Calendar of Events
Ongoing:
TWENTY: the 20th Cooperative Exhibition
Celebrating 10 Years of Highpoint Printshop Exhibitions
- Opening Reception & Sale: Friday, December 9, 6:30–9:00 p.m.
- On View: from December 9, 2011–February 4, 2012
TWENTY, the 2011 Winter Cooperative Exhibition marks a milestone for Highpoint and our Printshop Cooperative. We are very proud to present the 20th Cooperative Exhibition, celebrating 10 years of semi-annual exhibitions. Our opening reception will feature a holiday sale, refreshments and merriment celebrating this community accomplishment. Join us for special discounts on prints at the free opening reception.
In the Threshold Gallery:
Entangle:
New Prints by Roberta Allen
- On view: November 1 - January 24, 2012
12 new prints from Highpoint Cooperative member Roberta Allen, featuring elaborate architecture and labyrinthine structures to draw your contemplation into a new point of view.
Highpoint Center for Printmaking Announces Exhibition
at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts:
Highpoint Editions – Decade One
- On view: from September 24th – June 10th, 2012
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is very proud to announce the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) will be hosting an exhibition of prints created during Highpoint’s first ten years (2001 – 2011). The show, Highpoint Editions – Decade One, will open on Saturday September 24 at the MIA and run through June 10, 2012. Thomas Rassieur, the John E. Andrus III Curator of Prints and Drawings at MIA, will curate the exhibition.
Visit www.artsmia.org for the MIA’s hours and other information.
February:
STAND OUT PRINTS 2012
- Free opening reception: Friday, February 24, 6:30–9:00 p.m.
- On view: February 24 – April 14, 2012
A national print exhibition to be held in the late winter of 2012. The exhibition will fill HP’s 1000+ square foot gallery space with select impressions in contemporary printmaking.
Free Ink Day!
- Saturday, February 11 from 1 – 5 pm
February 11 is National Inventor’s Day and we are celebrating with a Free Ink Day party! Visit our artist ‘laboratory’ to experiment with different printmaking techniques and concoct one-of-a-kind prints to take home.
TWOxTUE:
Print Your Heart Out: Heartbreakin’ Poetry Slam
- Tuesday, February 14
from 6 – 9:30 pm - Doors Open: at 6 pm
- Open Mic: 6:30 – 7 pm
- Poetry Slam: 7 – 8:15pm
- Printmaking: 8:15 – 9:30pm
Highpoint will be hosting a poetry slam with Punch Out Poetry, a female spoken word contingent in the Twin Cities, as part of our TWOxTUE: Second Tuesday series.
March:
Six Week Adult Class:
Screenprinting: The Basics And Beyond
- Instructor: Jeremy Lund
- Dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & April 5
The class will guide you through the hands-on, step-by-step process of making screenprints.
Weekend Adult Workshop:
Monoprinting Madness!
- Instructor: Johanna Winters
- Date: March 24
Come one, come all! Get your hands inky in Highpoint’s classroom studio for a monoprinting party! This one-day workshop will focus on monoprints, a direct and immediate form of printmaking that allows for spontaneity and experimentation without using harsh solvents or chemical processes.
April:
2011–2012 ACCESS/PRINT & LOOK/SEE Exhibits
LOOK/SEE, Highpoint’s Student Show, will open in tandem with the ACCESS/PRINT Project, Highpoint’s young artists' mentorship program for high school students show, in April. Students, parents, teachers and the public are invited to join the celebration of a year of prints in Highpoint's gallery!
Six Week Adult Class:
Intro To Photolithography
- Instructor: Kit Leffler
- Dates: April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24
During this six-week course students will be introduced to the versatile, montage abilities of photolithography, combining hand-drawn, text, and photographic elements. Students will develop an understanding of the application and creation of halftone during digital image editing, while progressing into the application of color and registration in their print process.
One-Day Weekend Family Workshop:
Playdate At The Press: A Family Day At Highpoint
- Date: April 14
Take home a family-sized serving of one-of-a-kind monoprints! You, your family and friends will learn how to create colorful monoprints using different inking techniques, and how to operate an etching press.
One-Day Weekend Adult Workshop:
Tool Sharpening Workshop
- Instructor: Paul Linden
- Date: April 21
This workshop will demonstrate sharpening techniques for various carving tools frequently used by printmakers from V-gouges, U-gouges, knives, & scrapers.
June:
Weekend Adult Workshop:
Polyester Plate Lithography
- Instructors: Zac Adams-Bliss & Megan Anderson
- Dates: June 1 – 3
Learn lithographic drawing techniques, inking procedures, multicolor registration, and how to pull a lithograph on an etching press. This process is suitable for both seasoned printmakers and beginners.
July:
Summer Adult Camp
5 Centers, 5 Weeks, 5 Mediums Adult Workshops
- Dates: July 10 – August 7
IFP Media Arts, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Northern Clay Center, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and the Textile Center join forces for a multimedia exploration of clay, book-making, textiles, film making and printmaking.
Summer Adult Camp
5 Centers Art Camp for Educators
- Dates: July 10 – August 7
Minnesota Art Educators are invited to attend a progressive arts experience as you travel to each of the five art centers for intriguing medium-specific demonstrations and hands-on art-making.
August:
Summer Youth Camp
Five Centers for Art: The Four Elements
- Dates: August 6 – 10
- Ages: 9 – 12
Spend one day at each art center working on projects that focus on the elements of nature.
Summer Youth Camp
Five Centers for Art: Architexture
- Dates: August 6 – 10
- Age: 9 – 12
Visit the Five Centers for the Arts to explore the patterns and textures of your neighborhood - from the trees and flowers to the bricks and skyline.
Summer Youth Camp
Culture Camp
- Dates: August 13 – 17
- Ages: 6 – 11
Explore the world of theatre, printmaking, dance, bookmaking, and puppets with professionals at five local arts organizations.