1. Fascinating photos show the making of the New York Times (1942) - link
2. in/vorm - zomertyposium met Martin Majoor, Thomas Gravemaker, Patrick Goossens & René Knip in Antwerpen (26.08). Schrijf je in - link
3. Call for entries: 1000 prints 2 by The Blue House Gallery (Ohio, USA). Deadline 30.07.17
4. How letterpress printing came back from the dead - link
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1. "The Paper Revolution 1920 – 1930’s. Soviet Graphic Design and Constructivism" exhibition at the ADAM in Brussels. 05.06-08.10.2017
2. 40 years Purgatory Pie Press exhibition hosted by Edition Schwarzdruck at the Eremitage, Gransee (DE), 27.05 - 09.07.2017 - link
3. The Matrix Reloaded: Establishing Cataloguing & Research Guidelines for Artefacts of Printing Images. Conference: Blocks Plates Stones, 21 September 2017
4. P22 Type Foundry and The Hamilton Wood Type Museum have announced the newest addition to the Hamilton Wood Type Legacy Project: Brylski by Nick Sherman, named for retired wood type cutter Norb Brylski and designed to be cut as wood type at the museum in Two Rivers, WI - link
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1. Last week the world premiere of Pressing On: The Letterpress Film took place at the iconic Hatch Show Print (Nashville, TN). And in honor of the world premiere, Hatch Show Print’s Haley Gallery hosts an exhibition of works from over 50 letterpress artists.
2. The Regional Print Centre (Wrexham, UK) offers open access printmaking facilities to artists and designers across Wales and beyond.
3. Antwerp Type Society celebrates type in all its forms, shapes and sizes. Expect drinks + expo + type jam + printing bike + live mural. 15.06.2017
4. Oxford Print Fair, a day long event for lovers of print hosted at one of the leading UK contemporary art spaces, Modern Art Oxford. Saturday 9th September 2017
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1. Letterpress Workers 2017, 28.06-02.07.17, Milan. Come and say 'hi' if you are around ;)
2. The René Carcan International Prize for Printmaking is open to printmakers and students of printmaking, of any nationality and with no age limit - link
3. Lovely work by Dmitry Sayenko (btw, one of his works is currently on display at the V&A)
4. Letterpress summer workshops at the Ink and Rolling, Paal (BE)
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1. Printmaking festival spread through France and the rest of Europe. 26.05.2017 - link
2. Lithography highlights from the graphic collections at the municipal museums Offenbach am Main (DE). 04.05-09.07.2017 - link
3. Letterpress courses/summer program by Thomas Gravemaker (NL) - link
4. Printers Matters - 48 European artists come together to present a selection of their works during Multiple Art Days festival in Paris. 26-28.05.2017 - link
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1. Thomas Gravemaker/ Letterpress Amsterdam will be giving a workshop at the MIAT (Gent). 13-14.05.2017 - link
2. Berlin-based art collective Raubdruckerin (which translates as 'pirate printer') uses elements of urban design to create guerilla printing presses, adding ink to manhole covers, grates, and street tiles to create utilitarian designs on t-shirts and bags.
3. Stampville (25 stamps + 2 ink pads) by Aurelien Debat contains all the essential building blocks needed to create a house with infinite combinations.
4. Lithographers Sarah Dudley and Ulli Kühle in a new video revealing a technique that goes back more than two centuries.
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1. Letterpress six-week course at Old Bodleian Library, Oxford (UK), 24.04-14.06.17 - link
2.Exhibition of unique books made by Zegwerk at De Slegte bookstore in Gent, 21.04-30.06.17
3. DADA ist 100 exhibition organised by Marc Berger/ Edition Schwarzdruck will be hosted in the Museum Papiermühle Homburg (DE), 01.05-16.07.17
4. EastType meet WestType, an interesting project featuring a workshop and the presentation by the designer Lara Captan and her friend and colleague Kristyan Sarkis. For this event the Katan Arabic typeface was CNC milled by Rutger Paets (NL) and printed during the the workshop.