Fine Print: A Performance Incubator With No Fine Print
Project organized by K. MacNeil and Henry Gepfer
Description
Performance art is a fringe interest in printmaking. We want to coax it out of the margins and onto center stage. We are proposing a space for folks to perform polished work, stream video, or workshop new material for an audience without the expectations that come with performing for a gallery or institution. We envision this as a printmaking & performance incubator; a sort of open-mic variety show.
We are deeply interested in the moments where print intersects with performance, action, music, happenings, comedy, drama, video, new media, and all the exciting betweens and beyonds. These types of intersections are rare in American print media, and we are interested in nurturing this work to pave the way for future generations of performative printmakers.
Our goal is to create a recurring space for print and adjacent artists to try new things and push themselves into unknown and experimental territories. We see this dually as an opportunity to begin that journey and to offer a new kind of event format for a print conference. All conference attendees are encouraged to sign up for space to perform, enact, display, stream or inhabit by emailing K. MacNeil and Henry Gepfer at fineprintersinc@gmail.com.
About the artists
K. MacNeil (they/them) is a genderqueer artist, educator and curator who was born and raised in the US. They maintain an interdisciplinary practice that encompasses printmaking, video, performance, and drawing.
MacNeil’s work has exhibited internationally in Paris, France; Beijing, China; Canada, and throughout numerous institutions across the US including the International Print Center New York, the Western New York Book Arts Center, and CEPA Gallery. They were recently awarded an Ontario Arts Council Visual Artists Creation Project grant, awarded the Awagami Paper Award by the Print Center in Philadelphia, and are currently the Hexagon Mid Career Artist in Residence at Open Studio in Toronto.
MacNeil holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University at Buffalo and a BA in Studio Art from the College of Charleston. They currently serve on the executive board of SGCInternational, work as the College Printer at Massey College, and reside in Toronto, ON.
Henry Gepfer is an artist, curator and educator based in Lancaster, PA.
Time
8pm-close Saturday
Location
The Venice Cafe
163 W. Erie St, Kent, OH
Wearing face coverings and being up-to-date on Covid-19 vaccinations are optional at this location.