SHG PRINTS FEATURED IN “AMERICA TODAY: VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY PRINT” AT THE PRINT CENTER
AMERICA TODAY: VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY PRINT
The Print Center
1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
EXHIBITION ON VIEw
April 24 – July 25, 2026
Works by six Self Help Graphics artists are featured in America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print, a groundbreaking Print Center exhibition that brings together contemporary artworks from six of the country’s leading print workshops, reflecting on the state of American democracy. Organized at the nation’s 250th anniversary, this Pew Center for Arts & Heritage supported exhibition illuminates the connections between printmaking and issues of civic life. In addition, the project comprises public programs, partner convenings and a publication.
Opening April 24, the exhibition features a total of 42 works (35 prints and seven artist books) by 37 artists associated with six of the country’s leading mission based print workshops, including Self Help Graphics & Art; Brandywine Workshop & Archives (Philadelphia, PA); Coronado Print Studio (Austin, TX); Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (Pendleton, OR); EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (New York, NY); and the Women’s Studio Workshop (Kingston, NY). Together, our works offer audiences a powerful opportunity to reflect on the state of American democracy.
In developing America Today, The Print Center’s Jensen Bryan Curator Lauren Rosenblum drew inspiration from the New Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s, when American artists first used printmaking to comment on the realities of the Great Depression. These works reflected the social and political climate of the time. Building on this legacy, America Today brings together a new generation of artists who use printmaking to amplify their voices and engage with the issues shaping the nation today.
On display through July 25, works featured in America Today are organized into seven thematic categories: Politicized Lives, Histories of Action, Ancestral Guidance, Sovereignty and Migration, Forging Solidarity, Sonic Reverberations, and Futurist Visions. The exhibition features pieces that explore core principles of democracy, including the common good, civil rights, social justice, racial equality, and political engagement. Collectively, America Today highlights how printmaking can spark meaningful conversation and encourage deeper engagement with today’s political ideals and challenges.
SELECTED ARTWORKS FROM SHG’S PROFESSIONAL PRINTMAKING PROGRAM
PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT THE PRINT CENTER
Additional free public programs will be offered throughout the exhibition’s run with participating artists and representatives from each partner workshop. These programs will explore the role of printmaking as both a fine art form and an accessible medium, examining how print can contribute to important civic conversations during times of national division. If you’re in the Philadelphia area, we invite you to attend:
Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Opening Reception & Gallery Talk
The Print Center | 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
5:30 pm | Gallery Talk with artists + printshop partners
6-7:30 pm | Reception
Saturday, April 25, 2026 | Conversations with Artists I
The Print Center | 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Virtual: This program will also be accessible via Zoom.
1:30–3pm EST (10:30 am–12 pm PST) | Panel moderated by Lauren Rosenblum, Jensen Bryan Curator, featuring guests from Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts, and Self Help Graphics & Art.
Saturday, May 9, 2026 | Conversation with Artists II
The Print Center | 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Virtual: This program will also be accessible via Zoom.
1:30–3pm EST (10:30 am–12 pm PST) | Panel moderated by Lauren Rosenblum, Jensen Bryan Curator, featuring guests from EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Coronado printstudio, and Women's Studio Workshop.
Saturday, July 11, 2026 | Print Your Voice: An Interactive Print Event
Brandywine Workshop and Archives | 730 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Drop by Brandywine Workshop and Archives for a day of printmaking exploration, no experience needed. Master printer Alexis Nutini will be on hand to introduce simple techniques and help you create a take-home print.
Public Exhibition Tours
The Print Center | 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tours are led by Lauren Rosenblum, Jensen Bryan Curator. Free and open to the public.
In addition to the above, a Los Angeles area event will be announced soon.
To access full details about America Today and view the complete schedule of related programs, please visit The Print Center’s website.