June 2021 Newsletter
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INTO THE FOLD
With a successful 2021 Existent Books Artist Residency under our belt and four new Summer interns and two Key Holder Residents in the studio, the shop is ablaze with projects and lots of extra hands to help out with production. We can’t wait to reveal more about our upcoming Existent Books with Carol Prusa and Elia Khalaf in next month’s newsletter but can promise they will highlight some never-before-seen book structures and techniques for our Existent Books lineup.
We are excited to announce that Existent Books will be featured in a major exhibition entitled Into the Fold at the Coral Springs Museum of Art, opening July 6th. The show will span 17,000 sq ft, illuminating each artists’ book through behind-the-scenes didactic materials from each project’s process and feature a body of work from the 11 published artist’s individual practices. We hope to see you at the reception on July 22nd!
If you are looking to get more involved at the studio, exploring all things print, paper and book, we have Studio Rental options and Private classes available to the public on our website. More details can be found below!
DON’T MISS THE ARTIST TALK
Join us Saturday, June 26th at 6pm for a virtual artist talk with MARK FLEURIDOR on the @isprojectsfl Instagram and 7-10pm in person for the closing reception during the FATVillage Art Walk
Not Local? Take the Virtual Gallery Tour & Gallery Shop available on our website!
Just You and Me by Mark Fleuridor
On View May 17 - July 6, 2021
Mark Fleuridor is a Haitian American artist born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Painting. Fleuridor explores his own personal history within his background and familial experiences. These topics are explored through mediums such as printmaking, painting, quilting and collage. Fleuridor has completed artist residencies such as Vermont Studio Center (VT), the Oxbow Artist Residency (MI) and is currently attending Oolite Artist Residency in Miami, FL. Fleuridor is a recipient of the Oolite Arts Ellies Awards 2020 for his project Being Held and Beach Day, a project that created public murals in Miami that focused on families and their love for each other.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Just you and Me portrays relationships between the artist and his loved ones. Using patterns, printmaking, and quilting, Fleuridor explores memories of endless summers while growing up in Miami, Florida. Inspired by key moments in his life, these works depict a quiet, steaming environment where Fleuridor spent most of his time with his siblings.
The IS Projects gallery is open for appointments and has its lights on 24 hours so that the public can safely view the show through our big, storefront windows.
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NEW PRIVATE CLASSES!
Are you interested in learning more about print, paper and books or looking for a unique way to celebrate a special occasion? We are excited to announce that we’re now offering private classes for groups of 1-4 in the following techniques:
Screen Printing Basics
Cyanotypes on Paper or Fabric!
Make Your Own Leather Travel Journal
Suminagashi Paper Marbling & Letterpress
Shibori Indigo Dyeing!
DONT MISS THE SHOW
MEET OUR SUMMER KEY HOLDER RESIDENTS
Cristina Müller-Karger is a Miami based artist since 2018. As an illustrator, educator and editor, she consider herself to be a changemaker and a social entrepreneur. Over the last decade she has participated in several Arts in Education projects in her home country, Venezuela. She has been using traditional techniques such as etching, screen printing, linocut, monotype and stencil as a performance. Founder of utopía {portátil}, an independent publishing house producing handcrafted books, she aims to open spaces of imagination and creativity in small communities. Her team holds the dream to engage with children and young people, and tap into the power of the press with them as a means to raise those voices that we still have not heard.
Dona Altemus was born in Miami, FL. She graduated with a BFA from New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL (2012) and went on to earn an MFA from the University of Delaware, DE (2018). She has participated in exhibitions including Trading Places II, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (2012), MIA_BER, Verein Berliner Kunstler, Germany (2014), Fantastical Vizcaya, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Coconut Grove, FL (2015), Cadence, University of Delaware, (2018), Transphysics, Art & Cultural Center of Hollywood, among others. Dona's art residencies include Vermont Studio Center, VT, Oolite Arts, MIami Beach, FL, Deering Estate, Cutler Bay, FL, Miami Dade College Live Arts program, Miami, FL. She is a current A-I-R at Bridge Red Studios, North Miami, FL.
VISIT US AT ARTWALK
We invite you back into the studio as we rejoin the FATVillage April Artwalk this Saturday, May 29th from 6-10pm. Come by and say hi!
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