Manhattan Graphics Center Inc

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

OPEN WORKSHOP: THE OPEN WORKSHOP PROGRAM IS MANHATTAN GRAPHIC CENTERS FOUNDING PROGRAM. IT ALLOWS ARTISTS TO USE THE PRINTMAKING STUDIO IN A SELF-DIRECTED MANNER TO PRODUCE ARTWORK. SOME ARTISTS ARE CHARGED ON AN HOURLY BASIS, SOME PAY FOR UNLIMITED MONTHLY ACCESS, 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 FY22, 65 ARTISTS USED THE OPEN WORKSHOP PROGRAM.

PRINTMAKING CLASSES:CLASSES ARE 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 THREE TERMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER. DURING THE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR, WE DELIVERED 23 ADULT COURSES THAT SERVED A TOTAL OF 216 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 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR, MGC RESUMED ITS IN-PERSON EXHIBITION PROGRAM WHICH HAD BEEN HALTED DUE TO COVID. THIS INCLUDED TWO HISTORIC PRINT PORTFOLIOS COMPRISED OF MGC MEMBERS FROM 1988 AND 1989 FOR A TOTAL OF 54 ARTISTS AND THE ANNUAL MEMBERS HOLIDAY SHOW WHICH INCLUDED 53 ARTISTS. THERE WAS ONE SOLO MEMBER EXHIBITION. ADDITIONALLY THERE WERE TWO ONLINE EXHIBITIONS, A MEMBER SOLO EXHIBITION VIEWED BY 266 INDIVIDUALS AND MGCS BIENNIAL OPEN CALL JURIED MINIATURE PRINT EXHIBITION WHICH INCLUDED 68 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND WAS VIEWED BY 513 INDIVIDUALS.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 MOVED THESE PROGRAMS ONLINE AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SO IN FY22. MGC HOSTED 7 ARTIST TALKS, WHICH ATTRACTED 171 PEOPLE TO THE LIVE EVENTS, WHILE ANOTHER 109 PEOPLE VIEWED THE EVENTS AFTER THEY WERE POSTED ON YOUTUBE. SCHOLARSHIPS: MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER PROVIDED NEED-BASED ADULT SCHOLARSHIPS TO 7 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 MANHATTAN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS, TOGETHER WITH THE STUDENTS CLASSROOM ART TEACHER. THE SESSIONS ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY A FIELD TRIP TO OUR WORKSHOP SPACE, WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A DEMONSTRATION OF PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES THEY USE IN THE CLASSROOM. IN FY22, MANHATTAN GRAPHICS CENTER PROVIDED FOUR IN-PERSON UNITS TO TWO NYC HIGH SCHOOLS: THE HIGH SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN AND THE HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES. DURING THE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR, 101 NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A VISITING PRINTMAKER WORKSHOP UNIT.