Holiday Fair at the Center for the Book

EVENT: San Francisco Center for the Book's 2014 Holiday Fair
DATE: Saturday, November 22, 2014
TIME: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
ADMISSION: Free
LOCATION: San Francisco Center for the Book, 375 Rhode Island Street, San Francsico, CA 94103
2014 HOLIDAY FAIR
San Francisco Center for the Book's Holiday Fair is a great place to bring friends and find unique holiday gifts. Peruse the wide selection of letterpress cards, prints and ephemera, journals and notebooks, artists' books, paper and ink, and unique arts and crafts handmade by a wide variety of printers, bookbinders, book artists, artists and craftspeople. Join us for a day full of holiday cheer, music, merriment and more!

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Open Studio October 25 & 26, 2014

Nine artists of the Graphic Arts Workshop are participating in this year's San Francisco Open Studios: Melanie Dorson, Eddie Lee, Elisabeth Nicula, Gail Morrison, Andrey Semyonov, Barbara Stikker, Toru Sugita, Geneviève L’Heureux, and Mariko Jesse. All will be on hand to explain their processes and inspirations.

In contrast to today’s world of technology, many of the techniques used at the Graphic Arts Workshop are centuries-old, although most have modern (and less toxic) refinements. They include etching, woodcut, linocut, letterpress, monotype and monoprint, lithograph, screenprint, and endless combinations and variations. Each artist works in his or her own style, but all produce original fine art prints, not reproductions.

A wide variety of prints of many types and price-points will be on display and available for purchase. 

The event is free, and all are welcome to come explore the world of fine art printmaking. 

  

The Graphic Arts Workshop is located at 2565 Third Street (on the Muni T line), #305, in San Francisco’s up-and-coming Dogpatch neighborhood. The Workshop will be open Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 415-285-5660. 

 

New Members Show

On July 31, 2014, the Graphic Arts Workshop will kick off a New Members Show, featuring prints from artists who have recently joined the studio.

Participating artists: Eddie Lee; Melanie June Dorson; Elisabeth Nicula; Gail Morrison; Geneviève L'Heureux; Andrey Semyonov; and, Mariko Jesse.

We are located at 2565 Third Street (on the Muni T line), #305, in San Francisco’s up-and-coming  Dogpatch neighborhood.

There will be a reception on Thursday, July 31, 2014, 5 to 8 p.m. The show continues Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2, 2014, from 1 to 6 p.m. In addition, the prints will be up through the end of August by appointment; call 415-632-6960 to schedule a showing.

Come check us out - the event is free, and all are welcome!

 

Printing the Bay Area

Listen to the Dry Grass
Gail Morrison
Etching with aquatint

An all-printmaking show - images of the Bay Area, including two etchings of Bay Area weeds from GAW member Gail Morrison.

In the 1337 Gallery of Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth Street, San Rafael. 415-451-8119.

Two receptions, Friday June 13 and Friday July 11, 2014, 5 to 8 p.m. June 13 is also San Rafael's Second Fridays Art Walk. In addition the gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Historic Prints from the Graphic Arts Workshop - Don't Miss It!

City Skyline, by Louise Gilbert

On Sunday, March 30, 2014, from noon to 5 p.m. we will be having an Open House here at the Graphic Arts Workshop, 2565 Third Street, #305. The Open House is being held in conjunction with Bridges, the annual conference of the Southern Graphics Council International, the largest printmaking organization in North America.

This will be different from our usual open studio and sales events, because we are delving into the GAW archives to put historic prints from members over the years on display. Many of these reflect the social activism of the early members of GAW. It is very rare that these prints are seen at all, let alone put on display – don’t miss it!

Mission Art Walk - Alley Cat Books Gallery show

Linocut, by Elan Kamesar

Many current members of the Graphic Arts Workshop are participating in the Mission Art Walk being held in conjunction with  Bridges, the annual conference of the Southern Graphics Council International, the largest printmaking association in North America.

The self-guided walk takes place Saturday evening, March 29, 2014, from 6 to 9 p.m. and includes 17 different venues, all featuring printmaking and works on paper.

Our show will be at the Alley Cat Books Gallery, 3036 24^th Street, San Francisco. There will be a reception Saturday evening from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The Gallery will also be open from 10 a.m. on Saturday, and Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Click here for a map of the Walk and more information.

California Etchers Currents

Alice Gibbons: Pier 70, Beaux Arts Entrance

California Etchers Currents is an exhibition of work from Bay Area artists who primarily work with etching, encompassing techniques ranging from traditional to contemporary. Multiple generations of artists illustrate different approaches that can serve to anchor one generation of printmakers to the next.

The exhibition also bridges various Bay Area printmaking communities that exist independently and have no formal relationship with each other, such as the Graphic Arts Workshop, Kala Art Institute, and CCSF Fort Mason, as well as the studios of various independent printmakers.

Click here for more information.

Holiday Sale at the Graphic Arts Workshop

Ten printmakers – 5 from the Graphic Arts Workshop and 5 from the California Society of Printmakers – are teaming up for a Holiday Sale at the Graphic Arts Workshop on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7, 2013.

A wide variety of original fine art prints, cards, and other items will be on display and available for purchase. Participating artists: Alice Gibbons, Mary Huizinga, Gloria Morales, Gail Morrison, Kitty Wehrmeister, Joan Finton, Barbara Rogers, Maryly Snow, Lila Wahrhaftig, and Linda Yoshizawa.

The event is free, and all are welcome! 

The Graphic Arts Workshop is located at 2565 Third Street (on the Muni T line), #305, in San Francisco’s up-and-coming Dogpatch neighborhood. On Friday, December 6, 2013, there will be an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. The sale will continue Saturday, December 7, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

In addition, on Saturday there is a giant “warehouse sale” half a block away. Four blocks of 22^nd Street will be closed so neighborhood businesses and others can showcase and sell their wares (Third Street and intersections will remain open). 

Hope to see you there!

Come Join the California Society of Printmakers Centennial Book Launch Party

California Society of Printmakers (CSP) invites members of the Graphic Arts Workshop to attend our centennial book launch party at the SF Center for the Book this coming Thursday, Nov. 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. The gorgeous books will be for sale, and you can avoid the $10 shipping and handling fee by purchasing your copy in person. And the Graphic Arts Workshop is cited in Art Hazelwood's essay on pages 17-19, 23, 25, 28, 30, and in Sylvia Solochek Walters' essay on page 116.

Book sales, reception, exhibit, 6 Vandercook presses running a centennial keepsake printed by the attendees.

The book, California Society of Printmakers: One Hundred Years, 1913-2013, is 300 pages long with 387 reproductions, a preface, a foreword, 7 essays, 8 appendices, a glossary, bibliography, and 2 indexes. The book was published in a limited edition of 400 copies.

Hard bound copy $65

Soft bound copy $50

Books are available online at http://www.caprintmakers.org/publications/csp-centennial-book/

Open Studio Was A Success

The Graphic Arts Workshop has its fall Open Studio on Nov. 1-3. It was a great success. The event drawn over 200 enthusiastic visitors and some of them are buyers. Many are interested in the artists' work and about the workshop as a whole. There were many interests in becoming a member and participating in our printing class offers.

Here are photos of the event. Participating artists were Lise Currie, Eddie Lee, Cynthia Milionis, Gail Morrison, Andrey Semyonov and Barbara Stikker.