GRABADO POPULAR: PRINTS FOR THE PEOPLE
- March 18 @ 2:00 PM
- Chicago printmakers collaborative
- 4912 N. Western
- 4912 N. Western
GRABADO POPULAR: PRINTS FOR THE PEOPLE March 18, 2023 through May 27, 2023 A show by Carlos Barberena, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, & CHema Skandal! Opening Reception: Saturday, March 18, 2 - 5pm Live Printing///6-10pm Grand Opening Party Artist Talk & Panel Discussion: Saturday, April 1, beginning at 2pm Closing Reception: Saturday, May 27, 12 - 6pm Regular Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 12-5 or by appointment ABOUT THE SHOW Inspired by the immediacy and wide dissemination of graffiti, wheatpasting, street signs, posters, and all forms of printed ephemera, the artists explore the democratic roots of printmaking and draw on conversations between graphic movements in Latin America and Chicago. The title pays homage to the Taller de Gráfica Popular (the People's Graphic Workshop) which was founded in Mexico during the first half of the 20th century and allowed printmakers to collaborate on projects for socio-political causes throughout the organization's lifespan.