Graphics confab at VCU

The 2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference, a four-day event featuring exhibitions, demonstrations, panel discussions and lectures, will be held from March 26-29 at Virginia Commonwealth University. More than 1,000 visitors are expected for the conference, which will consider printmaking’s place in contemporary art and culture, especially in light of the increasing role of digital media in […]

February 27, 2008; 2:20 PM • by FTRea

The 2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference, a four-day event featuring exhibitions, demonstrations, panel discussions and lectures, will be held from March 26-29 at Virginia Commonwealth University.

More than 1,000 visitors are expected for the conference, which will consider printmaking’s place in contemporary art and culture, especially in light of the increasing role of digital media in the field. The conference schedule will feature a bevy of events at VCU and in nearby venues. In addition, more than 30 galleries in Richmond are also participating by holding printmaking exhibits and other related events. The conference hosts are the VCU School of the Arts, the Department of Painting and Printmaking and the Center for Digital Print Media.

Among the highlights of the conference is the open portfolio exhibition, which allows hundreds of council members to show work from their portfolio to the public. The event, which is free, will be held March 29 at the Richmond Landmark Theater.

Artists participating in conference activities include Kerry James Marshall, who will receive the lifetime achievement award in printmaking; Helen Frederick, who will be named printmaker emeritus; and Steve Murakishi, who will be honored for teaching excellence in printmaking. Others include Lesley Dill, Virgil Marti, Cassandra Jones and Sandow Birk.

Shelly Bancroft and Peter Nesbett, co-publishers of Art on Paper, will deliver the conference’s keynote address on March 27 at 9:30 a.m. in the Landmark Theater. Attendees must be registered for many of the events at the 2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference. Online registration is available at http://www.sgc.vcu.edu/registration.html.

For more information, visit http://www.sgc.vcu.edu/index.html, or contact Andrew Kozlowski at commandprint@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1574.

About VCU and the VCU Medical Center: Virginia Commonwealth University is the largest university in Virginia and ranks among the top 100 universities in the country in sponsored research. Located on two downtown campuses in Richmond, VCU enrolls nearly 32,000 students in 205 certificate and degree programs in the arts, sciences and humanities. Sixty-five of the programs are unique in Virginia, many of them crossing the disciplines of VCU’s 15 schools and one college. MCV Hospitals and the health sciences schools of Virginia Commonwealth University compose the VCU Medical Center, one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. For more, see www.vcu.edu.

– The infomation above was provided by Tom Gresham, VCU Communications and Public Relations

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