Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, only selected artists will be able to enter the building. This event will be livestreamed on both days through BIG INK’s and RVAS’s social media accounts.
Congrats to the following participating artists:
Madeleine Shemeta Meredith
Sue Heatley
Lou Haney
Pamela Winegard
Amy Callner
Hal Douglas Himes
Jennifer Garrison
Jeffrey Pitcl
Elizabeth Rieben
Jill Jensen
Mary Walker
Banner image: printing a woodblock by Jill Jensen
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Lynchburg, VIRGINIA (Oct. 10 – 11, 2020) – Riverviews Artspace will host a special demonstration celebrating the ancient art of printmaking with contemporary themes and a one-of-a-kind super-sized woodblock printing press the weekend of October 10 thru 11.
BIG INK, LLC, a New Hampshire based woodblock printmaking education organization will select designs by artists to be collaboratively printed on their one-of-a-kind press. The press, nicknamed "The Big Tuna," prints hand-carved woodblocks reaching nearly 4 by 8 feet in dimension. BIG INK travels across the US with their custom-built press, helping artist teams print at designated stops along the way. “We selected Riverviews Artspace because of the organization's commitment to the diverse creative community of Lynchburg” said BIG INK’s Director Lyell Castonguay. “The partnership furthers our mission to inspire a greater appreciation for large-scale woodblock printmaking and extend its practice.”
The press will be set up inside the main gallery at 901 Jefferson Street in Lynchburg.
About Riverviews Artspace: Located in historic downtown Lynchburg, Riverviews provides gallery and studio space for established and emerging artists and other creatives. Founded in 2003, Riverviews' urban mix of living spaces, studios, galleries, a movie theater and meeting places attracts artists, tenants, patrons and tourists alike. To learn more visit: https://riverviews.net
About BIG INK: BIG INK, LLC facilitates large-scale woodblock printmaking events at galleries, art centers, universities, and museums across the country. To learn more visit: https://www.bigink.org.
