The Contemporary Print: 20 Years at Highpoint Editions

 The Minneapolis Institute of Art recently acquired Highpoint's complete 20 year archive, including more than 325 published prints and multiples in addition to hundreds of ancillary production materials. Many of these works will be on display in this sweeping exhibition.

"The Contemporary Print" showcases artworks in a broad range of printmaking techniques, styles, and subjects. Featured visiting artists include Carlos Amorales, Julie Buffalohead, Willie Cole, Sarah Crowner, Jim Hodges, Delita Martin, Julie Mehretu, Todd Norsten, Chloe Piene, David Rathman, Do Ho Suh, and Dyani White Hawk.

About Highpoint Editions

Highpoint Center for Printmaking was established in 2001 and is the only community-oriented facility of its kind in the Upper Midwest. Until Highpoint opened its doors, broad public access to the printmaking arts was virtually nonexistent in this part of the country. The publishing arm, Highpoint Editions, produces fine art prints made by invited professional artists in collaboration with master printer Cole Rogers and Highpoint Editions staff. Highpoint advances the work of artists by presenting their projects to a broad public through gallery shows, lectures, and symposia and by placing Highpoint prints in important public and private collections around the
world. Prints created at Highpoint Editions can be found in numerous public, corporate, and private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Centre Pompidou. 

Events and Dates

Virtual Opening Day Program

October 9th, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

RSVP at https://new.artsmia.org/event/virtual-opening-day-program-the-contemporary-print-20-years-at-highpoint-editions/

 Get an in-depth look at the “The Contemporary Print” exhibition and the incredible range of artists and techniques that are represented, through a conversation and virtual gallery tour with Dennis Michael Jon, Mia’s associate curator, Arts of the Global Contemporary World, and Cole Rogers, Highpoint’s co-founder, Artistic Director, and Master Printer.

Artist Demonstrations in the Pop-up Print Studio

Watch Highpoint affiliated printmakers conduct printmaking demonstrations in the Pop-up Print Studio inside the exhibition, select Saturdays at 11am.

October 9th-  Zac Adams-Bliss, Collagraph Demonstration

October 23rd-  Anda Tanaka, Monoprint Demonstration

November 6th-  Josh Bindewald, Intaglio Demonstration 

November 20th- Cole Rogers, Chine Collé Demonstration

December 11th- Mike Marks, Woodcut Demonstration

December 18th- Nancy Ariza, Relief Demonstration

Artist Talk: Willie Cole

November 18th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Contemporary American sculptor, printmaker, and conceptual artist Willie Cole will discuss how he mixes visual metaphors and subliminal memory triggers in his work to address issues ranging from the African diaspora to the environment to personal family history, as revealed in his most recent collaboration with Highpoint Editions. Online or in-person.

Register and more information at https://new.artsmia.org/event/artist-talk-willie-cole

Highpoint Editions: A History & Catalogue, 2001–2021

A digital catalogue raisonné documenting twenty years of workshop production at Highpoint Editions by 39 visiting artists.

Edited by curator Dennis Michael Jon, with essays by Jon, Jill Ahlberg Yohe, and Jennifer Roberts, and an interview with Highpoint master printer Cole Rogers. Catalogue to be available online October 9th at https://highpointprintmaking.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3bcd62862558b532f7deeeea1&id=619b9e69ff&e=ad4739567e

We are currently requiring masks to be worn in our galleries at this time. We will continue to monitor public health recommendations, and adjust our guidelines as needed. We look forward to seeing you in our gallery!

Image: Julie Buffalohead, Revisionist History Lesson, 2014. Color lithograph on Tokuatsu paper