21 August 2013
"D'arcy Thomspon Print Folio" unveiled
An exclusive set of 14 prints created by past and present members of staff at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) have gone on display ahead of the opening of the inaugural Print Festival Scotland this weekend.
The "D'Arcy Thompson Print Folio" features work from leading artists who have worked at DJCAD, part of the University of Dundee. All works were made at DJCAD's printmaking workshop, and the prints take their inspiration from the University's first Professor of Biology, D'Arcy Thompson.
The exhibition takes place at the University's Tower Foyer Gallery until late September. The folio features work from Delia Baillie, Calum Colvin, Dalziel + Scullion, Graham Fagen, Gareth Fisher, Paul Harrison, Mark Hunter, Tracy Mackenna & Edwin Janssen, Jim Pattison, Norman Shaw, Elaine Shemilt, Iain Sturrock, Edward Summerton and Peter Yearworth.
The folio has been commissioned by the University's D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, and editions will be on sale to help raise funds for the museum's artist-in-residence programme, which aims to bring artists from across the country to work with its extraordinary collections.
Curator Matthew Jarron said, "D'Arcy Thompson's work had a profound effect on many of the most famous artists of the 20th century, and we're keen to get younger artists engaging with his ideas and collections as well.
"We were delighted when so many of the hugely talented artists at DJCAD and their former colleagues generously agreed to create prints for this folio. It allows us to raise funds and we get a major new body of art for the University as well."
The limited edition prints will be available either collectively in a high-quality presentation portfolio or individually. They will be on show in the Tower Foyer until 21st September as part of Print Festival Scotland, which is taking place at venues in Dundee and throughout the country in August and September.
PFS accompanies Impact 8, the world's largest and most prestigious printmaking conference which the University is hosting later this month. Examples of numerous types of printmaking techniques are showcased in the exhibition, including etchings, screenprints, lithographs, mezzotints, monoprints and the latest digital printing technology.
For further information about the D'Arcy Thompson Print Folio, call 01382 384310 or email museum@dundee.ac.uk.
Notes to editors;
Print Festival Scotland
Print Festival Scotland is the nation's largest ever celebration of print and printmaking. It has been organised to coincide with IMPACT 8, the world's most prestigious printmaking conference, which is being hosted by the University of Dundee in conjunction with partner organisations.
Forty events will be held in Dundee and at venues across Scotland from August 23rd to September 1st 2013. Print Festival Scotland is a celebration of interdisciplinarity and exploration through the medium of print brought to the nation by partners including:
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
The University of Dundee
Abertay University
Dundee City Council
Dundee Contemporary Arts
V& A at Dundee
DC Thomson & Co Ltd
The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum
Scottish Print Network
The full programme for IMPACT 8 and Print Festival Scotland can be found at www.conf.dundee.ac.uk/impact8/exhibitions.
UK City of Culture 2017 bid
Dundee is bidding to become the UK City of Culture in 2017. The first stage of the bid was submitted in April and it was announced in June that Dundee had been shortlisted, along with Hull, Leicester and Swansea.
Dundee's strengths in the arts and creative industries is underlined by the fact that there were 2,414,362 attendances recorded at cultural venues in the city last year. This will be enhanced by the V & A at Dundee, which will not only be the iconic centrepiece of the regenerated waterfront but will take Dundee into a global circuit of cultural destinations, generating 300,000 visits per year and creating 200 jobs.
Dundee is a creative city with a huge amount to offer and designation as UK City of Culture provides a perfect stage to do it on at national and international levels.
More information about the bid and how you can play your part in supporting it can be found at www.wedundee.com
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