http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/ en-us Copyright 2004-2012 Refresh Web Development LLC http://www.HeliosCalendar.com http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=rss Upcoming Event Information From The Waco We Do Arts http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5470 The monthly meeting of the Music Association of Central Texas is 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of every month at El Chico, on the circle in Waco. We'll share information about what the board is doing, what opportunities are available for bands, singers, songwriters, etc. and we have an open jam session at the end of each meeting. So bring a guitar, or a fiddle, or a bass, or a harmonica, or a kazzoo... or whatever! Meet some great people and make some great connections! We'll see you soon! http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5470 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5690 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5690 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5691 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5691 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5692 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5692 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5693 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5693 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5694 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5694 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5695 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5695 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5696 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5696 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5413 Internationally acclaimed jazz trumpter Chris Botti joins the Waco Symphony Orechestra for a special Valentine's Day concert. http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5413 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5673 Talented Elizabeth Davis returns to Waco for one-night performance- limited seating $12.50What a night this will be! You can begin your evening eating a classy meal on white table cloths and listening to stringed instruments in the World Cup Café and then enjoy the NYC Broadway’s talent of one of Baylor’s former students. Davis is currently in the sold out hit ONCE that is running Off Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop and will transfer to Broadway’s Jacob’s Theatre in February. Recipient of the Innovative Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson in Baylor grad, Chris Cragin’s, EMILY. While a student at Baylor, she was involved in Mission Waco’s ministries and also created a non-profit called “Bridging the Gap,” which served the local homeless. The meal and performance are separate activities and Valentine guests can go to one or the other or both. Café seating is limited to 50 customers (reservations requested) and the theater performance next door can hold 200 guests. Tickets available now. Call 254.753.4900 for more information. http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5673 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5697 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5697 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5675 Join us for the 2012 Annual Membership Banquet featuring the Capitol Steps, a favorite on the Washington social circuit. This political satire performance by Sentate staffers finds humor on both sides of the aisle. They have recorded more than 30 albums, including their latest, Desperate Housemembers. Featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS and NPR, the Capitol Steps puts the 'MOCK' in Democracy! http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5675 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5698 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5698 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5699 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5699 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5700 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5700 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5701 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5701 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5702 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5702 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5703 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5703 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5704 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5704 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5705 AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed PressOpensJanuary 21,2012 at Martin Museum of Art Originalprints play a significant role in the work of many artists today. Since the1960s, contemporary prints have rivaled paintings in aesthetic quality, scale,and technical ambition.  Many of theprintmaking methods artists currently use date to the Renaissance orearlier.  However, digital technology andnew materials have prompted technical innovation, and expanded creative optionshave brought fresh vision to a venerable medium.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years ofPrintmaking at Flatbed Press, openingJanuary 21 at Martin Museum of Art, explores this interplay between traditionand innovation in printmaking. Theexhibition focuses on three key aspects of this dynamic, contemporary process:The uniqueness and diversity of printmaking, the combination of newtechnologies with traditional equipment and processes, and the crucial role ofcollaboration between artists and master printers.  The artists featured are nationally andinternationally renowned and include: Sterling Allen, Terry Allen, KeithCarter, Kelly Fearing, Melissa Miller, Lamar Peterson, Robert Rauschenberg, andJulie Speed.  A selection of tools andprint matrices are exhibited alongside the prints to bring the technicalaspects of printmaking to life.  Allwork in Advancing Tradition wascreated in the studios of Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1989, this publishing workshop ismodeled on such noble predecessors as Crown Point Press in San Francisco, andUniversal Limited Art Editions in West Islip, New York.  An opening reception for Advancing Tradition will be held onJanuary 26, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, and includes a gallery talk by Mark. L. Smith,co-director of Flatbed Press, at 6:30pm. On February 8, Katherine Brimberry, co-director of Flatbed Press, will presenttwo gallery talks from 1:30 – 2:15pm and 2:30 – 3:15pm.  AdvancingTradition will run January 21, 2011 – March 9, 2012.  The Martin Museum of Artis located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor Universitycampus.  Hours are 10 – 5pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 – 7:30pm on Thursday, and 1 – 5pm Sunday.The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and allevents are open to the public.  For moreinformation call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum.  AdvancingTradition: Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press is curated by KatieRobinson Edwards, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, withassistance from Mark L. Smith, Ph.D., and Katherine Brimberry, both of FlatbedPress in Austin, Texas.  The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, anational program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, withThe Texas Commission on the Arts andThe National Endowment for the Arts.  ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions ontour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.  Mid-America Arts Alliance is the oldestnonprofit regional arts organization in the United States.  More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.    http://www.wacowedoarts.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5705 Fri, 24 Feb 2012