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‘BETWEEN THE SHEETS’ EXHIBITION
The Print Circle’s exhibition for 2008 is ‘BETWEEN THE SHEETS’ at the Ewart Art Gallery, Willoughby, New South Wales, from 15 August to 30 August 2008, (opening night 6.30pm, Friday 15 August). The Ewart Gallery is housed within the Workshop Arts Centre (WAC) and is in a sense, a coming home for us. The Print Circle was born at the WAC in 1970.
‘Between the Sheets’ is an exhibition which invites artists to explore and document their creative process. Finished works will be pinned to the wall with the idea of encouraging experimentation with presentation whilst also giving the viewer insight into each artist’s creative thought processes. Each participating member will be given a wall space of 80cms wide by 2 metres high and will be asked to present a work of this size. This will be the unifying visual theme of the show. Within this work one would find a finished print, along with other “support material” such as sketches, photographs, photocopies, writing (statements, poems, music) first state prints, “failed prints”, 3D support material – anything that helps reveal the creative journey, the origins, thoughts, inspiration and imagination that lies behind a completed print. The aim is to allow the viewer to peek behind the “picture perfect” world of printing – to peek ‘between the sheets’.
One of the most popular and successful aspects of our exhibition at Mosman, “Polarities in Print” was the public program that took place on 3 Sundays during the exhibition. We aim to run a similar programme at the Ewart Gallery, probably on the first and possibly the second Saturday of the exhibition (16, 23 August). This has not as yet been finalized but anyone interested in knowing more about printmaking and about individual works, should look, nearer the dates of the exhibition, at the Events section of our website and click on the Calendar heading.
MEMBERSHIP AND COMMITTEE CHANGES
This year has seen a few changes to our Membership. Regrettably Barbara Sherwood, Pamela Vaughan and Deborah Harris have resigned from our Membership feeling that they are unable, at this time, to commit time to the Print Circle and/or printmaking. However, one new Member has been welcomed in to our ranks this year, and she is Lisa Stuart. Her details will be available to view very shortly in the Membership listing.
The committee too has had a change around. Jean Birrell has decided to step down as President of The Print Circle after four years in the position. Jean has been a terrific President, always even-handed, patient, efficient and dignified and we thank her for her efforts. Joanne Gwatkin-Williams has also resigned as Secretary having been similarly elected to the position originally in 2004. However, due to a stunning lack of enthusiasm from members present at the AGM, for putting themselves forward for the post of President, Joanne has found herself stepping into the Presidential seat. Will she be as even-handed, patient, efficient or even dignified as Jean? We shall see, though somehow I doubt it! Our long-suffering Treasurer, Ingrid remains in place. Hurray! No one ever wants that job either! Prue Crabbe has very kindly agreed to return as Secretary having vacated the post in 2004. This is more noble than you can imagine since Prue has no word processor at her disposal – so Prue will cover Minutes only and Joanne will try to fill in any missing bits. Incidentally, Joanne has moved so contact details on the website have changed, as you will see. The move has caused a massive black hole in electronic communications but hopefully the hole has now been plugged.
EWART ART PRIZE MEMBERS EXHIBITION at the Ewart Gallery.
Next exhibition at the Ewart Gallery in Willoughby is the Annual Members’ Exhibition which opens on Friday night, 23 May and continues until 6 June. An exhibition covering all fine art disciplines, this show includes a number of excellent examples of fine art prints including pieces by some of our own Members – and usually it is one of our Members that carries of a prize. Anyone wishing to see the exhibition can attend the opening night (entry fee $10) on 23 May 6.00pm – 8.00pm or visit from Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm, Saturday 10.00am – 3.00pm.
MAADI EINFELD AND CHRISTINA CORDERO
Both Maadi and Christina are holding exhibitions in Sydney until 1 June 2008. Maadi’s is a Survey Exhibition being held at the Tap Gallery in Darlinghurst and reviews her work from the 1960’s when she was a student of Desiderius Orban to the current day; it includes both paintings and prints. Christina’s exhibition “Allegories” is at the Australian Galleries in Glenmore Road. This is her 24th solo exhibition since her first in 1990. Great news is that one piece from the exhibition, “The Librarian: Is this the book you are looking for?” (pictured below), has been purchased by the National Gallery of Australia.
FUTURE EXHIBITIONS
“Between the Sheets” will be our only group exhibition in 2008 but we are hopeful of getting an exhibition of works titled “Of the Land” in to one or two Galleries in 2009.
Keep a look-out for events on our website and we will do our best to keep our public informed.
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