It's exciting to curate an exhibit of the newest, best, most innovative art in the country. It's even more exciting when that exhibit gets recognized by people in the art profession.

The Printed Image 2 is a national juried art competition for printmakers, and was hosted simultaneously at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and the Mulvane Art Museum. In the October 2008 Review, Carla Tilghman wrote a thorough, honest and compelling review of the exhibit.

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Kansas Impressions
October 3 - November 14, 2008

Kansas Impressions

This exhibit honors Beth Skoog, and celebrates some of the first artists in Topeka who worked in European traditions. As we were planning the exhibit, Beth's husband, Ralph Skoog, asked "Wouldn't it be great for people to know that we've had really good artists in Topeka for a hundred years, that the artists who are working now aren't a new thing?" The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is proud to...

... Today was fun. I got to hang out with cool people and talk about art and build eye muscles.

When we discuss what we see, what an artist might be trying to say and consider the techniques they're using, we become better tour guides, docents and art professionals for YOU. Below are pictures from our travel log.

August 1– September 28
Alice C Sabatini Gallery (closes 9/19)
Mulvane Art Museum (closes 9/28)

View the exhibit online:
Printed Image 2

Read visitor comments here.

The Printed Image 2 is our national, biennial, juried graphics exhibit. It was established in 2006 and features emerging and veteran printmakers from across the United States using both traditional and breakthrough techniques. This year's show is diverse and visually stunning.

Now you do! These links should lead you to anything and everything (almost) art-wise in Topeka. Many of these venues participate in Topeka's First Fridays Artwalk (download the map here).

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