Commentary: Hand Printed Posters from North Queensland Artists 2

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Hand Printed Posters from North Queensland Artists 6pm Friday 9 November 2018 Umbrella Studio, Main Space

Alan Carpenter | Laura Castell Jan Daly | Richard Gillespie Sheree Kinlyside | Margot Laver Jonathan McBurnie Ron McBurnie | Eric Nash Jill O’Sullivan | Bob Preston Anneke Silver | Gabriel Smith Maxine Smith | Sandra Wright Commentary is an extraordinary group exhibition co-ordinated by Townsville’s Red Rag Press, inviting artists of different generations to investigate the art of the letterpress poster. With a political bent, the exhibition seeks to highlight the importance, craft and power of the letterpress through the work of 15 artists.

RED RAG PRESS OPEN STUDIO 27 FRAMARA DRIVE, KELSO 10am - 4pm Saturday 17 November 2018 EXHIBITION DURATION 9 November - 16 December 2018

Front Image: Sandra Wright, Mother (detail), 2017, Reduction Linocut with hand set type, 62.2 x 36 cm Back image: Anneke Silver, be(e) alive (detail), 2017, Relief print and hand set type, 70 x 50cm

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Mon-Fri 9-5 / Sun 9-1 482 Flinders St, Townsville 4772 7109 www.umbrella.org.au

Umbrella Studio is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. This exhibition was supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund, which is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Townsville Cuty Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.