EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GALLERIES, PUBLISHERS, ARTISTS, AND COLLECTORS

Powerhouse Arts (PHA) Printshop Director Luther Davis and the wider PHA team have partnered with Fine Arts Baltimore (FAB) to bring to life a critical new entrant in the New York art fair circuit—one committed to re-affirming New York as a key hub for esteemed print fairs.

PRINT FAIR PROGRAMS

SPEAKERS, Q&As, DEMONSTRATIONS, TOURS, AND MORE 

Friday, March 28, 2025

Hello, Print Friend / Platemark BYO Coffee Meet-Up

10–11am, Powerhouse Arts Café (in the building’s lobby)

Join the hosts of the printmaking podcasts Hello, Print Friend and Platemark for an informal BYO coffee meet-up. Come meet podcast hosts Miranda Metcalf and Ann Shafer ahead of the Print Fair’s opening on Friday morning, March 28, at 10:00 am. Then, head into the Print Fair and check out the cornucopia of prints and multiples. It’s a chance to talk with fellow print nerds about the printmaking ecosystem, a corner of the art world that is full of the nicest people.

Culture, Climate, and Conflict with Rob Swainston and Zorawar Sidhu with Lane Sell

4pm in the Small Hall

Doors open at 3:30pm

Artists and collaborators Rob Swainston and Zorawar Sidhu make large, multi-block woodcuts that take a hard look at politics, public health, and environmental concerns. They will talk about their work, their process, and a new body of work of monumental color woodcuts, which will be on view concurrently at Petzel Gallery. The conversation will be moderated by Lance Sell of Shoestring Press.

Stone Lithograph Demonstration with Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop

2–3pm in the MGC Community Print Studio (5th Fl)

Stone lithography is a traditional printmaking process that relies on the immiscibility of grease and water. In this hands-on demonstration, participants will draw on a smooth limestone surface using greasy lithographic crayons. Robert Blackburn Printmaking Studio’s printer Fiacco will guide the group through the process of preparing and etching the stone, washing away the original drawing, and inking the surface while sponging to keep the non-image areas ink-free.

Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair tours with master printer Phil Sanders

12:30, 2:30, and 4:30

Enjoy a private tour of the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair with master printer Phil Sanders who will introduce you to a selection of print fair exhibitors. Along the way he’ll talk to you about the printmaking ecosystem, why collecting is easy and fun, offer a bit of technical information, and take a deep dive into specific prints. If anyone can help you fall in love with your next acquisition, it’s Phil Sanders.

?Tours are free with entry, but each is limited to 20 participants and spots are first-come, first served. Meet in the Grand Hall near the main lounge.

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Reimagining Du Bois: Data Portraits and Contemporary Print with William Villalongo, Shraddha Ramani and Tiffany Barber

4pm in the Small Hall 

Doors open at 3:30pm

Artist William Villalongo and urbanist Shraddha Ramani talk with scholar and curator Tiffany Barber about their collaborative portfolio Printing Black America: Du Bois’s Data Portraits in the 21st Century in which the duo reimagines W.E.B. Du Bois’s iconic 1900 data visualizations that explained institutionalized racism to the world. These transformed visualizations recast Du Bois's distillations and interrogate contemporary Black life. The production of the prints was shared across six print publishers, including Powerhouse Arts Printshop.

Relief X Screenprint: Commemorative Poster Demonstration with Carlos Hernandez and Bill Fick

1–2pm in MGC Community Print Studio (5th Fl) 

Carlos Hernandez, Director of Burning Bones Press in Houston, Texas, and Bill Fick of Super G Print Lab in Durham, North Carolina, will demonstrate how they collaborate on a commemorative poster using screenprinting and linocut. They’ll discuss and show how they work together to generate designs that celebrate their cross-country Printmaking Roadshow. Limited edition preprinted posters commemorating the inaugural Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair will be available for free.

This event is supported by Speedball Art Products and Legion Paper.

This demonstration is first-come, first-served with a capacity of 20-25 people to ensure everyone has a clear sightline. No tickets are required.

Creating an Evil Print with Tom Hück

3pm in MGC Community Print Studio (5th Fl)

Evil Prints’s Tom Hück will demonstrate carving and printing one of his monumental, intricate, and searing woodcuts. The event will operate on a first-come, first-served basis with a capacity of 20-25 attendees to ensure good sight lines. No tickets are required.

Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair tours with master printer Phil Sanders

12:30 and 2:30pm

Enjoy a private tour of the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair with master printer Phil Sanders who will introduce you to a selection of print fair exhibitors. Along the way he’ll talk to you about the printmaking ecosystem, why collecting is easy and fun, offer a bit of technical information, and take a deep dive into specific prints. If anyone can help you fall in love with your next acquisition, it’s Phil Sanders.

Tours are free with entry, but each is limited to 20 participants and spots are first-come, first served. Meet in the Grand Hall near the main lounge.

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Prints vs. Posters: A Battle Royale with Nicholas Lowry and Angelina Lippert

1pm in the Small Hall

Doors open at 12:30pm

Visitors to Poster House, the first and only museum in the United States dedicated to the art and history of posters, often ask, “What’s the difference between a poster and a print?” Join Poster House Executive Director and Curator Angelina Lippert in conversation with President and Principal Auctioneer of Swann Auction Galleries Nicholas Lowry as they attempt to answer this burning question. Known for their humor and banter as much as their incredible knowledge of poster history, this delightful duo is sure to entertain with their hot takes on prints vs. posters.

Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair tours with master printer Phil Sanders

11:30am

Enjoy a private tour of the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair with master printer Phil Sanders who will introduce you to a selection of print fair exhibitors. Along the way he’ll talk to you about the printmaking ecosystem, why collecting is easy and fun, offer a bit of technical information, and take a deep dive into specific prints. If anyone can help you fall in love with your next acquisition, it’s Phil Sanders.

Tours are free with entry, but each is limited to 20 participants and spots are first-come, first served. Meet in the Grand Hall near the main lounge.

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Date: March 27 - 30, 2025

Time

Thursday: 6-9pm (VIP OPENING NIGHT)

Friday: 11am-8pm

Saturday: 11am-6pm

Sunday: 11am-5pm

Location: Powerhouse Arts

322 Third Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215

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