The gallery of the De Pree Art Center at Hope College is featuring the exhibition "Pulling Prints: 20th Century Prints from the Permanent Collection" from Friday, Feb. 25, through Friday, March 17.
There is an opening reception on Friday, Feb. 25,
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The public is invited to both the opening and the
exhibition. Admission is free.
With such diverse artists as Karel Appel, Salvador
Dali, M.C. Escher, Robert Indiana, Joan Miro and Jose
Guadalupe Posada represented, the exhibition features work
ranging from surrealism to pop art to traditional Mexican
"Dia de los Muertos" imagery. "Pulling Prints" explores a
vast array of printmaking methods and techniques, including
etching, lithograph, woodcut and silkscreen.
The exhibition was developed as a special project
by Hope students Carrie Berlin, Kari Schneider and Joel
VanderKamp, who are studio art and art history majors.
Berlin is a senior from Eastpointe, Schneider is a senior
from Birmingham and VanderKamp is a senior from Midland.
The De Pree Art Center is located on Columbia
Avenue at 12th Street. The gallery's regular hours are
Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday
and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Additional information may be obtained by calling
the gallery at (616) 395-7500.