Awake! Printmaking in Action
Juried by A2AC Exhibitions Committee
Exhibition On-view: April 14 – May 28, 2023
at the A2AC Spotlight Gallery and the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) Downtown Branch
Opening Receptions
AADL: Friday, April 14, from 6-8 pm
A2AC: Friday, May 5, from 5-8 pm
About the Exhibition
Awake! Printmaking in Action showcases the current visual language of activist movements. How has printmaking assisted with– and responded to– in creating an aesthetic of change? This exhibition features 42 regional and national artists who embolden, seek justice for, and give voice to the various social justice and activist movements in the U.S.
Awake! Printmaking in Action is organized and curated by the Ann Arbor Art Center in partnership with the Ann Arbor District Library’s downtown branch location. Additional artwork can be seen at the AADL’s downtown 2nd-floor gallery through May 28, 2023.
Artists at the AADL
Anita Giraldo
Ben Bohnsack
Betsy Stecker
Blake Sanders
Clint Sleeper
Craig Fisher
Damien James
David Versluis
Dennis Gordon
Eno Laget
Jennifer Baldwin
Katrina Dienno
Kelly VanderKley
Lee Ann Frame
Linda Whitney
Mark Walley
Mary Bruno
Mizin Shin
Rachel Melis
Roy R. Behrens
Sally Duback
Suran Song
Thomas Detwyler
Artists at the A2AC
Blake Sanders
Brian Reeves
Brian Steely
Celene Aubry and Cindy March
Emilia Nawrocki
Photo by Emily Rose Tucker
EVPL
Gyona Rice
Ivanete Blanco and David Shields
Jeff Gates
Katrina Dienno
Khary Randolph
Kristin Powers Nowlin
Mizin Shin
MJ Viano Crowe
Nick Nortier
Sandra Murchison
Taimur Amin Cleary
Tula Lotay
William Evertson
Events
AADL Opening Reception
Friday, April 14, 6 pm – 8 pm
Ann Arbor District Library
343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI
Come pull a print! AADL’s Letterpress Lab will be on hand with their presses during the opening reception. Guests of all ages are invited to create a show poster from the Awake! show. All ages are welcome 6-8 pm during the opening reception.
Local artists will be in attendance.
Free
A2AC Opening Reception
Friday, May 5, 5 pm – 8 pm
Ann Arbor Art Center
117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI
Come pull a print! AADL’s Letterpress Lab will be on hand with their presses during the opening reception. Guests of all ages are invited to create a show poster from the Awake! show. All ages are welcome 5-8 pm during the opening reception.
Local artists will be in attendance.
Free