Under Pressure Exhibit & Film Screening
The West Windsor Arts Council announces the first exhibition in its
2013-2014 season. “Under Pressure” will explore printmaking. Mediums may
include monotype, monoprint, lithography, silk screen, woodcut/block,
linocut, etching, engraving, drypoint, collagraph and all disciplines of
traditional and digital printmaking. Eileen Foti will jury the show.
The Show runs from Monday, September 9 – Friday, November 15 with an
artist reception on Sunday, September 15 from 4 - 6:30 PM. An artists talk
will take place at 4:30 PM and a special screening of the documentary “A
Ripple in the Water: Healing Through Art,” written and co-produced by juror
Eileen Foti, will begin at 5:30 PM. An award winning documentary, the film
explores papermaking, printmaking, and embroidery projects used in poverty
alleviation and HIV/AIDS awareness programs for women across South
Africa
JUROR: EILEEN FOTI teaches printmaking at William Paterson University.
Previously, she was an assistant Professor at Montclair State University,
Master Printer at the Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions, and Interim
Education Director at Tamarind Institute. Foti is on the Board of Advisors
for the Artist Proof Studio at Johannesburg, the Board of Advisors at the
Printmaking Center of NJ, and was an Advisor to Crow’s Shadow Institute on
the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon. She wrote and co-produced “A Ripple in
the Water: Healing Through Art,” an award winning documentary about
papermaking, printmaking, and embroidery projects used in poverty
alleviation and HIV/AIDS awareness programs for women across South Africa.
Foti has also been awarded a 2013 fellowship from the NJ State Council on
the Arts.
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 12:00-6:00pm; Saturdays: 10:00am-4:00pm.
Closed major holidays and events.
