February 2022 Newsletter
Congrats to the Bride and Groom!
We’re so grateful to have seen no shortage of projects coming through the studio this month! In between painstakingly separating files for screen printing, color matching, and getting stationery projects out the door, owner and founder, Ingrid Schindall, has been putting final touches on her own wedding; set for this coming Tuesday, the 22nd! Naturally, Ingrid designed and printed her own stunning and playfully colorful Key Largo-inspired wedding suite - sure to make a splash on the Nocturnal Press Instagram and website very soon.
The IS Projects team wants to wish Ingrid and Johnny Zhang, IS Project’s go-to photographer and videographer extraordinaire, the best on this new exciting chapter of their lives. Johnny has been diligently working behind the scenes for years now, filming our virtual workshops and virtual gallery tours at the height of the pandemic, documenting Ingrid’s independent projects, and leveling up our website and marketing photos. Expect to see many more collaborations between these two over the coming years!
With that said, we will be closed Tuesday, February 22nd and Wednesday February 23rd and will resume normal hours the 24th. As our big move approaches, we cannot take on any more book or screenprinting projects until we get settled. We still have limited availability for letterpress projects and assisted studio time so be sure to reach out with those inquires as soon as possible.
It’s hard to believe we only have another month of classes at this address! Check out our class discount and offerings below.
IN THE GALLERY
Lexicon of Longing by Golnar Adili
On View Until March 1, 2022
Closing Reception: Feb 26th, 6-10pm
Lexicon of Longing is a solo exhibition of artists' books and prints by Golnar Adili which grapple with deconstructing and reconstructing past traumas. Born in Virginia to activist parents fighting against the shah, Adili’s family migrated to Iran in the wake of the revolution. Growing up in post-1979 Tehran, in the face of seismic geopolitical shifts, Adili experienced uprooting and disconnection. Only two years after their resettlement in Iran, Iraq’s sudden attack on Iran tightened the Islamic Republic’s grip on any political opposition, catalyzing Adili’s father’s eventual escape back to the United States. Adili’s father was never able to return. This separation split Adili’s family for many years, ending only when she moved to the states to attend college. In her work, Adili is compelled to decode the ways in which these events have marked her.
As a visual thinker, Adili is interested in learning through comparison; making connections between similar shapes and events from varied contexts as the foundation upon which she builds her vast internal library of the world. Inspired by how her own child observes and archives information, Adili has infused her practice with play, using family photographs and language to reshape memory, experiences of displacement and identity. Forgetting and relearning both English and Persian multiple times has made language a fascinating reference in Adili's work. Persian poetry, as well as biographical text investigating a landscape of longing, have provided a valuable context for examining language formally. These investigations include physically building words and letters with a multitude of materials. In doing so, Adili uses architecture, book arts, and installation to distort and blur the lines between design, craft, and fine art.
Golnar Adili is a mixed media artist, educator, and designer with a focus on diasporic identity. She holds a master's degree in architecture from the University of Michigan and has attended residencies at the Rockefeller Foundation for the Arts (Bellagio, Italy), Center for Book Arts (NYC), Smack Mellon (Brooklyn, NY), Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown (MA), MacDowell Colony (NYC), Ucross Foundation for the Arts (Clearmont, WY), Lower East Side Printshop (NYC), Women’s Studio Workshop (Rosendale, NY), and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace (NYC), among others. Adili has shown her work internationally; venues include: the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK), NURTUREart (Brooklyn, NY), Craft and Folk Art Museum (Los Angeles, CA), and International Print Center New York (NYC). She has received several grants, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, NYFA Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Artists Books, and the Jerome Hill Finalist Grant. Adili is a Jameel Prize finalist. Her artist books are in several collections, including the Library of Congress, Rutgers University, Yale University, and University of Michigan.
COMING SOON:
Land of Sunshine by Angelica Clyman
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you to the studio for the FATVillage Artwalk this Saturday, February 26th from 6-10pm. We will have our retail space open and the opening reception for our new exhibition up in the gallery!
ON THE BLOG
SPRING CLASSES
Take a look at our offerings below and sign up using the code THANKSFTL at checkout for 10% off any class, course, print club or open studio on the Spring schedule.
January 2022 Newsletter
Making Moves in 2022
We hope you all have been having a happy and healthy new year. We can hardly believe February is around the corner and thus, another month closer to the studio’s big move.
While we have nothing official to share yet, we are close to finalizing some details on our new home and will share the news just as soon as we’re able. In the meantime, we would LOVE to see some familiar faces over the next few months and hope you all get a chance to visit us before we relocate. With that in mind, and to say thank you to our Fort Lauderdale audience over the last seven years, we are offering a discount on all our upcoming classes planned through March! Take a look at our offerings below and sign up using the code THANKSFTL at checkout for 10% off any class, course, print club or open studio on the Spring schedule.
If you have a project in mind that you’ve been meaning to reach out about, please touch base with us ASAP. We have a limited production schedule and will be wrapping up all projects by April in order to start chipping away at the daunting task of moving all our equipment. So, let’s connect and realize that print, paper, book project while we still have the presses running.
As always, we thank you for your support and look forward to seeing more of you over these next few months.
IN THE GALLERY
Lexicon of Longing by Golnar Adili
On View: January 17 - March 1, 2022
Virtual Artist Talk and Preview: Jan 26th, 6pm @isprojectsfl
Opening Reception: Jan 29th, 6-10pm
Lexicon of Longing is a solo exhibition of artists' books and prints by Golnar Adili which grapple with deconstructing and reconstructing past traumas. Born in Virginia to activist parents fighting against the shah, Adili’s family migrated to Iran in the wake of the revolution. Growing up in post-1979 Tehran, in the face of seismic geopolitical shifts, Adili experienced uprooting and disconnection. Only two years after their resettlement in Iran, Iraq’s sudden attack on Iran tightened the Islamic Republic’s grip on any political opposition, catalyzing Adili’s father’s eventual escape back to the United States. Adili’s father was never able to return. This separation split Adili’s family for many years, ending only when she moved to the states to attend college. In her work, Adili is compelled to decode the ways in which these events have marked her.
As a visual thinker, Adili is interested in learning through comparison; making connections between similar shapes and events from varied contexts as the foundation upon which she builds her vast internal library of the world. Inspired by how her own child observes and archives information, Adili has infused her practice with play, using family photographs and language to reshape memory, experiences of displacement and identity. Forgetting and relearning both English and Persian multiple times has made language a fascinating reference in Adili's work. Persian poetry, as well as biographical text investigating a landscape of longing, have provided a valuable context for examining language formally. These investigations include physically building words and letters with a multitude of materials. In doing so, Adili uses architecture, book arts, and installation to distort and blur the lines between design, craft, and fine art.
Golnar Adili is a mixed media artist, educator, and designer with a focus on diasporic identity. She holds a master's degree in architecture from the University of Michigan and has attended residencies at the Rockefeller Foundation for the Arts (Bellagio, Italy), Center for Book Arts (NYC), Smack Mellon (Brooklyn, NY), Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown (MA), MacDowell Colony (NYC), Ucross Foundation for the Arts (Clearmont, WY), Lower East Side Printshop (NYC), Women’s Studio Workshop (Rosendale, NY), and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace (NYC), among others. Adili has shown her work internationally; venues include: the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK), NURTUREart (Brooklyn, NY), Craft and Folk Art Museum (Los Angeles, CA), and International Print Center New York (NYC). She has received several grants, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, NYFA Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Artists Books, and the Jerome Hill Finalist Grant. Adili is a Jameel Prize finalist. Her artist books are in several collections, including the Library of Congress, Rutgers University, Yale University, and University of Michigan.
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you to the studio for the FATVillage Artwalk this Saturday, January 29th from 6-10pm. We will have our retail space open and the opening reception for our new exhibition up in the gallery!
NEW ON THE BLOG
SPRING CLASSES
December 2021 Newsletter
What a year!
2021 has been a year of growth, challenges, and dreaming about a future where we can all get together and get inky again. We’ve worked on big projects, made new friends, stretched our curatorial muscles, spent more time on Zoom than we would have ever predicted, found our favorite brand of n95 masks, got some bad news, got some great news and slowly but surely are making a plan for a new home.
What a year!
2021 has been a year of growth, challenges, and dreaming about a future where we can all get together and get inky again. We’ve worked on big projects, made new friends, stretched our curatorial muscles, spent more time on Zoom than we would have ever predicted, found our favorite brand of n95 masks, got some bad news, got some great news and slowly but surely are making a plan for a new home. None of this year would have been possible without our incredible team. Thank you Sammi, Amber, Caro, Sydney, Kylie, Adrian, Madeline, Abby, Coral, Leah, Chachi and Jess for working tirelessly to keep printmaking alive in Fort Lauderdale. All our efforts would be for not without the support of our community and you, so thank you for joining us on this journey and making the dream of a South Floridian printmaking and book arts oasis possible and filled with creative, intelligent, and hilariously quirky minds.
We’re expecting some big changes in 2022 and can’t wait to share them with you! In the mean time please come visit the studio before we have to start the daunting task of packing and do reach out if you have any leads on large warehouses in artsy neighborhoods. We’re very grateful for all of the help we’ve received thus far and are chasing down every lead until we find the perfect home!
IN THE GALLERY
DONT MISS THE SHOW
Re: Contextual by David Wolske
November 17, 2021 - January 3, 2022
Re: Contextual is a solo exhibition of relief letterpress prints by David Wolske combining contemporary and historical processes to transfigure letters, numbers, and punctuation into visual poetry. The abstractions use color and negative space to communicate the more emotional aspects of written language while inviting the viewers to create their own interpretations.
By deconstructing language to express a more visceral form of communication, Wolske's work playfully subverts the relationship between the hand and the machine. Viewers may be surprised to learn that the deceptively simple shapes they see in these enigmatic compositions are remixed letters and numbers. By abstracting the alphabet, Wolske transforms the ordinary, or even banal, into something new and unexpected.
David Wolske is a typo/graphic designer, artist, and educator. His interdisciplinary practice combines the traditions of letterpress and printmaking with digital tools and design thinking. Wolske’s work is exhibited and collected nationally and internationally. He is a 2020 LHM Educator Fellow at the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography at ArtCenter College of Design; the College Book Art Association 2018 Emerging Educator; 2016 Visiting Artist at Hatch Show Print; and a 2014 Utah Visual Arts Fellow. Wolske’s work is represented by Artspace111 in Fort Worth. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas.
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
For the Person Who Has Everything
Visit our gallery shop and fine art print shop to find a unique print for the aspiring art collector in your life
For the Bibliofile
Whether the book lover in your life appreciates artists’ books or hand crafted journals and notebooks, our shop has a wide array of options
For the Creative Type
Our winter class schedule is now live on the website! We’ve got print, paper, and book-focused classes for both new and experienced printers. If you purchase a class as a gift for someone, just shoot us an email to let us know and we will send you a customized card to print out and present to the lucky recipient. In order to receive the card in time, please make your purchase and notify us by end of day Thursday, December 23rd.
November 2021 Newsletter
IS Projects is looking for a new home!
After 7 wonderful years in the FATVillage Arts District, IS Projects is looking for a new home.
IS Projects is looking for a new home!
After 7 wonderful years in the FATVillage Arts District, IS Projects is looking for a new home. We need to be out of our current space by May 31st 2022 in order to make way for a transformative development project.
We are very excited at the opportunity that this change brings for the studio and look forward to finding a space where artists and creatives can continue to expand their practice in printmaking and book arts while contributing to the evolution of the medium. We are open to lots of ideas and would love to partner with people and orgs that are passionate about the development of South Florida’s artists and arts landscape. If you have any suggestions, contacts or leads or if you own a big warehouse that you would like to fill up with a printmaking wonderland please reach out!
In the meantime, please consider doing your holiday shopping or taking a class at IS Projects to help support us as we get ready for this major (and expensive) change!
Wherever we end up, we promise to continue to bring high quality programming and prints to South Florida for years to come!
IN THE GALLERY
Re: Contextual by David Wolske
November 17, 2021 - January 3, 2022
Opening Reception I Sat, November 27th 6-10PM
Re: Contextual is a solo exhibition of relief letterpress prints by David Wolske combining contemporary and historical processes to transfigure letters, numbers, and punctuation into visual poetry. The abstractions use color and negative space to communicate the more emotional aspects of written language while inviting the viewers to create their own interpretations.
By deconstructing language to express a more visceral form of communication, Wolske's work playfully subverts the relationship between the hand and the machine. Viewers may be surprised to learn that the deceptively simple shapes they see in these enigmatic compositions are remixed letters and numbers. By abstracting the alphabet, Wolske transforms the ordinary, or even banal, into something new and unexpected.
David Wolske is a typo/graphic designer, artist, and educator. His interdisciplinary practice combines the traditions of letterpress and printmaking with digital tools and design thinking. Wolske’s work is exhibited and collected nationally and internationally. He is a 2020 LHM Educator Fellow at the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography at ArtCenter College of Design; the College Book Art Association 2018 Emerging Educator; 2016 Visiting Artist at Hatch Show Print; and a 2014 Utah Visual Arts Fellow. Wolske’s work is represented by Artspace111 in Fort Worth. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas.
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you to the studio for the FATVillage Artwalk this Saturday, November 27th from 6-10pm. There will be plenty of goodies in retail for those looking to shop small this holiday season and a fantastic exhibition up in the gallery!
NEW ON THE BLOG
IN PERSON CLASSES ARE BACK!
October 2021 Newsletter
Fall in Full Swing!
Fall is a special time for the studio as we gear up for Small Press Fair!
Fall in Full Swing!
Fall is a special time for the studio as we gear up for Small Press Fair! SPF Fort Lauderdale is a day for local and regional artists, printers, booksellers, publishers, authors, poets, bookmakers, designers, zinesters and cultural workers to share ideas and showcase new work related to print making, book making and zine creation. After last year’s virtual live broadcast, we can not wait to gather with all our print folks in just a couple of short weeks for the 6th edition of the fair.
If you plan to exhibit at the fair, be sure to apply ASAP (details below) and keep your eyes peeled for upcoming SPF programming including workshops and visiting artists!
IN THE GALLERY
IS Projects Presents a Collaborative Show
with Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA)
Closing Reception I Sat, Oct 30th 6-10PM
MakerMatching is a collaborative project and exhibition organized by ILSSA and IS Projects all about matching makers—searching for potential connections within our communities and creating space for new conversations to begin. MakerMatching culminates in an exhibition at IS Projects highlighting the importance of connection and support within creative practice. Whether they're members of ILSSA or creatives from the IS Projects' community, makers of all disciplines were mailed a handset letterpress survey to be filled out and returned in order to match them with other makers. Gallery-goers are invited to harness their ‘inner matchmakers’ as they participate in connecting makers.
ABOUT OUR COLLABORATORS
Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) is a union for reflective practice and membership organization for artists and makers that fosters community, new ideas, tools, and resources. ILSSA observes a an annual holiday, the Festival to Plead for Skills; organizes participatory exhibitions and events; and facilitates an annual group residency.
SPF '21 IS COMING!
DON’T MISS THE TALK!
Artists’ Book Talk with Golnar Adili
Join us on the @isprojects Instagram Live this Friday, October 29th at 6pm to discuss her new artists’ book, She Feels Your Absence Deeply: A Family History Woodblock.
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you back to the studio for the FATVillage Artwalk this Saturday, October 30th from 6-10pm. We will be hosting a pumpkin carving contest earlier that day, so be sure to sign up below!
NEW ON THE BLOG
IN PERSON CLASSES ARE BACK!
September 2021 Newsletter
7 years of printmaking in paradise!
This Saturday’s Artwalk will mark 7 years of IS Projects being open to the public in the FATVillage Arts District in Fort Lauderdale, Florida! It started out as a dream to own a press and spend a lot of time talking to other people about how cool printmaking is while making prints and while it’s grown significantly, the core of the dream is still the same. We’ve gone from one Vandercook (shoutout CB) and about 400 pounds of type to a full scale fine art printmaking operation that can accommodate artists interested in practicing letterpress, etching, relief, book binding, paper making, screen printing, cyanotypes, and much more! We went from commission printing and weekend workshops only to a diverse list of offerings including a robust exhibition program, residencies, open studio hours, internships, private classes, assisted printing, and our latest addition: Fine Art Print and Artists’ Book Development Programs!
7 years of printmaking in paradise!
This Saturday’s Artwalk will mark 7 years of IS Projects being open to the public in the FATVillage Arts District in Fort Lauderdale, Florida! It started out as a dream to own a press and spend a lot of time talking to other people about how cool printmaking is while making prints and while it’s grown significantly, the core of the dream is still the same. We’ve gone from one Vandercook (shoutout CB) and about 400 pounds of type to a full scale fine art printmaking operation that can accommodate artists interested in practicing letterpress, etching, relief, book binding, paper making, screen printing, cyanotypes, and much more! We went from commission printing and weekend workshops only to a diverse list of offerings including a robust exhibition program, residencies, open studio hours, internships, private classes, assisted printing, and our latest addition: Fine Art Print and Artists’ Book Development Programs! If you have a print or book project in mind but need help getting started or help with production, definitely check this one out! Availability is limited so we can be sure to give the time and attention needed to each project but applications from 2021 and 2022 projects are open now!
You may have been expecting a heartfelt anniversary-related note here and don’t be alarmed, it’s coming! But it has gotten too long for the newsletter and needs a little more time for editing and reflection so it’ll be going live on the ISP Blog early next week. Thank you for your support and for helping to keep the dream alive!
IN THE GALLERY
IS Projects Presents a Collaborative Show
with Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA)
On View I Sept 20 - Nov 7, 2021
Opening Reception I Sat, Sept 25th 7-10PM
Virtual Artist talk I with ILSSA co-founders, Bridget Elmer and Emily Larned, Sat. Sept 25th at 6PM on @isprojectsfl Instagram
Bridget Elmer and Emily Larned originally founded Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) in 2008 to find and connect with other impractical laborers—those interested in cultivating a considered, thoughtful, and balanced creative practice. They were looking for alternatives, interested in blurring disciplinary lines and searching for a community of makers who valued process over product. The impetus for that search was born from their friendship and the rare, immediate connection that they discovered when their paths crossed many moons ago. With MakerMatching, they are returning to that genesis and working together with IS Projects to create space for other paths in their orbits to cross with our community.
MakerMatching is a collaborative project and exhibition organized by ILSSA and IS Projects all about matching makers—searching for potential connections within our communities and creating space for new conversations to begin. MakerMatching culminates in an exhibition at IS Projects highlighting the importance of connection and support within creative practice. Whether they're members of ILSSA or creatives from the IS Projects' community, makers of all disciplines were mailed a handset letterpress survey to be filled out and returned in order to match them with other makers. Gallery-goers are invited to harness their ‘inner matchmakers’ as they participate in connecting makers. The MakerMatching exhibition will be on view through November 7th, 2021 with programming including a virtual artist talk and opening reception during the FATVillage Artwalk (And IS Projetcs' 7 Year Anniversary!) this Saturday, September 25th from 6-10pm.
ABOUT OUR COLLABORATORS
Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) is a union for reflective practice and membership organization for artists and makers that fosters community, new ideas, tools, and resources. ILSSA observes a an annual holiday, the Festival to Plead for Skills; organizes participatory exhibitions and events; and facilitates an annual group residency.
More information >>
MORE STUDIO AVAILABILITY!
We are now offering an Open Studio EVERY WEEK with dates on weeknight evenings and weekend afternoons so that tending to your printing practice is more convenient than ever.
During Open Studio, experienced printers gather to explore self-directed projects in our print shop. Whether exploring woodcut, letterpress, intaglio or screen printing, our open studios not only offers the support of a technician but the equipment and space required to see your projects come to fruition.
Sign up for as many dates as you’d like on our website!
*Sign-ups should have experience working in a print studio. While there will be a shop tech present, they will not be able to give you their full assistance.
GUESS WHAT PRINT FOLKS? APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you back into the studio for the FATVillage Artwalk this Saturday, August 25th from 6-10pm. Come by and say hi!
NEW ON THE BLOG
IN PERSON CLASSES ARE BACK!
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August 2021 Newsletter
Have you been longing to make big prints? Do you need a project with a deadline to distract you from everyday stresses? Perhaps this is your year to sign up for large format and steamroller printing at SPF’21!
We’re continuing our soft opening this month with scheduled classes on the calendar so if you are looking to get more involved at the studio, exploring all things print, paper and book, be sure to check out our new learn page for more info or continue reading!
TIME TO SUPERSIZE?!
Have you been longing to make big prints? Do you need a project with a deadline to distract you from every day stresses? Perhaps this is your year to sign up for large format and steamroller printing at SPF’21! Here’s how it works, you sign up and carve a big ol’ block (max size 40x80” we have linoleum here for purchase or you can grab some 1/2” ply or mdf from a home improvement store or lumber yard), then bring it to ISP to print an edition of 10 juicy prints on beautiful Japanese Masa paper in the month of October. When SPF’21 rolls around on November 13, 2021 you’ll have a place to display a print from your edition at the fair and we’ll print a proof of your block live using the monumental steam roller in front of SPF’s visitors. It’s a hoot!
Get more info and sign up at SPF-FTL.com!
Not ready to go so big just yet? We’re continuing our soft opening this month with scheduled classes on the calendar so if you are looking to get more involved at the studio, exploring all things print, paper and book, be sure to check out our new learn page for more info or continue reading below!
IN THE GALLERY
FRESH PRINTS
2nd Annual Summer Print Show
July 19 - September 12, 2021
(show extended!)
Join us Saturday, August 25th
6-10pm: Reception during the FATVillage Art Walk
Not Local? Check out the Gallery Shop on our website!
Fresh Prints presents a collection of prints and artists' books from a group of local artists working at every level and from every discipline, on IS Projects’ presses week after week. Through varied approaches to printmaking, exhibited works highlight the core techniques taught in our studio each month, including letterpress printing, screen printing, book binding, intaglio and relief. The exhibited artists explore their personal narratives, political anxieties, and relationship to nature through the lens of contemporary printmaking. Whether revisiting the press after decades away, learning how to pull a print for the very first time, or coming to printmaking from another medium, the studio creates common ground for each artist to hone their craft.
Featuring works by
Kylie Aylies, Jennifer Broutin Farah, Amber Frank,
Caro Gutierrez, Nickole Maurstad, Cristina Müller,
Alexandra Riesco, Leah Roobin, Coral Rose,
Jay Sylvestre, Abby Wang & William de Yampert
More information >>
MORE STUDIO AVAILABILITY!
We are now offering an Open Studio EVERY WEEK with dates on weeknight evenings and weekend afternoons so that tending to your printing practice is more convenient than ever.
During Open Studio, experienced printers gather to explore self-directed projects in our print shop. Whether exploring woodcut, letterpress, intaglio or screen printing, our open studios not only offers the support of a technician but the equipment and space required to see your projects come to fruition.
September Open Studio Dates:
Wednesday, September 1st: 6-9pm
Sunday, September 12th: 12-3pm
Saturday, September 18th: 12-3pm
Wednesday, September 22nd: 6-9pm
Wednesday, September 29th: 6-9pm
Sign up for as many dates as you’d like on our website!
*Sign-ups should have experience working in a print studio. While there will be a shop tech present, they will not be able to give you their full assistance.
GUESS WHAT PRINT FOLKS? APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you back into the studio for the FATVillage Artwalk this Saturday, August 25th from 6-10pm. Come by and say hi!
NEW ON THE BLOG
IN PERSON CLASSES ARE BACK!
July 2021 Newsletter
It’s been a busy summer and we couldn’t be more thankful for all of the support that’s been coming our way between a major museum exhibition, our first in person classes since 2020 and new residents! We’re happy to reintroduce in-person scheduled classes and present lots of new opportunities to get involved here at the studio and in the South Florida print/book/zine scene!
sUMMER sKILLS eXCHANGE RESIDENT, aMANDA tHACKRAY, AND SUMMER INTERN, aBBY WANG, MAKING PAPER ON THE BEACH!
THE SUMMER SIZZLE!
When the studio first opened in 2014, we expected our summers to be pretty slow due to the seasonal nature of South Florida’s population. So we planned classes, events, and other fun projects to take place during the summer and year after year we find that the summer ends up being one of the most productive seasons at the studio. This year is no exception!
We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made it out to the reception for Into the Fold at Coral Springs Museum of Art last week. The amount of people who made the trek out to see the culmination of the past 6 years of our hard work with the Existent Books project meant the world. If you missed it, or can’t make it to Coral Springs be sure to check out our IG live curators’ conversation coming up on Thursday, August 5th at 6pm! Sammi and Ingrid will be discussing the exhibition and the project from the museum and studio so we’ll take you on a walk around the show and a tour around the shop tying together the books and the process.
We also want to say a big thank you to our first official Skills Exchange Resident Amanda Thackray who travelled all the way from New Jersey to make handmade paper using water from the Fort Lauderdale Beach and share her screen monoprinting skills in our first official in person classes!
We’re having a bit of a soft opening this month with scheduled classes on the calendar so if you are looking to get more involved at the studio, exploring all things print, paper and book, be sure to check out our new learn page for more info or continue reading below!
IN THE GALLERY
FRESH PRINTS
2nd Annual Summer Print Show
July 19 - September 3, 2021
Join us Saturday, July 31st
6pm: Virtual artist talk with a exhibiting artists on the @isprojectsfl Instagram
6:30-10pm: Opening reception during the FATVillage Art Walk
Not Local? Take the Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop available on our website!
Fresh Prints presents a collection of prints and artists' books from a group of local artists working at every level and from every discipline, on IS Projects’ presses week after week. Through varied approaches to printmaking, exhibited works highlight the core techniques taught in our studio each month, including letterpress printing, screen printing, book binding, intaglio and relief. The exhibited artists explore their personal narratives, political anxieties, and relationship to nature through the lens of contemporary printmaking. Whether revisiting the press after decades away, learning how to pull a print for the very first time, or coming to printmaking from another medium, the studio creates common ground for each artist to hone their craft.
Featuring works by
Kylie Aylies, Jennifer Broutin Farah, Amber Frank,
Caro Gutierrez, Nickole Maurstad, Cristina Müller,
Alexandra Riesco, Leah Roobin, Coral Rose,
Jay Sylvestre, Abby Wang & William de Yampert
More information >>
GUESS WHAT PRINT FOLKS? APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
Small Press Fair ‘21
SPF, Fort Lauderdale's first and only Small Press Fair is looking for a diverse group of exhibitors to show their visitors the unique and expansive world of Print / Book / Zine
Tropic Bound Fair
Join us in the Magic City for the launch of Tropic Bound! Be a part of the first artists’ book fair to take place in Miami alongside exhibitors from across the world.
DONT MISS THE SHOW
MEET THE NEW SELIKOFF POSTER
Antique Ornamented!
This poster features Antique Double Outline Half Ray and Half Solid Shade AKA Antique Ornamented, a popular face in the 1800s. Antique ornamented was first presented by William H Page in the 1849 catalogue. The bold design creates a sense that the letters are leaping out at you from the page so we designed a poster that celebrates the optimistic coming out that the summer of 2020 felt like. The specimen takes the form of a word search with sunny summer fun words that can be found throughout the poster.
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you back into the studio for the FATVillage Artwalk this Saturday, July 31st from 6-10pm. Come by and say hi!
NEW ON THE BLOG
IN PERSON CLASSES ARE BACK!
June 2021 Newsletter
With a successful 2021 Existent Books Artist Residency under our belt and four new Summer interns and two Key Holder Residents in the studio, the shop is ablaze with projects and lots of extra hands to help out with production.
INTO THE FOLD
With a successful 2021 Existent Books Artist Residency under our belt and four new Summer interns and two Key Holder Residents in the studio, the shop is ablaze with projects and lots of extra hands to help out with production. We can’t wait to reveal more about our upcoming Existent Books with Carol Prusa and Elia Khalaf in next month’s newsletter but can promise they will highlight some never-before-seen book structures and techniques for our Existent Books lineup.
We are excited to announce that Existent Books will be featured in a major exhibition entitled Into the Fold at the Coral Springs Museum of Art, opening July 6th. The show will span 17,000 sq ft, illuminating each artists’ book through behind-the-scenes didactic materials from each project’s process and feature a body of work from the 11 published artist’s individual practices. We hope to see you at the reception on July 22nd!
If you are looking to get more involved at the studio, exploring all things print, paper and book, we have Studio Rental options and Private classes available to the public on our website. More details can be found below!
DON’T MISS THE ARTIST TALK
Join us Saturday, June 26th at 6pm for a virtual artist talk with MARK FLEURIDOR on the @isprojectsfl Instagram and 7-10pm in person for the closing reception during the FATVillage Art Walk
Not Local? Take the Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop available on our website!
Just You and Me by Mark Fleuridor
On View May 17 - July 6, 2021
Mark Fleuridor is a Haitian American artist born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Painting. Fleuridor explores his own personal history within his background and familial experiences. These topics are explored through mediums such as printmaking, painting, quilting and collage. Fleuridor has completed artist residencies such as Vermont Studio Center (VT), the Oxbow Artist Residency (MI) and is currently attending Oolite Artist Residency in Miami, FL. Fleuridor is a recipient of the Oolite Arts Ellies Awards 2020 for his project Being Held and Beach Day, a project that created public murals in Miami that focused on families and their love for each other.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Just you and Me portrays relationships between the artist and his loved ones. Using patterns, printmaking, and quilting, Fleuridor explores memories of endless summers while growing up in Miami, Florida. Inspired by key moments in his life, these works depict a quiet, steaming environment where Fleuridor spent most of his time with his siblings.
The IS Projects gallery is open for appointments and has its lights on 24 hours so that the public can safely view the show through our big, storefront windows.
More information >>
NEW PRIVATE CLASSES!
Are you interested in learning more about print, paper and books or looking for a unique way to celebrate a special occasion? We are excited to announce that we’re now offering private classes for groups of 1-4 in the following techniques:
Screen Printing Basics
Cyanotypes on Paper or Fabric!
Make Your Own Leather Travel Journal
Suminagashi Paper Marbling & Letterpress
Shibori Indigo Dyeing!
DONT MISS THE SHOW
MEET OUR SUMMER KEY HOLDER RESIDENTS
Cristina Müller-Karger is a Miami based artist since 2018. As an illustrator, educator and editor, she consider herself to be a changemaker and a social entrepreneur. Over the last decade she has participated in several Arts in Education projects in her home country, Venezuela. She has been using traditional techniques such as etching, screen printing, linocut, monotype and stencil as a performance. Founder of utopía {portátil}, an independent publishing house producing handcrafted books, she aims to open spaces of imagination and creativity in small communities. Her team holds the dream to engage with children and young people, and tap into the power of the press with them as a means to raise those voices that we still have not heard.
Dona Altemus was born in Miami, FL. She graduated with a BFA from New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL (2012) and went on to earn an MFA from the University of Delaware, DE (2018). She has participated in exhibitions including Trading Places II, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (2012), MIA_BER, Verein Berliner Kunstler, Germany (2014), Fantastical Vizcaya, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Coconut Grove, FL (2015), Cadence, University of Delaware, (2018), Transphysics, Art & Cultural Center of Hollywood, among others. Dona's art residencies include Vermont Studio Center, VT, Oolite Arts, MIami Beach, FL, Deering Estate, Cutler Bay, FL, Miami Dade College Live Arts program, Miami, FL. She is a current A-I-R at Bridge Red Studios, North Miami, FL.
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you back into the studio as we rejoin the FATVillage April Artwalk this Saturday, May 29th from 6-10pm. Come by and say hi!
NEW ON THE BLOG
TAKE A VIRTUAL CLASS!
May 2021 Newsletter
Nothing makes us happier than seeing prints being pulled and books being bound by artists in the studio. We can’t wait to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new print-enthusiasts as we begin to reopen to the public. This is why we’re so excited to announce that in addition to offering assisted and solo studio rental, we’re releasing a series of private classes featuring FIVE techniques!
THE SUMMER IS LOOKING BRIGHT AND IN PERSON CLASSES ARE BACK!
Nothing makes us happier than seeing prints being pulled and books being bound by artists in the studio. We can’t wait to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new print-enthusiasts as we begin to reopen to the public. This is why we’re so excited to announce that in addition to offering assisted and solo studio rental, we’re releasing a series of private classes featuring FIVE techniques! If interested, be sure to check out the details below.
While we were sad to say goodbye to our last exhibition, Time No Longer Emptied of Presence, at the top of the month, we were thrilled to have Jennifer D Printz back in the studio for her Exhibiting Artist Residency. She produced a series of fantastic and elaborate relief and chine colle prints. Be sure to follow Printz on instagram (@jenniferdprintz) for in-progress and final photos of her explorations.
Our staff is now officially vaccinated (yay!) and we plan to participate again in this month’s FATVillage Artwalk! Stop into the retail or gallery space on Saturday, May 29th, and say hello.
IN THE GALLERY
Just You and Me by Mark Fleuridor
On View May 17 - July 6, 2021
Join us Saturday, May 29th 6-10pm for the opening reception during the FATVillage Art Walk
Not Local? Take the Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop available on our website!
Just you and Me portrays relationships between the artist and his loved ones. Using patterns, printmaking, and quilting, Fleuridor explores memories of endless summers while growing up in Miami, Florida. Inspired by key moments in his life, these works depict a quiet, steaming environment where Fleuridor spent most of his time with his siblings.
Mark Fleuridor is a Haitian American artist born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Painting. Fleuridor explores his own personal history within his background and familial experiences. These topics are explored through mediums such as printmaking, painting, quilting and collage. Fleuridor has completed artist residencies such as Vermont Studio Center (VT), the Oxbow Artist Residency (MI) and is currently attending Oolite Artist Residency in Miami, FL. Fleuridor is a recipient of the Oolite Arts Ellies Awards 2020 for his project Being Held and Beach Day, a project that created public murals in Miami that focused on families and their love for each other.
The IS Projects gallery is open for appointments and has its lights on 24 hours so that the public can safely view the show through our big, storefront windows.
More information >>
COME PRINT IN THE STUDIO!
NEW!
Private Classes
Studio Rental
Are you interested in learning more about print, paper and books or looking for a unique way to celebrate a special occasion?
We are excited to announce that we’re now offering private classes for groups of 1-4 in the following techniques:
Suminagashi Paper Marbling & Letterpress
Make Your Own Leather Travel Journal
Cyanotypes on Paper or Fabric
Shibori Indigo Dyeing
Screen Printing Basics
Looking to buckle down on a self-directed project or technique? We offer assisted and solo studio rental to the public. Learn more about our rental rates and equipment on our website. All of our studio rental scheduling is based on availability in the shop so please reach out 1-2 weeks in advance and have a couple of dates in mind. Our facilities can accommodate:
Letterpress
Screen Printing
Book Arts
Fine Art Printmaking
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We will have the gallery and retail space open at a limited capacity for this month’s Artwalk!
We invite you back into the studio as we rejoin the FATVillage April Artwalk this Saturday, May 29th from 6-10pm. Come by and say hi!
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Calling all South Floridians!
Fill out our brief survey to contribute to Elia Khalaf’s upcoming Existent Book project, Infinite Seasons, by sharing the many ways to signify seasonal changes in South Florida.
NEW ON THE BLOG
TAKE A VIRTUAL CLASS!
April 2021 Newsletter
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.
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!
NEW BLOG POSTS
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
March 2021 Newsletter
We march our way into Spring with some exciting print, book and paper projects developing behind the scenes. We can’t wait to share more pulpy updates with you regarding an exciting papermaking collaboration that’s well underway. Speaking of - this month was full of collaborations…
Springtime and the Living is Inky
We march our way into Spring with some exciting print, book and paper projects developing behind the scenes. We can’t wait to share more pulpy updates with you regarding an exciting papermaking collaboration that’s well underway.
Speaking of - this month was full of collaborations as we had the Norton Museum of Art visit the shop to talk print techniques related to their new exhibition. You can learn more about that exhibition and FAU’s Expanding Printmaking show featuring South Florida small presses in two videos linked below!
While we know that FATVillage has taken steps towards re-opening its monthly Art Walk, we are still not participating at this time. That said, we are happy to announce that we will be opening the shop back up for public studio rental. If you’d like to get back on the presses and sling some ink, be sure to check out more details below.
IN THE GALLERY
Join us Saturday, March 27th at 6pm for our virtual opening reception for
Time, No Longer Emptied of Presence, a solo exhibition of textile works by Jennifer Printz.
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.
COME PRINT WITH US
While we still remain mostly closed to the public, we’ll be offering hourly studio rental to the public on a first come first serve basis.
Assuming you comply with our COVID policies, we’re happy to now offer hourly studio rental on a limited basis. Want to learn more about studio rental rates, equipment and what precautions we are taking in the studio? Visit our website and reach out via email. We’d be happy to assist in all your printing needs!
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
J. Rachel Gustafson, Assistant Curator, and Ingrid Schindall, Founder of IS Projects, discuss and demonstrate three different printmaking techniques—lithography, relief and intaglio—all represented in select works from the exhibition, The Collection of Esther M. and Sumner L. Feldberg, on view at the Norton Museum of Art through March 28.
DON’T MISS THE ARTIST TALK
Expanding Printmaking: South Florida Artist-Run Presses
This exhibition focuses on expanding our understanding of the vibrant range of art being made in South Florida through artist-run presses and will present a range of prints and artist books being produced from traditional processes to more contemporary strategies.
Watch Ingrid Schindall talk about her printmaking studio and work, IS Projects - as an invited speaker at Florida Atlantic University
On view: January 29 - March 6, 2021 at the Ritter Gallery, FAU
Opening: Friday, February 12, 2021 12 noon - 7:00 pm - by appointment
Guest Curators: Carol Prusa, FAU Professor of Art & Joseph Velasquez, FAU Assistant Professsor of Art
In the Exhibition: IS Projects, Fort Lauderdale; Extra Virgin Press, Miami; The
Jaffe Center for Book Arts at FAU; Ground Printmaking, West Palm Beach; Flying Horse Editions, University of Central Florida.
NEW BLOG POSTS
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
February 2021 Newsletter
It’s hard to believe 2021 is already in full swing! Behind the scenes we have been diligently working on some inspiring bookbinding and screen printing projects, connecting with new clients, planning some very exciting offsite exhibitions, putting in motion a massive papermaking collaboration (more details to come!) and strengthening our new team of five!
For the Love of February
It’s hard to believe 2021 is already in full swing! Behind the scenes we have been diligently working on some inspiring bookbinding and screen printing projects, connecting with new clients, planning some very exciting offsite exhibitions, putting in motion a massive papermaking collaboration (more details to come!) and strengthening our new team of five!
While we know that FATVillage has taken steps towards re-opening its monthly Art Walk, we have chosen not to participate for now. Though we desperately want to open up our doors to the public and connect with you all in person over the presses, we are still concerned with keeping the safest practices possible. As soon as we decide to open our doors, you’ll be the first to know! For now, be sure to keep in touch through our blog and virtual programming, outlined below.
TUNE IN FOR THE ARTIST TALK
Join us this Saturday, February 27th at 6pm for an artist talk on Instagram live with Destiny Grimm for a closer look at her solo show, ALTAR. The exhibition is on view through March 7th with a
Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop available on our website!
ALTAR is a new solo exhibition by Destiny Grimm combining figuration and abstraction, oil painting, ceramic sculpture, and found objects. This body of work explores ideas of resilience, submission, pace, value, America, and the African diaspora through the spiritual practice of arranging altars.
The exhibition will be on view January 30th to March 7th, 2021 with virtual programming accompanying the virtual opening reception on Saturday, January 30th.
Destiny Grimm (Canadian, b. 1993) is a multidisciplinary Artist. She received her BFA in Painting and drawing in 2015 from OCAD University, and has since exhibited widely in Northern Ontario including, (Moca) Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, (AGH) Art Gallery of Hamilton Ontario, (AGG) Art Gallery of Guelph, Project Gallery, X Space Cultural Centre, The Gladstone Hotel, Margin of Eras Gallery, Blank Canvas Gallery and others. Destiny’s film screening project Titled ‘Don’t @ Me’ premiered at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall in partnership with Whippersnapper Gallery in March 2019.
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.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
With support from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we are pleased to announce our 2021 Existent Books Artist Residency Recipients whose artists’ books will be published, Fall 2021!
Carol Prusa is a mid-career contemporary artist known for her meticulous silverpoint technique and use of unexpected materials from sculpted resin and fiberglass to metal leaf and LED lights. Born in Chicago, Prusa lives and works in South Florida and exhibits internationally, including at Brintz Gallery/375 Gallery (Palm Beach) and Bluerider Art (Taipei). Her work is included in notable public and private collections.
Elia Khalaf is a psychotherapist and community-oriented artist supporting LGBTQIA youth, BIPOC, homeless adults, and cancer patients. He positions his work at the intersection between art, community wellbeing, and mental health while exploring creativity for healing individually and collectively.
NEW BLOG POSTS
DON’T MISS THE SHOW
Expanding Printmaking: South Florida Artist-Run Presses
This exhibition focuses on expanding our understanding of the vibrant range of art being made in South Florida through artist-run presses and will present a range of prints and artist books being produced from traditional processes to more contemporary strategies.
On view: January 29 - March 6, 2021 at the Ritter Gallery, FAU
Opening: Friday, February 12, 2021 12 noon - 7:00 pm - by appointment
Guest Curators: Carol Prusa, FAU Professor of Art & Joseph Velasquez, FAU Assistant Professsor of Art
In the Exhibition: IS Projects, Fort Lauderdale; Extra Virgin Press, Miami; The
Jaffe Center for Book Arts at FAU; Ground Printmaking, West Palm Beach; Flying Horse Editions, University of Central Florida.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
January 2021 Newsletter
Did January fly by or what? Aside from being glued to the news, we have been moving in new donated furniture, organizing the shop, hiring new staff, updating websites, planning for future events, proposing new projects, all while continuing to print new works for artists, wedding stationery, and bind custom books.
This month we ask that you join us in wishing luck and a fond farewell to Jessica Condon who has been managing Nocturnal Press for almost 5 years!
Throwback to Jess’s first visit to South Florida in October 2014! Oh how far we’ve come!
New Year, big changes!
Did January fly by or what? Aside from being glued to the news, we have been moving in new donated furniture, organizing the shop, hiring new staff, updating websites, planning for future events, proposing new projects, all while continuing to print new works for artists, wedding stationery, and bind custom books.
This month we ask that you join us in wishing luck and a fond farewell to Jessica Condon who has been managing Nocturnal Press for almost 5 years! Jess will be pursuing a new degree and exploring a whole new career path. We will miss her dearly but we could not be more excited for all that lies ahead for her!
Jess has been instrumental in building up Nocturnal Press to where it is today. She has worked diligently with all kinds of clients to make sure their needs were met and their stationery makes the right impression. She directed the Nocturnal Press website update (if you haven’t seen it check it out), designed our amazing semi-custom wedding suites, kept the presses running, greeted folks with a friendly face at Artwalk, set up the FATVillage website, ran The Goods market for years, taught bookbinding classes at IS Projects and Oolite Arts, and established high quality standards that we will strive to live up to! We could go on and on about Jess’s accomplishments but if you’ve met her you probably already know how great she is!
Jess, you’ll always have a place at ISP/NP and be an integral part of this evolving story. We love you and wish you all the best!
IN THE GALLERY
ALTAR
DESTINY GRIMM
ALTAR is on view through March 7th
Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop go live on our website January 30th!
*Contact us to schedule an in-person viewing!*
ALTAR is a new solo exhibition by Destiny Grimm combining figuration and abstraction, oil painting, ceramic sculpture, and found objects. This body of work explores ideas of resilience, submission, pace, value, America, and the African diaspora through the spiritual practice of arranging altars.
The exhibition will be on view January 30th to March 7th, 2021 with virtual programming accompanying the virtual opening reception on Saturday, January 30th.
Destiny Grimm (Canadian, b. 1993) is a multidisciplinary Artist. She received her BFA in Painting and drawing in 2015 from OCAD University, and has since exhibited widely in Northern Ontario including, (Moca) Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, (AGH) Art Gallery of Hamilton Ontario, (AGG) Art Gallery of Guelph, Project Gallery, X Space Cultural Centre, The Gladstone Hotel, Margin of Eras Gallery, Blank Canvas Gallery and others. Destiny’s film screening project Titled ‘Don’t @ Me’ premiered at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Jackman Hall in partnership with Whippersnapper Gallery in March 2019.
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.
APPLY TO OUR OPEN CALL
There’s less than two weeks left to apply to our 2021 Existent Books open call! Check out our website for more information and an application.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 7th!
NEW BLOG POSTS
DON’T MISS OUT
We’re so grateful to have collaborated with The Society of the Four Arts for a second time on an extraordinary exhibition of books up through Spring! Learn more about the project in our recent blog post!
ON EXHIBIT
January 30, 2020 – February 28, 2021
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We’re pleased to share Tropic Bound, a multi-day event and exhibition for artists’ book creators, dealers, publishers and collectors will be coming to Miami in February 2022. Showcasing an international selection of curated exhibitors, Tropic Bound aims to present the highest quality and most diverse representation in the field of artists’ books in a four day fair and symposium.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
DECEMBER 2020 Newsletter
As this year comes to a close, we reflect on all the ways 2020 has made us even closer to our community.
This is the last newsletter of 2020 and the first thing I want you to read as a subscriber and supporter of IS Projects is Thank you! Without the support of our incredible community we would not have made it through this year so thank you, thank you and one more time thank you!
In challenging times, those who succeed are those who adapt. As a shop that is still using 100 year old technology, adaptation to changing times might not seem like a natural strength of ours but with the help of our incredible staff and community and the video skills of one very talented and enthusiastic supporter, Johnny Zhang, we have been able to pivot a significant portion of our programming online this year. While we miss seeing everyone in person terribly, this shove into virtual programming has enabled us to reach audiences outside our South Florida habitat, keep up with good friends who have moved away, launch a blog, and create a valuable interactive archive of our exhibitions. These additions seem like no-brainers looking back on it now but without that big push in March to come up with ways to stay connected, who knows when that would have come up on the docket. Even as we are able to move into more in person programming, we plan to keep lots of our virtual programming active.
This year has been a challenge but we’ve managed to find some wins along the way. Click through the images to the right to see some of the things we were proud to make happen in 2020.
I hope that you are taking the last few days of the year to reflect on the positive changes, however uncomfortable their impetus may have been, and to set yourself up for a brighter 2021! We’ll be here, staying safe while making the upgrades that we can until we can have you back in the studio slinging ink and making prints!
IN THE GALLERY
WATER DRAWS ITSELF
INGRID SCHINDALL
Water Draws Itself is on view thru JAN 3
Check out the Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop
*Contact us to schedule a viewing!*
Water Draws Itself is a solo exhibition by Ingrid Schindall that uses the process of papermaking to document her surroundings. Specifically interested in moving her practice of artmaking from the studio to the outside world, Schindall recognizes and encourages her environment as a collaborator. In the search to find ways to let water draw itself, different colored paper pulps were prepared for a trip to the beach. Mixed with ocean water, placed into a mold then released onto the damp sand, the swirling slurry settled quickly as the water escaped below ground and the pulp remained on the sand.
The resulting pieces of paper that formed, delicate to the touch and alien in the landscape, document the history of the water’s path. Each sheet reflects the surface of the water covering the planet in miniature. Sitting on the sand, wrestling with plastic sheeting and buckets of pulp, Schindall is reminded that there are easier ways to produce a portrait of the surface of the ocean but this paper holds not only the image of the ocean but also the smell, salt, and sand that are inseparable from the identity of this shoreline. Each piece is a portrait of this strip of beach. The irregularities are a reminder that you never see the same wave twice.
Ingrid Schindall is a passionate and productive printmaker and book artist based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is almost always found standing next to a press at the fine art printmaking studio she founded called IS Projects. She has a methodical yet curious and experimental studio practice. Her prints and artist books have been exhibited internationally and nationally. She is devoted to her writing practice and has produced six limited edition books, all written, designed, hand printed and bound by the artist.
SIDEWALK $ALE
Join us for our
SIDEWALK SALE
coming at you on
SATURDAY, Dec. 19th, 12-6pm
Bring your mask and join us for a safe, socially distant sidewalk sale where you can get awesome deals, browse our new retail products, and support small businesses while you stock up on unique holiday gifts for your loved ones!
We’re debuting Nnew journals, notebooks and mystery bags. The Gallery will also be open at limited capacity during the sidewalk sale!
DON’T MISS OUT
We’re so grateful to have collaborated with The Society of the Four Arts for a second time on an extraordinary exhibition of books up through Spring!
ON EXHIBIT
November 14, 2020 – January 17, 2021
January 30, 2020 – February 28, 2021
In God We Trust: Early Bible Printings and Founding Documents from the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection is an extraordinary exhibition of historic American Bibles and religious texts, many of which have rarely been displayed.
The exhibition features 18 books from the Americana Collection of Mr. Rubenstein, a prominent American businessman and philanthropist. Organized by the New-York Historical Society in collaboration with Mr. Rubenstein’s library consultant, In God We Trust presents the stories of these books and the ingenuity and diversity of the early Americans who made them.
The exhibition includes displays about letterpress printing and the art of bookmaking created by IS Projects. The displays include all of the tools and equipment that are used (and would have been used) to create books like the ones displayed in the exhibition. This year we were also very happy to be able to create a short film directed by Johnny Zhang that shows the process of creating a leather bound book to accompany the exhibition.
Learn more about our 2019 collaboration with Society of the Four Arts on Rembrandt: The Sign and The Light.
RELIVE SPF’20!
If you missed this year’s live broadcast of SPF’20, you’re in luck! You can watch the recorded 6 hour show using the button below. For a detailed itinerary of what to expect, check out our schedule and don’t forget to swing by the virtual market, featuring rad zines, prints, pins, stickers and so much more from print-enthusiasts all over the world!
NEW BLOG POST
OPEN CALL
Our 2021 Existent Books open call is officially posted! Check out our website for more information and an application. The deadline to apply is February 7th!
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
NOVEMBER 2020 Newsletter
November is always a jam-packed month for us at the studio as we bring the Small Press Fair to life. This year was especially unique with our virtual market and live broadcast. If you missed out, The Market is still up for browsing and getting a head start on some holiday shopping, while the recorded broadcast will be available soon!
Add a presidential election into the mix and November sure does feel like a whole year jam packed into one month. Speaking of, we’ve still got some VOTE posters available for pick up if interested.
We look forward to celebrating Small Business Saturday with you at our first ever Sidewalk Sale and have outlined an IS Projects Holiday Gift Guide below for those interested in giving hand-crafted goods this holiday season - Check it out!
November is always a jam-packed month for us at the studio as we bring the Small Press Fair to life. This year was especially unique with our virtual market and live broadcast. If you missed out, The Market is still up for browsing and getting a head start on some holiday shopping, while the recorded broadcast will be available soon!
Add a presidential election into the mix and November sure does feel like a whole year jam packed into one month. Speaking of, we’ve still got some VOTE posters available for pick up if interested.
We look forward to celebrating Small Business Saturday with you at our first ever Sidewalk Sale and have outlined an IS Projects Holiday Gift Guide below for those interested in giving hand-crafted goods this holiday season - Check it out!
IN THE GALLERY
WATER DRAWS ITSELF
INGRID SCHINDALL
Water Draws Itself is on view NOV 28 - JAN 3
Check out the Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop,
available on the virtual opening reception on Nov. 28th, 6-10pm
EXHIBITION PREVIEW & ARTIST TALK, THURS. 11/19 @ 6PM
Water Draws Itself is a solo exhibition by Ingrid Schindall that uses the process of papermaking to document her surroundings. Specifically interested in moving her practice of artmaking from the studio to the outside world, Schindall recognizes and encourages her environment as a collaborator. In the search to find ways to let water draw itself, different colored paper pulps were prepared for a trip to the beach. Mixed with ocean water, placed into a mold then released onto the damp sand, the swirling slurry settled quickly as the water escaped below ground and the pulp remained on the sand.
The resulting pieces of paper that formed, delicate to the touch and alien in the landscape, document the history of the water’s path. Each sheet reflects the surface of the water covering the planet in miniature. Sitting on the sand, wrestling with plastic sheeting and buckets of pulp, Schindall is reminded that there are easier ways to produce a portrait of the surface of the ocean but this paper holds not only the image of the ocean but also the smell, salt, and sand that are inseparable from the identity of this shoreline. Each piece is a portrait of this strip of beach. The irregularities are a reminder that you never see the same wave twice.
Ingrid Schindall is a passionate and productive printmaker and book artist based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is almost always found standing next to a press at the fine art printmaking studio she founded called IS Projects. She has a methodical yet curious and experimental studio practice. Her prints and artist books have been exhibited internationally and nationally. She is devoted to her writing practice and has produced six limited edition books, all written, designed, hand printed and bound by the artist.
Did you know? We are now offering gallery viewings by appointment, Thursday evening 5-7pm. Reach out via email to schedule a viewing. The lights will be left on in the gallery for 24 hours so that locals can visit the exhibition in person.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Join us for our first ever
SIDEWALK SALE
coming at you on
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY,
Nov 28th, 12-6pm
Bring your mask and join us for a safe, socially distant sidewalk sale where you can get awesome deals, browse our new retail products, and support small businesses while you stock up on unique holiday gifts for your loved ones! Check out our holiday gift guide below for a sneak preview and some shopping inspiration…
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
For ‘The Writer’
For ‘The Person Who Has Everything’
For ‘The Print Enthusiast’
For ‘The Art Collector’
For ‘The Bibliophile’
For ‘The Creative’
OCTOBER 2020 Newsletter
As summer comes to a close, we’re happy to get some very special projects out the door and in the hands of artists and patrons.
As summer comes to a close, we’re happy to get some very special projects out the door and in the hands of artists and patrons, like our Extra Pulp Exchange Portfolio and 2020 Existent Books. We have even more to look forward to this Fall including the SPF’20 live broadcast on Nov 14th (the new covid-friendly version of our annual Small Press Fair), a very special exhibition collaboration with the Society of the Four Arts, our first ever Sidewalk Sale coming at you on Small Business Saturday, Nov 28th, and lots of virtual programming. Check it all out below and stay up to date on our instagram for even more announcements!
LAST CHANCE TO SEE THE SHOW
R E P E A T E R
A M B E R T U T W I L E R
Closing November 2nd
Check out the Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop
Did you know? We are now offering gallery viewings by appointment, Thursday evening 5-7pm. Reach out via email to schedule a viewing. The lights will be left on in the gallery for 24 hours so that locals can visit the exhibition in person.
Repeater is a solo exhibition by Amber Tutwiler that uses oil paint and mixed media on panel to describe the shifting tensions between knowing and forgetting. In this series, shapes of fabric and gestures of the hand emerge as amnesiac snippets of memory that vacillate between surface planes. Like an echo of a body and a place pulled outward from their origin, fragments of images repeat, scatter, and intersect. The handling of paint and the treatment of surface simulates printed photographs that have been redacted, collaged, and transposed. This trompe l’oeil preserves some element of intimate familiarity - even if the security of the recognizable is fleeting. Just as the folds of fabric rhythmically dance through each frame, the titles of each work, when read from left to right, act as poetic substrates to the body of work as a whole.
Amber Tutwiler is an artist from South Florida whose hybrid practice expands on figurative oil painting to describe our relationship to digital spaces. She attended Massachusetts College of Art and Design for Painting, received her BA in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University, and received her MFA in Visual Art from Florida Atlantic University (2017). In 2018, she had her first solo exhibition, Interface, and collaborated with Ballet Florida in an immersive performance, Welcome, at Fritz Gallery in West Palm Beach, FL. In 2019, Ballet Florida and Tutwiler collaborated again with PULSE, which debuted in March 2019 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. She has won various awards, including the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship in 2019, which resulted in an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. Most recently, she was a resident at IS Projects where she experimented with CMYK lithograph prints. She just relocated to Vineyard, Utah, where she is currently a Lecturer at Utah Valley University.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
We’re so grateful to be collaborating with The Society of the Four Arts for a second time on an extraordinary exhibition of books coming this Fall!
ON EXHIBIT
November 14, 2020 – January 17, 2021
January 30, 2020 – February 28, 2021
In God We Trust: Early Bible Printings and Founding Documents from the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection is an extraordinary exhibition of historic American Bibles and religious texts, many of which have rarely been displayed.
The exhibition features 18 books from the Americana Collection of Mr. Rubenstein, a prominent American businessman and philanthropist. Organized by the New-York Historical Society in collaboration with Mr. Rubenstein’s library consultant, In God We Trust presents the stories of these books and the ingenuity and diversity of the early Americans who made them.
The exhibition includes displays about letterpress printing and the art of bookmaking created by IS Projects. The displays include all of the tools and equipment that are used (and would have been used) to create books like the ones displayed in the exhibition. This year we were also very happy to be able to create a short film directed by Johnny Zhang that shows the process of creating a leather bound book to accompany the exhibition.
Learn more about our 2019 collaboration with Society of the Four Arts on Rembrandt: The Sign and The Light.
SPF’20 IS COMING!
Saturday, November 14, 2020, Noon-6pm
SPF Fort Lauderdale is a day for local and regional artists, printers, booksellers, publishers, authors, poets, bookmakers, designers, zinesters and cultural workers to share ideas and showcase new work related to print making, book making and zine creation.
The SPF'20 market will take place October to November online, culminating with a live broadcast Saturday, November 14 from the IS Projects Studio. The online market will highlight a diverse cross-section of local artists, writers, independent publishers and regional small presses, and provide a snapshot of the 2020 print, book and zine scene.
NEW BLOG POSTS
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Wed. Nov. 4th 6-8pm
Virtual Print Club: Simple Bindings
NOW OFFERING SUPPLY KITS!
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Mon. Nov. 9th, 6-7:30pm
Virtual Suminagashi Paper Marbling * Kid-Friendly *
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Mon. Nov. 16th, 8-6:30pm
Virtual Monoprinting with Gelli Plates
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Wed. Nov 18th, 6-8pm
Virtual Print Club: Open Studio
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Mon. Nov 23rd, 6-8:30pm
Virtual Drum Leaf Binding
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Wed. Dec 2nd, 6-8pm
Virtual Image Transfers & Collage
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Mon. Dec 7th, 6-8pm
Virtual Dip Dyeing
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Mon. Dec 12th, 12-2:30pm
Virtual Make Your Own Travel Journal
NOW OFFERING SUPPLY KITS!
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SEPTEMBER 2020 Newsletter
As we celebrate our sixth anniversary, we announce two exciting new Existent Book launches, a new exhibition in the gallery, blog post and series of virtual workshops.
6 years and we’re still here!
“September 27th is the 6 year anniversary of the opening of IS Projects. When I signed the lease on an 860 square foot back room in FATVillage I couldn’t imagine how to make the dream happen but also couldn’t picture not trying. Throughout the years it grew from a few presses and myself to an incredible fully equipped space with a fantastic team of 6 tenacious print lovers. Each year we took on new projects and cultivated an incredible community that showed us that we’re not the only ones who can geek out hard on print, paper and ink. Then we hit this year we’re in this odd place that feels so far away from what the dream had begun to develop into. At the beginning of 2020, we were in a position to truly blast off and make the dream into the reality. Now, we’re holding on the best we can with the support of our amazing community. It’s not been easy but we’re trying to keep ourselves busy and bring new and inspiring projects of our own to fruition while our commissioned projects have taken a downturn. We’ve created new virtual means of connection with our community and I couldn’t be more proud of the grit and determination that the team has shown through it all. Their support and your support has made it possible to hold on in the face of uncertainty. I hope that you all are well and I promise to have the biggest blow out print party South Florida has ever seen for our 7th year! Until then, stay safe and, if you can, consider supporting us through this tough time. We have a bunch of great merch in the shop that would love to join your home!
Thank you for your help in making the dream come to life!
Sincerely, Ingrid”
I N T H E G A L L E R Y
R E P E A T E R
A M B E R T U T W I L E R
Virtual Opening Reception, Saturday, September 26th
with Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop
Instagram Live Artist Talk @ 6pm
during the virtual reception!
*The lights will be left on in the gallery for 24 hours so that locals can visit the exhibition in person*
Repeater is a solo exhibition by Amber Tutwiler that uses oil paint and mixed media on panel to describe the shifting tensions between knowing and forgetting. In this series, shapes of fabric and gestures of the hand emerge as amnesiac snippets of memory that vacillate between surface planes. Like an echo of a body and a place pulled outward from their origin, fragments of images repeat, scatter, and intersect. The handling of paint and the treatment of surface simulates printed photographs that have been redacted, collaged, and transposed. This trompe l’oeil preserves some element of intimate familiarity - even if the security of the recognizable is fleeting. Just as the folds of fabric rhythmically dance through each frame, the titles of each work, when read from left to right, act as poetic substrates to the body of work as a whole.
Amber Tutwiler is an artist from South Florida whose hybrid practice expands on figurative oil painting to describe our relationship to digital spaces. She attended Massachusetts College of Art and Design for Painting, received her BA in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University, and received her MFA in Visual Art from Florida Atlantic University (2017). In 2018, she had her first solo exhibition, Interface, and collaborated with Ballet Florida in an immersive performance, Welcome, at Fritz Gallery in West Palm Beach, FL. In 2019, Ballet Florida and Tutwiler collaborated again with PULSE, which debuted in March 2019 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. She has won various awards, including the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship in 2019, which resulted in an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. Most recently, she was a resident at IS Projects where she experimented with CMYK lithograph prints. She just relocated to Vineyard, Utah, where she is currently a Lecturer at Utah Valley University.
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M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R S
We’re excited to announce that our next two Existent Books,
Convergence by Michelle A.M. Miller and Antillean Lacunae: points of departure by Onajide Shabaka,
are launching on October 14th
N E W B L O G P O S T
Curious about our Virtual Dip Dyeing workshops on Orizomegami and Shibori?
Check out our recent blog post for more information on the technique!
U P C O M I N G W O R K S H O P S
Wed. Oct. 7th 6-8pm
Virtual Print Club: Pochior on Fabric
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Sun. Oct. 11th, 1-3pm
Monoprinting with Gelli Plates * Kid-Friendly *
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Tues. Oct. 13th, 6-9pm
Raised Cord Binding
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Wed. Oct 21st, 6-8pm
Virtual Print Club: Open Studio
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Sat. Oct 24th, 6-8pm
Virtual Make Your Own Leather Travel Journal
NOW OFFERING SUPPLY KITS!
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Wed. Oct 28th, 6-8pm
Virtual Block Printing on Fabric
NOW OFFERING SUPPLY KITS
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AUGUST 2020 Newsletter
It’s heating up in South Florida these days and the the presses are getting lots of inky action. We’ve been fortunate to have some really exceptional talent come through the studio lately.
It’s heating up in South Florida these days and the the presses are getting lots of inky action. We’ve been fortunate to have some really exceptional talent come through the studio lately. Most notably, our Existent Books resident artists, Onajide Shabaka and Michelle A. M. Miller. Onajide and Michelle took over our new upstairs studio space and both had fruitful residencies exploring the possibilities of screen printing, letterpress printing and new book structures. We’re so excited to move ahead in production other their books and share more images and pre-order options as soon as possible.
N E W B L O G P O S T
Our Existent Books programming has transformed a lot in the last few years. Wanna learn more about Existent Books’ origins and past projects? Check out our most recent blog post!
D O N ’ T M I S S T H E S H O W
Closing Saturday, August 29th
The lights will be left on in the gallery for 24 hours so that locals can visit the exhibition in person.
Copy of the Original is Rachel Livedalen's solo exhibition featuring a series of works on panel that combine screen printed layers of Greco-Roman textbook pages with airbrush and gouache painting. Structured information depicted in these works relate to the construction and continuation of the art history canon and the way in which we understand visual culture. Textual information is stretched, morphed, or veiled, then layered with different modes of visual information like coded symbols, colorful shapes, or erased gestures. The exhibition questions our understanding of visual information both from academic art history and popular culture as it relates to beauty, feminine representation, and artifice. Specifically, the exhibition analyzes the Knidian Aphrodite, the first sculpture of a female nude in Greek art that now only exists as a Roman copy. This canonical work from western art history thus embodies ideas of representation and reproduction throughout history.
Take the Virtual Gallery Tour & Visit the Gallery Shop
N E W W O R K S H O P S & K I T S!
Have you heard the news? Not only do we have new workshops on the schedule, but we’re now offering supply kits for purchase on select workshops so that you don’t have to go out of your way to source materials. Our kits are available for local contact-less pick up or US Shipping. Have friends or family celebrating a special occasion while in quarantine? Our workshop and kit combo makes for an extra special and super unique gift for someone special!
Wed. Sept. 2nd, 6-8pm
Virtual Print Club: Let’s Talk About Paper!
Join IS Projects' director and paper-nerd-in-chief on zoom to learn about the subtle world of Fine Art Paper!
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Wed. Sept 9th, 6-8pm
Virtual Pattern Block Printing on Fabric
Participants will learn about creating motifs and repeat patterns and will carve their own designs onto linoleum blocks through step by step instructions.
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Mon. Sept 14th, 6-8pm
Virtual Make Your Own Leather Travel Journal
learn the basic principles of book binding while making a completely customized and unique soft cover leather travel journal.
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M O R E U P C O M I N G W O R K S H O P S
Wed. Sept. 16th 6-8pm
Virtual Print Club: Open Studio
In this open studio night hosted on Zoom, participants gather to explore self-directed projects in their home studio with optional activity prompts from the host.
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Sat. Sept. 5th, 1-2:30pm
Virtual Suminagashi Paper Marbling * Kid-Friendly *
In this workshop, students will learn the basics of Suminagashi marbling—the Japanese technique of marbling using only ink, water and wind to create beautiful, airy designs.
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Wed. Sept 23rd, 6-8pm
Virtual Orizome & Shibori * Kid-Friendly *
This workshop will cover two dip-dyeing techniques: Orizome (paper) and Shibori (cloth for beginners)!
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