UNCW 2023 Archived PRINTFEST Exhibition
March 2 – 31, 2023
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 2 from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
The Archived PRINTFEST Exhibition will be a selection of large woodblock prints from past PRINTFEST events held in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
2023 PRINTFEST Event
Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
In conjunction with the 2023 Archived PRINTFEST Exhibition, the “4th UNCW PRINTFEST: Large- Scale Woodblock Printmaking Extravaganza” will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Cultural Arts building on the campus of UNCW.
UNCW’s Art & Art History Department is hosting its 4th Steamroller Print Festival. The event is a daylong public printmaking showcase presented outside of the Cultural Arts building on the campus of UNCW. Using a two-ton construction paving roller and an unlikely press bed – the parking lot of the Cultural Arts building – a team of artists and volunteers will be printing largescale woodcuts throughout the day. A range of artists from across North Carolina will carve a design into wood, which will then be inked and printed before a live audience. The theme of the woodcut designs this year is based on the work of local non-profit, The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. There will also be plenty of hands-on printmaking activities for attendees of all ages.
The large, unique prints will be for sale during the event. A percentage of all proceeds will go directly to The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. The steamroller prints are highly limited editions and one print from each artist will be hung on the day of PRINTFEST in the Mezzanine Gallery of the Cultural Arts Building.
