PresstimeFALL/WINTER 2011 David Rathman, Miller Trucking, 2011 Lithography and water color, 38” x 82.15”, Variant edition of 7 Photo by Rik Sferra Highpoint Center for Printmaking Announces Exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Highpoint Editions – Decade One On View: September 24 , 2011– June 10, 2012 Highpoint Center for Printmaking is very and increasingly international stature as captivating look at the world of contemporary proud to announce the Minneapolis Institute a publisher of exquisitely made prints. printmaking, viewed through prints created of Arts (MIA) will be hosting an exhibition Highpoint Editions – Decade One celebrates at Highpoint Editions by an intriguing mix of prints created during Highpoint’s first their professional collaborations with fine of artists over the past ten years. Featured ten years (2001-2011). The show, Highpoint artists of many stripes. The diversity and artists will include: Kinji Akagawa, Carlos Editions – Decade One, will open on the quality testify to Master Printer Cole Amorales, Santiago Cucullu, Mary Esch, Saturday September 24 at the MIA and run Rogers and HP’s talented staff ability to Rob Fischer, Adam Helms, Joel Janowitz, through June 10, 2012. Thomas Rassieur, work with artists to bring their visions into Cameron Martin, Julie Mehretu, Clarence the John E. Andrus III Curator of Prints and material form. The MIA is delighted to salute Morgan, Lisa Nankivil, Todd Norsten, Drawings at MIA, will curate the exhibition. Highpoint and to present highlights from Chloe Piene, Jessica Rankin, David Rathman, “In its first ten years, Highpoint has its production to a broad public audience,” and Carolyn Swiszcz. Accompanying become a vibrant part of the Twin Cities said Rassieur. special public tours and programs will be art scene. Less well known is its national The show will offer MIA visitors a announced in the coming months. — continued on page 2 HIGHPOINTPRINTMAKING.ORG 2 From the Directors David Rathman, Team Gorman, 2011 Lithography and water color, 38” x 88.25”, Variant edition of 7 Photo by Rik Sferra continued from page 1 Fall Bounty Highpoint Editions – Decade One Fall is a wonderful season in Minnesota — not only does the weather turn cool and the leaves Since opening in 2001, Highpoint has turn colorful, there is also lots of great art to be found around town. been creating new prints in collaboration We would like to highlight just a few of the exciting programs that Highpoint is offering with local, national, and international this season: artists. Highpoint Editions, the publishing First, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is hosting Highpoint Editions – Decade One, arm of Highpoint, fosters emerging and an exhibition of prints made at HP during Highpoint’s first ten years (2001 – 2011). The show established artists who benefit from a unique is on view at the MIA, in the Prints and Drawings Gallery, from September 24 – June 10, 2012. collaborative process as they experiment Highpoint is very honored to have this major show at the MIA, especially during the start of our and discover new artistic avenues, with ten-year anniversary season. Stay tuned for special public programs to accompany Decade One. the support of a Master Printer and staff, in Another new program we are very excited about is TWO x TUE: Second Tuesdays, a a print shop designed specifically for such new monthly evening event for adults, funded in part by an Arts Access grant (see page work. 15 for the full story and funder acknowledgements). Second Tuesdays will take on a different During Highpoint’s first decade form each month, and will include an intriguing mix of gallery talks, hands-on printmaking, Highpoint Editions projects have been and music. Guests artists will be announced as they are added to the calendar. supported in part by The Patrick and Aimee Of course, Highpoint’s fall calendar still offers all your favorites: the important mix of Butler Family Foundation, HRK, Martin adult and youth classes, the fabulous Winter Co-op Artists’ party and exhibition — the and Brown Foundation, the McKnight 20th! — and the time-honored tradition, our Dia de los Muertos Free Ink Day. See the Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board, calendar on page 15 for dates and times. the Moore Family Fund for the Arts of the We are always ready to welcome you to Highpoint and we hope to see you at one or Minneapolis Foundation, the National more of these special events! Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation, and many individuals. Enjoy the Fall’s Bounty. Visit www.artsmia.org for the MIA’s hours and other information. Carla McGrath Executive Director Cole Rogers, Artistic Director and Master Printer 3 Belfast PrintWorkshop: Celebrating 35 years of Prints This thought-provoking exhibition encompasses a myriad of techniques and perspectives expressed through works by current and past members during the tumultuous recent history of Northern Ireland. On View: August 26 – October 15, 2011 Simon McWilliams, Spine, 1990, Screenprint Highpoint Center for Printmaking is proud effort to promote an exchange of culture, efforts of artists and their will to build a to be the first venue in the United States creative ideas, and artistic processes. Belfast creative community that is engaged locally to exhibit works from Northern Ireland’s PrintWorkshop has a print cooperative, and internationally. esteemed Belfast PrintWorkshop. The exhibition space, and classes set up quite My thanks and appreciation to exhibition features prints from thirty similar to Highpoint. It also provides the co-op members, board members, printmakers spanning the 35-year history resources for artists-in-residence to create exhibitions coordinators, and directors of the organization and its community. This prints that are exhibited at the end of their of Highpoint Center for Printmaking and thought-provoking exhibition encompasses month long stay. Belfast PrintWorkshop for the creation and a myriad of techniques and perspectives During my stay in Belfast, collaboration fulfillment of this exhibition.” expressed through works by current and was talked about often with many of the past members during the tumultuous recent artists interested in an exhibition exchange. About the Belfast PrintWorkshop: The history of Northern Ireland. Collaborative approaches in printmaking are Belfast PrintWorkshop, located in the Cotton essential, and this potential opportunity to Court, a former Bonded Warehouse, in the Jeremy Lund, long-time HP co-op member, make an exchange of artwork internationally heart of the Cathedral Quarter in central curated this show. Here are his comments was met with optimism. The exhibition took Belfast, is the largest space in the North of about the project: its current form this spring thanks to the Ireland where professional printmakers can efforts made by the directors and exhibition share facilities, materials and ideas with each “Belfast PrintWorkshop, Celebrating staff of both print centers. other. Member artists have the opportunity 35 years of Prints, is an exhibition idea Celebrating 35 years of Prints, is to sell their prints through an integrated that came about during my month-long comprised of artworks from the current co- gallery and online to a worldwide audience. residency in Belfast, Northern Ireland in op members of BPW as well as artworks To learn more visit bpw.org.uk/ 2007. This residency, organized by North from the archives of BPW that were created Star, was intended to bring together artists by artists during their residencies. The from Minnesota and Northern Ireland in an artwork is a testament to the collaborative HIGHPOINTPRINTMAKING.ORG 4 Highpoint Editions Project Updates Todd Norsten, JFK in ’64, 2011 Willie Cole working Screenprint, 28” x 37.5”, Edition of 20 with HP Editions staff HP Editions: Todd Norsten Willie Cole Newest Projects 2011 Known for his unique use and exploration HP Editions has begun to work with artist of text in his recent prints and paintings, Willie Cole on a series of large-scale prints. Opening Reception: Norsten just completed the print JFK in ’64 Cole spent a week at HP in Spring 2011 to Friday, October 21, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. at HP Editions this summer. get the project going. The new works are The print references an image of a in the early stages, but we can confirm that On view in Highpoint’s Galleries: campaign poster captured in No Direction the artist has returned to his well-known October 21 – November 23 Home, the Bob Dylan documentary by and iconic ironing board imagery. Cole has Martin Scorsese. Norsten found the poster garnered many awards and exhibited widely. Join Highpoint this October for a look at in the footage to be a subtle yet poignant He uses discarded everyday objects — such the newest prints created in 2011. Works reminder of the loss of American innocence as irons, blow dryers and high-heeled by Carter, Todd Norsten and David Rathman after JFK’s assassination in 1963; the artist shoes — to create iconic sculptures, will be on display. An added bonus to the noted “the phrase JFK in ‘64 made me think installations and prints that present social, evening: in Gallery B we’ll be screening about how history was abruptly interrupted political or cultural perspectives of the clips of TPT’s MN Original and other footage and about what could have been had things urban African American experience. Some about present and former HP Editions gone differently.” of Cole’s signature images are his iron-burn artists. Drop by to meet the artists and The political poster image is a key prints, which he began making in the late enjoy a night of art and video. part of the lexicon of the 1960’s. Its 1980s, where the scorches from a scalding straightforward yet potent message has iron are imbued with metaphorical meaning.