The not-for-profit Powerhouse Arts (PHA) pushes ahead on its dedication to artistic expression by introducing a brand new, print-focused truthful: the Brooklyn Advantageous Artwork Print Truthful (BFAPF), happening from March 27 to 30.
The truthful stands as a important new entrant within the New York artwork truthful circuit and seeks to increase alternatives for print producers and sellers of every type, rising an already-vibrant ecosystem of nice artwork print manufacturing and publishing with new alternatives to domesticate collectors and develop their market.
BFAPF welcomes over 75 exhibitors and also will host print-focused workshops and demonstrations all through the truthful’s run, together with a Stone Lithograph Demonstration by the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and a Prints vs. Posters Battle Royale discuss with Angelina Lippert, Government Director and Curator at Poster Home, and Nicholas Lowry, President of Swann Public sale Galleries.
Moreover, BFAPF will showcase three “Generator” cubicles in a particular invitation-only part that provides individuals a sponsored sales space to assist guarantee diminished obstacles to entry. This yr’s Generator cubicles are Du-Good Press, a Black female-owned nice artwork screenprinting studio primarily based in Brooklyn; Reward Shadows Artwork Gallery, a recent artwork gallery primarily based within the Boston space with an artwork books program and mentorship alternatives for younger expertise; and Crow’s Shadow Institute for the Arts, a non-profit artwork middle group based in 1992 with a mission to help Native American artists and communities.
Rob Pruitt, “Rob Pruitt Panda Scratch Offs” (2025), version of 300 (4 editions of 75; 4 completely different underlying photos), archival pigment print and screenprint with UV and waterbased inks, 8″ x 10.75″ (picture courtesy the artist and Powerhouse Arts)
Artist Rob Pruitt has additionally collaborated with the PHA Printshop to supply a restricted version of 300 scratch-off prints that depict a variation of Pruitt’s iconic panda motif. BFAPF ticket holders on the $250 VIP Collector Degree will obtain one in every of 4 completely different restricted version photos produced on the event of the truthful. Different perks at this ticket degree embody: entry for 2 to the VIP Opening Night time Profit on Thursday, March 27, from 6 to 9pm, entry to the Truthful by way of Sunday, March 30, and an invite to the Ace Resort Brooklyn After Celebration on Friday, March 28.
Buy a VIP Opening Night time ticket to get pleasure from complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres, a vibrant environment, and an unique first take a look at the truthful through the VIP Opening Night time Profit.
One-day passes can be found starting on Friday, March 28.
To study extra and get tickets, go to brooklynprintfair.org.
