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Printworks, a Cicada Press and COFA exhibition at Art Sydney 2009

Article released: Monday, 19 October, 2009

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COFA is to feature at art Sydney 2009. Printworks is an exhibition of contemporary printmaking, featuring a working press manned by students from COFA’s Cicada Press to demonstrate the processes and the variety of approaches and techniques associated with the printmaking process.

Works from well known Australian artists will be on display, including:
• Elisabeth Cummings
• Euan Mcleod
• Reg Mombassa
• Noel McKenna
• John Peart
• Nicholas Harding
• Cherry Hood
• Jasper knight
• Norman Hetherington
• Peter Sharp
• Ian Grant
• Idris Murphy
• Roger Law
• Belinda Fox

All works in the exhibition were created with Cicada Press, a custom printmaking research group at COFA. Established by Michael Kempson in 2004 to create a dialogue between the artist and the student, Cicada Press gives practicing artists and COFA students the opportunity to collaboratively explore the medium of printmaking and create prints.
A selection of artists have also made an editioned print exclusively for Art Sydney 09 including Reg Mombassa, Elisabeth Cummings, Euan Macleod, Jasper Knight, Noel McKenna and Ian Grant.

What: PRINTWORKS in association with Cicada Press and COFA at art Sydney 2009
Where: The Royal Hall of Industries, Fox Studios
When: 22- 25 October 2009
Opening Hours:
Thursday 22 October 5 pm – 9 pm
Friday 23 October 12 noon – 9 pm
Saturday 24 October 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday 25 October 10 am – 5 pm

Meet the artists:
Elisabeth Cummings - Friday Oct 22 - 1.30 to 2.30pm
Noel McKenna - Friday Oct 22 – 2pm to 3pm
Ian Grant - Saturday Oct 24 – 2pm to 3pm
Euan Macleod and Reg Mombassa - Sunday Oct 25 – 2pm to 3pm

For more information on ticket prices and Art Sydney 2009 please visit: http://www.artsydney09.com.au/as09/