BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:DC Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:DC Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:125ee5fd-ced6-4d7d-ace9-864167c494cc SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260803T043551Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T193000 SUMMARY:Black Printmakers of Washington\, D.C.: LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Martin Luther King Jr. Mem orial Library - Central Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Martin Luther Ki ng Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library:geo:38.8986823,-77.024871 GEO:38.8986823;-77.024871 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the final documentary screening in conjunction wit h the fall exhibit D.I.Y. in the District: Celebrating D.C.'s Artist-Run S paces..\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/15037227 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Washington\, D.C. has a rich history of Bl ack owned printmaking workshops where artists thrived and formed community . Before the 1970's\, Black artists had few opportunities to own their own studios\, and showcase their art. Percy Martin and Michael Platt's story is part of a larger history. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 expanded the num ber of Black owned businesses. Martin\, founded WD Printmaking Workshop in 1972 . Platt established "Platt Studios" in 1989. These studios embraced a steady flow of emerging and established artists from DC to as far away a s Jamaica. During a time when Black artists were denied access to the city &rsquo\;s galleries\, museums and universities\, Percy and Michael offered places where Black artists formed community\, shared ideas\, exhibited th eir work and made prints. Percy and Michael\, both teachers\; Percy at Sid well Friends\, and Michael at Howard University and Northern Virginia Comm unity College (NOVA) in Alexandria\, VA.\; were often\, among the only Bla ck artists\, who regularly attended the Southern Graphics Council Internat ional printmaking conferences\, taking information from demonstrations of the newest materials and techniques back to their communities.Printmakers Percy B. Martin and Michael B. Platt\, participated in pivotal political m ovements\, having significant impact on American art and arts education. T his documentary provides personal accounts of their history\, training\, i nvolvement with the development of print departments\, studios\, and their art. After the screening\, join us for a conversation moderated by art hi storian Claude L. Elliott featuring: Susan J. Goldman\, Printmaking Legacy Project\, Percy B. Martin\, WD Printmaking Workshop\, Dwight E.Tyler\, ar tist\, and Carol Beane\, poet and book artist.

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