July 10, 2014 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK | VISIT OUR WEBSITE | DONATE | CONTACT US Artists' Talk  Saturday, July 12, 6:30pm Evan Summer    Join us for these free talks by artists discussing the development of their work and showing images of old & new projects. Light refreshments served. All Welcome!         Evan Summer's artwork has been influenced by his background in science -- from the use of uncommon materials in printmaking to mathematical perspective to depicting scientific specimens. He is a specialist in etching and collagraph, a form of printmaking that uses a collaged printing plate. For many years he has exhibited his work in major competitions around the world. It has been shown in about 200 group exhibitions. He has had many solo exhibitions including the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC (1999-2000), the Reading Public Museum (Reading, PA in 2001 and 2005-06), the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice (2007) and the Guanlan International Print Workshop in Guanlan, China in 2010. His work is in numerous public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Brooklyn Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Evan Summer is currently Professor of Art at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania where he has taught printmaking since 1984. He received Kutztown University's three most prestigious awards, the Chambliss Award for scholarship in 2008, the Wiesenberger Award for teaching in 2011 and the Sharadin Medal in 2012. NEW PRINTS 2014   On View at CHRISTIE'S, Gallery 6, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, NY July 9 -16, 2014 IPCNY Tour of Exhibition on July 10th at 3:45pm featuring Artist Talks by Michael Dal Cerro, Robin Dintiman, and Ana Sladetic This exhibition consists of ninety-eight projects by eighty-five artists originally shown in New Prints 2014/Winter and New Prints 2014/SummerInternational Print Center New York 212-989-5090 * www.ipcny.org These Classes Start Soon!  Expanding Images through Sequence and Color   Exploring Series and Sequence: PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY If you love drawing, color, and composition this class is for you.  Imagine a series of images that are repeated and expanded into a larger, more complex idea.  We will learn the basics so you can expand your ideas in print.    MONDAYS, 6:30-9:30pm JULY 21, 28, AUGUST 4, 11 (4 weeks) Instructor: Judy Mensch  Images, Upper: Glass Ceiling 2 Lower: Glass Ceiling 1 Photo Lithographs by Judy Mensch  Don't miss this short & intensive workshop   Exploring Silk and Carborundum Aquatint through Multi-Plate Color Etching Matrix or Key plates can be quickly made using the Silk Aquatint and Carborundum Aquatint techniques. Students then work with transparent and opaque inks, hand-painting, tinted papers, image transfers and more to create outstanding color suites. SATURDAY and SUNDAY  10:30am-4:30pm, JULY 19 AND 20 Instructor: Lisa Mackie See the complete schedule on our website:manhattangraphicscenter.org JULY EXHIBITIONS / IN THE GALLERY Monitors Ink      IN THE PROJECT SPACE lazarus print Jeanne Betancourt / Abby Dubow / Monika de Vries Gohlke Edgar Hartley / Gillie Holmes / Joan Lewis Meredith Mayer / Hilary North / Margaret Nussbaum Larry Schulte / David Selters / Bob Shore David Thomas / Richard Turnbull Gerry Wall / Vicki Wojcik exhibitions viewing hours:  Mon 6-10pm, Tue-Fri 10am-10pm  Sat-Sun 10am-6pm  The Board of Directors of Manhattan Graphics Centerinvites more members to participate in the activities of the workshop and contribute ideas for group projects, fundraising and outreach to our communities. MGC thrives on this open interaction of member artists and friends who can work and support each other. A short summary of the most recent Board meeting will be available through a link posted on the website. Find out about the Board discussion and plans for MGC going forward.  HOURS: Mondays: 6-10pm / Tuesdays-Fridays: 10am-10pm Saturdays & Sundays: 10am-6pm   MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER   250 WEST 40 STREET, FIFTH FLOOR | NYC 10018 | 212-219-8783