Saturday OPG event photos

Saturday events began with breakfast,

followed up with an open portfolio session.

There was a lot of great work to look at!

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Members of the Cincinnati Book Arts Society

were next on the agenda with a brief talk

from Lou Kroner, and more great book arts to look at.

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The last event of the day was a demo/print session

by Rachel Heberling using the

saline-sulfate etch.

Participants had the opportunity to draw their image 

on a small zinc plate, then etch and print the plate.

And here are a few of the prints produced during the session!

Friday night OPG event photos

The Ohio Print Gathering is over!!

A huge 'thank you" to everyone who volunteered to help, 

as well as all of the folks who 

traveled far and wide to attend. We had artists

from Zygote Press (Cleveland), Phoenix Rising (Columbus),

and the Dayton Printmakers Cooperative who attended,

in addition to lots of local people.

Our first event of the night was a visit

to the studio of the multi-talented Jay Bolotin.

No photos were allowed inside, but

Jay talked a bit about his work and showed

his current video project..great stuff!

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Next we headed over to Brian Stuparyk's

SteamWhistle Letterpress and design shop

where attendees were able to print

a fun letterpress takeaway poster.

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Then we were off to the Art Academy of Cincinnati

for the opening of 

Prints for Peace and Justice,

the first juried print competition 

organized by Tiger Lily Press.

It's an excellent show, and will be up

until June 20th...be sure to check it out

if you're in Cincinnati!

David Umbenhour was the winner of

the Director's Choice award.

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 Our last event of the evening was
a visit to Mark Patsfall's
Clay Street Press. Mark had a huge
variety of print portfolios that he's created.
Wow....so many incredible prints to look at!

If you'd like to see more photos from Friday night,

check us out on Facebook here.

Event Schedule for Ohio Print Gathering

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Clay Street Press

Mark Patsfall at Clay Street Press, photo by Eric R. Greiner

Another event featured on Friday night's

schedule (8:30- 10:00 PM) for the Ohio Print Gathering is a visit

to Clay Street Press.

Owned and operated by Mark Patsfall

Clay Street Press was founded in 1981, and moved

to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in 1986.

The Press has worked with many local, national,

and international artists

 in producing fine art prints and multiples.

Mark will select prints from his collection for a print viewing,

give an overview of the facilities

 and discuss the prints on view in the gallery:

In, Out and in Between:

works by Robert Krumholz, Emily Sites, 

Alice Hopkins and BunkNews.

You can read more about Mark Patsfall & Clay Street Press here.

Steam Whistle Letterpress and Design

One of the fun things planned for 

Friday night (5:45 - 6:45 PM) at the Ohio Print Gathering

is a tour of 

Steam Whistle Letterpress and Design

owned and operated by Brian Stuparyk.

After years of collecting presses and type, 

Brian opened his shop, located in the 

Over-The-Rhine neighborhood in January, 2012.

Print co-op members will be able to

actively participate in printing

a takeaway keepsake of the

weekend's symposium.

You can read more about Brian 

and his shop in this article

recently printed in the

Over-The-Rhine blog:

OTRblog

Here's a pic of Brian spiffing up the old
Vandercook proof press at Tiger Lily Press.

Signs, Buttons and Bags!

We had our final planning meeting last night

for the Ohio Print Gathering...

it'll be here soon, and we hope to see you all there!!

RSVP & Hotel Info

Don't forget, if you're planning on 

joining us at the Ohio Print Gathering,

please RSVP to Theresa to let her know

that you'll be attending:

gates299@zoomtown.com

Thanks to a grant from 

The Ohio Arts Council, there is no 

charge to register, or for any of the events.

There is a charge for lunch on Saturday,

$7.00 per person, payable

when lunch is served.

Please let Theresa know if 

you'll want lunch, as well as

if your co-op members will be participating

in the group printing on Saturday.

The Kingsgate Marriott is the designated hotel

for the event. It's located in the 

University of Cincinnati area.

The hotel has a block of rooms set aside for us

at the rate of $139 per night.

When making reservations, mention

"Ohio Arts Council" for the reduced rate.

This rate and block of rooms is

available until May 10th.

Reservations made after that date are subject

to availability.

Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center

151 Goodman Drive

Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 

513 487-3800

The Ohio Print Gathering schedule

has been updated with more detailed info,

and can be viewed a few posts down,

or a printable version

is located on the right side bar.