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In early April, the Fine Print Collection
received a gift from the Amity Art Foundation of more than two
hundred forty prints by artists who participated in the 2005
Southern Graphics Council International Conference portfolio
exchange. The Southern Graphics council is the largest printmaking
organization in North America. Their conference, with the theme
"Power in Print," was held at the Capital Hilton March 30 to
April 2, with discussions, tours, and exhibits that explored
printmaking as a means of communication and as a force in the
contemporary art world during the twenty-first century.
Through the generous sponsorship of
the Amity Art Foundation, each year one of the three complete
sets from the portfolio exchange is given to an institution in
the city where the conference is held; Georgetown University
was the 2005 recipient. The remaining complete sets are sent
to the Amity Art Foundation and the Southern Graphics Council
archives. The portfolio contains a remarkable variety of traditional
and experimental media, as well as topical imagery, assembled
from contributed editions of thirteen, numbered 1/13 to 13/13.
Participating artists received a set of ten prints randomly selected
from the pool. Many of the contributing artists are students
or are beginning their careers, and are likely to achieve distinction
in the field; the Fine Print Collection is fortunate to acquire
these examples of their early work.
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