Spring 2025
Screenprint Biennial
January 24 through March 1, 2025
This exhibition marks the 10-year anniversary of the Screenprint Biennial. Like many ideas, it took awhile to come to life. The very first Screenprint Biennial in 2014 was by invitation, followed by a series of open calls juried by myself and a rotating cast of screenprint artists and professionals. 2024 marks a return to the invitational, as I decided to invite artists who had shown at least once before in a Screenprint Biennial exhibition. Choosing among the scores of artists who have previously exhibited is sort of like choosing your favorite among your children, and I had to exclude many amazing artists. At the end of the day, I returned to my mission of assembling an exhibit showing off the amazing range of expression and meaning possible from screenprinted art.
The works presented in this exhibition range from colorful to political. Some pieces are loud and in your face, where others are quiet and contemplative. While all the art works rely on the essential technology that is screenprint, some utilize a more digital approach, while others a more analog aesthetic. Together, these very different works act in tandem to tell the diverse, important, and even contradictory story of screenprinting in art.
The Screenprint Biennial has been a wild 10-year ride, and I’m not sure where it is going next. I hope you enjoy this stop along the way.
—Nathan Meltz, Founder, Screenprint Biennial
More detailed information about Programs & Events
- FRI Jan. 24 Opening. Walkthrough with Nathan Meltz at 5:30. Reception 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Electro-acoustic harp music provided by Alex Chang
- FRI Jan. 31 PechaKucha Vol. 34, 6:30 snacks, Talks at 7pm. Learn about speakers here.
- Postponed to Tues. Feb. 18 from 5:30 to 7PM Member’s Reception 5:30 to 7:00pm. New members welcome. Join here! RSVP HERE!
- FRI Feb. 7 Ticketed performance by Owls Quartet Performance, presented by Capital Region Classical
- THURS Feb. 20 Stage & Stanza, 6:00-7:00pm, hosted by Carol Durant and David Baecker, Theatre Institute at Sage, with special guests RSC President Matthew Shaftel and local actor/writer/singer Donald Hyman.
- THURS Feb. 13 Print Panel, 6:00-7:00pm. Tyanna Buie, Ann Aspinwall, Ruben Castillo, & Nathan Meltz.
- SAT Feb. 22 All Ages Kids’ Art Workshop led by RSC MAT Art Education students. 1:00pm-2:30pm. Workshop full/registration now closed. Thank you.
Osi Audu: The Self in African Art
March 18 through April 19
Osi Audu responds to selections from Pierre Brooks’ African art collection. Inspired by the abstract geometric possibilities he sees in African art and cultural objects, Audu explores the relationship between mind and body, the tangible and intangible, form and void, and the prevalent African concept of dualism in relation to the self.
- FRI March 21 Reception 5:30 to 7:30pm: with music from Alan Thomson Jazz Trio
- TUES March 25 Tour 5:30pm-6:30pm: Osi Audu leads you through his exhibition, with Collector Pierre Brooks
- THURS April 3 Yoga 6:00-7:00pm: Led by Carrie Will of Yoga Care. All levels welcome. Pay what you can.
- FRI April 4 Performance 6:30pm to 7:30pm: First Friday performance by Jordan Taylor Hill and Friends.
- WEDS April 16 Sketch Night 5:30pm to 7:00pm: Draw in the gallery under the guidance of artist Gina Occhiogrosso. You are welcome to bring dry materials(other than pastel and charcoal sticks) or some will be provided for you. Ages 16 and up.