The wait for an accessible entrance is almost over!

The wait for an accessible entrance is almost over! All we're waiting on is the City of Winnipeg to build a swale on our sidewalk and we'll be there. In the meantime on September 23rd, Martha Street Studio welcomed Ted Howarth, local printmaker and professor as the first visitor to use our new elevator!

Teens who Monoprint.

Dear Martha Street Studio,

Oh how you are all missed! Here are a few photographs depicting a Monoprint class taught by the amazing Inga (top photo), who was kind enough to let me capture the mayhem of student teens hard at work. What an amazing woman and teacher. Also included in this post are a handful of staff/volunteer portraits. Beauties, all of you.

Sincerely, Meg Kroeker

Darren Stebeleski Presentation:

Be sure to check out Darren's presentation at the 3rd volume of Pecha Kucha Night!

What's Pecha Kucha Night?

12 Speakers present 20 slides for 20 seconds each.

Alongside artists, architects, designers illustrators and creative-types,
Darren will be discussing Martha Street Studio's present and future!

Thursday, August 26th at 8:20pm. (Doors at 7:30pm)
The Park Theatre - 698 Osborne

Press For Sale!

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Job Posting at UofM!

U of M is hiring for the position of Studio Technician!

Application deadline is Wednesday, July 21st. For more information visit:

http://umanitoba.ca/cgi-bin/human_resources/jobs/view.pl?posting_id=84627

Steamroller Video!

Check out this video of our Steamroller Festival this past weekend! Special thanks to volunteer, Mike Shillinglaw for making it!

Transience and Resistance by Tracy Peters

INVITATION to OPENING

I invite you to come out and see my latest project - a temporary installation. Informal receptions will take place in situ on Tuesday, June 29th and Wednesday, June 30th, from 6:00-9:00pm. at 160 Marion Street (1 1/2 blocks past the Norwood Hotel, same side). Refreshments will be served.

Extra parking at rear of the building.
Entrance on main floor side door, west side of building (sign on door).
Inside are two separate sets of stairs with railings.

If possible, please RSVP by email or phone 803-7003.

I look forward to celebrating this work with you,
Tracy Peters


Impending plans to redevelop the building is a circumstance that parallels the concept of this work.

Transience and Resistance is an installation that investigates transitional dwellings that once housed life and now evoke futility. This is part of a long-term investigation into abandoned living structures that represent decay. In this work, I am studying how erosion wipes away the layers of utility and rational logic, and pushes a structure into the realm of uselessness, nostalgia, and melancholy. This installation attempts to engage the viewer through a heightened sense of interiority and tactile intimacy.

Free - Wooden Art Crates

I have 2 crates that were made by the AGO for a show of mine. They're wood, 22" W. x 27" H. x 32" L. They're fully sealed and the tops are secured by heavy-duty twist locks. They are also fully lined & padded. The worst thing about them is that they're heavy. The best thing is that they're virtually indestructible.

I no longer need them and am wondering if they might be useful to MPA or possibly one of the other members?

Oh - and the other good thing is, they're free. First come, first served.

Cheers,

Richard

Ph.: 284-3835

Cel.: 293-1777

E-mail: simulacra(at)mts.net

PRESS FOR SALE!

I have a press for sale. It is located in my studio in the ArtSpace building. The press is Praga built, a very respectable maker. These presses are used in many universities & colleges throughout North America.

• Model EH 30 (2004 Praga Catalogue)
• 3/4" x 30" x 54" Steel Press Bed.
• 8 1/2" Diameter Top Roller.
• Large Star Wheel Geared in a 9:1 Ratio for Easy Turning.
• Custom Built Heavy-duty 26" x 32" Stand.

This press has been rarely used & is in pristine condition. The press itself is easily disassembled into individual components, though the bed itself, being of solid steel, is of considerable weight.

Anyone interested in viewing the press can contact me at allan.geske@gmail.com.
More can be seen on my website: http://allangeske.ca/image/tid/2 (Click on images to enlarge.)

Call for Submissions: Convergence/Divergence, Hong Kong Graphics Art Fiesta 2010

It is with great pleasure that the Hong Kong Open Printshop (HKOP) would like to invite your print studio/printmaker group to join us in the coming international exchange exhibition — Convergence/Divergence — as part of the Hong Kong Graphics Art Fiesta 2010 (HKGAF 2010).

We hope you will be able to join us in this HKGAF — where your prints will be exhibited alongside those from print studios and printmaker groups from around the world — and make Convergence/Divergence an eye-opening and inspiring event for Hong Kong audiences...

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http://www.open-printshop.org.hk

http://www.facebook.com/HongKongOpenPrintshop

50 PROOF

Martha Street Studio is about to explode on May 3rd
when 50 PROOF opens: an intoxicating mix of print media
created by the students of the School of Art, University of Manitoba.

Opening Reception: Monday, May 3rd. 7-10pm

The exhibition runs May 3-7.

Available for viewing:
Tuesday to Thursday - 10-5pm.
Friday - 10-3pm.

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Intaglio Press For Sale

Intaglio Press For Sale:

For more information contact:

Randal Newman
229-9129

MPA - Annual General Meeting

Attention MPA Members: It's time for the

Annual General Meeting!
Please join us at Martha Street Studio,
Wednesday April 28th, 2010 at 6 PM.

"Faces & Figures" Arnold Saper & Arthur Adamson

Mapping: Martha Street Studio

On now at the Buhler Gallery in St. Boniface Hospital:

(Click on the image to view the exhibition invitation)

The Frank Mikuska Donation Exhibition

The Frank Mikuska Donation Exhibition
1 March to 1 April, 2010
Opening Reception: Wednesday 10 March 5-8 pm
Gallery One One One
University of Manitoba - Fort Garry Campus,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Etchings - Jacek Sroka

Youth Outreach Program - Call To Young Artists!

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MPA Still Under Construction

The view from within the front doors of MPA looking upward to the second level. A temporary staircase has been built for access to the offices and studio upstairs.


Here are some pics of our New Entryway which is currently under construction. Martha Street Studio's offices are currently open however, our studio spaces still need to be dusted mopped and cleaned before renters and artists can access our facilities to print. We are hoping to have the studio ready by January 11th, however, please phone ahead.

"Al" our site manager is completing the temporary staircase heading to the lower level of MPA.