NEW ARTS PROGRAM Information

Since 1979, the NAP's ongoing print program, with more than 50 artists participating, has produced remarkable works, unique for the way they sidestep traditionally accepted rules of printmaking. Recently, the New Arts Program and White Crow Paper Mill have begun to collaborate on the NAP print program. In 1995, choreographer Ralph Lemon was the first performing artist to produce works on paper at the White Crow facility in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. The challenge at White Crow Paper Mill is the exploration of new marks and unique surfaces. Their collaborations with artists who are approaching paper as a new experience have successfully enriched those explorations. For Doug and Helene Zucco, founders of White Crow, the new NAP project presents an exciting chance for them to challenge the norm and define new possibilities. This four-year project will culminate in the production of a series of 10 one-of-a-kind books by each of the 12 artists and a traveling exhibition of the finished works and related drawings and monotypes. Already scheduled for four East coast locales - New York, Philadelphia, Reading and the Lehigh Valley, the exhibition is available for dates at other interested institutions. (Address inquiries to James Carroll at the NAP office.) A catalogue of essays and photographs documenting the process and of the final works, will accompany the exhibition. Purchase opportunities for collectors will be announced as the project progresses.