Since its inception in 1994, the annual Artists’ Showcase remains one of the most popular and well attended events of the Print Club.
At this event, four or five artists are invited to make a brief presentation in which they discuss their development as artists and show some of their works, followed by questions from the audience. After the presentations, each artist displays their portfolio and offers their prints for sale to our members. It is a wonderful opportunity for the artist, who meets new collectors, as well as for Print Club members, who can purchase the artwork directly and meet the printmaker.
The concept behind the selection process is to seek artists who are not yet well represented by commercial galleries. Our process begins with visits by members of the selection committee to studios and galleries in the area, including sites such as the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, the Art Students League, the Leroy Nieman Center, Manhattan Graphics Center, Guttenberg Arts and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking. On the basis of these visits, we invite a short list of artists to submit e-portfolios. Our committee then makes the final selection and those artists are invited to present at the annual Showcase event.
Even though the selection process is based in the New York area, the invited artists are from all over the world with many different styles and techniques represented, both traditional and innovative. It has been rewarding to follow the career paths of artists who have participated in the Showcase and to see how successful many of them have become.
Artists who participated in the Showcase can be found here.