June 8, 2011Events, General Info, Performancesbanners & cranks, cantastoria, festival, Here Arts Center, puppetryamt

“Pre-cinematic technology takes over the Dorothy B. Williams Theater at HERE for a week of contemporary Cantastoria, cooked up by puppeteers, artists & craftspeople from across the country. A millennium-old art form is rejuvenated and re-imaged, as performers animate paintings and banners with puppets, sung texts, jokes, songs & stories.

Each unique program features several original shorts on a given theme, and the festival kicks off with a FREE opening celebration, presented by Great Small Works at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park.” — from a flyer for the show

The festival begins Sunday June 19^th with the free show from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Pier 1 in DUMBO, Brooklyn and featuring: The Dolly Wagglers, Great Small Works, Theater Oobleck, Chinese Theater Works, Possibilitarian Puppet & Mask Theater and Greatest Smallest Band.

The festival continues at HERE, from Wednesday the 22nd through Sunday the 26th with one or more programs per day. Programs cost $20, or two for $30.

For more information, head over to the Banners & Cranks blog.

A set of four hand-printed linocut posters for the event designed by Clare Dolan and Dave Buchen (shown here) are also available for a contribution of $40. Donations/contributions may be made on the Banners & Cranks blog.

June 2, 2011General Info, Illustration Faculty, Publicationsmike perry, pulled, screenprinting, yes galleryamt

Parsons Illustration adjunct faculty member Mike Perry has just published a new book–Pulled: A Catalog of Screen Printing. Pulled is a collection of design by various different designers working in the medium of screen printing:

“Popularized in the 1960s by Pop artists like Andy Warhol, screen printing remains a favorite among artists due to its versatility, duplicability, and relatively low cost. In Pulled: A Catalog of Screen Printing, best-selling author Mike Perry (Hand Job, Over and Over) collects the work of more than forty of today’s most talented designers who are, in their own way, pushing the boundaries of this dynamic medium.” – description from Mike’s website

Mike is also the author/curator of Hand Job: A Catalog of Type, and Over & Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns.

An exhibition related to the book’s release is at Yes Gallery in Cincinatti, OH through July 27th.

Yes Gallery
1417 Main St.
Cincinatti, OH 45202

Purchase book via Amazon.com

Farewell, friends

May 26, 2011employment, Newsgoodbyes, parting, rosemary k. j. davis, sweet sorrowamt

A note from Rosemary, your trusty administrator/operations guru/blogger/clutterbug.

After seven years, I am moving on to new adventures outside this beautiful city. In mid-June, I will start a new job at the University Archives in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University. While I am excited to explore different territories and meet different folks, it’s bittersweet of course. I love the time I’ve spent at Parsons and in the Illustration program, but at the same time, I am eager to start a new career as an archivist and librarian. This shouldn’t seem like a major stretch to anyone that knows me–my bag has always been books and weird old stuff, the things that other people pack away in boxes, the oddities, ephemeral history and beauty of all kinds.

It’s good to move on, I suppose. No, I know it’s good (and important) to move on. Even if it’s difficult.

What a lucky thing to be surrounded by beautiful art and beautiful people! I am thankful for everyone that welcomed me into this job, everyone that supported the work I did, and everyone that showed me kindness along the way.

Good luck to us all.