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Maryland Printmakers
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A brief description of a few of the Maryland Printmaker's past Membership Meetings! |
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Maryland Printmakers Spring 2000 Membership Meeting Was held at: Pyramid Atlantic, 6001
66th Ave., Suite 103, Riverdale, MD
20737, (301) 459-7154. Spring 2000 membership meeting and lunch During the business meeting, we introduced the nominees for the new officers and discussed upcoming shows and plans for the rest of the year. There was a demonstration of the printing on handmade paper created at Pyramid Atlantic and a brief program showing prints created during the residency of artists Joyce Scott, Mark Hadjitpateras, book artist, Maureen Cummins, Tania Softic, Ken Aptekar, Roberly Bell and others. There was also an opportunity to tour Pyramid Atlantic’s papermaking, lithography, etching and letterpress studios and review prints from their archives, which encompass a wide variety of techniques. Images made entirely of handmade paper, pulp painting; prints on handmade paper; prints using a wide range of techniques such as water based silkscreen, plate lithography, toray (silicone intaglio), monotypes, digital images, and much more! |
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Maryland
Printmakers Tenth Anniversary Celebration
Current President, Susan Goldman (left) and Founder, Sam Peters (click here for more photos from the event!) The tenth anniversary celebration at Rockville Arts Place was a huge success. The exhibit was filled with strong work and was beautifully hung. The opening was well attended. Food was delicious, and throughout the event we were entertained by an extraordinarily talented group of musicians, “Jeanean Martin and family.” There was an awards ceremony, during which the past presidents of Maryland Printmakers were presented with specially printed aprons, and outgoing board and committee members were recognized for all their hard work. Also on view was the 1999 exchange folio. After the opening, printmakers stayed on for the annual fall meeting. A new slate of officers was elected, committee reports were presented, and then the party resumed. Linda Harrison-Parsons held a raffle of all sorts of goodies donated by Guy Kuhn-fine art papers, Rembrandt Graphic Arts, Graphic Chemicals, Dick Blick, Irish Graphics, D’UVA Fine Artists Materials, Inc., Stones Crayons and Savoir Faire. We thank them for their generous donations. Portfolios from past exchanges were also raffled. Last, but not least, there was a wonderful 10th anniversary cake.
Marcia Brown and Bernie Shleien discuss their preferred printing techniques at the 10th anniversary party.
Past and current Maryland Printmakers presidents gang up on the cake (left to right): Richard Hellman, Susan Goldman, Linda Harrison-Parsons, Sam Peters and Phyllis Wright. |
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Maryland Printmaker's Schedule of events were as follows: 10:30 am - 11:00 am Meet for morning refreshments. |
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Maryland Printmaker's 1998 Fall Meeting |
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Scenes from the Fall Meeting 1998: Nanette Blinchikoff talks about sales techniques (left). Susan Goldman takes a moment for the camera (right) as Sally Hopkins and Richard Hellman look on. |
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| The annual fall meeting was held at the Howard County Center for the Arts
Oct. 25, 1998, in conjunction with the closing of the exhibition held there. The meeting
was well attended and began with a wonderful brunch that seemed to continue throughout the
day. President Susan Goldman was introduced to the members by Richard Hellman. The meeting
began with a review of committee reports and issues that have come before the board of
directors. A vote was held to increase member dues to $35 per year to help defray the cost
of the newsletter. It was also decided to increase the size of the newsletter to eight
pages for one year, to accommodate more graphics and member news. After one year the
budget will be reassessed to see if the newsletter will remain eight pages in length. Following a brief lunch break, during which members could view and pick up folios, Nannette Chapman Blinchikoff presented her sales techniques as applied to the artist. She also had available her two guides to promoting fine art in Maryland. |
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