Manhattan Graphics Center Inc

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A STUDIO FOR ARTISTS TO LEARN,CREATE,TEACH AND EXHIBIT PRINTMAKING ARTS.

OPEN WORKSHOP: OPEN WORKSHOP IS MANHATTAN GRAPHICS FOUNDING PROGRAM. IT ALLOWS ARTISTS TO USE PRINTMAKING STUDIO IN A SELF-DIRECTED MANNER TO PRODUCE ARTWORK. SOME ARTISTS ARE CHARGED ON AN HOURLY BASIS WHILE OTHERS ARE CHARGED BASED ON BUNDLED HOURS ALONG WITH CLASS ENROLLMENT (THE CHARGES ARE INCLUDED IN TUITION). A FEW OF THE ARTISTS SUCH AS VOLUNTEER KEYHOLDERS AND SCHOLARSHIP ARTISTS RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY OPEN WORKSHOP HOURS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 18 ARTISTS USED THE OPEN WORKSHOP.

PRINTMAKING CLASSES:CLASSES IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAMS OF MANHATTAN GRAPHICS. CLASSES COVER BASIC PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS INTAGLIO, RELIEF, SCREENPRINT, AND LITHOGRAPHY, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED, ADVANCED, CREATIVE, OR INNOVATIVE APPROACHES. MGC OFFERS CLASSES DURING IN TERMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER. IN THE FALL AND SPRING, MANHATTAN GRAPHICS OFFERS WHAT WE CALL CORE CLASSES, WHICH PROVIDE EXTENDED, ADVANCED INSTRUCTION IN THE BASIC TECHNIQUES ABOVE; WE ALSO OFFER SHORTER WORKSHOPS THAT BUILD ON THESE SKILLS. DURING THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR, MGC WAS FORCED TO KEEP ALL INSTRUCTION ONLINE, DUE TO COVID 19. WE OFFERED A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON COURSES, SUCH AS LINOLEUM CUTTING AND MULTI-BLOCK RELIEF PRINTMAKING WHICH WERE ALL DESIGNED FOR ARTISTS WORKING AT HOME WITH MINIMAL TO NO EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO OFFERED MORE THEORY-BASED COURSES, SUCH AS WOMEN IN PRINT, ATTEST/PROTEST, AND COMPOSITION AND CRITIQUE. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, WE DELIVERED 27 ADULT COURSES ONLINE THAT SERVED A TOTAL OF 181 ARTISTS.

OUTREACH:OUTREACH CONSISTS OF SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT REACH AUDIENCES BEYOND OUR STUDIO WALLS, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST TALKS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THE VISITING PRINTMAKER WORKSHOP. EXHIBITIONS: MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER PRESENTS SOLO MEMBER SHOWS, EXCHANGE EXHIBITIONS, JURIED SHOWS, AND OUR ANNUAL MEMBER SHOW IN TWO GALLERY SPACES. DURING THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR, MGC WAS FORCED TO KEEP ALL EXHIBITIONS ONLINE, AS THE GALLERIES WERE CLOSED DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. MGC HELD ONE JURIED SHOW ON LINE, TITLED UNEDITIONED. ALTOGETHER, THE WORK OF APPROXIMATELY 926 ARTISTS WERE DI SPLAYED THROUGH OUR 29 ONLINE GALLERIES, AND A TOTAL OF 1,758 INDIVIDUALS VIEWED THESE EXHIBITIONS. ARTIST TALKS: MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER REGULARLY INVITES ARTISTS TO DISCUSS THEIR CURRENT PRACTICE WITH THE PUBLIC IN GATHERINGS THAT ALLOW A FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. UNDER COVID-19 WE HAVE MOVED THESE PROGRAMS ONLINE. IN FY22, MGC HOSTED 12 ARTIST TALKS, WHICH ATTRACTED 570 PEOPLE TO THE LIVE EVENTS, WHILE ANOTHER 1,510 PEOPLE VIEWED THE EVENTS AFTER THEY WERE POSTED ON YOUTUBE.SCHOLARSHIPS: MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER PROVIDED NEED-BASED ADULT SCHOLARSHIPS TO 10 RECIPIENTS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. EACH WAS GRANTED A TUITION-FREE CLASS ENROLLMENT, UNLIMITED USE OF THE STUDIO, FREE STORAGE, A $125 STIPEND TOWARDS SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, AND A YEAR-LONG MEMBERSHIP AT MGC. VISITING PRINTMAKER WORKSHOP: THE VISITING PRINTMAKER WORKSHOP PROGRAM IS AN OUTREACH YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM. MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER'S TEACHING ARTISTS PROVIDE PRINTMAKING INSTRUCTION ONSITE AT THREE MANHATTAN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS, TOGETHER WITH THE STUDENTS CLASSROOM ART TEACHER. THE SESSIONS ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY A FIELD TRIP TO THE INTERNATIONAL PRINT CENTER NY (IPCNY) AND TO OUR WORKSHOP SPACE, WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A DEMONSTRATION OF PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES THEY USE IN THE CLASSROOM. IN FY20, MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER PROVIDED THREE IN-PERSON UNITS AND ONE ONLINE UNIT TO THREE NYC HIGH SCHOOLS: VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL, THE HIGH SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES. BY THE END OF THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR, 114 NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A VISITING PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP UNIT.