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Exhibition Gallery Zajezdnia

Artur and Annamarie

Artur and Annamarie

My exhibition with Marta Kubiak and Malgorzata Warlikowska at Gallery Zajezdnia in Lublin, Poland was a huge success. The opening was attended by many people including well known Polish printmakers Krzysztof Szymanowicz and Grzegorz Mazurek.

The opening was on March 23rd and will only be shown for one week. The exhibition was organized and curated by Prof. Artur Popek and Dr. Annamaria Weiser who both teach in the Printmaking Department at the Marie Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin. Each are well known printmakers in their own right.

The beautiful city of Lublin is a nine hour train ride from Wroclaw and is the largest Polish city east of the Visla River and has about 350,000 people. It is an important cultural and educational center. Annamaria and Artur are really great people and it was nice to be able to spend some time with them seeing Lublin and drinking dark Kozel beer in the local Czech Restaurant.

I really look forward to visiting Lublin in the future and recommend it to anyone traveling in Eastern Poland.

Visit to Ball State University

Presentation and Lecture by Chris Nowicki

Presentation and Lecture by Chris Nowicki

Visit to Ball State University – Chris Nowicki and Jacek Szewczyk

During January 16-18, 2012 we were guests of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Our main objective was to see the Printmaking and Glass Departments. We stayed at the University Hotel in the Student Building and it was very nice. Everyone was friendly and we had a great stay.

We had a great dinner at the home of Peter Blume who is director of the Ball State University Museum of Art. Peter gave us a complete tour of the Museum complete with the history of the collection and it’s most important acquisitions.

During our stay in Muncie I had the opportunity to give a lecture and demonstration about my favorite technique – mezzotint. The Printmaking Department at Ball State is small compared to our Academy in Poland but it is very well equipped. David and Sarojini Johnson are the professors of printmaking and they were very helpful in showing us around and helping with the demonstration. There were about 20 printmaking students in attendance who were all very attentive and asked a lot of good questions. I was able to take my time and explain about tools, paper, inks, printing presses, technique, and the history of mezzotint. My greatest compliment came at the end when some students decided to try mezzotint.

Jacek's Lecture

Jacek's Lecture

Jacek gave an excellent presentation of our Academy with photos and videos to an audience of about 50 students. We hope to arrange an exchange of students between our schools and Jacek’s talk created much interest among the students.

Ball State University has a beautiful campus with nice architecture. Everything is within walking distance. Our visit was a success and we look forward to future contact with this excellent institution.

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Printing Demonstration

Printing Demonstration