JIM SHERRADEN SHARES CRAFT OF PRINTMAKING
AT ART: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010, AT 6 P.M.
FRANKLIN, Tenn., March 18, 2010—Jim Sherraden, manager, chief designer and archivist at Hatch Show Print®, will share the craft of printmaking during the free educational program of the Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC), “Art: Up Close & Personal,” Monday, April 12, 2010, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Williamson County Public Library.
Founded in 1879, Hatch Show Print®, in Nashville, is one of America's oldest surviving show poster and design shops. Since 1984, Sherraden has overseen the shop’s transition from a cultural survivor to a widely recognized graphic design icon and destination for letterpress enthusiasts. Now owned and operated by the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, the shop is one of the oldest working letterpress printing operations in America.
Sherraden is the co-writer of “Hatch Show Print, The History of A Great American Poster Shop,” published in 2001 by Chronicle Books and now in its fifth printing. He is also the creator of one-of-a-kind pieces of art called monoprints, based on the shop’s archive, which are collected by individuals and institutions worldwide. He is a frequent speaker and conducts letterpress workshops from coast to coast.
Scott B. Hodes, director of visual arts for the Arts Council of Williamson County, points out, “The lecturers have been asked to share the experiences that have culminated in that artisan being able to fulfill the role of professional working artist in the community, such as background, history, choices and decisions, education and technique, work experience, and artistic and life influences.”
The Williamson County Public Library and O’More College of Design are co-sponsors for this series developed to educate students in the arts as well as those in the community who have an interest in the arts. The lecture series is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
The main branch of the Williamson County Public Library is located at 1314 Columbia Avenue in Franklin. For more information about the event or the Arts Council, visit www.artscouncilwc.org or call
(615) 428-3845.
The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) service organization that exists to enrich the lives of the citizens of Williamson County, Tenn., by bringing the arts and people together. The Arts Council envisions a dynamic, lively and diverse arts community, which is accessible to all and which is a major cultural destination.
Hatch Show Print® is located at 316 Broadway Nashville, TN 37201. Media requesting further information should contact Tina Wright at (615) 416-2084 or twright@countrymusichalloffame.org
CONTACT: Lucinda L. Hall
LUCINDA HALL PUBLIC RELATIONS
(615) 377-0771, lhprtn@earthlink.net
or
Linda McLaughlin, Arts Council of Williamson County,
(615) 428-3845, linda@artscouncilwc.org
Sunday, March 21, 2010
ART: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL - JIM SHERRADEN of Hatch Show Print - April 12, 2010
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: TSU Art and the Nashville Sign Project
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS:
TSU Art and the Nashville Sign Project
The Nashville Sign Project is a celebration of Nashville through letterpress (and other forms of printed ephemera that mediate on letterpress and/or the poster form). Tennessee State University’s Department of Art initiates the project alongside acclaimed artist Carl Pope. The project will culminate in a group exhibition at Tennessee State University’s Hiram Van Gordon Memorial Gallery in October 2010.
Assignment Guidelines
-The work must be a reflection on letterpress or the poster/banner form
-The work can be any medium that considers the above reflection including digital work, video, painting, crochet, projection, drawing, etc. *
-Any quote or slogan by you, your friends, family or famous Nashvillian
-You must include the quote’s author
-Quote no more than ten words in length
-Banners have no word limit
-Past, present or future Nashville can be the subject of the quote
-To participate contact Jodi Hays Gresham, curator, gallery@tnstate.edu
Letterpress: a very brief history
Letterpress, one of the earliest forms of printing text on paper, is a form of relief printing where the image surface is raised and the resulting image is pressed into the paper. Johann Gutenberg was the father of letterpress printing in Europe, but the Chinese had developed similar types of relief printing as early as the 2nd century A.D. Most of these early texts were printed from type carved from blocks of wood.
When the art of papermaking was introduced to western civilization in the 12th century it allowed printed texts to flourish. By the 15th century A.D., paper was abundantly available throughout Europe. This abundance, along with inventions such as moveable type (characters cast as individual letterforms) and mechanical presses allowed the number of printers and printed materials to soar. A rising literate middle class and movements including the Reformation and religious wars fueled much of this increase.
Today, much remains the same with letterpress printing. Text and image is still printed from a raised surface pressed into the paper. Movable type is still in use. However, the computer revolution has opened many new doors, but the distinguishable characteristics of letterpress remain unchanged. Text and graphic elements can be created digitally on computers and transferred to paper using photopolymer plates and metal engravings. Even with the current renaissance in letterpress printing, one thing hasn’t changed… each impression is still printed by hand, one color at a time.
Broadsides (Letterpress) Posters for Public Announcement, Nashville
Printed on one side only, broadsides were used to issue public decrees, new laws and general announcements. Usually they were quickly and crudely produced in large quantity and distributed free in town squares, taverns, and churches or sold by chapmen for a nominal charge. Broadsides are intended to have an immediate popular impact and then to be thrown away. Posters and items printed for short-term consumption are referred to as printed ephemera.
Hatch Show Print is one of America's oldest surviving show-poster printers, and it opens its doors to visitors who want an intimate view of printing's historical past. Founded in 1870, this still-working letterpress shop is credited with ...Hatch Show Print, also on Broadway, is one of America's oldest surviving show-poster printers, and it opens its doors to visitors who want an intimate view of printing's historical past.
* With few exception, artists must make arrangements for particular projection needs, please speak to Project Curator on specific technical questions.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
STUDIO TOUR of PLATE TONE PRINTSHOP - Wed, Dec 2, 2009
STUDIO TOUR TRIP TO PLATE TONE PRINTSHOP!!
Untitled visits the Plate Tone Printshop! Please join us for a tour of this fine art printmaking studio! Special thanks to the printshop for having us!!!
When: Wednesday, December 2nd; 7:30pm
See below for directions, etc.
Plate Tone Printshop is a fine art Printmaking studio on Charlotte Pike. Plate Tone offers various ways for you to take advantage of their great facilities, including membership with 24 hour studio access, workshops and tutoring, and a new "By The Block" access to non-members!
Platetone Printshop, founded in 2004, is a community printmaking studio that
offers membership to fine art printmakers. Members of the shop create work
including but not limited to etching, collagraph, solarplate, monoprint,
polyester plate lithography, relief processes and marbling. The Printshop
uses exclusively non-toxic and low toxic printmaking materials. Members have
access to the group's facilities, which includes two etching presses, large
inking tables, a low toxic etching bath and more. The shop provides the
opportunity for artists to have access to this specialized equipment, as
well as to a network of other working artists. Platetone Printshop is
located at 5124 Charlotte Pike, Nashville.
www.platetone.org
Getting There
From Downtown, Take Charlotte away from town. Turn R onto 52nd immediately after you pass our building, and park in the back.
From I-40, the closest exit is 46th Ave.
There is parking behind the building, and the vacant bank building next door has a parking lot.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Platetone Printshop Winter 2009 Workshops
Monday, September 28, 2009
Plate Tone Printshop Fall 2009 Workshops
www.platetone.org
Collagraph Workshop
Instructor: Patricia Jordan
2 workshop dates available:
Sept. 19th, 1:00 – 4:00
Oct. 3rd, 1:00 – 4:00
This one-day workshop will cover the basics of collagraph, which is a plate-making method using a texture collage on a simple mat-board plate. Materials used may include paper, fabric, lace, leaves, grass, string, etc., and various acrylic mediums. Collagraph prints can be made using two different inking techniques, which will be demonstrated.
Participants may use materials supplied or bring additional textures to work with, and must bring their own printmaking paper. A supply list will be sent to registrants.
All levels of experience. Beginners are encouraged to come and explore this easy method of printmaking!
Workshop fee: $35 for members/$45 for nonmembers
For more information contact
Patricia Jordan
patricia@platetone.org
Monotype Workshop
Instructor: Carrie Cox
2 workshop dates available:
October 10th, 1:00 - 4:00
November 7th, 1:00 - 4:00
This one-day workshop will introduce techniques for making one of-a-kind prints using oil based inks in a low toxicity environment (vegetable oil clean up).
Participants will learn to use layers of color, shape and texture in the creation of a multi-layered surface. All skill levels are welcome and additional instruction will be tailored to suit the needs of the individual.
Participants should bring brushes, rags, and a selection of printmaking papers to work with. Additional information on printmaking papers needed will be sent to participants prior to workshop.
Workshop fee: $35 for members/$45 for nonmembers
For more information contact
Carrie Cox
carrie@platetone.org
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Adult Printmaking Workshop Frist; August 1-2, 2009
Adult Printmaking Workshop
Frist
Part I: Saturday, August 1, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Part II: Sunday, August 2, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
$50 members; $60 non-members (cost is for both days of the workshop and includes all supplies and gallery admission)
Call (615) 744-3355 to register
Mary Pat Tuner, a Nashville-based artist and visual arts instructor at Lipscomb and Belmont Universities, will lead this two-day workshop in conjunction with the exhibition Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. The workshop will begin with a tour of the exhibition, during which participants will discuss some of the techniques Chuck Close uses to create his prints. After the tour, the discussion will continue while participants spend the rest of the weekend in the studios learning how to make linoleum block relief prints.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Plate Tone Printshop Tour - May 11, 2008
Do you want to see Plate Tone Printshop?
On Sunday, May 11, we are hosting a Tour of the Printshop. This will be an informal thing where people can drop by and look at the shop, and learn more about what we offer. The Printshop is a membership organization usually closed to the public, so this is a good chance to see the presses and our workspace. It's not an art show type open house, just a tour of the shop. We'll be there from 1-4, you can come by at your convenience.
Plate Tone Printshop
5124 Charlotte Pike
Nashville, TN 37209
We are a printmaking studio with current membership openings. Basic knowledge of printmaking is required in the context of a fine art practice. Members of the Printshop create work including but not limited to etching, monoprint, monotype, polyester plate lithography, relief processes and marbling. Through hands-on workshops, demonstrations and group exhibitions, members increase their knowledge of printmaking and connect to other working artists. Our goal is to foster a vibrant, local printmaking community.
The Printshop provides the opportunity for artists to have 24-hour access to specialized equipment. Our facilities include two etching presses, a large inking table, a low toxic etching bath (Ferric Chloride as opposed to Nitric Acid), a Solarplate exposure unit, a
large paper soaking sink, and more. We use exclusively non-toxic and
low toxic printmaking materials.
Directions
The studio is conveniently located right off of I-40 in a storefront space on Charlotte near the Italian Market and Southern Thrift, in the hip Sylvan Park district.
Look for the the gold dome roof Amsouth bank. We are next to Zigns sign store, with the orange plaid curtain. There is a parking lot behind the building.
View our brochure online
http://platetone.org/PTP%20Pages/ptpbrochure..pdf
and check out our website:
http://www.platetone.org
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Plate Tone Printshop is looking for new members!
Plate Tone Printshop is looking for new members!
We are a Nashville-based printmaking studio with current membership openings. Basic knowledge of printmaking is required in the context of a fine art practice. Members of the Printshop create work including but not limited to etching, monoprint, monotype, polyester plate lithography, relief processes and marbling. Through hands-on workshops, demonstrations and group exhibitions, members increase their knowledge of printmaking and connect to other working artists. Our goal is to foster a vibrant, local printmaking community.
The Printshop provides the opportunity for artists to have 24-hour access to specialized equipment. Our facilities include two etching presses, a large inking table, a low toxic etching bath (Ferric Chloride as opposed to Nitric Acid), a Solarplate exposure unit, a large paper soaking sink, and more. We use exclusively non-toxic and low toxic printmaking materials.
The studio is conveniently located right off of I-40 in a storefront space on Charlotte near the Italian Market and Southern Thrift, in the hip Sylvan Park district.
Plate Tone Printshop
5124 Charlotte Pike
Nashville, TN 37209
View our brochure online
http://platetone.org/PTP%20Pages/ptpbrochure.pdf
and check out our website:
http://www.platetone.org
Questions? Email contact@platetone.org
