“Medium” Presentations Schedule
Andy Smith of Visual Realia, LLC, has curated a set of seven arts presentations focusing on art mediums across two weeks, working in space provided by the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. All presentations are offered free of charge to the general public.
Andy Smith of Visual Realia, LLC, has curated a set of seven arts presentations focusing on art mediums across two weeks, working in space provided by the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. All presentations are offered free of charge to the general public. Presenters include:
Reagan Bitler
Ophelia Chambliss
Cultural Alliance of York County, Rita Whitney & Kelley Gibson
Kristin Kest
Mary Moores
Andy Smith
Terri Yacovelli
Seating is limited to twenty-four audience members; reservations are not necessary. Doors open at least thirty minutes before the scheduled session. Bookmark and revisit this page for updates.
Clay monoprints by Andrew Smith and Mitch Lyons will be displayed, and Smith's works will be available for purchase. Lyons, a Pennsylvanian, created the medium and its initial techniques.
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"Medium"
June 2nd - June 14th
PCA&D, 133 S Duke St, York, PA
Presented by PCA&D Work/Space & Andy Smith of Visual Realia, LLC
Schedule:
Monday, June 2nd - Set Up (Feel Free To Stop By!)
• Tuesday, June 3rd, 6:30 PM - Gourd Artwork, Reagan Bitler
• Wednesday, June 4th, 6:30 PM - Pastels, Mary Moores
• Thursday, June 5th, 6:30 PM - Cultural Alliance of York County: State of the Shifting Ground on Local, State, and Federal Cultural Support with Rita Whitney and Kelley Gibson
• Friday, June 6th, 5:00 - 9:00 PM - Clay Monoprint Exhibit, Works by Mitch Lyons (Medium Creator) & Andy Smith, Firefly Night Market
Saturday, June 7th, Closed
Sunday, June 8th - TBA
• Monday, June 9th, 6:30 PM - Bas-Relief as Pictorial Space & Clay Handbuilding, Kristin Kest
• Tuesday, June 10th, 6:30 - Encaustic Demonstration, Terri Yacovelli,
• Wednesday, June 11th, 6:30 PM - Acrylic on Pellon, Ophelia Chambliss
• Thursday, June 12th, 6:30 PM - Clay Monoprint Discussion & Demonstration, Andy Smith, with Works by Mitch Lyons, Medium Creator
• Friday, June 13th, 4:00 - 8:00 PM - Clay Monoprint Exhibit, Works by Mitch Lyons (Medium Creator) & Andy Smith
Royal Square Event
York Arts Week Kickoff
Saturday, June 14th - Tear Down (Feel Free To Stop By!)
Thanks to:
PCA&D - Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
PCA&D - Center for Creative Exploration
Natalie Lascek, Executive Director, Center for Creative Exploration
Alex Schaufele, Director of Exhibitions
Royal Square District
Susan Scofield/Hive
"PCA&D acknowledges that York has a thriving creative community with several organizations that offer meaningful support. One thing that is often lacking, even in well-supported arts communities, is spaces that allow creatives to experiment or workshop ideas that are not always revenue-generating. This has led us to rethink the use of the PCA&D York space and present it as a creative pop-up program called the PCA&D Work/Space, where artists and creatives can submit an application/proposal to use the space for an experimental action, event, or creative idea in two-week increments for a small fee.
The PCA&D Work/Space program will be creatively flexible, and we anticipate possible uses being group readings or writing sessions, studio space for testing out larger works, a space to view an evolving body of work at one time, or for temporary installations, etc. Our goal is to promote curiosity, prototyping, and exploration of new concepts within the York community."
Andrew Smith (Visual Realia, LLC) is found online at:
City's Edge
Due to the relatively short history of clay monoprints as a medium, creating one always feels like an experiment. This is particularly true as I try to see how the prints interact with other mediums.
City’s Edge, ©2024 Andrew T. Smith. Clay Monoprint, Watercolor, Watercolor Pencil, and Acrylic
“City’s Edge”
16” x 20”
Clay Monoprint, Watercolor, Watercolor Pencil, and Acrylic
Andrew Smith / Visual Realia Studio
Due to the relatively short history of clay monoprints as a medium, creating one always feels like an experiment. This is particularly true as I try to see how the prints interact with other mediums.
Clay slip without pigment is an off-white, somewhere between grey and white. Unfortunately, one limitation of clay monoprints is the difficulty in getting a true white or a deep, rich black. I set out to use both via acrylic paints in this work.
To offset the dark city, nature speaks up colorfully in the foreground.
In both instances, the shapes and colors were present in the print, but I sought to emphasize what the monoprint brought. The use of watercolors and watercolor pencils helped with enhancing color. The monoprint, acrylic, and watercolors each bring subtle textural differences, as well.
Most monoprint images I share here are “cropped” to show only what will be visible once framed. In the photo immediately above, I thought it would be instructive to show the entire surface of the print before framing. The edges with less color can be caused by the wooden matrix (clay slab) frame or the taped edge where I intended to end the print. These areas will be trimmed or hidden by the frame.
"Finite Motion" Mixed Media Work
“Finite Motion” mixed media work by Andrew T. Smith
“Finite Motion” - Andrew T. Smith© 2023
"Finite Motion"
Mixed Media: Clay Monoprint and Acrylic Paint on Lutradur
5.5" x 8.5"
Andrew Smith / Visual Realia Studio
This is a small work for me; the Lutradur's loosely woven fibers add some additional texture here.