Print Biennial Events Preview Party!
Saturday, April 28, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Free; for reservations call the Weisman events line at 612-626-4747.

A sneak preview of the exhibition featuring the work of printmakers from around the country is highlighted by music and refreshments. Join us at the Weisman for a spring evening of art and socializing!

New Frontiers in Printmaking
Discussion moderated by Jerald Krepps
Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
Reception at 6:30 p.m.

Print Biennial coordinator Jerald Krepps moderates a panel discussion with local and national artists in the exhibition, exploring the changing horizons of contemporary printmaking. The discussion addresses experiments in combining printmaking with other media, including photography and digital imaging. A broad range of approaches is represented by participating artists: Lynn Lukkas, James Boyd-Brent, Laura Migliorino, Bernice Ficek-Swenson, and Leonardo Lasansky.

Gallery Talk and Print Studio Demonstration
Saturday, May 12, 9:45 a.m.-noon
Space is limited; for reservations call the Weisman events line at 612-626-4747.

Come for coffee and pastries and meet Jerald Krepps, associate professor in the department of art at the University of Minnesota and coordinator of The Third National Print Biennial. Krepps gives a brief gallery talk, highlighting printing methods used by artists in the exhibition. From the museum, the group moves to the Studio Arts building on the West Bank for demonstrations by student printmakers in lithography, woodcut, and intaglio studios. A print demonstration of a large woodcut by M.F.A. student Tyler Star is featured.

Artists and Educators Free Ink Day
Highpoint Center for Printmaking
Wednesday, May 30, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
2638 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneapolis, 612-871-1326.

The Highpoint Center for Printmaking invites visual artists, public and private school educators, and college arts faculty to their inaugural Free Ink Day event. Artistic director Cole Rogers and executive director Carla McGrath introduce Highpoint's new facility, featuring presentations and printmaking demonstrations, and discuss the goals of the Center with visitors.