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New Print - Stable

Stable
Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
14 x 11"
Edition of 12 (for the SGC Member Exchange Portfolio)
2011

SUBPAR on the front page of The Eagle

SUBPAR and Salt City Dishes are the front page story of this week's The Eagle (CNY). The paper included two articles about the grant and gives a glowing review of the microgrant event:

"Only one of the nine project proposals would walk away with the $1,000 minigrant from the debut Salt City DISHES dinner on Sunday, but the intangible benefits, the networking and exposure each project gained from the event were just as invaluable."

A second article details the ideas behind our winning proposal:

"The SUBPAR proposal will create "unconventional street art" using hand-made, screenprinted ceramic tiles mortared permanently into place in an otherwise unused, unnoticed public space.
'Imagine a series of tiles that add a splash of color on a drab grey wall or boarded up window,' the team said during their presentation Sunday."

You can find the whole article here.

And more about the first Salt City DISHES event here.

SUBPAR wins Salt City Dishes

I finally have some news on a project that was been in development for a few months called SUBPAR. SUBPAR stands for “Syracuse Urban Beautification Public Art Resistance”. It is an open collective that encourages and creates public art interventions.

The purpose of SUBPAR is to integrate art into the visual landscape of Syracuse. SUBPAR aims to create street art installations that force beauty into the urban surroundings.

We had the opportunity to present a project at the first ever Salt City DISHES and we won! We have been awarded a $1,000 to create our first project. We'll be combining screenprinting with ceramics to create a dynamic new look of street decor. (See the example of a test tile above). A huge thank you to the engaged and dedicated populace of Syracuse who attended DISHES. We have great things planned...

Monumental (Prints)tallations

Work in Progress on Display

I have been working on a new project for several months now, and segment of it is going to be on exhibition in New Mexico. These three pieces are a part of a larger installation in progress.

This work will be on display in the last part of January as a part of:
Monumental (Print)stallations
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

New Print- So Bad

So Bad
Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
22 x 19"
Edition of 12
2010

A larger image can be found here.

New Print- Toll

Toll
Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
19 x 15"
Edition of 16
2010

A larger image can be found here.

Prints now at grayDUCK Gallery

Several of my prints are now available at the grayDUCK Gallery in Austin, Texas.

grayDUCK Gallery
608 w monroe street | suite c | austin tx 78704
www.grayduckgallery.com

Last Chance for Salt City Dozen

A reminder to all current students. The deadline for the Salt City Dozen is Monday, November 15th.

The Salt City Dozen is an annual international juried portfolio of twelve student printmakers. Student printmakers from around the world apply for and participate in this project, and the artists selected by the juror receive a full folio of prints in a custom designed and produced portfolio.

Online applications are encouraged. More information is posted on their website.

Headshot

I have recieved my sets from the Headshot folio, a print portfolio curated by Tim Dooley and Bill Fick, at the Mid America Print Conference (MAPC) in Minneapolis. The boxes for the sets were created by Yee-Haw Industries, they look amazing and pull everything together nicely.

The entire folio was exhibited in the Regis Center for Art as a part of the conference. Currently, you can also see the entire portfolio online at the Red Rocket Gallery.

Old Planet - New Planet @ Gallery 13

Old Planet- New Planet:
Print Making and The New World Order
October 8th -October 30th
Reception : Wednesday Oct. 13th, 6:30- 9:30 p.m.
Gallery13
811 LaSalle Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55402

New Print- Fed

Fed

Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
22 x 15"
Edition of 17
2010

FYI Grant

Recently I, with a group of 3 other students, have been awarded a First Year Interdisciplinary Grant from Syracuse University. Our proposal was entitled, "A Sense of Place". Our project involves collecting thoughts, feelings, meanings and memories of specific public spaces and putting them on display, as a way for the space itself to "talk back". In doing this, we are striving to create a dialogue between the space an its occupants.

One of my roles in the project will be the creation of the visuals used in to assist in collecting people's reactions to certain spaces, as well as the later exhibition that will be created around this information. More information will be provided as the project progresses.

New Online Store Open

I stumbled across this photo last night of Superfly Lullabies' workshop, where in the background Julie had framed and hung one of my prints she purchased last spring. Speaking of which, nearly every variation of this print and all the Sick Prints mini series can now be found for sale at my new Cargoh store.

Check it out.

Hello from New York

I have recently relocated to Syracuse, New York to pursue an MFA in Printmaking at Syracuse University. Hence the recent absence of updates as I settle into my studies.

But fear not, some projects are in the works and more information will be posted here when they come into form.

New Print- Farewell

Farewell

Tonja Torgerson
Screenprint
30 x 22"
2010

Art-A-Whirl with Andy McInnis

Come to Shuga Records during Art-A-Whirl and help support a great local project! I will selling my "Sick Prints", along with the prints of many other artists who were involved in Sweet Hair, to raise funds for Andy McInnis' latest project-- Screen Printing: On the Cheap.

Don't know Andy? Well you should: Andy McInnis is an arts educator and screen printing expert who is currently teaching screen printing workshops and printing on-site. He is quickly spreading the word about Screen Printing: On the Cheap, a DIY book project about printing out of your apartment.

So drop by Shuga Records during Art-A-Whirl/Hoolie Fest (May 14th, 15th, and 16th) and pick up some local art to support a great project. Or come to enjoy the educational stylings of Andy McInnis and print your very own t-shirt! Either way, its bound to be a blast.

For more information check out
www.screenprintingonthecheap.com

Print Sale to Support
Screen Printing: On the Cheap
Shuga Records
165 13th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN
May 14th, 15th, and 16th

ARTCRANK this Saturday, April 10th

Coast by Tonja Torgerson

Please come celebrate bikes and art at this year's ARTCRANK.

ARTCRANK is an annual bike-themed poster show featuring local artists and designers. My poster (above) and posters by over 30 other local artists will be for sale- all for just $30. This year ARTCRANK is working to raise money for Full Cycle, a Minneapolis nonprofit that gives free bikes to homeless youth and teaches them bike maintenance. So bike to Shelter Studios this Saturday (they'll have valet bike parking) and take home some local poster art!

ARTCRANK 2010

Opening Night Party: Saturday, April 10
7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Shelter Studios
2112 Broadway St. NE, Suite 150
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Bike Poster Sneak Peek

ARTCRANK is only a few weeks away and I am hard at work on my poster for the show. Here is a sneak peek of the poster in progress- come see the finished product at the party on April 10th!

ARTCRANK 2010
Opening Night Party: Saturday, April 10
7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Shelter Studios
2112 Broadway St. NE, Suite 150
Minneapolis, MN