EXHIBITIONS & EXCHANGES

Cultivating Community

St. Norbert College
Bush Art Center: Godchalx Gallery
403 Third Street, De Pere, WI 54115

On Display
January 23 - February 16, 2023

Reception
Tuesday, February 7, 10 - 11am

There are many ways that we build community in our own lives. This network can include both family and social connections. The act of tying yourself to others creates a sense of belonging and fellowship. There are many ways to look at these connections and through that exploration patterns arise. In her work Stephanie Carpenter examines the way we create our own unique communities. She explores modularity and the use of language related to how we are connected. Each piece of type is selected and set by hand to create the final print. This act mimics the relationships we build. 

This exhibit features prints and an installation that were created with vintage wood type and blocks at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum and in her personal studio. Explore how you build your own connections by putting together a blizzard book in the gallery. Pre-made book structures are available with many different page options.

Inspiring Women Portfolio Exchange

This portfolio was created in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The women featured here are from many time periods, all possessing a radical spirit of creating change in the world. The portfolio was printed during the 2020 Covid19 Pandemic by 25 printers/printmakers.

In this portfolio exchange, each participant receives one each of the 25 prints. We have more sets that will be donated to Library collections or other educational institutions to further educate about these amazing women. This exchange was organized by Blackbird Letterpress.

APA 2020 Border Relay

This poster collective features elements of a circa 1905 wood border that traveled from studio to studio in a relay format. There were 3 border sets relaying the nation. Each set was made up of 13 pieces. This exchange was organized by Tony Guadagnolo.

Hope Is Action! Print Exchange

At the Ladies of Letterpress 2020 conference, Jenny Wilkson of Partners in Print (formerly the SVC Letterpress Program) reminded and inspired us that hope can be more than a feeling, it can be a call to action. By the same token, taking action—working with meaningful purpose—inspires hope. As artists and printers, we work to use the power of print to create and disperse messages of hope amongst each other and throughout our communities. Messages that will inspire action, new ways of thinking, and new ways of being.

Check out what I’m up to on my Instagram account : hello.stephanie