UNCW TO HOST FIRST CAMPUS STEAMROLLER
FESTIVAL
Artists to Print Works with Steamroller;
Reception and Panel discussion to follow
The University of
North Carolina Wilmington will host the inaugural UNCW PRINT BIG: RIVERS
Festival on Saturday, May 24, the University announced today. The biennial
event will feature ten artists printing river-themed woodcuts with a
steamroller, silk screening and linoleum block prints.
Immediately
following, there will be an exhibition reception at 5:30pm with an artist’s
panel discussion at 6pm in the UNCW Art Gallery inside the Cultural Arts
Building. The exhibition will remain in the gallery through August 28, and will
be open Monday through Thursday from 12 to 4 p.m.
All events are
free and open to the public. The UNCW PRINT BIG: RIVERS Festival begins at 10am
and will take place behind the Cultural Arts Building on the UNCW campus.
THE ART GALLERY at the CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING is located on the ground floor of
the Cultural Arts Building, near the building’s main entrance on the corner of
Randall Parkway and Reynolds Drive on the University of North Carolina
Wilmington campus. To access either from South College Road or Racine Drive,
take a left as you enter the campus area onto Randall Drive. Visitor parking is
directly in front of the Box Office entrance to the building.