“PDPS combines education and camaraderie.
We’re artists, collectors, docents, teachers,
and students, but we’re all united in our common interest—works on paper.”
–Rena Hoisington, Associate Curator of Print, Drawing & Photograph and liaison to the PDPS
Print, Drawing & Photograph Society
Join PDPS now!
PDPS fosters interest in the appreciation, collecting, and study of prints, drawings, and photographs, both historic and contemporary. Membership in PDPS provides exciting opportunities and events including:
- The Biennial Baltimore Contemporary Prints Fair
- A winter seminar series taught by BMA curators
- Artist talks such as Jim Dine, Vija Celmins, and Robert Mangold
- Exclusive curator-led tours of BMA exhibitions
- Visits to private collections and artists' studios
- Cultural outings to other museums, galleries, and art centers
- A subscription to the bi-annual PDPS Newsletter
View the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 issues (pdf) - Meeting other art enthusiasts
- Developing connections with BMA curators and art experts
- Gaining insights to start or refine your own collection
- Supporting the BMA
Annual dues: $60 Single; $85 Dual; $125 Support; $200 Patron
Contact: 443-573-1789
Events
Seminar Series 1: Session 1
Saturday, February 9
10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Senior Curator Jay Fisher will focus on Matisse’s artist books. This intimate presentation in the BMA’s Samuel H. Kress Foundation Study Center will delve into the holdings of Matisse books in the BMA’s collection, including unique and rarely seen works.
Seminar Series 1: Session 2
Saturday, February 16
10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Earle Havens, The William Kurrelmeyer Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts at The Johns Hopkins University, will showcase rare books and collection highlights at the Homewood Campus libraries.
Seminar Series 2: Session 1
Saturday, March 23
10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Associate Curator Ann Shafer will focus on prints by the influential printmaker Stanley William Hayter and his colleagues at Atelier 17. Highlights from the BMA’s collection of Atelier 17 prints will be seen, including some recent acquisitions in the BMA’s Samuel H. Kress Foundation Study Center.
Seminar Series 2: Session 2
Saturday, April 6
10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tonia Matthews, Director of the Towson University MFA program in Printmaking, will demonstrate simultaneous color printing, pioneered at Hayter’s Atelier 17, at the Dr. John Blair Mitchell Printmaking Studio at Towson University. Call 443-573-1789 for more information.
Call 443-573-1789 for more information.
