Mission Statement

The Association of Print Scholars (APS) is a non-profit organization that encourages innovative and interdisciplinary methodological approaches to the history of printmaking. By maintaining an active website, sponsoring working groups, and hosting periodic symposia and lectures, APS facilitates dialogue and community among its members and promotes the dissemination of their ideas and scholarship. APS supports research grants and sponsors projects in the digital humanities that advance knowledge of printmaking. Membership is open to anyone whose research focuses on printmaking across all geographic regions and chronological periods.

History

The Association of Print Scholars (APS) was established in 2014 by Christina Weyl and Britany Salsbury, then predoctoral fellows at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The aim was to create a vibrant, inclusive, and global professional community for “print scholars,” defined loosely as anyone critically engaged with the study of printmaking including academics, curators, graduate students, artists, critics, independent scholars, paper conservators, collectors, and dealers. Following several months of planning and soliciting input from curators and leaders in the print community, on September 19, 2014, APS received its Certificate of Incorporation from New York State.

Within the first year, APS announced the Schulman and Bullard Article Prize, hosted the Inaugural Distinguished Scholar Lecture, which was delivered by Peter Parshall with support from the IFPDA Foundation and the Graduate Center of CUNY, launched the APS website, and held APS’s Inaugural Symposium. Over the years since, APS has remained committed to the original vision of its founders while expanding programming, awards, prizes, and events to serve the ever-growing community of print lovers across the globe.

Please click here to access the full narrative account of APS’s early years by the two founders.

Bylaws Of
 Association of Print Scholars, Inc.

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