The Ink Shop Printmaking Center & Olive Branch Press
330 E. State Street, Ithaca NY 14850
2nd floor of the CSMA Building
(607) 277-3884
Tuesday to Friday 12 pm - 6 pm
Saturday 12pm - 4 pm

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Exhibits & Events
Current and upcoming:
 

July 3 - August 8, 2009
Exquisite Corpses
An Installation Mixed and Matched

Jamie Davis - Sneak and Destroy
A collection of prints, drawings and artist's books
Ink Shop Gallery and Hallway
Opening Reception Friday July 3, 5-8 pm (Gallery Night)

September 4 -  October 27, 2009
Zevi Blum: Retrospective

Opening Reception, Friday, September  4, 5-8 pm
and Friday October 2, 5-8 pm (with artist present)

Oct. 5, 6-8 pm, 2009
Talk Print with Zevi Blum


 

For more info, call 607-277-3884 or stop by at 330 E. State St. (rear door, 2nd floor, CSMA Bldg)

 

All of our events are posted on www.ithacaevents.com. Our Programs are made possible in part with public funds from the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County and NYS Council of the Arts Decentralization Program.

Olive Branch Press Productions

"Song of Route 83 II"
"Song of Route 83 II" is based on photographs Peter Jogo took while driving on Interstate 83 between Harrisburg, PA and Baltimore. It was produced by Peter Jogo for the Ink-Shop Printmaking Center and Olive Branch Press in 2008.


Dystopia
An artists’ book  designed by Maddy Rosenberg. "Dystopia" is a voyage to a town that exists as only an amalgam of other places. It was published by Maddy Rosenberg an The Ink Shop Printmaking Center/Olive Branch Press in 2007.

Between the Sheets
That the customary behaviors of reading do not admit to peeking into unauthorized zones may not be so well understood. The book, "Between the Sheets" was produced by Buzz Spector and The Ink Shop/Olive Branch Press in 2003.

Broadside Writer & Artist Collaboration
Prints developed with the grantees of the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts bi-annually; encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and creative expression. Currently three broadside prints are available.

KUMI KORF Letters to the Planet
Kumi Korf's suite of three intaglio prints celebrates Planet Earth. She transformed calligraphic icons on her etching plates and named them Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, each imbued with the feeling of eternal life on earth.

H. Peter Kahn Memorial Book
This handmade book, a special limited-edition honors our colleague's favorite printmaking art and receives the imprint of Olive Branch Press. This year, five of Zevi Blum's original etchings are paired with poems by Judith Levey Kurlander in a book produced by Samantha Couture, Kahn Family Fellow.

Guest Artist Limited Edition
Each year, a special limited-edition print by a guest artist will receive the imprint of Olive Branch Press. This year Kay WalkingStick created a color lithograph from a series of drawings done in Rome.

Seneca an edition of 120 cds created by Cliona Harmey

click here to get more info and watch a short clip

Olive Branch Press will also accept proposals to produce editions.

SLIDE REGISTRY

A slide registry of our current associates is in preparation.


SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

Artist in Residence Grant
One 4-6 week residency, open to applicants at all levels nationally and internationally, which provides support for development & production of individual projects in printmaking or bookarts.

Kahn Family Fellowship
In memory of our colleague. This fellowship is designed to offer opportunities for experience and professional development and is available to artists with postgraduate degrees in printmaking or book arts locally, nationally or internationally. The Fellow oversees one of the four major annual projects of Olive Branch Press. He/she also serves as a shop manager and has all the privileges of an Associate, including unlimited access to produce his or her own work, the possibility of teaching workshops and editioning for others on a fee basis. Read more about our current Kahn Family Fellow.

Internships
3-6 mos., intended for artists enrolled in fine arts programs locally or regionally who wish to acquire further experience in printmaking and/or bookarts. An intern may assist with printing editions, publications, marketing & publicity, graphic design, web-site development, shop operations, gallery projects, workshop preparations, etc. The Ink Shop will also accept proposals from other creative teams to produce prints with text & image on a project basis.

 

 

 

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