The intersection of art and literature @ 23 Sandy Gallery in October
Before books, before blogs and before broadcasts, there were broadsides. Historically, single sheet broadsheet posters were ephemeral in nature. They were developed in the fifteenth century for royal proclamations, official notices and even advertisements. Today, broadsides hang at the intersection of art and literature. Letterpress printed broadsides are valued as fine art designed and printed by a true craftsperson; but also as fine literature featuring stellar poetry or prose. Broadsided! The Intersection of Art and Literature is a national, juried exhibition of letterpress printed broadsides.
You can find a complete online catalog for Broadsided here.
Also featured in conjunction with this exhibition will be Ink & Impact a benefit for the non-profit Write Around Portland, which is celebrating 10 years of transforming lives through the power of writing in community. To mark this milestone, Write Around Portland invited ten letterpress artists to design and print a broadside, finding inspiration in the writing of Write Around Portland workshop participants. Artists creating a broadside for Ink & Impact are: Mare Blocker, Inge Bruggeman, Warren Buss, Clare Carpenter, Diane Chonette, Diane Jacobs, Carla Schultz, Barbara Tetenbaum, Sandy Tilcock and Shu-Ju Wang. Ink & Impact represents a distillation of 10 years and thousands of writers into 10 works of art by some of our region’s finest letterpress artists.
See an online catalog for Ink & Impact here.
Through a unique model of writing workshops coupled with published anthologies and community readings, Write Around Portland , a nonprofit organization, helps people transform their lives and our city. Workshops are offered at no cost to people living with HIV/AIDS, veterans living with PTSD, survivors of domestic violence, adults and youth in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions, low-income seniors, people in prison, teen parents and others who may not have access to writing in community because of income, isolation or other barriers.
There will be a reception for the both exhibitions on First Friday, October 2, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
23 Sandy Gallery
623 NE Sandy
503-927-4409
12-6; Thurs-Sat