldwin is a printmaker and book artist who has traveled internationally as an artist in residence. She was one of seven international artists selected in 2004 to learn traditional Japanese woodblock printing (mokuhanga) from master carvers and printers at the Nagasawa Residency on Awaji Island, Japan. Under Queen Anne’s Revenge Press, Baldwin produces artist’s books and woodblock prints. She has exhibited extensively, including Geida University in Tokyo, Japan and the Print Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her work can be found in many collections including the Library of Congress in Washington DC. She has received grant funding through several organizations, including the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts. Baldwin received her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She served as the Victor Hammer Fellow at Wells College from 2011-2013. You can learn more about our Katie and her work at KatieAmeliaBaldwin.com.
SPONSOR & PARTNERS
Ink Only is sponsored by Paperworkers Local, a 501(c)(3) non-profit artists’ co-operative based around a printmaking facility in Birmingham, Alabama, in partnership with the UAB Department of Art and Art History, and with generous grant support from the Alabama Council on the Arts (www.arts.state.al.us/)
The members of PaperWorkers Local have pooled their resources to establish Birmingham’s first printmaking studio. The co-operative also exhibits the work of local artists and emerging artist from around the country, as well as offering workshops in various media. More information can be found at PaperWorkersLocal.com or visit us at 2717 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, Al 35233.
The exhibition will be held at the UAB Department of Art and Art History (www.uab.edu/art) PROJECT SPACE, an adaptive space that cultivates and supports meaningful creative investigation, interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship by providing an alternative platform for UAB Department of Art and Art History students, faculty and community to engage teaching, research, public service, and visual art practices. More Information about UAB’s Project Space can be found at: www.uab.edu/cas/art/about/project-space
THE EXHIBITION
Opening Reception and Award Presentation August 25th 2017 at 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
August 25th-September 16th, 2017 in the UAB Department of Art’s Project Space located at 900 13th Street South in the UAB Humanities Building, Room 100 (on the east side of the building, facing 13th Street South)
HOW TO ENTER
Entries should be submitted via youjudgeit.org/pwlinkonly
$35 for 3 images.
PLEASE NOTE
Entries accepted for Exhibit must be submitted and reclaimed at the close of the Exhibit at the expense of the artist. Work may be dropped off and picked up in person at designated times or will be shipped back to the artist, return postage must be provided.
If mailing, mail to: Jared Ragland AEIVA 215 1720 2nd Ave S. Birmingham, AL 35294-1264.
Works not received by the deadline will not be exhibited. Works must be framed, under plexi (no glass) and be ready to hang with D-ring or wire (no sawtooth hangers). All work must remain in the exhibition for the entire duration. All work must be clearly labeled on the back. Works exhibited for Ink Only will not be insured. All reasonable care will be taken; UAB and Paperworkers Local accept no responsibility for any loss or damage to artworks.
Images of any accepted work may be used for promotional purposes or documentation of this and future juried exhibitions.
Prices for any work offered for sale or Not For Sale (N.F.S.) must be indicated on the Entry form. There will be a 20% commission on the sale of any work payable to PaperWorkers Local, the non-profit sponsor.
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for Entry submission July 9, 2017
Notification of Acceptance July 15, 2017
Work Due August 14– 18, 2017
Exhibit Opening and Award Presentation August 25, 2017 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Exhibit Dates August 25 – September 16, 2017
Pick Up Work September 16 after closing September 18 from 9-5pm
CONTACT
If you have questions, please send an email to PaperWorkersLocal@gmail.com, attention: John DeMotte.
AFTERWARD: works by Richard Stockham
Opening Reception January 20th, 2017 5:30 - 7:30pm PaperWorkers Local 3815 Claremont Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35222 Additional open hours: Every Tuesday & Thursday, 4:00 - 8:00 Every Wednesdays 5:30 - 7:30 and by appointment: paperworkerslocal@gmail.com |
AFTERWARD: WORKS BY RICHARD STOCKHAM Mr. Stockham works primarily as a woodblock printmaker and occasionally works in other print mediums. His prints are personal visual narratives, windows into floating worlds, framed to lead the viewer to consider not only what is happening at the moment presented but also what follows. Mr. Stockham has long been attracted to Japanese prints, especially those of the "floating world" (ukiyo-e) for the way they engage the exotic with the familiar and engage the sophisticated with the naive.
In 2000 he began studying Japanese style color woodblock printmaking at a school on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Though they offer a moment in time, Japanese prints are time consuming to make. The image is broken down into its component colors and shapes, then a separate woodblock is carved for each color, while allowing overlapping colors. Each block is inked and pressed onto the paper to make the final image. The complete image is perceived by the eye and then a recognition of the color layers unfold. Mr Stockham has practiced trial law in Birmingham for 30 years and has now established a second career as a printmaker. PaperWorkers Local welcomes the public to this exhibition. |
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SMALL WORKS: holiday exhibition & fundraiserThis sale and fundraiser is an opportunity to make holiday gift purchases while supporting PaperWorkers Local. Our annual holiday sale includes gift sized works created by our members. Many works have been donated so that 100% of the purchase price will support shop access for minority and emerging members.
This is the first occasion that we have had work donated to support our co-operative. We are asking for your support via the purchase of these donated works or a direct financial donation. You can make a donation at the following link: http://paperworkerslocal.blogspot.com/p/membership-terms-artist-members.html Gallery hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 4 to 8pm Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm By appointment via paperworkerslocal@gmail.com. |
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4th Annual fall salon
PaperWorkers Local is hosting it's 4th Annual Fall Salon on Friday, October 21 from 5:30-8:00PM.
All PWL members invite two guest artists to participate, with each artist showing two to three works. Each year a very broad range of artists exhibit a wide variety of works in the Fall Salon, from students to nationally recognized artists. Gallery hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 4 to 8pm Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm By appointment via paperworkerslocal@gmail.com. |
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a new real: john Demotte
A NEW REAL -
recent work by John DeMotte Opening Reception - Friday August 17th 5:30 - 7:30pm Exhibition runs August 19th - October 7th This exhibit consists of pieces selected from different series on which I am working. At first they may not seem to all relate, but all the work is about creating different possibilities and realities by the selections and relationships of what is seen and the processes used to see and convey them. Photography is my primary tool for capturing the source or what is seen. The very act of capturing an image in a camera is the first step in abstracting the source and creating that new reality or the new object to be seen. Processes such as cyanotype and Solar Plate photo etching open up more avenues to use the photo image in creating a new real. Recently I have started to explore direct relief printing of found natural objects. Recording the surface of an object directly on paper creates an abstracted image with different visual possibilities and realities than seeing or even photographing the object. |
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Hey, Friend by Julia Elsas
Among these projects is a series of latticed paper pieces Elsas is working on with a master papermaker. She creates the design for these pieces, while the papermaker helps make and assemble the different paper pulps. Elsas is drawn to the oscillation between two- and three-dimensions in this process, moving from lattice cut stencils (2-D) to layered paper pulp (3-D) to the final dried and compressed layers of pigmented paper (2-D).
Preview Julia's work at: juliaelsas.com Julia Elsas' work will be on display at PaperWorkers Local during June and July with an opening on Friday, June 17 and a closing on Friday, July 15. Gallery hours: Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm and by appointment at paperworkerslocal@gmail.com. |
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Jane Marshall & Her Woodblocks
Jane Marshall earned her MFA from the University of Wisconsin. She has taught at the university level and various workshops and artist residencies and it is her own art investigations that are most rewarding and continue to challenge, stimulate, and drive her. Her training is in printmaking but she explores drawing, prints, painting, ceramics and low-relief carved painting. Her prints have ranged from etchings to woodcuts, the more recent work has focused on woodblock prints and from this she has expanded to carved low relief painted panels. These "paintings" are narrative from autobiographical recollections to images drawn from her immediate environment to a series focusing on animals and nature.
OPEN SATURDAY MAY 7 from 10am-3pm RECEPTION on FRIDAY MAY 20 from 5:30-8pm Other open times include: Wednesday Nights from 5:30 to 7:30 Third Friday, May 20 from 5:00 to 8:30 The show closes on June 1. |
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fractals in Nature
PaperWorkers Local is pleased to present Fractals In Nature, an exhibition of new works by Artes Hicks. Fractals In Nature is Artes' first solo exhibition with PaperWorkers Local. Artes is a founding member of PaperWorkers Local and Birmingham resident.
About the work in this exhibition, Artes says, "My new series, Fractals in Nature, is a small series celebrating nature and all its wonders. Using plexi-glass plates, I carve close up fractal (complex never-ending pattern) fragments of naturally occurring patterns: fractals, spirals, lines and chaos." Fractals In Nature will be on display at PaperWorkers Local during March-April with an opening reception on Friday, March 18 and a closing reception on Friday, April 15. Gallery hours: Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm and by appointment at paperworkerslocal@gmail.com. Arteshicks.com 
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Pretty, Much: The Grocery
Anne Herbert, Claire Lewis Evans, and Virginia Eckinger are the founders of THE GROCERY, an artist-run studio, exhibit, and performance space based in downtown historic Northport in 2014-15. Conceived as a site for interdisciplinary experimentation and collaboration, the Grocery was a thriving hub in West Alabama's creative community and a popular stopover for performers touring the Southeast during its twelve-month run.
PRETTY, MUCH is a regathering of the three partners in the first show to focus specifically on the trio and their work. anneherbertpaintings.com clairelewisevans.com virginiaeckinger.com facebook.com/groceryartworkspace Friday, January 15 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Friday, February 19 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
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Holiday Show/Sale
Fiday night is our annual Holiday Sale. You can't go wrong with art for a gift! We will be showing works priced $50 and under for great gift ideas.
Friday, November 20, 2015 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Friday, December 18, 2015 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
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FALL SALON
The Fall Salon at PaperWorkers Local is an annual community exhibition showcasing the talent and variety of artists living and working in and around Birmingham. Each of our members invites two area artists to contribute two to three works. Members and Invited Artists this year include:
Opening Reception: Friday, October 16 from 5:30-8:30PM
Additional viewing times: Sunday October 25 from 2-4 Monday October 26 from 5-7 Thursday November 5 from 4:30-6:30 Every Wednesday for Open Studio Night 5:30-7:30 PaperWorkers Local has an exhibition opening to coincide with every Third Friday in Forest Park. In addition restaurants will have specials, wine tastings etc. Shops and galleries will be open late, catch the shows you may miss during the day, shop for gifts while enjoying a refreshment. Enjoy the social scene of Forest Park after hours. Find out what else is going on for Third Friday here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1423664134572838/ |
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URN: A Folio Project by Brandon Boan & Abby Donovan
PaperWorkers Local is pleased to exhibit URN, a folio of lithograph and linotype works by Brandon Boan and Abby Donovan.
URN is what happens when you combine Thomas Browne, Genius Scan, Tip Type Press in Pittsburgh, and an old graveyard in Downeast Maine. Brandon Boan is an artist and linotype operator in Pittsburgh, PA, where he runs Tip Type Press. Abby Donovan is an artist and faculty in the Art Department at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE. Brandon Boan www.brandonboan.com Abby Donovan www.abbydonovan.com Opening Reception: Friday, Sept 18, 2015, from 5:30-8:30PM |
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Can't Get There From Here - New Images by Philip E GriffithIn this latest exhibit of photographic images, I am continuing to capture the unique landscapes that exist along the back roads of both Mississippi and Alabama. My subject matter covers both remnants of our (rapidly) disappearing southern landscape and found scenes and compositions. This particular set of images were taken during a series of photo runs between March 2012 and August of 2014.
www.philipegriffith.com Opening reception August 21, 2015 5:30pm - 8:30pm Exhibition runs August 21, 2015 - September 13, 2015
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Scenes from No Place: Drawings from 2008-2012PaperWorkers Local is pleased to present an exhibition of drawings by Nashville-based artist David Hellams.
About this body of work, Hellams writes: These pencil drawings were completed between 2008 and 2012. Here, humor and fantasy speak through a medium that trades in precision and restraint. Each drawing pictures one or two figures, and one or more props, which interact to suggest a dramatic scene. The lack of backgrounds in these works is both an aesthetic, and a narrative, choice, as the void calls viewers to imagine possible contexts for the scene. These athletes, magicians, and wild animals are players in a story we can only imagine. Hellams' work can be viewed here: http://davidhellams.com/ Opening Reception: Friday, May 15 from 5:30-8:30PM Closing Reception: Friday, June 19 from 5:30-8:30PM
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Amos Kennedy: THANK YOU FOR BUYING A POSTER!PaperWorkers Local is very proud to welcome home Alabama native and letterpress-printing-boat-rocker Amos Kennedy.
In an interview for The Economist Amos refers to himself as "Just a humble negro printer." The simple fact that he's an artist who has been mentioned in The Economist at all questions that assertion. The additional fact that after relocating to Detroit he has none-the-less been named by Southern Living as one of "50 People Who are Changing The South in 2015" tells us that his sort of humility has quite a reach. Kennedy may be a humble man. His work isn't. He may wear a pair of slouchy overalls and quietly go about making his work. But his work is born of African-American culture and history and pulls no punches. His letterpress prints confront and often provoke the viewer with quotations, names and boldly assertive opinions from the Struggle for Civil Rights up to the present moment. Like his forbears Amos works humbly toward profound consequence. You can view a documentary on Amos Kennedy and his work here: www.proceedandbebold.com Opening Reception: Friday, April 17th from 5:30 to 8:30. Closing reception: Wednesday, May 6 rom 5:30 to 7:30. |
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An Exhibition of Drawings & Sculptures by Basil Watson
PaperWorkers Local is proud to present the work of Atlanta based Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson. Basil's work is anchored in the figure which he has studied through a strong foundation in drawing. He works in sculpture for it's plastic nature and communicative possibilities. He explores the language of the body communicating emotions and attitudes through both subtle gesture and exaggerated movement. basilwatson.com
This exhibition will be open to the public at the following times: Monday, March 16 - 4:00 to 7:00 Wednesday, March 18 - 1:00 to 7:00 Friday, March 20 - 5:30 - 7:30 Saturday, March 21 - 11:00 - 2:00 Monday, March 23 - 4:00 to 7:00 Wednesday, March 25 - 1:00 to 7:00 Friday, March 27 - 5:45 - 7:30 Saturday. March 28 - 11:00 - 2:00 
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Source/ProcessThe purpose of this exhibition is not only to show the work our members make, but also to give a glimpse of what goes into a print in order make the image. To this end we have put together a collection of prints that also includes source and process materials that were used to create the final print.
MEMBERS: Mimi Boston, John DeMotte, Jill England, Joanne Fogle, Tanisha Hicks, Roger Jones, Sarah Marshall, Linda McDavid Merry, Michael Merry, Lacy Stewart, D’Arcie Schmidt, Richard Stockham, Joi West, and Cathy Wright Exhibit runs April 7th - March 30th |
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The Alabama Print Portfolio - 1986A limited edition collection of original prints created in the summer of 1986 by Alabama artists. Artists include Ruth Belasco, John Cleverdon, Wayne Corliss, Michael Crouse, John DeMotte, John Dillon, Duana George, Karen Jacobs, Sally Johnson, Chris Kakas, Fred Marchman, Robert Martin, Kathryn Maxwell, Reesa Milam, Carter Osterbind III, Julie Plasketes, Robert Pope, Cole Rogers, Conrad Ross, Elizabeth Ribka, Bob Shelton, Scott Stephens, Jean Zarmba, Richard Zoellner.
Opening Reception: Friday, February 20 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm |
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Advent School Student Art Show at PaperWorkers LocalA sample of the wonderful art created by students of Robin Couch Jackson. All works on paper. Members of Paperworkers Local will have works on display in the press room of the studio. One goal of PaperWorkers is strengthening the art community in Birmingham. Come visit.
Opening Reception: Friday, January 16, 2015 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm |