America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print
On view at The Print Center through July 25, the exhibition highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns.
The Print Center in Philadelphia presents America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print, featuring artists who harness the power of printmaking to amplify their voices and engage directly with the issues that shape American society.
On the occasion of the nation’s 250th anniversary, amid today’s tumultuous political environment, artists readily contend with the fundamental principles of the common good, civil rights, social justice, and political engagement. Individual prints reference a range of topics — community histories, political actions, systemic violence, and cultural heritage — in a wide variety of styles. They make a crucial contribution to conversations about our collective past, present, and future.
The prints presented are drawn from six printmaking workshops, which are not only sites of creation but also vital gathering places. These studios are unique among all those in the US in their commitment to building communities and supporting artists as outspoken advocates for their own realities. The printshops are Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia, PA; Coronado Print Studio, Austin, TX; Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts, Pendleton, OR; EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY; Self Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, CA; and the Women’s Studio Workshop, Kingston, NY.
The exhibiting artists in America Today are Natalie Ball, Chakaia Booker, Alex Callender, Raven Chacon, Pepe Coronado, Lizania Cruz, Laurie Darby, Ka’ila Farrell-Smith, Sandra Fernández, Consuelo Flores, Luis-Genaro Garcia, Melissa Govea, kimi malka hanauer, Priscilla Hernandez, Kate Horvat, Sedrick Huckaby, Benito Huerta, KaKeArt (Ann E. Kalmbach and Tatana Kellner), Baseera Khan, Lehuauakea, José Lozano, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Álvaro D. Márquez, Dindga McCannon, Glendalys Medina, Ayanah Moor, Odili Donald Odita, Howardena Pindell, Robert Pruitt, Wendy Red Star, Karen Revis, Kenny Rivero, Yelaine Rodriguez, Sky Syzygy, Marie Watt, Michael Kelly Williams and Tona Wilson.
America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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