alumni : alumni print project

Call to Printmakers: 5th Annual MECA Alumni Print Session
October 9-11, 2008

All degree-holding alumni with printmaking experience are invited to apply to participate in the 5th Annual Alumni Print Session at Maine College of Art.  Participants work in relationship to a theme generated by the Visiting Artist to create 20 portfolios containing 11 prints each, including one master print by each participating artist.  Several students and past participants will be on hand to provide studio assistance.  At the end of the session each artist will receive one of the portfolios.  The remaining portfolios will be given to the Joanne Waxman Library, the printmaking department, and project sponsors. In years past, this project has been an invigorating and inspiring experience for all participants, creating an arena for the exchange of ideas between alumni. 

The 2009 Alumni Print Session Visiting Artist will be Shannon Rankin ‘97.  Her selected theme is "Connectivity".

This event will begin with an off-site dinner orientation on the evening of Friday, October 9th   from 6:00 - 9:00pm.  Printmaking will take place on October 10th and 11th from 9:00am-5:00pm in the MECA printmaking studio.  The studio fee for the Print Session is $50.00 per person and will cover the inks and studio supplies needed for monoprinting. Paper and plexiglass plates have been donated to the project. Gocco and Prontoprint processes may also be used for an additional supply fee. 

The Alumni Print Session was created by Gina Adams’02, Jill Dalton ’99, and Printmaking Professor Elizabeth Jabar to offer a collaborative studio opportunity to our alumni.  The first Alumni Print Session took place in 2005, and the project has grown into one of our most valued alumni events.  To see examples from past years visit our Print Session Galleries.

Print Project Schedule

Friday, October 9

6-9pm Dinner Orientation with Visiting Artist Shannon Rankin

Saturday, October 10

Printing

4-6 Reception in Print Studio with project sponsors

Sunday, October 11

9-5 Printing

Due to the short-term nature of this project, only experienced printmakers who are available for the orientation dinner and both printing days may apply.  Accepted applicants will be asked to bring prepared source materials.

Application Deadline: 5:00p.m. on July 3, 2009

Email alums@meca.edu with the following information to apply to participate in this project:

1. Name

2. Address

3. Phone Number

4. Email Address

5. Graduation Year

6. One Digital image of one of your prints with title, media, dimensions, and year

7. One to two paragraphs outlining how your work relates to this year’s theme, “Connectivity” and why you would like to participate in this project.

View past Print Session images in our Online Alumni Galleries