The Print Center

Announcing: special gallery hours for "America Today" – visit us on June ✨Sundays✨

During the entire month of June, we will be open Tuesdays – Sundays, 11am – 6pm!

Don't miss the opportunity to experience the powerful and insightful exhibition, “America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print,” featuring work by 38 artists from across the country, highlighting the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent concerns.
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Don’t forget! You can also join us for a free, guided tour of “America Today,” led by our Jensen Bryan Curator, Lauren Rosenblum, who will share insight into the artworks and themes of the exhibition.

Upcoming tours:
Wednesday, June 10, 12:30pm
Saturday, June 13, 12:30pm
Friday, June 26, 5:30pm
Wednesday, July 15, 12:30pm
Friday, July 24, 5:30pm
(RSVP requested but not required: link in bio)
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"America Today" has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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From : In conjunction with “America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print,” we are pleased to offer a selection of books and other ephemera from participating printshops available for purchase:

✨ “Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts at 25,” 2017, is hardcover, 12” x 9”, with 160 pages / 150 color illustrations, published by Hallie Ford Museum of Art. It explores the first twenty-five years of ’s remarkable printmaking and traditional arts studio and is available for $35.

✨ @ wsworkshop tote is 17” x 14” x 7”, heavy weight, gusseted blue cotton, screenprinted in an edition of 200. It was designed by Erin Moore and printed by Oddities Prints, available for $25.

✨ @ efa.rbpmw tote is 15 ½” x 14 ½”, oat-colored cotton, screenprinted with an image of founder Robert Blackburn and the workshop logo, available for $16. The EFA RBPMW cotton t-shirt is available in black or brown, sizes S-XL for $26.
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These items will be available from the Gallery Store onsite and online while supplies last.
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To learn more, or make a purchase, shop online (link 🔗 in bio), visit us at The Print Center, or contact us at [email protected] / 215.735.6090 x2. We will be happy to help!
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Meet one of our six "America Today" Partner Printshops:

EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (EFA RBPMW)
📍 New York, NY; founded in 1947
rbpmw is the oldest and longest-running community print shop in the US. Not only a co-operative printmaking workspace that provides professional-quality printmaking facilities to artists and printmakers of every skill level, EFA RBPMW is committed to inspiring and fostering its diverse artistic community. Dedicated to the making of fine art prints in an environment that embraces technical and aesthetic exploration, innovation and collaboration, EFA RBPMW seeks to improve the overall quality of fine art printmaking by providing low-cost, unfettered access to printers, equipment and education. It is with this spirit of openness and inclusion that Robert Blackburn's vision of sustaining this welcoming, creative environment continues to serve as the backbone of the workshop.

"America Today" exhibiting artists representing EFA RBPMW:
• Chakaia Booker,
• Lizania Cruz,
• Baseera Khan,
• Dindga McCannon,
• Glendalys Medina
• Michael Kelly Williams

Images:
2. Artist Chakaia Booker working with Master Printer Justin Sanz
3. Artist Lizania Cruz reviewing prints
4. Print Center curator Lauren Rosenblum visiting EFA RBPMW with Essye Klempner, Director of Programming and Partnerships
5. Founder Robert Blackburn with Mavis Pusey, Vivian Brown and Otto Neals
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Learn more about "America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print" using the link in our bio + check out our previous posts!
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"America Today" has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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The 101st ANNUAL International Competition IS OPEN! Link in bio 🎉
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We are delighted to have two excellent jurors:
➡️ Pepe Coronado, Director and Master Printer, Coronado printstudio ()
➡️ Shana Lopes (), Assistant Curator of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ()
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Open to local, national and international artists using Photography and/or Printmaking as critical components in their work. Artists whose work pushes the boundaries of traditional photographic and printmaking practices, in content, form and process, are encouraged to enter. 2D and 3D works, including artist books, are eligible.
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✨ Submission Deadline: June 18, 2026, 11:59pm (ET)
✨ Entry Fee: $45
✨ View Full Guidelines + Enter Online: link 🔗 in bio!
✨ Questions? Check out our FAQ link in bio
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The Jurors will select a group of 25 Semifinalists + 10 Finalists. A wide variety of exhibition, museum acquisition, cash and material prizes are provided by supporters of the ANNUAL to be awarded to Semifinalists + Finalists.
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CONGRATULATIONS to all of the award recipients from the 100th ANNUAL International Competition! 🎉 We extend HUGE thanks to the generous donors who allow us to recognize these outstanding artists with more than $19,000 in awards + prizes!
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MUSEUM ACQUISITION AWARDS
-Art Museum of West Virginia University Purchase Award: Ericka Walker ()
-The Stinnett Philadelphia Museum of Art Collection Award: Allyson Strafella ()
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CASH AWARDS
-The Callan/McNamara Award: Kelda Martensen ()
-Fish/Pearce Award: Paul Rider ()
-The Print Center Honorary Council Award of Excellence: Adi Sundoro ()
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MATERIAL AWARDS
-Awagami Paper Award: Benjamin Muñoz ()
-BOMB Magazine Award: Adriana Barrios (), Lo Smith () + Allyson Strafella
-Fireball Printing Award: R.L. Tillman (.l.tillman)
-The Photo Review Award: Melissa Catanese ()
-The Print Center Gallery Store Award: Jordan Oleson-Graves ()
-Printmaking Today Award: Ericka Walker
-The Renaissance Graphic Arts Award: Yiyi Wang ()
-Society for Photographic Education Award: Daniel George ()
-Southern Graphics Council Award: Jackelin Espinosa Moyotl ()
-Stockbridge Fine Art Print Award: Marc Ohrem-Leclef ()
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OTHER AWARDS
-MVS Project Review Award: Melissa Catanese, Priya Kambli (.priya), Marc Ohrem-Leclef, Paul Rider + DM Witman ()
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SOLO EXHIBITION AWARDS
-Glen Baldridge (), Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter () + Adi Sundoro
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Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners of our final two awards! View the Online Portfolios of work by all 35 Finalists + Semifinalists: link 🔗 in bio
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Images (in order):
Jordan Oleson-Graves, Adriana Barrios, Marc Ohrem-Leclef, R.L. Tillman, Benjamin Muñoz,­ Paul Rider, Ericka Walker, Kelda Martensen + Melissa Catanese

Join us tomorrow for our first (of many!) free, guided tour of “America Today,” led by our Jensen Bryan Curator, Lauren Rosenblum, who will share insight into the artworks and themes of the exhibition. Tours are a great way to experience the exhibition – grab a friend and join us!
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✨ Tour schedule (free + open to the public):
Wednesday, May 13, 12:30pm
Wednesday, June 10, 12:30pm
Saturday, June 13, 12:30pm
Friday, June 26, 5:30pm
Wednesday, July 15, 12:30pm
Friday, July 24, 5:30pm
(RSVP requested but not required: https://shorturl.at/1ZPWN)
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“America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print” is a groundbreaking exhibition that brings together 38 contemporary artists from 6 mission-based printshops across the US, to consider the breadth of the American experience in the context of the nation’s 250th anniversary. It highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns.

✨ Partner printshops:
➡️ Brandywine Workshop & Archives (), Philadelphia
➡️ Coronado printstudio (), Austin, TX
➡️ Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (), Pendleton, OR
➡️ EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (), New York, NY
➡️ Self Help Graphics & Art (), Los Angeles, CA
➡️ Women’s Studio Workshop (), Kingston, NY
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📅 Exhibition on view through July 25, 2026
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"America Today" has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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💥 TODAY (Saturday) at 1:30pm: don’t miss the chance to listen in on an engaging discussion between artists and printshop representatives as they reflect on their work, their communities and how collaboration feeds the making of socially relevant prints. Bonus: after the Conversation, meet the artists and see our exhibition, “America Today,” featuring work by 38 artists, created at 6 mission-based printshops from across the US!
📅 Saturday, May 9th
🕜 1:30 – 3pm (ET)
📍 Presented both in-person and on Zoom (more info + register: 🔗 link in bio)
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Joining us are:
✨ Lizania Cruz (Artist) and Jazmine Catasús (Artistic Director and Master Printer) from .rbpmw, New York, NY
✨ Karen Revis (Artist) and Pepe Coronado (Artist, Director and Master Printer) from , Austin, TX
✨ Laurie Darby (Artist) and Natalie Renganeschi (Acting Director) from , Kingston, NY
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We invite you to come and meet the artists and collaborators from each shop, to learn about their work and explore their impact on communities across America. The first Conversation (held on April 25) was inspiring and lively – don't miss the second, which promises to be equally engaging!
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Images:
- Pepe Coronado, “Broken Country II,” 2019, courtesy of Coronado printstudio
- Laurie Darby, “Following Freedom,” 2025, courtesy of WSW
- Karen Revis, “The End of Black Harlem,” 2017, courtesy of Coronado printstudio
- Lizania Cruz, “Evidence 071: Frederick Douglass and the Commission of Inquiry,” 2023, courtesy of EFARBPMW
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“America Today” has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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📅 THIS SATURDAY at 1:30pm: don’t miss the chance to hear from artists from around the country! “Conversations with Artists II” will feature artists Lizania Cruz, Laurie Darby and Karen Revis, as well as representatives from Coronado printstudio, EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (EFARBPMW) and Women’s Studio Workshop (WSW). They will discuss their unique communities and how collaboration feeds the making of socially relevant prints.

Guests include:
➡️ Lizania Cruz (Artist) and Jazmine Catasús (Artistic Director and Master Printer) from , New York, NY
➡️ Karen Revis (Artist) and Pepe Coronado (Artist, Director and Master Printer) from , Austin, TX
➡️ Laurie Darby (Artist) and Natalie Renganeschi (Acting Director) from , Kingston, NY

📍 Presented both in-person and on Zoom – register: https://printcenter.org/100/event/panel-discussion-america-today-2/
🕜 Conversation from 1:30 – 3pm (ET), followed by refreshments

We invite you to come and meet the artists and representatives from each shop, learn about their work and explore their impact on communities across America!
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“America Today” highlights new voices in printmaking and the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent concerns. We bring together these contemporary artworks to consider the breadth of democracy and the American experience in the context of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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Images:
-(left pair) Lizania Cruz’s “Evidence 071: Frederick Douglass and the Commission of Inquiry,” 2023, courtesy of EFARBPMW; Cruz portrait
-(center pair) Laurie Darby’s “Following Freedom,” 2025, courtesy of WSW; Darby working in the studio
-(right pair) Karen Revis, “The End of Black Harlem,” 2017, courtesy of Coronado printstudio; Revis portrait
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“America Today” has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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We are grateful for everyone who joined us last week for the opening weekend events for our new exhibition “America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print.” We saw many colleagues, friends and new faces, and enjoyed both the Opening Reception as well as the first Conversation with Artists program! Thank you to the artists and representatives from all of our partner printshops who joined us: .workshop / / / .rbpmw / /
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Visit by July 25 to see works by 38 artists that consider the breadth of the American experience in the context of the nation’s 250th anniversary. “America Today” highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns.

Read more about the show using the link 🔗 in our bio.
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P.S. Join us for the next two exciting events!
➡ Conversations with Artists II
Saturday, May 9th, 1:30-3pm (ET)
@ The Print Center + on Zoom
More information: 🔗 in bio

➡️ Free Public Exhibition Tour (the first of many!)
Wednesday, May 13 @ 12:30pm
Registration requested, but not required: [email protected]
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“America Today” has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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