The exhibition “DIGITAL: AAA Prints 2012–2019” runs from October 21 – December 5, 2021 at The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT. There is an opening reception on Thursday, October 21st, 6 pm - 8 pm.
From their press materials: “Western Connecticut State University's Department of Art is pleased to present the exhibition, Digital: AAA Prints 2012-2019 at The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center from Oct. 21 through Dec. 5, 2021. The exhibition represents 73 visual artists. Admission is free and open to the public; reservations to attend the reception should be made online at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com. The Art Gallery is located in the Visual and Performing Arts Center at 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury. Face coverings and social distancing protocol required. The Art Gallery is sponsored by the WCSU Department of Art. Contributions to support the art gallery are appreciated.
Since its first exhibition in 1937, American Abstract Artists has used printmaking as a platform to both introduce and document the work of its members and to expand the vocabulary of abstraction to an ever-increasing audience. This print portfolio tradition began with the celebration of the organization’s first anniversary and was followed decades later by marking AAA’s fiftieth, sixtieth, and seventy-fifth anniversaries. With the advent of digital technology, AAA decided to break with tradition and print new portfolios digitally, a meaningful shift as the three previous portfolio editions were printed by lithography, a classic printmaking process. Designing and printing digital prints mirrors changes in the visual world, one result of perpetual technological achievements. In 2019, partly as an addendum to the 2012 portfolio exhibition, for exhibition purposes, and as an opportunity to showcase the work of recent AAA members (as well as earlier members who did not participate in the 2012 portfolio), American Abstract Artists published the 2019 Monoprint Portfolio. This exhibition is a loan from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Collection of the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture.
As a part of the Exhibition the Department of Art is also hosting “Conversations on Abstraction” on Sat, October 23, 3:00–4:00 pm. A Virtual Panel Discussion with American Abstract Artists members, Jeffrey Bishop, Jacob Cartwright, Melissa Staiger and Vera Vasek. Registration should be made online at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com to get the Zoom link to join the discussion.
Regular gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 12 noon-4 pm and Sat.-Sun. 1 pm-4 pm. Please check with the venue for possible holiday closings.
Still River Editions made the 2019 archival digital prints for this exhibition.