Printing Circle with Marie Watt

Agenda

1 pm | Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project
1–4 pm | Create printmaking plates and prints with artist Marie Watt

Opening day for the new special exhibition at the UMFA—Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation— offers a once in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a printing circle led by artist Marie Watt. Create printmaking plates and prints that will be integrated into future works by Watt. Please join us at 1 pm to kick off this spectacular event and to experience Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project.

Multimedia artist Marie Watt is a storyteller. As a member of the Seneca Nation with German-Scots ancestry, her stories draw from Native and non-Native traditions: Greco-Roman myth, pop music and Pop art, Indigenous oral narratives, Star Wars, and Star Trek. Over the course of her career, Watt has told her stories through prints. The collaborative printmaking process allows her to build community through art and storytelling that is personal, cultural, and universal.

No experience is necessary to participate in the printing circle and all ages are welcome. Materials will be provided. RSVP is encouraged but not required; visitors may join at any time as space allows.

Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project

Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project came from a dream at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eugene Tapahe was inspired to bring the healing power of the jingle dress to various locations and capturing images to document the spiritual places our ancestors once walked. The project’s purpose is to bring unity and hope to the world through art, dance, and culture, while helping us heal during the pandemic and today’s imbalances around the world.

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Admission to the Museum is free every third Saturday of the month.

THIRD SATURDAY FOR FAMILIES SPONSORS:

EXHIBITION SPONSORS:

Organized by the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation in partnership with University Galleries, University of San Diego, and curated by John Murphy, Ph.D., Hoehn Curatorial Fellow for Prints. 

PRESENTING SPONSOR:
Bank of America 

INSTALLATION SPONSORS:
Stephanie and Tim Harpst 
The Tozer Endowment Fund

Header Image: Marie K. Watt (Native American, Seneca (b. 1967)) Companion Species (Anthem), edition 6/14, 2017, Woodcut, 17 ½ x 18 ½ in., 2018.400.