require object loans for exhibitions during this period, initial requests must be made in writing to the PDP department (pdp@artbma.org) by June 30, 2020.

jects, the artist’s vibrant graphic work centers upon a strong, single female figure portrayed in a manner reminiscent of African deities and woodcarvings to address racial identity and related issues of gender, heritage and spirituality. Employing a visual strategy informed by her sculptural practice, Saar’s unconventional printmaking approach combines historical references and methods offered by her materials in association with every day, personal experience. These highly inventive images that combine larger, collective narratives including African art and ritual, Greek mythology and the sculptural tradition of German Expressionism with individual memories exemplifies how Saar’s rich artistic practice across media challenges cultural and historic references and stereotypes.

Kunisada, and Kubo Shunman, received most of the commissions for these clever illustrations to commemorate special occasions, particularly the arrival of spring. A characteristic unique to surimono produced in Edo was the inclusion of one or more 31-syllable witty poems called kyōka, which translates to “mad verse.” While members of poetry clubs used these poems primarily to exchange wishes for the New Year, a closer examination of these poetic texts reveals the poets’ deep awareness and shared admiration of East Asian literary classics, especially of esteemed poetry collections. In this lecture, John T. Carpenter, the Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, explicates the text-image interaction at work in surimono, especially the visual punning that erudite artists of the ukiyo-e school often brought to the poems in these delightful prints. Generously sponsored by the Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund.

Following the lecture, celebrate the Gallery’s latest publication, The Private World of Surimono: The Virginia Shawan Drosten and Patrick Kenadjian Collection, by Sadako Ohki, with Adam Haliburton.

are and antique paper from as far as Japan – and all without losing his compulsion to draw on every last scrap.

From effortlessly expressive drawings that led to towering sculptures to the colossal collage, Femmes à leur toilette, Picasso’s work with paper spans his entire lifetime and showcases his constant drive to invent and innovate.

You will see Picasso’s creative process first-hand in remarkable documentary footage of the artist at work, studies for Guernica, and sketchbooks where the seeds of revolutionary masterpieces first took shape, including Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.

Letters, illustrated poems and photographic collaborations with Dora Maar will also offer glimpses into the artist’s life.

Immerse yourself in Picasso’s world of paper and discover how – with this everyday material we know so well – he found the means to explore the furthest reaches of his creativity.

Exhibition organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, London and the Cleveland Museum of Art in partnership with the Musée national Picasso-Paris.

artists, Noda Tetsuya uses a signature printing process that combines photography, silkscreen, and woodblock printing to capture the small and large moments of his daily life. Noda’s ongoing project called the Diary series, which documents occurrences of a particular day, began in the 1960s and now includes more than 500 images.

This spring the Art Institute of Chicago presents the largest museum exhibition of Noda’s work in North America, Noda Tetsuya: My Life in Print.

Please visit the 'External Link' below to register for this free lecture.

ion catalogue(s) free of cost + be an acknowledged contributor to a major exhibition of newspapers from around the world that will be held in London in March 2021.

Calling all newspaper-lovers and print-aficionados to take part in our project ‘Drafts of history’: exploring the contested domains of news, ephemeral artefacts, circulation networks, publics, and archives.

This is a call for participation in our project to collect newspapers from around the world. We invite all interested individuals – wherever you happen to be on the globe – to send us a physical copy of your local newspapers dated 10 March 2020. The process of participation is relatively simple (see below), and there are also some material benefits of taking part.

Why 10th March? Because it connects to the second part of our project: creating a historical, comparative snapshot of the world in newspapers on a single day. We are working to digitise a collection from 10 March 1888– a treasure trove of newspapers from across the world, which we will also be exhibiting in the coming year. We are looking to bring together March 1888 with a ‘first draft of history’ for 10 March 2020.

This is an occasion to celebrate your local newspaper scene, the diversity of voices, scales, and readership – you could choose your community paper, ones you encounter daily, or ones that you have never read, independent papers, the diaspora or foreign language press in your city, and so much else. Everything is welcome! We only need a handful of people from any one city/country to be enthused and willing to commit to sending us newspapers by post – but we recognise that the task is nonetheless enormous, so any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated.

Please note: the newspapers will need to be sent by post to London (UK) at their own expense by those who are willing and able to participate and contribute to this project. Details of mailing and a PO Box address will be provided to participants who sign up on the project website. We are particularly looking for volunteers from less well-represented parts of the world and can also offer help with the mailing costs if you are able to take on a more active role in collecting, so please get in touch using the link below or by emailing editor@contextual-alternate.com.

Please visit the 'External Link' below for more information and to participate.

humanize the victims of this violence.

This event is free and open to the public.

shing and collaborating with artists. The public opening is Friday, March 6, 2020 from 6 pm to 8 pm. The exhibition runs through April 16, 2020. The BBAC is at 1516 S. Cranbrook Road, Birmingham, Michigan 48009. For more information, visit bbartcenter.org or call 248-644-0866. 

Stewart & Stewart is one of the first printer/publishers inducted into the International Fine Print Dealers Association in New York and is among the longest running independent printer/publishers in North America. Since 1980, partner/masterprinter Norman Stewart and partner/graphic designer Susan Stewart have collaborated with local artists at first, then national artists, in the creation of fine art screenprints and monoprints and more recently fine art archival pigment prints. The Glimpse exhibition will include representative work by Jack Beal, Richard Bosman, Judy Bowman, Nancy Campbell, Susan Crile, Martha Diamond, Connor Everts, Janet Fish, Sondra Freckelton, John Glick, Jane E. Goldman, C.Dennis Guastella, Keiko Hara, John Himmelfarb, Sue Hirtzel, Sidney Hurwitz, Yvonne Jacquette, Hugh Kepets, Catherine Kernan, Clinton Kuopus, Daniel Lang, Ann Mikolowski, Jim Nawara, Lucille Procter Nawara, Don Nice, Mary Prince, Mel Rosas, Jonathan Santlofer, Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Hunt Slonem, Steven Sorman, Norman Stewart, Paul Stewart, Richard Treaster, and Titus Welliver.

The exhibition will include at least one print by each of the artists. Stewart & Stewart editions are collected and enjoyed by museums, galleries, art consultants, corporations and private individuals. Keiko Hara was the first artist to collaborate with masterprinter Norman Stewart. In the late 1970s, Keiko Hara and Norman Stewart were studying at Cranbrook Academy of Art together, and in 1980 the Stewarts invited Hara to their studio to create Drawn in the Moon IV, a screenprint/lithograph/collage edition. Hara is a Professor Emeritus of Art from Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. One of the most recent collaborators is Titus Welliver. Welliver created his first archival pigment print Sam’s Moon with the Stewarts in 2019. Titus Welliver is an actor and artist. He plays the title role in the popular Amazon Prime TV Series Bosch, now in its 6th season. He is the son of the late Neil Welliver, best known for his large-scale landscape paintings, who taught Titus how to paint, starting at age 12. 

Both of Stewart & Stewart’s 10th and 25th Anniversary exhibitions were presented by the Detroit Institute of Arts, with accompanying catalogs. To coordinate with Stewart & Stewart’s 40th Anniversary exhibition at the BBAC, an online digital catalog will be linked to  www.StewartStewart.com  and will include all prints printed and published by Stewart & Stewart since 1980, and an introduction written by Nancy Sojka, Curator Emerita of Prints and Drawings of the Detroit Institute of Arts. The catalog designers are Kris Mellebrand and Mary Bush.

ded, as well as conceptual prints and non-traditional methods. The exhibition explores how contemporary artists have continued to use this age-old graphic form, which began as prehistoric handprints on cave walls, while also expanding on its processes and definitions. Whether pulled from a press or printed on fabric, these works emphasize the irresistible qualities of the print medium that have made it an effective means of artistic expression for millennia.

Artists include Hurvin Anderson, Judith F. Baca, Camille Billops, Mark Bradford, Roger Brown, Bruce Conner, David Driskell, the Guerrilla Girls, Grayson Perry, Colin Quashie, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Barthélémy Toguo and Xu Bing, among others.

ave chosen engraving as an art form.

Saturday, May 30, 10:30am–4pm
Lecture Theatre
With Anne Desmet RA, Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art, and Simon Lawrence of the Fleece Press

£50/£45/£40 Full, Concessions, Members.