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Platemark episodes and shorts on YouTube

Oct. 20, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Lauren Rosenblum on hidden treasures in museum print rooms #prints #printmaking

A short clip from Platemark s3e42 in which Lauren Rosenblum comments on how much of a generalist one becomes working in a museum print room.

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Oct. 17, 2023

Platemark s3e40 the print ecosystem: Luther Davis

In s3e40, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Luther Davis, master printer and director of Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn. This is a two-parter. For this interview, Platemark collaborated with its sister podcast Hello, Print Friend. Miranda Metcalf, Hello, Print Friend’s host and creator interviewed Luther about his background and early career;…

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Oct. 11, 2023

Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Kollwitz, Battlefield

Platemark hosts Ann Shafer and Tru Ludwig offer up a bonus HoP episode featuring a conversation about a single work of art. Occasionally we will drop a BONUS EP ONE PRINT, which will take a single work and pull it apart with an eye toward exploring subject matter, technique, style,…

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Oct. 10, 2023

Platemark BONUS EP ONE PRINT: Kollwitz, Battlefield

Platemark hosts Ann Shafer and Tru Ludwig offer up a bonus HoP episode featuring a conversation about a single work of art. Occasionally we will drop a BONUS EP ONE PRINT, which will take a single work and pull it apart with an eye toward exploring subject matter, technique, style,…

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Oct. 9, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Luther Davis on printing industries in Brooklyn #printmaking #art

A short clip from Platemark s3e40 in which Luther Davis talks about how many printing suppliers were active in Brooklyn back in the day.

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Oct. 9, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Luther Davis on the state of the state

A short clip from Platemark s3e40 in which Luther Davis weighs in on the state of the printmaking ecosystem.

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on say it harder not softer in Kollwitz's Battlefield

A short clip from Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on succulent etching in Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

A short clip from Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on preemptive pain in Kollwitz's Battlefield

A short clip from Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on Kollwitz's personal stake in Battlefield

A short clip from Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on composition in Kollwitz's Battlefield

A short clip from Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Tru Ludwig on what's your manifesto #printmaking #printmaker #art

A short clip from Platemark's HoP ONE PRINT episode about Kollwitz's Battlefield.

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Oct. 3, 2023

Platemark s3e39 the print ecosystem: Sue Coe

In s3e39, Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Sue Coe, an artist and social activist. The pair were joined in the conversation by Tru Ludwig (Sue is one of Tru’s art heroes) at Sue’s home in the Catskill Mountains, New York. Sue creates art that goes right to the heart…

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Sept. 30, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on language and straying off the path #printmaking #printmaker

A short clip from Platemark s3e39 in which Sue Coe talks about a failed print about the origination of the word crowbar and how it relates to Jim Crow.

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Sept. 30, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on graphic power #printmaking #contemporaryart #printmaker

A short clip from Platemark s3e39 in which Sue Coe talks about the graphic power of printmaking, specifically woodcut.

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Sept. 30, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on sincerity and trust

A short clip from Platemark s3e39 in which Sue Coe talks about audience trust in an artist's content through sincerity.

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Sept. 30, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on "my art eats here" #printmaking #contemporaryart #history

A short clip from Platemark s3e39 in which Sue Coe talks about the importance of socially conscious content declaring "my art eats here."

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Sept. 25, 2023

Platemark s3e38 the print ecosystem: Jillian Ross

In this week's episode of Platemark (s3e38), host Ann Shafer talks with Jillian Ross, collaborative master printer and publisher with an eponymous imprint, Jillian Ross Print, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ross returned to her native Saskatoon after many years in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she was the master printer at…

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Sept. 25, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Jillian Ross on call and response

A short clip from Platemark s3e38 in which Jillian Ross talks about moving between mediums, translations, and call and response.

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Sept. 19, 2023

Platemark s3e37 the print ecosystem: Phil Sanders (part two)

In s3e37 of Platemark, host Ann Shafer and printer/publisher Phil Sanders continue talking about the state of the printmaking ecosystem. They talk about why supporting artists is important even if you don’t like what they are doing, why that new Julie Mehretu set of etchings costs $250K, the imminent brain…

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Sept. 13, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Phil Sanders on breaking barriers to entry through the podcast #art #printmaking

A short clip from Platemark s3e37 in which guest Phil Sanders talks about the role of Platemark in offering up close and personal experiences to a wide audience, thus breaking the barriers to entry in the print world.

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Sept. 13, 2023

CHKMarkmakingPlatemark SHORTS: Phil Sanders on mark making

A short clip from Platemark s3e36 in which guest Phil Sanders talks about mark making

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Sept. 13, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Phil Sanders on collaboration in printshops

A short clip from Platemark s3e36 in which guest Phil Sanders talks about why painters and sculptors are attracted to printmaking. It's all about working with more people toward a shared goal.

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Sept. 13, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Phil Sanders on getting experience on the press

A short clip from Platemark s3e36 in which guest Phil Sanders talks about the most important thing for people trying to get into the business: time on the press.

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