Renewal: Printmakers from the New Northern Ireland

A decade after the end of sectarian violence, 18 of Northern Ireland's most significant contemporary printmakers present 35 works reflecting the styles, interests and concerns of the "post-Troubles" years. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland invited IA&A's president David Furchgott to select works from the Belfast Print Workshop and the Seacourt Print Workshop. Initial showings at Washington, D.C.'s prestigious Cosmos Club and IA&A's Hillyer Art Space, as well as two subsequent venues, are subsidized by the Arts Council.

The exhibition was part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland program held throughout the national Capital region and featured in conjunction with Northern Ireland at the Smithsonian, part of the 41st annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. The accompanying 72-page, full-color catalogue defines the work, the artists, and the unusual circumstances of the current Irish cultural and economic renaissance.

Specifications:

Number of Works:	35
Curator:	David Furchgott
Organized by:	IA&A
Approximate size:	185 running feet
Security:	Limited security
Fee:	$4,000
Reduced Fee:	$2,000 plus outgoing shipping (50% off) For 8 weeks, April 2010 to July 2010
Shipping:	Exhibitors pay outgoing costs within the contiguous US
Booking Time:	8 weeks
Tour:	October 2007 - December 2010
Publication:	Exhibition catalogue
Availability:	April 2010 - December 2010
Contact:	Rachel Brocato

Tour Schedule:

Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
October 12 2007 - January 6 2008

Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO
January 26 2008 - March 30 2008

University of New Hampshire Museum of Art, Durham, NH
January 24 2009 - April 8 2009

Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA
September 17 2009 - October 31 2009

San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
January 30 2010 - March 21 2010

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