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Home Search Contact Us   About MP Volunteers Member Benefits How To Join Publication	Member Benefits Maryland Printmakers, a non-profit organization since 1989, promotes and supports the fine art of printmaking through charitable and educational lectures, demonstrations and exhibitions. In cooperation with the Maryland State Arts Council, members have presented programs and workshops at public and private schools. The opportunity to teach these programs is open to all members. Maryland Printmakers provides basic materials and the use of a small printing press that the group maintains for this purpose. Members have many opportunities to exhibit in juried, non-juried, and traveling exhibitions. As a promotional resource, we maintain a slide registry that is open for viewing to sales consultants, jurors, and the educational community. Members can participate in our yearly print folio exchange, which, on alternate years, travels an exhibit circuit. Our folios have been exhibited several times in South America, many locations in the U.S., the U.S. Embassy in the Congo, and have become part of the Art In Embassies permanent collection. Our printed newsletter is published quarterly for members, and an online version is made publicly available at www.marylandprintmaker.org, with continual updates covering exhibit opportunities, news, and events. In 1997, our organization went online with a significant web presence, and its development continues today. The site has been an asset to our organization and others', and has helped to unite our members, fellow printmakers, collectors, educators, and the general public around the world. Membership is open to all, anytime during the year, and we encourage national and international interest. The organization is a member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, and the American Print Alliance, which connects us with many other print councils in the US and Canada. That networking opens up other exhibition opportunities, and keeps us up-to-date on the art of printmaking and art in education. In addition to monthly board meetings, Maryland Printmakers holds both spring and fall membership meetings each year. Those gatherings are held at different locations around Maryland, and are open to the public. They include general business in the morning, a lunch break, networking with other printmakers, and a demonstration or seminar in the afternoon. The afternoon activities range from demonstrations given by members or visiting artists showing tried and true, new, and innovative techniques, to talks given by guest speakers and critiques by professional curators. Click here to read brief coverage of some of our General Membership Meetings held in recent years. "Open Studios" have also been organized independently and on occasion have been held in conjunction with our general semi-annual meetings. At those events, the public and fellow artists have met at a host member's printmaking studio where artwork has been brought and shared. Some events include hands-on demonstrations ranging from pulp painting to new and diverse printmaking techniques. Maryland Printmakers continually facilitates many opportunities to learn, grow, and teach. As a non-profit group, we operate mainly on a volunteer basis. The strength of our organization depends upon the generous efforts of all of our members. Our many different committees welcome help and ideas from both long-time and new members who wish to enjoy the benefits that the group has to offer. More information about joining is available here on the web site, or membership and slide registry forms can be sent via postal mail. Further information can be obtained from the membership secretary, and Maryland Printmakers looks forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
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