Edinburgh Printmakers Present 'An Informed Energy: Lithography & Prints'

Written by Angus McDowell Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:44

Edinburgh.- The Edinburgh Printmakers presents 'An Informed Energy: Lithography and Prints from the Tamarind Institute of Lithography in New Mexico', on view until 21st May 2011. This world-class exhibition of works by leading international artists including Jim Dine, Kiki Smith and Lesley Dill, celebrates the diversity of the medium of lithography and the accomplishments of the renowned Tamarind Institute of New Mexico. Collaboration, between the artist and the master printer as well as between Tamarind and institutions worldwide, is at the heart of the Tamarind's programme and they have a long association with the Scottish art community.

That history goes back to the late 1970s when Ken Duffy from Edinburgh attended the Tamarind Professional Printer Program with the assistance of the Scottish Arts Council. Since then  the Tamarind have hosted a number of Scottish lithographers, including Stuart Coordiner, Elspeth Lamb, and Linsay Croall, and have been associated with the Edinburgh Festival and Glasgow School of Art as well as print shops in Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Dundee. The Tamarind shares with Edinburgh Printmakers an interest in expanding the boundaries of the traditional print and highlighting the creative possibilities of original printmaking.



The Tamarind Institute is a non profit centre for lithography that trains master-printers and houses a professional collaborative studio for artists. Founded in 1960 in Los Angeles, Tamarind played a significant role in reviving the art of lithography in the United States and continues to provide professional training and creative opportunities for artists. The Tamarind Institute is recognized internationally for its contributions to the growth of contemporary printmaking around the world. Now located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, the Tamarind is currently celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2011. Tamarind continues to offer programs that range from the training of master printers and intensive courses for lithographers to print publishing and international projects that mesh artistic and social goals. The work in this exhibit was created between 1989 and 2010 by artists-in-residence who collaborated with Tamarind master printers in our studio. When Tamarind was founded in 1960, few American artists made prints; now, thanks to the community of master printers who have established workshops in the United States, many of whom were trained at Tamarind, artists who do not have the necessary equipment or skills can explore the unique expressive vocabulary of lithography and other graphic mediums. Visit the Tamarind's website at ... http://tamarind.unm.edu/

Established in 1967 as the first open access studio in Britain, Edinburgh Printmakers (EP) is dedicated to the promotion of contemporary printmaking practice. It achieves this by providing, maintaining and staffing an entrance free gallery and inexpensive, open access print studio, where artists and members of the public can use equipment and source technical expertise in order to develop their hands on printmaking skills. As a not for profit organisation that is also a registered charity, EP receives approximately 50% of it's funding through revenue and project funding from the Scottish Arts Council as well as support from the City of Edinburgh Council. This enables the organisation to highly subsidise the cost of using the print studio, making access to creative facilities affordable to a wide range of people. This includes professional artists, students, community groups and members of the public, who wish to develop new or existing skills. To complement the work on show by the resident artists they have a rolling programme of exhibitions representing the whole spectrum of contemporary graphic art. Previous exhibitions have ranged from the graphic works of artists such as Marc Chagall, David Hockney, Matisse and Picasso to contemporary American prints by such artists as Andy Warhol and Jim Dine as well as showcasing the wealth of talent that exists in Scotland itself. The Gallery and Studio are very centrally situated being only a few minutes walk from both the railway station, central bus station and the main shopping and cafe areas. Visit Edinburgh Printmakers website at ... http://edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk/

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