The Hite Art Institute co-host Mid America Print Conference

The 2016 conference, Print Matters, Printing Matters, is hosted by Indiana University Southeast and the University of Louisville, in collaboration with the Mid-America Print Council. The conference will include demonstrations, panel discussions, portfolio exchanges, exhibitions, Carmon Colangelo as the keynote speaker, and Deborah Maris Lader as the recipient of this year's Outstanding Printmaker award. In addition to activities on the campuses of Indiana University Southeast and University of Louisville, area galleries, museums, artist-run print studios, colleges, universities, and other cultural venues in and around Louisville, KY and southern Indiana will host conference events. This project was supported by Indiana University's New Frontiers in the Arts & Humanities Program. MAPC 2016 will feature panel discussions, demonstrations, and exhibitions that span both sides of the Ohio River, with Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, IN as the conference’s home base, and the University of Louisville as an anchor in the expanding art scene of Louisville, KY.

To view the conference schedule and register, please visit http://www.mapc2016.org.

Exhibition receptions throughout downtown Louisville and New Albany are free and open to the public, as well as the Vendors and Publishers Fairs, information below:

Vendors Fair - featuring printmaking-related supplies and materials for sale, Thursday Oct 6 (9am-5pm) and Saturday Oct 8 (9am-1pm)

Publisher's Fair - featuring artist-run publishing organizations with original art for sale, Saturday Oct 8 (9am-1pm)

Both Fairs are located in the Hoosier Room, University Center on the IU Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany, IN 47150