Saturday, April 13, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Outside the Cultural Arts Building, UNCW
Over the past several years, UNCW’s Art & Art History Department has
hosted a biennial event called “Printfest”. The event is a daylong public
printmaking showcase presented outside of the Cultural Arts building on the
campus of UNCW. Using a two-ton construction paving roller and an
unlikely press bed – the parking lot of the Cultural Arts building – a team of
artists and volunteers work collaboratively to print large-scale woodcuts
throughout the day.
For each of the Printfest
events held during 2014, 2015 & 2017, dozens of independent artists and
multiple colleges from across North Carolina have carved designs into 4’ x 6’
wood, which were then inked and printed on muslin before a live
audience. The theme of the woodcut designs each year is based on the
work of local non-profits in the hopes of introducing these groups to UNCW
students and the local community. In the past, the non-profits chosen have included
Cape Fear River Watch, Full-Belly Project, and Cape Fear Guardian Ad
Litem.
The large, unique prints are
available for purchase during the event and a portion of the sale amount are
given to the non-profit. Each artist’s block is printed in a limited edition of
three.
The next UNCW Printfest
event will be held on April 13, 2019 and the non-profit chosen for this year’s
event is The Plastic Ocean Project. Five North Carolina colleges and seven
independent artists will be carving blocks created specifically for the event.
CONTACT:
Shannon Bourne
E-mail: bournes@uncw.edu