Issue: 2020.3 N/E/S/W As a source of inspiration and rejuvenation for artists, travel for printmakers often results in seeking out other community printshops around the world, bringing their unique and idiosyncratic ideas home and implementing the best ones here. This edition of SNAPline, N/E/S/W, gives readers a look at the amazing range and diversity of community-based printshops across the globe. Our contributors, now forever known as “special correspondents”, were given space and freedom to develop their inside look at printshops of their choosing. We are grateful to Penny, Ana, Shivangi, Kiona, and Madeline for bringing their curiosity and unique perspectives to all the participating printshops who allowed us the inside scoop into their beautiful spaces and communities. Our featured artist, Erica Vaskevicius, is a dedicated SNAP volunteer, workshop instructor, and a critical and generous member of our committees, events, and initiatives. The stunning images Erica produced through cyanotype and silkscreen processes evoke a sense of wonder, at the end of a difficult year. As we look toward 2021, a little worn out and weary to say the least, we can do so with a bit of hope and some world travel voyeurism by turning through the pages of this edition of SNAPline. Cover image: Erica Vaskevicius, NorthSTAR, Cyanotype and Screen Print, 10”×7”, 2020.– sf. Download PDF
SNAPline 2020 Flash Fiction Contest Contestants were asked to submit a story of 500 words or less, responding to Daniel Evan’s print Pauca Sed Matura and answering the question, “Where do we go from here?” Congratulations to Megan Klak for her winning story, “But Few... Read More
Risograph Print Shops: Bogota / Hamburg / Seoul written by Penny Seilyon Chun A risograph printer is a digital duplicator created by Japan’s Riso Kagaku Corporation, manufactured mainly for high-volume, high-speed, and lowcost photocopying needs worldwide. In recent years, risograph printing has seen a major resurgence with circles... Read More
Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre written by Madeline Mackay Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre (DCA) is not only a print workshop, it is a hub for creativity and culture in Dundee—a contemporary art gallery, independent cinema, learning department, restaurant, shop and, until recently, the Visual Research... Read More
Pivot Print written by Shivangi Ladha In January 2020, galleries and art spaces throughout the city of New Delhi were glittering with fanfare, welcoming audiences and showcasing talent with one event after another in tandem with Asia’s biggest art event—the India Art... Read More
Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana written by Ana Ruiz Aguirre Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana was created in 1962, three years after the Revolutionary government led by Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba on January 1, 1959. Its creation was part of... Read More
Featured Artist: Erica Vaskevicius SNAPline Featured Artist: Erica Vaskevicius Erica Vaskevicius is an emerging designer who lives and works in Edmonton. She loves all things indigo and challenges herself to combine this natural dye with conductive technologies through the technique of screen printing to... Read More