Instagram has been indispensable for keeping up with other printmakers, especially those working in Mexico, whom we might never know about otherwise. They do not exhibit often enough in the United States to fully arrive on our American radar. Likewise, we miss out on great printmakers from Canada, Australia, Europe and from other parts of the world. However, Instagram exposes us to printmakers worldwide, and helps tremendously for us to keep up.
#ambosladosinternationalprintexchange -- our hashtag mysteriously appeared on Instagram.
We also have newfound access to DHL and FedEx ( unlike in the 20th century) to ship prints to exhibitions around the world. Because unlike paintings and sculpture -- prints travel easily! We can also self-publish catalogs for free-- on CreateSpace, Lulu and Blurb, for instance -- to further promote artistic interaction. We live in the 21st century, and need to take advantage of social media and resources of our time, to expand the artistic dialog to the fullest.
the account of Manuel Guerra,
who is running the print exchange
from north of the Mexican border,
from El Paso
who is running the print exchange
from south of the Mexican border,
in Zaachila, Oaxaca
Other Ambos Lados printmakers on Instagram:
- Julianna Kirwin
- Celeste de Luna
- Francisco Delgado
- Octavio Irving
- Karl Whitaker
- Marco Sanchez
- Jules Floss
- Mary Lawler
- Tanya Rich
- Eric Hodgins
- Frances Crum
- Jose Alfredo Ortega Chavez
- Jim Weaver
- Megan Webb
Other Important Print Instagrams
Prints are coming it. The Ambos Lados International Print Exchange is going to be a big one.
From El Paso we have to poke at Print Austin, and prepare for SGCI Dallas next year. In 2019, Tejas Mountain Time (El Paso) has to get ready to rumble with Texas Central Time (the rest of Texas). And Instagram is one of the tools and battlegrounds, for those friendly encounters with the rest of the Texas printmakers.
From El Paso we have to poke at Print Austin, and prepare for SGCI Dallas next year. In 2019, Tejas Mountain Time (El Paso) has to get ready to rumble with Texas Central Time (the rest of Texas). And Instagram is one of the tools and battlegrounds, for those friendly encounters with the rest of the Texas printmakers.
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