April 2021 Newsletter
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PRINTS ON PRINTS ON PRINTS
April marks some positive changes for the studio - Our staff is on the way to being fully vaccinated (yay!) and we plan to participate in this month’s FATVillage Artwalk! It’s been over a year and we’d love it if you stopped by and said hello if you feel safe.
We also welcomed our first exhibiting artist in residence since last Summer. We were pleased to host Destiny Grimm in the studio as she worked over 5 days to translate some of the motifs from her paintings into a limited edition of screen prints, t-shirts and totes! If you missed her show last month, you can still check it out here.
We love having artists back in the studio and prints on the drying rack and it’s got us hopeful for the months ahead.
TUNE IN FOR THE ARTIST TALK
Join us Saturday, April 24th at 6pm for an artist talk on Instagram live with Jennifer D Printz for a closer look at her solo show, Time, No Longer Emptied of Presence.
The exhibition is on view through May 2nd with a
Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop available on our website!
Time, No Longer Emptied of Presence uses textiles as a means of reflecting on the invisible architecture of life and the ever-changing universe. The many threads woven together to create fabric represent the connections around us, our relationship with the planet, and the impact of time and space on each individual. Jennifer Printz uses fabric’s pliable nature to present the fluid tendencies of reality. The captured moment of the photograph is printed onto cotton and silks which are then manipulated into three-dimensional forms. The sky folds and twists as it is loosely stitched together into a tenuous shape that may unravel before our eyes, such as the ebb and flow of life.
This series materializes air, expanding and contracting it in space while clouds defy gravity. As the sky spills across the wall or onto the floor, one moment is stitched to another, emphasizing the collection of days that make up a life and the ongoing process of time. This work is also an homage to Printz's past, the time she spent as a child learning to sew with her great-aunt, and the many hours spent at her grandmother's Singer. It allows Printz to travel in time, joining the past with the future, using the skills she learned as a child to now expand her studio practice.
Jennifer Printz graduated with a BFA from East Tennessee State University and then completed her Masters of Fine Art in 2001 from The University of Georgia. Since graduation, her creations have been exhibited widely across the US and abroad including recent exhibitions at the Spartanburg Museum of Art, Chroma Gallery, and International Biennale of Prints in Portugal. She has participated in regular residencies in the US, her work is included in a large number of institutional and private collections and has been included in publications as diverse as Tricycle and the Carolina Review.
The IS Projects gallery is open for appointments Thursday evenings, 5-7pm and has its lights on 24 hours so that the public can safely view the show through our big, storefront windows.
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We will have the gallery and retail space open at limited capacity for this month’s Artwalk!
We invite you back into the studio as we rejoin the FATVillage April Artwalk this Saturday, April 24th from 7-10pm. Come by and say hi! We’ve missed you.
DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE
Are you a printmaker or print-enthusiast interested in getting involved at the studio?
We’re pleased to announce that we’re accepting applications for our Summer Internship and Summer Key Holder Residency through Friday, April 30th.
Interested in applying but unsure which program is the right fit?
Our internships are for students and individuals with a strong interest in printmaking and/or book arts. Interns can expect to receive training in printmaking and book-binding during their 120 hours while being immersed in the production of special projects, workshops and various events.
Our Key Holder Residency is a competitive 6-12 week seasonal work exchange residency for artists with existing knowledge of Fine Art Printing, Letterpress, Screen Printing or Books Arts. They are ambassadors to the shop and play a pivotal role in the day-to-day function of IS Projects. Residents will have 24/7 access to the studio in exchange for working at least six hours a week.
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
Thursday, May 6th @ 6pm on @isprojects Instagram Live
Join Ingrid Schindall and Elia Khalaf as they discuss Khalaf’s upcoming Existent Book, Infinite Seasons, and the many ways to signify seasonal changes in South Florida. Contribute to the conversation by sharing your favorite seasonal signs from frangipani blossoms to things you find at Publix!
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