THE AMPLIFY & MULTIPLY WEBSITE IS LIVE!

The documentation website for the exhibition, AMPLIFY & MULTIPLY: Recent Printed Activist Ephemera, is now live at https://www.amplify-and-multiply.com/ The show was held at Colorado College's Coburn Gallery in March and April of 2017. It featured the work of over 150 artists, from 7 different countries, in over 500 pieces. We filled the gallery from top to bottom.

The description from the site:

AMPLIFY & MULTIPLY presented the art of resistance—the varied means in which activism has been channeled into visual expression in the fight against racism, white supremacy, misogyny and other forms of oppression. On display was an array of activist/social/political printed posters, protest signs, objects, fundraiser publications and other ephemera produced and used in the 6 months prior to the opening. 

The site has images of the installation (as seen above), labelled documentation of every piece, and a complete list of participants.

The entire exhibition (with only a few exceptions) is archived in Special Collections at Colorado College's Tutt Library. It is available for research use and (possibly) for other exhibitions.

You can read the original call for entries here: http://pressatcc.blogspot.com/2017/02/call-for-entries-amplify-multiply.html

CALL FOR ENTRIES! AMPLIFY & MULTIPLY: RECENT PRINTED ACTIVIST EPHEMERA

5 of 6 prints from The Continuing Project, by The Press at CC. Available here. 

CALL FOR ENTRIES! PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
 
AMPLIFY & MULTIPLY: Recent Printed Activist Ephemera

IMPORTANT DATES:
Sign-up Deadline: February 24, 2017
Arrival Deadline: March 16, 2017
Exhibition Dates: March 27 – April 17, 2017
Reception: Friday, March 31, 2017, 4 - 6 pm
Return Shipment: April 25, 2017

AMPLIFY & MULTIPLY will be an exhibition of activist/social/political printed posters, protest signs, objects, fundraiser publications, and other ephemera, made in (roughly) the last 6 months, advocating for social and environmental justice, equality, and the rights of oppressed people. This is a show that will stand in opposition to fascism, racism, white supremacy, misogyny, and every other horrible tool that power uses to maintain its killing grip. We are looking for work that has been deployed in the real world, as opposed to being made just for this show. This show is not limited to professional artists. It is open to anyone who has felt compelled by recent events to produce and share a message in the print medium.

The show will be held in Colorado Springs, at Colorado College’s Coburn Gallery, from March 27 to April 17, 2017.

IMPORTANT: As this is a show of ephemera, we are not planning on returning the pieces. If you want your pieces returned, you must notify us in advance and use reusable packaging that includes a return shipping label. All of the work that we keep at Colorado College will be housed in a permanent archive in Tutt Library’s Special Collections, accessible to students and the general public.

GUIDELINES:
Please email Aaron Cohick at aaron.cohick@coloradocollege.edu if you are going to participate, and please also note if you can donate your pieces or if you would like them returned. The deadline for sign-ups is February 24, 2017.

• All work must be printed (letterpress, screenprint, offset, digital, Riso, etc.). We will not exhibit hand-lettered signs.
• Send as many pieces as you like. Multiple copies are great and will all be displayed if there is space.
• Work should have been made since August of 2016, but that is flexible. Definitely nothing before 2016.
• No fee. No jury. No sales. No trolls.
• Artists are responsible for shipping costs to and from Colorado College. See “Shipping” below for more info.
• Unframed works/objects only
• The exhibition will be hung salon-style, using binder clips hung on push pins.
• Objects that are not posters (like tote bags, buttons, etc.) are definitely encouraged.
• Artwork will not be insured by Colorado College during transit or while on site.

SHIPPING:
Send work to:

Aaron Cohick
The Press at Colorado College
14 E. Cache La Poudre St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Please write “Amplify Show” on the labels or packages.

REMINDER: If you want your pieces returned, you must use reusable packaging and include a return shipping label.

CONTACT:
Aaron Cohick, Printer of The Press at Colorado College 
aaron.cohickATcoloradocollegeDOTedu

From A People's Curriculum for the United States, by Cuneiform Press

PAUL MOXON IS COMING TO CC TO TEACH A VANDERCOOK MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP!

We are excited to announce that the Press at CC will be hosting a Vandercook Maintenance Workshop, taught by Paul Moxon, on Saturday, Nov. 2 and Sunday, Nov. 3. The workshop will run from 10 AM – 4 PM on both days. In the workshop:

Participants will learn all the points of maintenance, cleaning and lubrication so as to be prepared for potential problems and make or direct repairs. We will also discuss all models of interest and other brands as warranted. Whether you use studio presses, own a press, or are thinking of buying one, this workshop will provide excellent direction for your future presswork. Bring your questions, photos and/or broken parts. Paul will also share examples from his collection of Vandercook literature. [text from Paul Moxon’s website]

The total number of participants is limited at 12. Six of the spots will be open to the general public, and six will be reserved for CC students. The cost is $150 for the public, and free for CC students. If you would like to reserve a spot, please email Aaron Cohick, Printer of The Press at CC, at aaron[dot]cohick[at]coloradocollege[dot]edu by Friday, Oct. 25. Once your spot is reserved we will contact you to arrange payment. Please direct all questions to the email above as well.

For more info, you can visit Paul’s personal website, and his amazing Vandercook resource site.

FRED HAGSTROM LECTURE THIS THURSDAY!

The Press at Colorado College is hosting visiting artist Fred Hagstrom this week! On Thursday, 10/11, he will be giving a public lecture about his work in prints & artists' books. 7 PM in the WES Room in the Worner Center. Free! We would love to see you there!

For more info on Fred's work, you can visit his website here:
http://www.people.carleton.edu/~fhagstro/index.html

BOOK & BOOK STRUCTURE (5)

After the big push on final projects, we ended the class with, of course, an exhibition and party.  The Art Dept. here at CC has a nice tradition of holding informal exhibitions of all the student work from the various classes on the last Tuesday of every block, with a reception from 4 – 6 PM. So we got to participate in those events as well. The images below show some of the final projects (which was, essentially, an open project) and some shots from the show.

PRINT HERE NOW (THEN)

And so begins the catching-up-recap of last year’s events and goings on that we didn’t have time to blog about during the school year. First up is “PRINT HERE NOW: The Colorado College Broadside Bonanza.” The official description of the event was:

In the summer of 2010 Levi’s began a program of opening up temporary art studios devoted to different disciplines in cities across the US. [They have since expanded to Europe as well.] The first one of those was in San Francisco, and that studio was focused on screenprinting and letterpress. The studio closed in August but the adventure is not over, because three of the intrepid letterpress printers that were involved with the workshop are now driving across the country to deliver a printing press to a community print studio in Braddock, PA, and they are stopping for a day here at Colorado College. They will be setting up shop in our letterpress studio, the Press at CC, to host a day of informal conversation about the trip, the experience of the Levi’s studio, and their personal experiences as young print artists in the Bay Area and beyond, as well as orchestrating an improvisational print project that anyone and everyone is invited to participate in. So come on over, meet Rocket Caleshu, Taylor Reid, and Tom Smith, see the Press at CC, and learn about letterpress printing by reaching in there and getting your hands dirty.

This was a really fun event—we spent all day and evening in the studio (with the team of 3 printers + 1 more printer, Erin Fong, just arriving in the morning), making things (postcards, broadsides, etc.), talking, drinking coffee, making more things, talking. We had a good crowd that came in & out during the day—not just students, but CC faculty, staff, and interested people from the CO Springs community as well. A perfect opportunity to open the doors and let people in.
















Sometimes, it’s about printing. But all the time, it’s about the love.

OBERLIN GROUP 2009

Originally posted by Katie Montgomery on 10/14/2009.

From the 1st through the 3rd of October Colorado College played host to the Oberlin Group, "an informal consortium of the libraries of 80 selective liberal arts colleges." In celebration of the annual Library Directors Meeting The Press at Colorado College produced a pamphlet in 65 copies. The pamphlet featured "Walking Along the Dictionary," a poem by CC's Curator of Special Collections Jessy Randall, and "All A's," a poem by English Professor Jane Hillberry.

Colin addresses the crowd.

Librarians explore the Press.

Tutt Library Director Carol Dickerson engages in some bibliophile chat over a Vandercook.