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FEBRUARY WORKSHOPS: Letterpress with Two Paperdolls
Join us on Thursday February 9th, and Thursday February 23rd from 6-8PM for letterpress workshops with this month's featured artist, Two Paperdolls! For both workshops, the pressman of Two Paperdolls will ... Read More
1932 Chandler and Price Platen Press at Art in the Age!
The press has arrived! Stop by our opening First Friday event to see the press and an original series of letterpress prints by Two Paperdolls! If you'd like to see it ... Read More
VIDEO: February Exhibition Preview with Two Paperdolls
We recently paid a visit to the Two Paperdolls studio to watch the first poster pressing for their upcoming exhibition! Two Paperdolls designer Jennifer James sat down with us to talk ... Read More
FEBRUARY EXHIBITION: TWO PAPERDOLLS
The American Alliance of Unpaid Public Servants A Poster Series by Two Paperdolls “The first lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person — her husband.” Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson Two Paperdolls ... Read More
Holiday Printed Stocking Recap
This past week we held a workshop at the Art in the Age shop where attendees had the opportunity to screenprint fabric with seasonal archival patterns, selected by Sarah Moore, ... Read More
Custom AITA Letterpress Coasters by Rise and Shine
Our friends Ryan and Leslie at Rise and Shine recently finished printing a batch of our signature AITA letterpress coasters! Printing coasters is a labor of love at Rise and Shine. ... Read More
Little Known Facts About the Civil War
During the months of July and August, Art in the Age will be hosting an exhibition with Philadelphia design house The Heads of State, featuring new work inspired by the ... Read More
Time, Space, and the Final Frontier: First Friday Opening
Our First Friday opening for Time, Space, and the Final Frontier was an amazing time! Guest curator Leah Kauffman put together an excellent selection of work from a variety of local ... Read More
News from The Lyceum: Eco-Friendly Printmaking
Solvents suck. Big time. Countless studies have shown that prolonged exposure to VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) can cause nervous and respiratory system damage to adults, and major issues for babies, ... Read More
Tyler Scaife Opening Reception on First Friday
This past Friday, Art in the Age held an opening reception for photographer Tyler Scaife's exhibition, featuring photos and pieces built and gathered from the condemned Julia de Burgos school ... Read More
Our good friends at Rogues are hosting a Canvas Print Contest! "Here's your chance to help choose the next graphic for our limited edition canvas print. From these four graphics choose ... Read More
New Year’s Resolution: To Write More
In this day of Facebook, Twitter, E-mails and texts, the art of writing a handwritten letter seems to have been lost. You can not get the same feeling of going to ... Read More
Portland, Maine Adventures – Day 2
Early to bed, early to rise, makes AITA-folk healthy and wise! Day 2 in Portland began with a very early morning walk to the East End & Munjoy Hill neighborhoods, ... Read More
ROOT TRIP UPDATE: Putting Down ROOTs in Burlington, VT
A pleasant drive on winding mountain roads and a quick zip up I-89 led us to the lively city of Burlington, Vermont for two days. New friends were made, delicious ... Read More
The Creation of Field Notes Notebooks
Art in the Age is proud to carry the Field Notes brand in our store, and we were even more impressed by this video showing the process behind each carefully ... Read More
Art in the Age Founder Steven Grasse to Open Tamworth Lyceum
With ardent aims and buoyant spirits, we are proud to announce the newest project from Art in the Age founder, Steven Grasse...The Tamworth Lyceum (formerly The Tamworth Village Store). Betwixt ... Read More
Get to Know the SNAP Cocktail Competition Judges!
With the 2010 SNAP Cocktail Competition less than a week away we thought it necessary for the folks at home to get to know this year's judges– Drew Lazor, Charlotte ... Read More
Autumn Arts Anticipation! Isaac Lin, Matt Neff at The Print Center
AITA Artists Isaac Lin and Matt Neff are both prolific & terrific! Just caught word of their simultaneous productions during September at The Print Center. Makeready 1: Isaac Tin Wei Lin: ... Read More
Jessica Hische Reception at AITA
This past Friday, July 30, Art in the Age held a reception featuring the work of designer and Illustrator Jessica Hische. The reception marked the half way point of Jessica's ... Read More
VIDEOS: Jessica Hische Talks About Daily Drop Cap and Lettering in General
In the following video interview with Art in the Age, Jessica Hische talks about the inspiration behind her incredibly popular Daily Drop Cap project. Art In The Age Presents... Jessica Hische ... Read More
Rob Roy Kelly’s American Wood Type 1828-1900: RE-ISSUED!
Delicious. The only appropriate word that comes to mind as I peruse the letter-laden pages of The Latest & Greatest News in Wood Type Land: The one and only comprehensive compendium ... Read More
Last chance to see Alex Lukas and Matt Leines at Guerrero Gallery in SF!
Alex Lukas' "These Are The Days of Miracle and Wonder"Matt Leines' "These Songs Are True"May 8-June 3, 2010 Guerrero Gallery2700 19th StreetSan Francisco, CA 94110 info@guerrerogallery.com For those fortunate to live in ... Read More
Happy Birthday Ottmar Mergenthaler, Father of The Linotype!
Ottmar Mergenthaler, dubbed the 2nd Gutenberg by some, was born on this day, May 11 in 1854. Mr. Mergenthaler was a German inventor who birthed The Linotype Machine – an apparatus ... Read More
VIDEO: Art in the Age & Printeresting Present…COPY JAM!
A fast & furious trip to Philly for the de-install of THE FARM luckily and happily coincided with another awesome event...COPY JAM! A Printeresting Curatorial Project... THE FORMULA One night + One ... Read More
Oh Selectism, how you have stolen our heart.
We wanted to take this quick opportunity to give a shout-out to one of our favorite blogs, Selectism. They continually feature awesome content and great articles from the likes of ... Read More
Must See: Separations Anxiety @ Space 1026!
SEPARATIONS ANXIETY Printmaking at Space 1026 March 5th - 27th, 2010Closing Party and More: Thursday, March 25th, 7 - 10pm Space 1026 1026 Arch St. 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA www.space1026.com For an ... Read More
FARM UPDATE: Preparing for The SHOW!
For the past few weeks, creative production has really amped up in preparation for THE FARM. At the expense, not gonna lie, of my precious sleeping-with-the-sun hours and a bit ... Read More
Wallpaper Straight out of the 18th and 19th Centuries
Google "wallpaper" and you're bound to turn up more than 100 million results--most of them undoubtedly offering desktop wallpapers or hocking legit wallpapers, but ones produced cheaply, by machine, and ... Read More
PAPER JAM: The Art and Grime of the East Coast Rock Poster
What better place to bring together the work of twenty-seven music-inspired mixed media artists than...Our Nation's Capital? Civilian Art Projects, an edgy up-and-coming DC gallery, presents their 2nd exhibition of music ... Read More
VIDEO: AITA Store Tour with Jason Thompson, Architect
How exactly do dreams become reality? How are sketches transformed into structures? Rissay Ltd Architecture & Construction, the masterminds behind the physical build-out of the Art In The Age Flagship ... Read More
DESIGN RESOURCE: Meet Your Printmaker
For the religiously inclined, meeting one's maker constitutes a divine and spiritual experience. Meeting one's printmaker, to the tactilely and artfully inclined, may result in parallel sentiment. Kevin O'Neill, a graphic designer ... Read More
UPDATE: Philadelphians For Egg Farming!
Last week, we shed some light on an important rallying point for concerned Philadelphians: Bringing EGG FARMING (& Chicken-Keeping) to The City of PHILADELPHIA! We now have an AWESOME original ... Read More
Fleisher Art Memorial Print Love-In 2009: 9th Annual Valentine Card Printing Workshop!
On Sunday, February 1st, Fleisher Art Memorial will host a Valentine-themed printmaking workshop for the public! Choose from either of two sessions:11am-1:30pm2pm-4:30pm Relief, silkscreen, collograph, letterpress, and lithography print processes will be ... Read More
AITA Artist News: Bill McRight + New Saturday Skateboards
Newsflash just in from AITA Artist Bill McRight... The Multi-Tasking Mr. McRight, also the art director of Saturday Skateboards (based out of Charlotte, NC), announces the release of Saturday's Spring 2009 decks, as ... Read More
VIDEO: A Day In The Shop of Outlaw Print Co.
Check out this stop-motion video of an afternoon at Outlaw Print Co. with Joel Peterson. The 6-color Pennsylvania print being pulled is currently on display at the Art In The ... Read More
Noteworthy Exhibition: SHOP @ The Print Center, Open Until Feb. 11!
Don't worry, you didn't miss it! The Print Center presents... SHOP: Art, Commerce and the Printed Image Installation of specially created artist projects that explore the ties between commerce and the printed image. Featuring work by: Edna ... Read More
An Interview with Greg Lago, Wood Engraver & Renaissance Man
I consider myself incredibly lucky to know Greg Lago, the renaissance man of Northern New York. Lago is a wood engraver, printmaker, painter, framer, and walking almanac...just to name a ... Read More
NICE REVIEW: Faux-Beau on Endless Bummer ‘Zine by Bill McRight
Kathryn Scott Proulx of the art/design blog Faux-Beaux, gave Bill McRight's Endless Bummer 'Zine a thumbs up! Check out the review for the great detail scans of the interior pages. Bad News: ... Read More
JANUARY EXHIBITION: Magick Outlaw!
Opening Friday, January 2nd! The Men of Magick Outlaw @ Art In The Age A huge showing of old/new silkscreen prints + prints for sale! Stop by, warm your feet, and say hello! (116 North ... Read More
PHOTO DIARY: A Visit To Outlaw Print Company
Just a small preview of great things to come, starting January 3... Read More
JANUARY EXHIBITION: Magick Outlaw!!!!
Photo: Don Vincent Ortega for outlawprintco.com We're proud and excited to announce our January Exhibition at the store, featuring the silkscreen work of Joel Peterson and Pete Whitney of Magick Outlaw! Stay ... Read More
OPEN CALL for February LINCOLN EXHIBITION @ The AITA Store!
ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS WANTED for an ABRAHAM LINCOLN TRIBUTE EXHIBITION In Celebration of His 200th Birthday. We are LOOKING FOR...- YOUR visual interpretation of Abraham Lincoln as an image, portrait, or icon- ... Read More
Mad Maude Letterpress: The Making of Our Civil War Notecards
I can barely control my excitement. Mad Maude Letterpress is so fantastic. Ryan Howell and crew worked with us on our custom letterpressed clothing hangtags and logo stationery. The shots ... Read More
THIS FRIDAY: Space 1026 Art Auction!
(photo from Space 1026.com) This Friday at 7 pm "doors open" to the annual Space 1026 Art Auction! Various artwork and art products will be up for bid (starting at 5 bucks...oh ... Read More
Art In The Age + The Historical Society of Pennsylvania = Limited Edition Stationery Run
Art In The Age has partnered with the esteemed Historical Society of Pennsylvania to produce a limited edition run of holiday cards, featuring artwork from the HSP collection. Pictured above ... Read More
PROCEED AND BE BOLD! Documentary: If You Thought Film Was Powerful, Try A Printing Press
I do believe that Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is my new printmaking hero. An audacious letterpress printer, Amos Kennedy pushes the boundaries of traditional letterpress technique while making powerful statements on ... Read More
AITA Store Behind The Scenes: The Wallpaper
If you've had a chance to visit the new Art In The Age store, there is no way to miss the salient, yet thoughtful wallpaper designs by Julianne Ahn. The ... Read More
SEEN ON THE STREET: Sarah Palin Woodcut Tee
The Indefatigable Sarah Palin: Hockey Mom or Puckfucker? Printmaker Mali Skotheim voices her opinion loud and clear with the creation of this bold shirt design. Printed from a hand-cut woodblock (REAL good old fashioned ... Read More
INTERVIEW: The Balancing Act of The Illustrious and Industrious Matt Neff
If you are not yet aware of a Philadelphia-based printmaker/painter/professor extraordinaire by the name of Matt Neff, allow me to introduce you. His work in silkscreening and letterpress is arresting ... Read More
ARTIST OF THE MONTH INTERVIEW: Alex Lukas
This month, Art In The Age features Alex Lukas, a Massachusetts-born, Philadelphia-immigrated artist. Lukas is quite the prolific printmaker/painter. Not to mention, a 'zine "publisher" extraordinaire! Get the details, ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Thom Lessner, Will You Be Our Sweatheart?
Ohio native Tom Lessner now lives and plays in Philadelphia. Thom’s parodied cartoon renditions of pop culture figures have become his signature style. Thom is an ardent skateboarder and a ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Jimmy Joe Roche on ULTIMATE REALITY, Dan Deacon, Lasers…And Everything Else In Between
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Philadelphia screening of ULTIMATE REALITY. The Film In A Nutshell: Forty minutes of pure color, live drumming, and solarized Arnold ... Read More
VIDEO: Spying on Jim Houser for Multiple Days
Hello there, Friends! Today, Ben Woodward has prepared for us another delightful stop-motion animation video! This one features Jim Houser working on quite a few canvases concurrently. I hope for the ... Read More
VIDEO: A Day in the Studio of Bill McRight
Have a peek at this follow-up video to our interview with printmaker Bill McRight. Watch him carve a block from start to finish - a complete noodle bowl and breakfast-for-dinner ... Read More
An Interview with Artist Bill McRight: FANTASTIC LURKING (and Working)
Bill McRight is a ramblin' printmaker from all up and down the Southern United States. His hand-cut, hand-printed arsenal of creepy and crazed creatures can be found at his web ... Read More
Incredible Edible Movable Type?!
Looking to capture a designer or printmaker's heart this holiday season? Besides an Art in the Age T-shirt, perhaps the way to tickle their fancy is through the sweet tooth! ... Read More
There Will Be Printing, Printing In The Street
If Johannes Gutenberg, father of the printing press, was gazing down upon the modern fruits of his 15th century efforts, I would especially want him to witness steamroller printing, a ... Read More
Holy crap, has it been that long?!
Space 1026 turns 10 years old. So I woke up this morning and it hit me like a ton of bricks, we have been doing this for 10 years!" That's right, the ... Read More
