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Friday May 17, 7pm
McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant Ave., Winnipeg, MB

ASL interpretation will be provided.
 

Join us for an evening at McNally Robinson Booksellers with acclaimed photographer David McMillan to celebrate the launch of his new photobook from Steidl, Growth and Decay: Prypiat and the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and to view his Martha Street Studio Edition Parquet Floor Variations, Prypiat, Ukraine. This event is presented by Martha Street Studio and features the artist in conversation with Border Crossings.

This event is free to attend and open to the public. The presentation will be followed by a book signing.

 

David McMillan began his career as a painter, receiving an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973, but gradually became more involved with photography. A concern for the vulnerability of the environment led him to photograph in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, the site of what is considered to be the world's worst nuclear accident. Having returned to the site over 20 times since 1994, Growth and Decay serves as a record of McMillan’s lifetime commitment to this monumental project. As McMillan has explained: "When I first ventured to Chernobyl in 1994, the experience was thrilling and totally absorbing. I felt I had found a subject both inexhaustible and consequential. I wanted to make photographs describing something I hadn’t seen before, which had the potential to be simultaneously beautiful and unsettling." 

McMillan taught photography at the University of Manitoba for 39 years and has had over thirty solo exhibitions since 1980 and some sixty selected publications, including catalogs for such major surveys as Photography in Canada 1960–2000 (National Gallery of Canada, 2017) and Camera Atomica (Art Gallery of Ontario, 2015). His work has been featured internationally with showings in Hong Kong, Serbia (former Yugoslavia), Iceland, Finland, Israel, Australia, China, Germany, and the USA.

 

Martha Street Studio Editions are limited edition prints and folios, created in a number of different techniques and in innovative ways. They are made by studio technicians and the artist, and include etchings, screen prints and digital works. The Studio Editions include artwork by Manitoban artists including David McMillan, Daniel Barrow, Scott Benesiinaabandan, Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, Aganetha Dyck, Simon Hughes, and Wanda Koop. Studio Editions are viewable on our webstore.

 

Border Crossings is a quarterly cultural magazine edited and published in Winnipeg. A local, international magazine, it is now in its 37th year of continuous publication. Edited by Meeka Walsh, it investigates contemporary culture through a combination of articles, reviews, interviews and portfolios of photographs and drawings. More curated than edited, Border Crossings occupies a vital place in the geographic centre of the North American continent.

 

Steidl is one of the most respected printers in the international publishing world. In 1994, Steidl launched its international photobook program. Today it includes some of the world’s most renowned photographers and artists including Joel Sternfeld, Bruce Davidson, Robert Frank, Robert Adams, Karl Lagerfeld, Lewis Baltz, Dayanita Singh, Ed Ruscha, Roni Horn and Juergen Teller.

 

Martha Street Studio gratefully acknowledges the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council for their dedicated support of our professional programming, and thanks Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba for their assistance with this event.

One University of Manitoba student working in print media will be awarded a Grant Marshall Student Summer Residency per year. This award is made possible with support from the Manitoba Printmakers Marshall Fund held at the Winnipeg Foundation. The selected student will receive two free months of studio rental in the summer months (July and August), a one-year membership, a $400 artist fee and a $200 materials budget. 

Submission requirements:

• project proposal (1 page maximum) including preferred medium
• list of technical requirements
• 5 images (maximum) as jpegs (1024 x 768 pixels, 72 dpi)
• corresponding image list with title, medium, dimensions, year

Optional:

• bio and/or artist statement
• current artist CV

Send submissions to, or for more information contact gallery@printmakers.mb.ca. 

Submission deadline: April 15

 

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Accessibility and location:

Martha Street Studio is located at 11 Martha Street. A loading zone is located on the street at the front of the building. Martha Street Studio is an accessible space with a lift and two accessible gender neutral washrooms located on the second floor. Please contact askmartha@printmakers.mb.cawith further inquiries.

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Charles Grant Marshall, B.I.D, M.A, F.P.I.D.I.M (1931 – 2012)

Grant Marshall was raised in West Kildonan and spent a lifetime creating beautiful, functional environments – as an interior designer, artist, volunteer and teacher. He was a recipient of the Governor General’s Award and graduated with a Bachelor of Interior Design, from the University of Manitoba in 1955. As an accomplished designer, Grant was responsible for many of the interiors that defined Winnipeg’s 1950’s modern architecture boom, including the Monarch Life Building (now Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba) at 333 Broadway. Grant also designed costumes and sets for Rainbow Stage, Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers and the Royal  Winnipeg Ballet – where he met his wife Marnie, the company’s principle dancer. Grant was additionally on the advisory committee for the Manitoba Craft Guild and was a founding member of the Interior Designers of Canada Foundation. As a volunteer, Grant created joyful atmospheres for charitable agencies, including the Ronald McDonald House and Anne Ross Day Nursery at Mount Carmel Clinic, for which he received the Manitoba Premier’s Award of Excellence. As an artist, he was a talented watercolourist who helped shape Winnipeg’s visual art scene and was an owner of one of the first private art galleries in the city in the 1960’s along with Bruce Head and Winston Leathers. Grant produced solo exhibitions at Leonard Marcoe Studio Gallery, Winnipeg (1980 – 2012) and at the University of Manitoba and participated in group exhibitions at Site Gallery (1995-2012) and at the Charles Herman Gallery in Vancouver. For three decades, Grant owned a store stocking modern furniture and fashions from Europe, contributing to Winnipeggers’ sense of style. While Grant was proud of his awards and exhibitions, his 40-year teaching career and being Department Head of the University of Manitoba’s Department of Interior Design (1989 to 1994) were huge highlights.

Sampler Pack of Printmaking Techniques – FULL!

w/Ann Rallison

Mondays, 6-9 pm

May 27 – June 24 (5 weeks)

$175 (+ MPA membership*) 

A little bit of this and a little bit of that – this is the perfect course for people who want to try printmaking and don’t know where to start!  Drypoint, block printing, collagraph and some monoprint techniques will be explored in this fun, hands-on course.  Great for first time printers or those who want a refresher! Please note: Screen printing is not taught in this course.

Born and educated in England, Ann obtained her first degree from the University of Liverpool and subsequent degrees from University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba.  Ann has been an active member of Martha Street Studio for many years as an instructor, studio renter and Board member. She has tried many forms of printmaking and continues to enjoy learning, as well as teaching.

 

Advanced Screen Printing – Only two spots left!

w/Alison James

Wednesdays, 6-9 pm

May 8 – June 26 (8 weeks)

$300 (+ MPA membership*)

For students looking to refine and expand their screen printing skills, this class features demonstrations of advanced techniques and the opportunity to develop work with the oversight of an experienced printer. Familiarity with screen printing at Martha Street Studio is required.

Alison James is a multidisciplinary artist and art educator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She holds a BFA Honours degree from the University of Manitoba, and has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in galleries and film festivals. 

 

Introductory Screen Printing – FULL!

w/Lisa Mendis

Mondays, 6-9 pm

April 15 – June 10 (8 weeks, no class May 20)

$300 (+ MPA membership*)

For those who have never printed before or need a refresher on the basics, this class explores skills and techniques involved in this versatile process, which is capable of creating multi-coloured images on a variety of surfaces. Students will learn new skills and methods to achieve their creative goals.

Lisa has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Manitoba. She is a published illustrator, printmaker, art educator and comic book creator.

 

Introduction to Etching: Copper Plates – One spot left!!

w/Nora Kobrinsky

Saturdays, 12:30 – 4:30 pm

April 27 – June 8 (6 weeks, no class May 18)

$250 (+ MPA membership*)

Etching can result in prints of wonderful subtlety and richness. This course introduces the basic principles of etching. You will learn how to prepare your plate, how to etch crisp lines, how to produce areas of tone and how to introduce colour to your print. No prior etching experience required.

Nora Kobrinsky is a printmaker and painter. Her first experience of printmaking was a class at Martha Street Studio.  Since then she earned her BFA Honours at University of Manitoba (2008) and has taken several more classes at Martha Street before becoming an instructor.

 

Digital Darkroom

w/Lisa Stinner-Kun

Saturdays, 10 am -1 pm

April 27 – June 22 (8 weeks, no class May 18)

$300 (+ MPA membership*)

This course explores a variety of Adobe Photoshop techniques that will allow students to improve their existing photographs and produce new images.  Image enhancement techniques for manipulating density, colour balance and sharpness will be covered as well as using masking, layers, alpha channels and basic compositing. A rudimentary knowledge of Photoshop is an asset to taking the class.

Lisa has a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Photography and has exhibited her work locally, nationally and internationally.  She is also an accomplished architectural photographer.

 

Letterpress – FULL!

w/Sean McLachlan

Wednesdays, 6-9 pm

April 24 – May 15 (4 weeks)

$150 (+ MPA membership*)

Students will learn the basic principles & processes of type sorting & setting. They will gain an understanding for the methods of both proofing, and platen presses. Students are encouraged to gather words, poetry, and short stories to help create posters, cards, and other relief prints using this traditional medium of movable type. 

Sean McLachlan is a Winnipeg based artist who recently completed a series of sculptures on Lily Street in downtown Winnipeg. Sean has worked at Martha Street Studio for 7 years and is using his art to explore the boundary between traditional and digital printmaking technologies, and is co-founder of Letter Peddler Press.

 

Screen Printing Basics Workshop – FULL!

w/Alison James

Saturday June 1, 2-6 pm & Sunday June 2, 11-6 pm

$175.00 (+ MPA membership*)

This two–day workshop will focus on the basics of screen printing including an orientation to the specific equipment and spaces used at Martha Street.  Great for the beginner or to refresh your skills.

Alison James is a multidisciplinary artist and art educator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She holds a BFA Honours degree from the University of Manitoba, and has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in galleries and film festivals. 

 

 

Registration:

 

* Course registration requires a valid Martha Street Studio membership:

$45 Regular $30 Student / Senior / Lower Income

Course fees include basic materials and equipment.

Class sizes are kept small to ensure a high quality of instruction.

We require payment upon registration. Registration fees will be refunded upon request (less a 20% administration fee) up to the beginning of the second class.

If a course is cancelled due to insufficient registration, a full refund will be issued.

You can use a credit card over the phone, mail us a cheque, or pay in person with cash, credit or debit.

If you have any questions or wish to register by phone with Visa or Master Card, please contact the studio at: 204-779-6253 or by email: education@printmakers.mb.ca

 

 

Various chemicals are used in most courses we offer. For information regarding these chemicals please see our website or contact us at 204-779-6253.

ONE TIME ONLY SALE!

up to 20% off ALL ARTWORK*
February 20 – March 31, 2019

Clockwise from top left: Untitled (Mike) by Paul Robles, Untitled (Larry) by Paul Robles, A Sentence by Micah Lexier, Golden Boy by Bonnie Marin, The Cure (Salvation, Cold Beer, Hot Soup) by Catherine Collins, Hooked by Lynne Allen, Team Lady… TLC by tamara rae biebrich, Winnipeg Special by Leslie Supnet
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Have you ever wanted a particular print that was a little beyond your budget? Have you been waiting for an incentive to buy work by your favourite local artist? Do you just love a deal and want to see what’s available?
 
Martha Street Studio is holding a one time only sale on all artwork to celebrate paying off the mortgage — made possible by the many generous donations by members and individuals!
 
20% off all artwork* for members 
(use discount code MEMBER20 for online purchases)

10% off all artwork* for non-members 
(use discount code SALE10 for online purchases)

Browse the webstore or view prints in person at Martha Street Studio.
 
*This sale does not apply to artworks on layaway. Payments must be completed in full by March 31, 2019, 11:59 CST. This sale does not apply to framing orders and memberships.

still from video by Ryan Steel
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2018 marked the Manitoba Printmakers Association Inc.'s 30 year anniversary! On June 28, 2018 we held a Lino-Hop Dance Party and 30th anniversary exhibition openings in celebration of this milestone. Thank you for 30 years of support so far, and here’s to the future of printmaking!

Click here to watch a video documenting the celebration, and click here to view photos from the events!

On December 14, from 5-8pm, join us for the launch of the latest Studio Edition:

Parquet Floor Variations, Prypiat, Ukraine 
By David McMillan

Printed by Sean McLachlan
Virtual Edition* of 15 archival inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag
Image size: 31 x 38.5" (78.7 x 97.8 cm)
Price: $2,000

*Virtual Editions are digitally printed on demand to the exact specifications of the artist, in a limited edition. Each Virtual Edition is sold with a certificate of authenticity.

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Artist Statement:

Parquet Floor Variations, Prypiat, Ukraine shows nine sections of a department store floor found in the city of Prypiat, uninhabitable since the accident at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The photographs forming the basis of the print were made in 2016, thirty years after the accident. The floor reflects the general decay apparent in all of the built surfaces of Prypiat, and although each floor section was identical to the next when first laid, each has deteriorated in its own way.

Bio:
David McMillan began his career as a painter but gradually became more involved with photography. A concern for the vulnerability of the environment led him to photograph in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, the site of what is considered to be the world's worst nuclear accident. The work, begun in 1994, has resulted in many exhibitions and a book of the photographs, David McMillan: Growth and Decay; Prypiat and the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, to be published by Steidl in 2019.

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Parquet Floor Variations, Prypiat, Ukraine will be on display in the Martha Street Studio gallery from December 14th to 21st. Also featured in the gallery will be past Studio Editions, including work by Lisa Stinner-Kun, Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber, and more.

http://www.susanmillsartistbooks.com

Join us on Thursday November 15 at 7pm for a presentation by visual artist Susan Mills, presented in conjunction with the Full Tilt Bookbinding workshop. Susan will deliver an illustrated survey of her recent book work.

Susan Mills is an artist and bookbinder.  Her glow-in-the-dark field notebook public workshop is scheduled for Nuit Blanche Saskatoon in September and she will be an exhibitor at the Codex International Book Fair, San Francisco, in early 2019. Susan works entirely in book form. Her artist books are very small editions — often an edition of one – and her recent work references iconic artist books by men.

Contact us by Tuesday November 13 at 5pm at askmartha@printmakers.mb.ca or 204-779-6253 for ASL requests.
This event is open to the public and free to attend.

Martha Street Studio's 30 year anniversary events are sponsored by:

 

Saturday September 15th, **3:30 pm**

Hanna Reimer, winner of the 2018 University of Manitoba Student Scholarship Award, will present her work and a public artist talk this Saturday September 15th. Her work will be showcased in the Martha Street Studio gallery Project Space for the month of September.

Hanna is a multidisciplinary artist going into her third year at the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. She often deals with topics of language, disconnect, and awareness in her pieces. Texture, pattern, and a hands-on process are very important to her practice. Most of her work has been experiments with fabric, silkscreen, ceramics, and painting. Her most recent work is involved with linocut prints and embossing.

Hanna is also a member of the Actually Milk Art Collective, who had their first exhibition in December of 2017 and recently had an exhibition in the Gallery of Student Art at the University of Manitoba.

https://www.hannareimer.com

**Deadline extended**

Call for Submissions
The Centre[3] – Martha Street Studio Residency Exchange, 2018/19

Submission Deadline: **extended to Tuesday October 16**

Duration: two weeks, between December 1st, 2018 – April 30th, 2019*
*timeline negotiable

Martha Street Studio is accepting submissions for its second Centre[3] – Martha Street Studio Residency Exchange. Martha Street Studio will select one artist to attend two-weeks of complimentary studio time at Centre[3]for Print and Media Arts (Hamilton, ON) to work on a print media based project between December 1st, 2018 and April 30th, 2019*. In addition, the selected artist will receive:

• A $600 artist fee
• $400 towards travel & accommodation
• $200 towards materials
• Up to three hours of technical assistance at Centre[3]
• A one-year membership to Centre[3]

The selected artist must be able to work independently in their chosen medium. The selected artist will arrange the timing of the residency with Centre [3]. Artists are responsible for organizing their own transportation and accommodation. If you require more information please contact gallery@printmakers.mb.ca.

Submission requirements:

• 10 images (1024 x 768 pixels, 72 dpi)
• A current CV with contact information
• A short project proposal (1 page maximum) of work to be completed while at Centre[3]

All applicants must have a valid Martha Street Studio membership. ($35 regular /$20 student/senior/low income, per year)

​Please send submissions to gallery@printmakers.mb.ca with the subject line "Residency Exchange 2018."

About Centre[3] for Print and Media Arts:
http://centre3.com

Centre[3] for Print and Media Arts is an artist-run centre dedicated to promoting print and media arts in contemporary artistic discourse. Centre[3]'s extensive Print Arts facilities are housed in a 6000 square foot arts centre, located at the heart of the James Street North Arts District. As a production, exhibition, education centre and animator of community arts, Centre[3] supports both traditional and experimental print media and media art practices. The centre encourages research and innovation and provides forums for discussion and examination of critical and theoretical issues. Centre[3] supports artists in the development of their professional endeavours and acts as a resource centre for the visual and media arts community.