inkubator session C
LETTERPRESS AND THE DOMESTIC SPHERE:
WOMEN IN PRINTING PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Thursday March 19, 1:45-3:15pm, Salon 200 BC
Women in Printing Past, Present, and Future”
Facilitators: Jessica C. White, independent artist, Asheville, North Carolina
and Kseniya Thomas, independent artist, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Email: jessica.c.white@gmail.com
As founders of The Ladies of Letterpress, we invite participation in an INKubator session to address the question, “Why are so many women engaged in the current letterpress printing revival?” The session also seeks to address related questions about navigating work, family, and relationships in the domestic sphere while working as a letterpress printer or running a printing business. Discussions will include the history of women in letterpress and related trades, the current shift in the letterpress printing industry from being primarily male dominated to primarily female dominated, as well as personal experiences of balancing work and family obligations. We hope that through the format of the INKubator session we will be able to foster collaborative connections between the session participants to incubate future projects and collaborations.
To participate in this session, email Jessica White by November 1, 2014.
In advance of the conference, INKubator facilitators will establish an email thread or Yahoo Group to promote common readings or discussions by session participants. While INKubator sessions emphasize collaborative and dialogic processes, they are also intended to foster future outcomes, from exhibitions and portfolios, to projects and publications.
