Select Impressions Exhibition

Juried works from Highpoint’s first Portfolio Review

Free gallery opening & reception:
Friday, January 29, 2010 from 6:30–9:00 PM
On view: from January 29–March 13, 2010

Adult Class: Basic Intaglio

Instructor: Sam Brown
Dates: Wednesdays February 17th–March 24th, 6–9 PM
and Saturdays March 13th and 20th, 10 PM–3 PM

Learn to create images comprised of line, texture, and tone printed from copper plates using such things as hard and soft ground, aquatint, sugar-lift and more!

Free Ink Day: Hearts and Bones: An un-Valentine’s Celebration

Date: February 13, 1:00–5:00 PM

For the little bit of punk rock in all of us Highpoint is hosting a Free Ink Day celebrating Valentine’s Day with imagery from skate and street art culture. Even though the day will have an unconventional twist, there will be plenty of hearts and pink ink to go around!

South African Prints Exhibition
from David Krut Print Workshop

Free gallery opening & reception:
Friday, March 26 from 6:30–9:00 PM
On view: from March 26–April 24, 2010

Adult Class: Lithography for Everyone

Instructor: Cole Rogers
Dates:
Stone Lithography Lecture and Demo:
Friday, March 5 from 6–9 PM; limit to 30 guests
Lithograpy Workshop: Saturday, March 6 from 10–5 PM
and Sunday, March 7 from 10–5 PM;

The Friday lecture and demonstration will present an overview of the history of litho and the opportunity to observe Highpoint’s Master Printer process and print from a lithography stone.

The Saturday & Sunday Workshop will cover various lithographic techniques and focus on the student’s ability to use the medium effectively.

HP Hosts Springboard for the Arts Workshops:

• Marketing for Artists
• Legal Considerations for Artists
• Recordkeeping and Financial Management for Artists

Dates: Tuesdays, March 15, 23 & 30 from 6:00 PM–8:30 PM
Register through Springboard: www.springboardforthearts.org

Highpoint is pleased to host a series of workshops in our classroom designed and presented by Springboard for the Arts. Springboard for the Arts’ mission is to cultivate a vibrant arts community by connecting artists with the skills, contacts, information and services they need to make a living and a life.

Incorporated in 1991, Springboard has supported the arts community with management and consulting services for more than 20 years. Springboard’s vision and commitment has gained national recognition as a model for professional development services to artists, arts organizations, and arts administrators.

Adult Class: Screenprinting: Welcome to Squeegeeville!

Instructor: Brian Hartley Sago
Dates: Tuesdays April 13th–May 18th, 6–9 PM
and Saturdays May 8th and 15th 10 AM–3 PM

The class will guide you through the hands-on, step-by-step process of making screenprints, begining with the photomechanical process and later exploring hand-made stencils.

Free Ink Day: Bugs!: Free Family Day at the MIA

Date: April 11, 11:00 AM–4:30 PM

Highpoint will be traveling to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for the day on April 11th. Visitors will be able to print from woodblocks by hand to take home. Also, take a peek at guest woodblock artist Jeanne McGee hard at work. Get ready for creepy crawlers — the day will be all about bugs!

Panel: Collecting Prints: Why, How and What

Date: Tuesday, April 20, 7:00 pm in Highpoint’s Galleries
Cost: Free for Highpoint members. Non-members: $15

The panel will offer insight into their personal approaches to collecting, and will have advice for both new and seasoned collectors.

LOOK/SEE! Annual Student Exhibition
& ACCESS/PRINT Teen Project 2009–2010

Free gallery opening & reception:
Friday, May 7 from 4:00–8:00 PM
On view: from May 7–May 22, 2010

TWO x TUE

Starting in May 2010 Highpoint will be hosting evenings about art, with conversations and libations on the second Tuesday of each month. These events will take on a different form each month and will include gallery talks, lectures, music and printmaking demonstrations and even the chance to get your hands inky. Each month will offer a different theme and feature local, national and international artists. So, save Tuesday, May 11, 6:00 – 9:00 pm on your calendar and check our website for updates on this exciting new feature event!

Artist Talk: Chloe Piene

Date: Thursday, May 20, 7:00 PM
Location: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Pillsbury Auditorium
Free and open to all

Free Ink Day: It’s Spring!

Date: May 15, 1:00–5:00 PM

Celebrate the advent of spring with children’s book illustrator and artist Julie Jersild Roth, author of Knitting Nell.

Jerome Emerging Printmakers Exhibition

Katinka Galanos, Miles Mendenhall, & Justin Terlecki

Residency runs: September 2009–May 2010
Free gallery opening & reception:
Friday, May 28 from 6:30–9:00 PM
On view: from May 28–June 26, 2010

Adult Class: Intaglio and Chine Colle Master Class

Instructor: Brian Shure
Dates: Monday–Friday June 7th–11th 10 AM–4 PM
and Saturday 10 AM–2 PM

More information coming soon.