Fitchburg Art Museum – Second National Monotype/Monoprint Juried Exhibition

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Fitchburg Art Museum / 25 Merriam Parkway
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: (978) 345 – 4207
Fax: (978) 345-2319
www.fitchburgartmuseum.org

Press Release

Second National Monotype/Monprint exhibitions opens at the fitchburg art museum

The Fitchburg Art Museum celebrates the art of the unique print by hosting the Monotype Guild of New England’s Second National Monotype/Monoprint juried exhibition from Sunday September 26 - January 2, 2011. The Juror, Dr. Joann Moser, Senior Curator of Graphic Arts at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, selected 111 pieces from more than the 900 submitted, by 313 artists from 36 States.

Dr. Moser was fascinated by the wide variety of works submitted. Many pieces were created in combination with other printmaking techniques, and some included other elements such as collage or sewing thread. She found that “some were so complex it was difficult to determine which parts of the image were printed by monotype.” However, in the end “it was the power of the image, not the technique or materials, that determined which works I selected for the exhibition”.

Being a juror for this exhibition, Dr. Moser found it a very satisfying experience and afforded her the opportunity to become familiar with new artists, as well as seeing the latest work by known artists. Having written extensively on the subject, Dr. Moser was delighted to see that “the monotype/monoprint process continues to entice artists with its possibilities, just as it continues to appeal to a broad and diverse audience”.

The exhibition opens with a reception on Sunday September 26 from 1– 3 p.m. As part of the celebrations, the Museum will host a steamroller printmaking activity. Visitors are invited to make individual and group prints and watch them printed with a real steamroller in the Museum’s parking lot. In addition, exhibiting artist Tamar Etingen will be demonstrating monoprinting techniques.

For further details on the exhibition and the accompanying programs, please call on 978 345 4207 or visit www.fitchburgartmuseum.org http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org for further details. The Museum is wheelchair accessible and is located at 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg, MA 01420.

Supporting images

1. John Avakian, Reverie on the Highway 1, Monotype w/Paper Litho Transfer, 2008

2. Carol deBerry, Patterns From a Mexican Jar, Monoprint, 2009

3. Patrica McCulloh, Scallops & Stripes, Monotype (Akua intaglio & Crayon), 2009

About the Fitchburg Art Museum

The Fitchburg Art Museum is North Central Massachusetts’s oldest and most treasured cultural institution, founded in 1925 through a bequest of artist and educator Eleanor Norcross. Fourteen galleries house a diverse collection of over 3,000 objects spanning more than fifty centuries. These include American and European paintings, prints, drawings and decorative arts as well as Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Asian and pre-Columbian antiquities, and changing exhibitions.

Highlights from the permanent painting collections include masterworks from John Singleton Copley, Rockwell Kent, Georgia O’Keeffe, Joseph Stella, Raoul Dufy and Joseph Wright of Derby.

Hours: Wednesday – Friday, Noon – 4pm, Saturday and Sunday 11 am – 5 pm. Closed Monday’s and Tuesday’s.

Admission: Free for members; $7 for adults. $5 for seniors and students (13+). Fitchburg Art Museum supports Fitchburg’s First Thursday program and is free from 4.30 p.m. – 8 p.m. every first Thursday of the month. The Museum is wheelchair accessible.

Info: Call 978 345 4207 or visit www.fitchburgartmusuem.org/.

Contacts: Peter Timms – Director. Email - . Phone – 978 342 4207 ext 301 - Fiona Casey –Director of Marketing.

Email – or phone – 978-342-4207 ext 312

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