Juried Exhibition Prospectus 2024
The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin is dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. New Impressions is an international, juried exhibition to showcase exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. From this age-old tradition, we strive to challenge and inspire artists to continue the love of printing. 2024 is the 9th year of the New Impressions exhibition.
2024 Calendar
This is the 9th year of the New Impressions exhibition. This call attracted 192 diverse entries from around the globe. The final 43 works on display are from artists in Brazil, Spain, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The exhibition is on display at the museum from July 2–September 28, 2024 with the reception at Hamilton on July 12. There will be a virtual reception via Zoom on August 24 at 12pm Central. Register now for this free, virtual reception.
The show was juried by Celene Aubry of Hatch Show Print, Naomi Kent of Ink Squasher, and Jim Moran, Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum Master Printer emeritus.
The catalog was designed by Nick Larson. You can purchase this catalog online at https://woodtype.org/products/.... The digital version is available at https://woodtype.org/new-impre....
The type used on the cover and for the display titles in this catalog were designed by Erin Moore and inspired by lesbian hand lettering from periodicals from the 1970's–1980's. AIAW and Leaping were used in this publication. For more information please visit Erin's website.
Specific works from the New Impressions 2024 exhibition are available for sale in the Hamilton Dry Goods Store. View available works now.
The People's Choice awards will be announced during the virtual gallery reception on August 24. There are two awards, based on both in-person and online votes. Individuals can vote in-person at the Two Rivers gallery or cast their vote online.
Jurors
Celene Aubry, Hatch Show Print
Celene Aubry is the Director and Shop Manager at Hatch Show Print, the iconic letterpress print shop continuously operating since 1879 in Nashville, Tennessee. While the business thrives as a letterpress poster and design shop, expanded programming includes a visiting artist program, a gallery showcasing print-centric art, and offering hands-on tours and workshops from the education space. In between poster runs and whatnot, she also enjoys analog photography, making cyanotypes and van Dyke photoprints specifically.
Naomi Kent, Ink Squasher
Naomi has been teaching various printmaking techniques for the past 6 years at Birmingham City University but specialises in letterpress. Using traditional craft skills all prints are meticulously hand set using movable metal & wood type as a way of illustrating or design. Each design is hand inked with a brayer with ink that has been mixed with a careful eye to match pantone colours, the design is then printed using a proof press. Each print is tactile, you can feel the ink sitting on the paper and the impression the type leaves.
Jim Moran, retired Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
Jim Moran, retired as the Master Printer and Collections Officer at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in 2023. Jim ran letterpress workshops, archived the collection and maintained the museum on a daily basis. Previously he had volunteered at Hamilton and donated presses and equipment from his Green Bay, Wisconsin, printing firm, Moran’s Quality Print Shop, where he worked as apprentice, pressman, partner and owner with his father and grandfather for over 35 years.
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Awards
Awards will be announced at the artist reception and posted on our website.
