Orcas Center Show to Explore What Is A Print?

Opening reception Friday, March 7, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Orcas Center

— from Pat Littlewood, Orcas Center Visual Arts Committee —

Pat Littlewood and Rosemary Kimball prepare to use a printing press to produce a print.

The Orcas Center Visual Arts Committee is inviting local artists to participate in the upcoming show, “What is a Print?”, at the Orcas Center lobby gallery which will feature original prints produced by Orcas printmakers. For the purposes of this particular show, a “print” is defined as having an element of “hands on” originality, rather than being solely a photographic or digital reproduction of another piece of art (and thus does not include the categories of giclee images or photographs).

In addition to the Lobby Gallery, the Madrona Room will encompass the regular “On and Off the Wall” show, which is open to a variety of images (not restricted to prints), and all participating artists working in various visual media are welcome. The intake for both venues will be on Wednesday, March 5th, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The opening reception will be on Friday, March 7th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., and will include an informal panel discussion on the topic: “What is a Print?”

The Lobby Show will run throughout the month of March, until Wednesday, April 2nd, and the Madrona Room Show will be on display for two months, until Wednesday, April 30th. Any questions about the upcoming show can be addressed by calling co-director Pat Littlewood at 376-3050.