Printmakers Jan and Kristyna did not travel 4500 miles just to give an ordinary art exhibit! On Sunday April 13, from 3 pm to 9 pm, the ArtOrg gallery exhibit called “Czech Printmaking 2008” will open. The exhibit will feature work from eight contemporary printmakers from the Czech Republic, and the addition of about 20 artists from the University of Minnesota Printmaking Collaborative called “The Bohemian Press”. We are expecting a great turnout and we are roasting a pig! Please join us! We are recommending that everyone to attend this opening event. There will be additional gallery hours announced on our website.

Artists represented from the Czech Republic with multiple works include: Chrudoš Valoušek, Ladislav Sýkora, Václav Havlíček, Adéla Součková, Jan Vičar, Kristýna Pojerová, Vojtěch šeda, Katka Sechovcová. Artists represented from the “Bohemian Press” with a single work each include: Ash Hane, Amy Joy Hosterman, Brian Borlaug, Cheryl Wilgren Clyne, David Donovan, Drew Peterson, Heidi Tolman, Henry Schneiderman, Jenny Schmid, Julie Dorn, Katherine Shannon, Laura Corcoran, Jon Mahnke, Mischa R. Kegan, Nancy Lee Nelson, Nile Eckhoff, Rebekah Champ, Robyn Carley, Sandesh Nicol, Josh Winkler, Patrick Vincent, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Elliot Manthey, Elly Sturgis, Troy Dolan, Stephanie Kriho, Paula Marty, Walt Leinen, Katelyn Johnson, Abby Kleinert, Stacey M. Holloway, Julie Ribits, and others. Here is a small photoset of activities leading up to the exhibit.