reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio

reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio

April 12th–July 31st, 2012

Boston Public Library
Copley Square
700 Boylston Street

From the BPL:

The Boston Public Library, long a collector of the finest examples of Boston printmaking, continues to support and promote local artists as it showcases some of the area’s newest and most intriguing pieces in a substantial new exhibition, reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio. This exhibition was created in partnership with Mixit Print Studio, established in 1987 on the ground floor of the former Mixit soap factory in Somerville. Thousands of prints by talented area printmakers have rolled through the presses of Mixit Print Studio in the last quarter century.

The more than 150 pieces in the exhibition by Mixit artists are divided into four components: the Portfolio, a collaborative project of 66 prints created specifically for this exhibition; a juried exhibition of 44 works; thirteen multi-dimensional installations; and selections from the Boston Public Library’s exceptional permanent collection of works by Boston artists. Several of the artists were inspired by the Boston Public Library’s support of their work and have submitted pieces that draw from elements of the library and its collections.

For more information about the show: www.bpl.org and about Mixit Studios: www.mixitprint.com/