Calaca Cultural Center in partnership with Shemer Art Center and Museum Presents:

“IMPRESSIONES en PAPEL”

Part of CALACA Community Gallery Series

Shemer Art Center and Museum

5005 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85018

October 27^th  to  November 29^th, 2011

About the Exhibition:

“Impressiones en Papel” – Prints from regional Latino and Chicano artists, including print collections of local and regional arts organizations such as: of Xico Inc., the ASU Hispanic Research Center, Phoenix Airport Museum, and Private collection of Lenne Eller. This exhibition will include a number of historic prints made in the 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, and 2000’s, including current prints by local and regional Latino and Chicano artists. Some of these prints were created at renowned printmaking cooperatives such as Self-Help Graphics, Segura Publishing, the Royal Chicano Air Force and others.

 Featuring Artists: Damian Charrette, David Manje, Martin Moreno, Reggie Casillas, Cristina Cardenas, Armondo Williams, Ruben Galicia, Oliverio Balcells, Lauren Yanez, Marco Albarran, Jesus Cruz, Diana Calderon, and Cosme Cordova. Print collection from the ASU Hispanic Research Center featuring artists: Daniel Martin Diaz, Cristina Cardenas, Favianna Rodriguez, Elizabeth Perez, Sam Coronado, Candence M. Briceno.  1970’s and contemporary print collection from Xico Inc. featuring artists: Ricardo Favela, Esteban Villa, Louie “the Foot” Gonzalez, Larry Yanez, Mary Ann Rodriguez, and Claudio Dicochea. Print collection Phoenix Airport Museum featuring artists: Patssi Valdez, Cesar A. Martinez, Joe Ray, Dolores Guerrero-Cruz, Rudy Fernandez, and Rupert Garcia. Print personal collection from Lenne Eller featuring artists: Carmen Lomas Garza, Margaret Garcia, Jose Lozano and Richardo Duffy.

Curatorial Team: is a collaboration between the CALACA Cultural Center and the Shemer Art Center and Museum. Exhibition Curators: Marco Albarran, Director of Calaca Cultural Center and Jocelyn Hanson, Executive Director of the Shemer Art Center and Museum, Co-Curator: Martin Moreno, master print maker and owner of Cuervo Studios.

 Partners:

Shemer Art Center & Museum Association (SACAMA) - is a nonprofit, 501C-3 open membership organization dedicated to enriching the lives of the City of Phoenix and Arizona residents by fostering an appreciation of the arts through classes, seminars and exhibits at the Shemer Art Center and Museum (Shemer). SACAMA was formed in 1986 to provide support and input into the operation of the art center. SACAMA’s predominate objectives are the promotion, education, and stimulation of growth and development of area artists, the delivery of art appreciation and art education services to a diverse audience, and the support of the activities of the Shemer Art Center and Museum.

 CALACA Cultural Center - Founded in 2003, the Calaca Cultural Center is devoted to the preservation and promotion of Latino & Indigenous Cultural Arts. The CALACA Cultural Center is a cultural organization that exemplifies the development of Arizona Latino/a artists, and focuses on contributions to multiculturalism and preservation of culture. Members are directly involved with social and cultural experiences developed from layers of tradition, history and social norms

 Collaborators:

Xico Inc. - formerly known as Xicanindio, is a multidisciplinary arts organization that was created in 1975 by a group of local Chicano and Native American artists. Their vision was to promote indigenous arts and culture through community based arts programs.  As one of the oldest ethnic nonprofit arts organizations in the state of Arizona, Xico Inc. plays a unique role in the community through the programmatic activities of the organization. Our mission is to nourish a greater appreciation of the cultural and spiritual heritages of the Latino and Indigenous peoples of the Americas throughout the Arts. Xico Inc. is a non-profit 501c3 organization and is supported through grants from private and public funders.

The Hispanic Research Center (HRC) - at ASU is an interdisciplinary unit dedicated to research and creative activities that is university wide but administered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The HRC performs basic and applied research on a broad range of topics related to Hispanic populations, disseminates research findings to the academic community and the public, engages in creative activities and makes them available generally, and provides public service in areas of importance to Hispanics.

 The Phoenix Airport Museum - The mission of the Phoenix Airport Museum is to enhance the traveling public’s experience by creating a memorable environment that promotes Arizona’s unique artistic and cultural heritage through an Art Collection, Exhibition Program and the Phoenix Aviation Archive.

 Lenne Eller Collection -

Prints of Historic and Current Printmaking Organizations:

Self Help Graphics - For more than three decades, Self Help Graphics & Art has been a national model for community-based art making and art-based community making. Through its innovative printmaking and other programs, Self Help has empowered local artists and reached out to the world beyond East Los Angeles with the vibrancy of Chicano/Latino art.

The Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) - initially named Rebel Chicano Art Front, is an artistic collective based in Sacramento. Royal Chicano Air Force was founded in 1969 to advocate the Chicano civil rights and labor organizing movement of the United Farm Workers. Its mission was to make available to the Chicano community an art center where artists could come together and share with the public artistic and educational programs. The collection consists of silkscreen posters by various artists within the artistic collective, Royal Chicano Air Force.

Segura Publishing - Segura Publishing Company founded in 1981, produces limited edition prints and monotypes by leading contemporary artists. Our commitment to advancing a vital dialogue between art and the larger world. Segura Publishing address the romantic myths of the American Southwest, often by examining the historical realities of immigration, acculturation and assimilation.

Types of Printmaking - the process of using many methods to express an artist’s of monotyping, a process capable of producing multiples of the same piece, which is called a 'print'. Each piece produced is not a copy but considered an original since it is not a reproduction of another work of art and is technically (more correctly) known as an 'impression'. Printmaking (other than monotyping) is not chosen only for its ability to produce multiple copies, but rather for the unique qualities that each of the printmaking processes lends itself to. Prints are created by transferring ink from a matrix or through a prepared screen to a sheet of paper or other material. Common types of matrices include: metal plates, usually copper or zinc, or polymer plates for engraving or etching; stone, aluminum, or polymer for lithography; blocks of wood for woodcuts and wood engravings; and linoleum for linocuts. Screens made of silk or synthetic fabrics are used for the screenprinting process. Other types of matrix substrates and related processes are discussed below. Multiple impressions printed from the same matrix form an edition. Since the late 19th century, artists have generally signed individual impressions from an edition and often number the impressions to form a limited edition. Prints may also be printed in book form, such as illustrated books or artist's books. 

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