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

Conversation with Sid Chafetz at Phoenix Rising

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

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.

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.

Classes and Events 2008

Phoenix Rising : Summer Series

Watercolor Monoprints (teens and up) Saturday, May 17, 2:00-5:00pm
Instructor: Cindy Davis 2.5 hour session $30.00 includes all materials
This is an easy introduction to printmaking. Participants will produce one or more monoprints by painting on prepared plexiglass. Bring an 8x10 photo or drawing to trace or work from your imagination.
No experience required.

Easy Reduction Relief Prints Saturday, August 2, 10am-1:00pm
Instructor: Joan Tallan 3 hour session $40 fee includes all materials
Creating reduction relief prints using “Foamies” is a fast and easy way to make multicolored prints and requires no tools other than scissors or Xacto knives. Bring a drawing, tracing or photo/computer scan to use for your inspiration. No experience required.

Reduction Relief Prints Sunday, June 8, 2:00-5:00pm
Instructor: Eliana Saari 3 hour session $40 fee includes all materials Explore the reductive relief method used by Pablo Picasso and create an edition of multicolored relief prints using one piece of linoleum. No experience required.

Solarplate Etching - 2 day workshop Wed & Thurs July 9 & July 10
Instructor: Anne Cushman $90.00 includes all materials
Day 1- 2 hour session, 1:00-3:00 / Day 2- 3 hour session, 12:30 – 3:30
Explore an innovative intaglio printmaking method using water and UV light instead of acid. Artwork may be created by drawing, computer printout, opaque ink or paint, found objects, etc. Participants are
encouraged to bring a design on a transparency or acetate to fit a 5” x 7” plate. Class Limit - 6

Registration Instructions: Class size is limited, minimum class size is 6 persons. Payment for any workshop is required a minim of 1 week prior to the event date - your check is your reservation. Mail your check to the address to Printmaking Cooperative938 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43206. Sorry, no refunds after the registration deadline.

Please check our blog for specific class times - www.printcolumbus.com or call 444-2473 for more information.

Artist Member Lecture Saturday, August 23
Stephanie Sypsa 2 hour session
Enjoy coffee and light refreshments while we learn about Stephanie’s inspiration for her unique portraiture prints and her unusual printing techniques.

10th Anniversary Celebrations begin this fall!
Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative has been in operation for 10 years. We will be offering a series of special events beginning this fall and continuing through 2009! Check our monthly newsletter for upcoming events @ www.printcolumbus.com

Sid Chafetz - Conversation and Coffee Sunday, October 19
To kick off our 10th anniversary celebration, join one of our early advocates, nationally & internationally renown printmaker Sid Chafetz as he shares his story with us and entertains our questions.

Reduction Relief Class Held for Wexner Docents

A specialised Reduction Relief class was held for the Wexner docents on Dec. 19, 2007 by Phoenix Rising.
It was a two session class organized by the Phoenix Rising Program Committee, Joan Tallan, Rebecca Morton, Elliana Saari, and Anne Cushman with assistance from Judith Steele and Cynthia Davis.