Fourth Annual Kay Smith Memorial Printmakers' Show

Artist Members (from left): Judith Steele, Joan Tallan, Cindy Davis and Anne Cushman attend the opening reception of the Fourth Annual Kay Smith Memorial Printmakers' Show in Dayton Ohio on July 12. Steele, Davis and Cushman each have several pieces in the exhibition. Anne Cushman received the 3rd place award! Judith Steele's relief print "Terra" can be seen behind the group.

August is Monotype Month at Phoenix Rising!
August 15, 19, 22 -- 3 Different Workshops, 3 Artists
Celebrate Summer by making a colorful print!

Monoprinting with Paper Stencils
Saturday, August 15
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Artist: Joan Tallan
Participants might like to bring paper cutouts of photos or drawings of natural objects or geometric designs. Thin paper such as computer paper or tracing paper work best. Our final results will be gloriously colored printed compositions.
Class fee: $40. per person (materials included)

Monotype by Tallan

Painterly Monotypes
Wednesday, August 19
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Artist: Anne Cushman,
Using the "subtractive" method once practiced by Degas, both black and white and color inks will be used to create painterly monotypes.
Class fee: $40. per person (materials included)


Easy Monoprint With Watercolors
Saturday, August 22 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Artist: Cindy Davis
This class provides an easy way to transform a favorite photo into an original work of art. Bring an 8-1/2” x 11” color image that we will place under a plexiglass plate. After tracing a few outlines with a crayon, you simply fill in areas with watercolor, and then print the plate on our press. The crayon lines stay white and keep the paint from running, making this kind of watercolor painting as easy as a coloring book! The result is an exciting new piece, not a copy of your photo.

The vibrant colors and lacy white lines of your print may have a different character from your original image, but it's easy to capture the charm of a Summer moment in a print you will enjoy making, and treasure always!
Class fee: $40. per person (materials included)

AUGUST CRITIQUE -- Sunday, August 30; 2:00 pm
Bring newly finished art or "works-in-progress” for sharing and helpful discussion.
No charge

Great work shown at the Ohio State Fair

Cindy Davis and Amanda Preusser

Cindy Davis

Phoenix is proud to announce that several members have pieces in the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Members exhibiting are Amanda Prusser, Joan Tallan, Cindy Davis, Amanda Preusser and Eliana Saari. Congratulations!

Joan Tallan, Mary Gray, Dominique H. Vasseur

Artwork by Amanda Preusser, Melissa Woods

Visual Dialogues and Phoenix Rising

and Phoenix Rising

work by: Rebecca Morton (left) and Ellie Hug (right)

Visual Dialogues
January 29 – April 12, 2009
Curated by Nicholas Hill

Phoenix Rising: A Printmaking Cooperative,

Curated by Stephanie Sypsa

on view until March 12, 2008

Visual Dialogues represents artwork produced during an exchange between 11 German and Ohio artists who shared the distinctive experience of participating in printmaking residencies at Zygote Press in Cleveland and Grafikwerkstatt in Dresden, Germany. The Ohio Arts Council hosted the German artists in Cleveland and the City of Dresden sponsored the Ohio artists in Dresden.
Featured artists: Larry Winston Collins, Oxford; Angela Hampel, Dresden; Jean Kirsten, Dresden; Volker Leinkeit, Dresden; Jana Morgenstern, Dresden; Claudio Orso-Giacone, Oberlin; Detlef Schweiger, Dresden; Wendy Collin Sorin, Cleveland Heights; Susan Squires, Cleveland Heights; Joan Tallan, Reynoldsburg; and Barbel Voigt, Dresden.
Join us opening night, Thursday, January 29, 5 – 7 p.m. Due to state regulations refreshments cannot be provided by the Riffe Gallery.
Also opening on January 29 in the Riffe Center lobby, Phoenix Rising: A Printmaking Cooperative, on view until March 12, 2008.
This exhibition was organized with funding from the Ohio Arts Council. Additional support from the Ohio Building Authority.
Media sponsors for this exhibition include Alive, CD101, CityScene, Ohio Magazine and Time Warner.

Conversation with Sid Chafetz at Phoenix Rising

Conversation with Sid Chafetz at Phoenix Rising .....

Ten Years Soaring

Gallery


ABC book

Ten Years Soaring: Phoenix Rising Celebrates a Decade
October 12 - November 16, 2008 Opening: Sunday, October 12, 1-3:30 pm

Ten Years Soaring, is an exhibit featuring over ten printmakers connected to Phoenix working in various mediums.The Wehrle Gallery is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.Admission is free.The Wehrle Gallery is in Wehrle Hall on Ohio Dominican University's main campus,1216 Sunbury RD, Columbus OH 43219.

Conversation with Sid Chafetz at Phoenix Rising

Sunday, October 19th at 2:00 p.m. held at the Phoenix Rising studio, 938 Parsons Ave, downtown Columbus.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

email phoenixrisingco-op@sbcglobal.net

Rex et Lex, woodcut

Sidney Chafetz is a Columbus treasure. A professor emeritus of Ohio State University, Mr Chafetz is so beloved by past students that they formed a printmaking alumni association in his honor called the "Residivists". Other notable achievements include numerous national and international awards and fellowships as well as foundation and university research grants. In 1991 he received the Ohio Arts Council’s Governor’s Award.





(photo left) Amherst Maid I, litho. (right) Dr Prinzhorn's Patriotic Pair, litho.

Sidney Chafetz, professor emeritus of art at The Ohio State University, received his professional training at the Rhode Island School of Design, L’Ecole des Beaux Arts, Fontainbleu, the Academie Julian, Paris, and with artists Fernand Leger and Stanley W. Hayter. He is been regularly represented in major print exhibitions since 1947.

His notable achievements include numerous national and international awards and fellowships as well as foundation and university research grants. In 1991 he received the Ohio Arts Council’s Governor’s Award.

A comprehensive 40-year retrospective of Mr. Chafetz’s work was organized by Ohio State in 1988, an event marked by the publication of Chafetz Graphics: Satire and Homage the first joint project of the University Galleries and the Ohio State University Press.

In 1992, Mr. Chafetz completed work on Perpetrators,a series of lithographic portraits of the individuals who carried out the policies of the German Third Reich, plus related installations. The exhibition toured scores of university and nonprofit galleries and traveled to three European cities. The series is now on permanent display at the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg. It is also regularly exhibited under the auspices of the Tennessee Center for Holocaust Studies. Several portraits from the series are at the University of Minnesota’s center for genocide studies.l

In the fall of 2005, the Columbus Museum of Art presented an exhibition of Chafetz prints covering the major areas of his interest: politics, cultural heroes and the academy.

Artist Talk With Joan Tallan

Beach Scene, by Joan Tallan

Artist Gallery Talk Series
Wehrle Gallery, Wednesday at Noon,
Free and Open to the public

October 15th

Artist Joan Tallen will lead us in a gallery talk entitled "War and Peace:Blood, Gore and some Fun"

Artist statement:
I am a people watcher. I observe the people I work with, play with, and see in the media. I am fascinated by the episodes that make up their lives.
Portraying people at their activities, from memory, life, or with the help of photos forms the content of most of my work. I also love flowers. I have a garden, but that is second to people.
The wood of a woodcut, and the copper and acid of intaglio influences the line and movement of the composition.

2008 Card Packs are now available!

Our annual limited edition collection of 10 hand printed cards is now available for purchase. Only $25.00 per card pack! Proceeds from this sale are used to support Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative.
Place your order by email phoenixrisingco-op@sbcglobal.net
Provide your name and phone number and we will contact you to make arrangements for delivery. There is a $2. shipping and handling fee for card packs delivered by US mail.

Card packs will be available for purchase outside the Wehrle Gallery at Ohio Dominican University during the opening reception for Ten Years Soaring: Phoenix Rising Celebrates a Decade of Printmaking on Sunday, October 12th, 1:00-3:30 PM.

Press Release: Ten Years Soaring

Thank you GCAC and Ohio Dominican!

Press Release
Ten Years Soaring: Phoenix Rising Celebrates a Decade of Printmaking

Who: The Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative

What: Ten Years Soaring: Phoenix Rising Celebrates a Decade of Printmaking

When: Opening Reception: Sunday, October 12th from 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Exhibition on display from October 12 –November 16, 2008

Gallery Hours
Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Free admission

Where: Ohio Dominican University at The Wehrle Gallery
1216 Sunbury Rd, Columbus OH 43219
Wehrle Hall is on the university’s main campus

Our printmaking cooperative is celebrating its 10th anniversary! We are the only Columbus area fine art printmaking facility outside a university setting. Since 1998, the cooperative has been dedicated to enriching the cultural climate of the Columbus area through education and exploration of printmaking media and providing a well-equipped studio for artists and students.

Through support of a Franklin County Neighborhood Arts Grant and in coordination with the Ohio Dominican University, an exhibition of etchings, monoprints, relief prints and collagraphs by current members and past members will be on exhibition to celebrate 10 creative years. Over 15 artists will be participating.

The exhibition will also feature the debut of the cooperative’s Alphabet Book, the most recent member print exchange. This print collection will be presented in an artist book format, a limited edition of 20 handmade books.

In addition, 5 gallery talks by members will be presented and are open to the public on consecutive Wednesdays at noon. A variety of workshops for will also be offered promoting innovative print techniques, printmaking instructions for teaching professionals and a professional practices clinic for college students.

The cooperative will host a special artist visit from Sid Chafetz at the cooperative on Sunday, October 19 at 2:00 pm. One of our early advocates, nationally & internationally renowned printmaker Sid Chafetz will share his story and entertain your questions.

Sponsor: Franklin County Neighborhood Arts Grant, GCAC

Artists: Anne Cushman, Cindy Davis, Ellie Hug, Rebecca Morton, Eliana Saari, Judith Steele, Stephanie Sypsa, Joan Tallan, Amanda Pruesser, Rod Bouc, Melissa Vogley-Woods, Betsy Arvidson, (partial listing)
Images (digital files) are available upon request

Related events:
Opening Celebration
· October 12 (Sunday) 1-3:30 p.m., @ Wehrle Gallery

Special Artist Talk Series
Wehrle Gallery, Wednesdays at Noon, open to public

· Joan Tallan: "War and Peace: Blood, Gore, and some Fun", October 15
· Anne Cushman: “Time and Place”, October 22
· Rebecca Morton: “Indoor/Outdoor”, October 29
· Cindy Davis: “Capturing Gesture”, November 5
· Stephanie Sypsa: "Exposing the Personal", November 12
· *Room location for 11/12 to be announced

Featured Artist: Sid Chafetz:
· Conversation and Coffee with Sid: at Phoenix Rising on Sunday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m., RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, email phoenixrisingco-op@sbcglobal.net

Workshops
· Relief Printing for the Classroom. Instructor Joan Tallan. October 22 (Wednesday) 1-4 p.m. Wehrle Room 203
· RESERVATIONS REQUIRED email phoenixrisingco-op@sbcglobal.net

· 2-part Solarplate Intaglio Workshop Instructor Anne Cushman. October 28 (Tuesday) 6-7:30 and October 30 (Thursday) 6-8:30 Phoenix Rising, $10 Materials Fee, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED email phoenixrisingco-op@sbcglobal.net

· Professional Practices: Writing Artist Statements and Resumes. Judith Steele, Rebecca Morton, Stephanie Sypsa. November 1 (Saturday) 2-5 p.m. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED email phoenixrisingco-op@sbcglobal.net

Contact: Visit http://www.printcolumbus.com/, email phoenixrisingco-op@sbcglobal.net or phone (614) 444-2473 for more information. The cooperative is located at 938 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43206.
Media Contact: Judith Steele at 614-445-6289 or email jsteele614@aol.com
images are available upon request.

Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative opened in September 1998. Phoenix Rising's artist members offer a variety of workshops and classes that highlight their particular skills and guest artists are invited to give special presentations. The artists of Phoenix Rising provide outreach programs demonstrating and teaching printmaking techniques in a variety of venues - public and private schools, art groups, colleges, artist's residencies, and in-service workshops.

Alphabet Book by the Co-op

The Alphabet Book; bound fine art print exchange by Phoenix Rising *$1200.
Edition of 20, Limited edition of 8 available for purchase

* special debut price made possible by the generosity of Ohio Dominican University

Alphabet Book by the Phoenix Rising Co-op

A total of 10 artists participated in the most recent member print exchange that created The Alphabet Book.
Those artists are Betsy Arvidson, Anne Cushman, Cindy Davis, Ellie Hug, Rebecca Morton, Eliana Saari, Judith Steele, Stephanie Sypsa, Joan Tallan, Melissa Vogley-Woods


"O", by Cindy Davis


"P", by Anne Cushman

Sypsa at Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

(detail) Depletion of a Woman

Sypsa's work will be included in the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.

George Ohr’s National Challenge: The Juried Exhibition
September 19 - November 7

Artist from twenty-eight states are participating in the return of a major juried art exhibition, the George Ohr National Challenge, which opens September 19 at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.
This is one of the museum’s most popular shows, offering sales of contemporary art in the months before Christmas. A total of $4,000 in awards will be presented to artists exhibit works in 2D and 3D.
Jurors for the exhibit were nationally-known artists as well: Jim Tanner of Minnesota, a ceramist, and Ron Pokrasso of New Mexico, a print maker.The accepted artists include a number from Mississippi as well as those from California to Texas to New York. Many are art professors at major universities and others are esteemed artists in their own regions.
The exhibit will run through November 6.
MUSEUM HOURS:
M-F: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more information, call the museum at 228.374.5547 or see http://www.georgeohr.org./

The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art is located at 1596 Glenn Swetman Street in Biloxi, Mississippi USA and is open seven days a week.(map)

Rod Bouc at Ohio Dominican

Rod will have an exhibit called The Singular Landscape: New Work by Rob Bouc

August 24 - September 29, 2008

Opening: Sunday, Aug. 24, 1-3:30 pm

This exhibition features expressive and candid views of the artist’s native Midwest in both painted and printed form.

Melinda Cross Exhibits Work at Kerouac

Ana Keck shows at Mac Worthington

Ana will be showing work at the the Mac Worthing Galllery in the Short North Arts District, during the month of July.
visit Mac Worthington Gallery here


Portrait, solar plate print


Les Rameaux, solar plate

2008 Scholarship Award Recipient: Ana Keck

Phoenix welcomes Ana Keck, our new scholarship award recipient. Ana will be working at Phoenix during summer 2008.


Alone, Intaglio print using hard ground etching and aqua tint


Cherry Blossom Intaglio print using hard ground etching and aqua tint and chine cole (for the pink flowers).

View WOSU ArtZine Interview with Stephanie Sypsa

WOSU ArtZine Interviews artists Nicholas Hill and Stephanie Sypsa (Phoenix Member) on their Dresden exchange.

View WOSU ArtZine Television on Demand interview clip (here)

Ohio Artists in Dresden Saturday, April 19th, 2008Connections II features artwork by 14 artists who participated in the Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Creativity international residencies program, which has long been recognized as a leader in international cultural arts exchanges among state arts agencies.

May ArtZine Air Dates:Wednesday, May 7, 7:30pm Saturday, May 10, 2:30pm

Melinda Cross exhibits work at Madlab

MadLab Gallery Presents

Nature and Nurture: Works by Phoenix Assoicate Member Melinda Cross and Kat Frissora
Opening: May 10th, 5-7pm

Show Dates: May 3rd-31st

It is in conjunction with the MadLab Theater’s annual production of Theatre Roulette.

MadLab Gallery is free and open to the public during theatre show times and by appointment. To set an appointment, contact the gallery via e-mail at madlabgmailto:madlabgallery@madlab.net.

Learn more about the gallery at www.myspace.com/madlabgallery or visit Madlab here.

Edna Boies displays organized by Phoenix Rising.

EDNA BOIES HOPKINSWOODBLOCK PRINTS: STRONG IN CHARACTER, COLORFUL IN EXPRESSION
March 22 - June 1, 2008
The Springfield Museum of Art is very pleased to host Eliana Calle-Saari as an Ohio Arts Council Artist-in-Residence, in conjunction with this Edna Boies Hopkins exhibition.

Eliana Calle-Saari Gallery...

April 6 - 19, 2008

Please Call (937)325-4673 for Program Information

Visit the Springfield Museum of Art

Springfield Museum of Art Showcases Eilana Calle-Saari

Eliana Calle-Saari
April 6 - 19, 2008
The Springfield Museum of Art is very pleased to host Eliana Calle-Saari as an Ohio Arts Council Artist-in-Residence, in conjunction with this Edna Boies Hopkins exhibition.
Call (937)325-4673 for Program Information
View Eilana's work online from Springfield
Visit: Springfield Museum of Art