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Have you heard about Philagrafika 2010: Philadelphia’s inter­na­tional fes­ti­val cel­e­brat­ing print in con­tem­po­rary art. 1.29.10 — 4.11.10 ? Now you have. Don’t miss the shows planned and unplanned that will be hap­pen­ing around this inau­gural event.

Philagrafika 2010 is the first pre­sen­ta­tion of what will become a recur­ring event in Philadelphia, cel­e­brat­ing the role of print in con­tem­po­rary artis­tic practice.

from the web­site : Involving more than 300 artists at more than 80 venues through­out the city, Philagrafika 2010 will be one of the largest art events in the United States and the world’s most impor­tant print-related expo­si­tion. Prominent muse­ums and cul­tural insti­tu­tions across Philadelphia are par­tic­i­pat­ing in Philagrafika 2010, offer­ing regional, national and inter­na­tional audi­ences the oppor­tu­nity to see con­tem­po­rary art that ref­er­ences print­mak­ing in dynamic, unex­pected ways and to expe­ri­ence the rich cul­tural life of the city in the process.  The Philagrafika 2010 fes­ti­val is the result of more than five years of plan­ning by a group of enthu­si­as­tic and com­mit­ted indi­vid­u­als who have mobi­lized the entire com­mu­nity around a com­mon inter­est. The Artistic Director and the mem­bers of the cura­to­r­ial team trav­eled exten­sively across the coun­try and across con­ti­nents, vis­it­ing stu­dios, print shops, bien­ni­als and other art events in search of artists to include.  And the admin­is­tra­tive staff of Philagrafika, the Artistic Director and the cura­to­r­ial team have worked closely with local insti­tu­tions in plan­ning and imple­ment­ing a wide range of exhi­bi­tions, pub­lic pro­grams and events, result­ing in a city­wide col­lec­tive effort, which appro­pri­ately reflects the col­lab­o­ra­tive nature of print­mak­ing itself.

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