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F5: Glen Baldridge Loves Gummi Bears, Printmaking + More

Design Milk

“Garbage Pail Kids cards blew my mind,” said accomplished painter, printmaker, and draftsman Glen Baldridge. I love getting weird in the studio the most, and my dealers help facilitate that pursuit and have given me many opportunities to present the work formally.” Gummi Bears Gummi bears are my favorite candy.

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Prints & Propa­ganda

I Love Typography

By the sixteenth century, printmaking — or art prints — had become a burgeoning industry. Millions were printed and many thousands have survived until the present day. Their significance goes well beyond their value as art prints or artifacts, revealing a great deal more than artists' talents and virtuosity.

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UK's biggest comic art festival returns to Yorkshire this November

Creative Boom

Photography by Andrew Benge Teaming up once again with partners LeedsBID, Thought Bubble Festival 2023 will present a week of talks, workshops, exhibitions, public art installations, film screenings, venue takeovers and more.

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The Creative Boom 2023 Christmas gift guide for creatives

Creative Boom

We've got a selection of quirky and beautiful gift ideas that will raise your present-buying above the generic and propel your imagination. Because all of us love the idea of buying presents in theory – 'tis better to give than to receive, as they say – in practice, we often struggle to devote enough time to it.

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August 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

LMCC’s Manhattan Arts Grants awards up to $10,000 for presentations that respond to the community and local culture. Anyone working in intaglio, letterpress, papermaking, screen printing, darkroom photography, or ceramics is eligible. Recipients receive $335 to present their work and space to work. Deadline: 5 p.m.

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February 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

FREE THE BOOKS: A Print Exhibition (International) This March, Evanston Public Library will host an exhibition of prints about banned books in collaboration with Hive Center for Book Arts and Starshaped Press. Locust Projects provides selected artists with curatorial guidance, a production budget, an artist W.A.G.E.

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Delicately Carved Wood Engravings Are Transformed into Dreamlike Paintings by Matt Roussel

Colossal

For French artist Matt Roussel , the linear forms created on the surface of linoleum or wood are just as compelling as the prints that can be made from them. In his series of mounted printing blocks, he highlights the curving textures of lilies sprouting from a scarab beetle or leaves emanating from the body of a trotting horse.

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