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Combat Paper & Lecture Tour
2010
February 24
Milton High School
Boston, MA
Combat papermakers will meet with high school students to discuss the Combat Paper Project.
February 26
Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, MA
Combat papermakers will attend an opening of an exhibit in the President's Gallery at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, MA. The exhibit showcases the work of the Combat Paper Project as well as work created by students of the HOPE Foundation Project. Combat papermakers worked with the Foundation in the summer of 2009. The exhibit runs through March 10th.
March 10
Visual Studies Workshop
Rochester, NY
Nate Lewis and Combat papermakers will provide a community reading and presentation at 7:00 pm.
March 11 - 12
Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Drew Cameron will participate in a panel discussion, "Symposium on Art and War: Looking at Global Conflict through the Creative Lens", at the School of Visual and Performing Arts. 7:00 pm on Thursday in Rose Performance Hall. He will also meet with Fine Arts classes on the 12th. The panel discussion is open to the public.
March 15 - 20
Western New York Book Arts Collaborative
Buffalo, NY
Drew Matott and Jon Michael Turner will be doing a book arts residency, each creating a limited edition of a hand crafted book on handmade paper. They will also present an evening lecture (Thursday, March 18, 7:00 pm) about the Combat Paper Project and a reading of selected work.
March 15
University of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Combat Papermakers will present a small workshop and afternoon lecture for fine art students, open to the community (Center for the Arts, Amherst campus, 3:00 pm).
March 16 - 18
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY
Combat Papermakers will present papermaking workshops in the Art Union with students. A lecture about the Combat Paper Project and Art as Social Action is planned for the 18th.
March 22
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Combat Papermakers will present an evening lecture for fine art students, open to the community.
March 25 - 27
Ursuline College
Cleveland, OH
Drew Matott will join up with art therapist Gretchen Miller to offer a one-grad credit course merging papermaking and art therapy. A free evening lecture and reading of selected Combat Paper work open to the community is planned for the 25th.
April 2
Orr Street Studios
Columbia, MO
Combat Papermakers will discuss the Combat Paper Project and read from selected works. The public is invited; 5-8 pm.
April 7 - 16
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
The University of Iowa Center for the Book will host the Combat Paper Project for a series of workshops and public demonstrations and lectures. Events will include a writing workshop for veterans, western papermaking and pulp printing workshops, and Japanese papermaking techniques with Tim Barrett. Veterans workshops are scheduled for April 7 - 10, with an artist residency to follow. A public lecture is planned for the 15th.
April 19 - 24
Newark Public Library
Newark, NJ
Combat papermakers will conduct a series of lectures, readings, interactive performances and exhibition at the Newark Public Library gallery, along with a veterans' workshop (April 19 - 21). A public lecture and performance is planned to coincide with an exhibit of Combat Paper artwork. The exhibit runs April 1 - June 26.
April 25 - 30
Violence Transformed Conference
Boston, MA
As guests of the Violence Transformed Conference, Combat papermakers will provide an evening presentation at the Gutman Library of Harvard University in conjunction with an exhibit (April 24 - May 7) with Jonathan Shay (author of Achilles in Vietnam) on April 27th (5:30-8:00), and participate in an interactive presentation at the "old" State House on April 29th.
May 17 - 24
Art Center of Battle Creek
Battle Creek, MI
Combat papermakers will present a veterans workshop, an evening lecture about the Combat Paper Project and a reading of selected work.
June 14 - 20
Printmaking Council of New Jersey
Branchburg, NJ
Combat papermakers will conduct a papermaking workshop, to include sessions focused on sheet formation, bookbinding and writing your personal story, at the Printmaking Council of New Jersey. A public reading is planned for June 19th.
November 1 - 6
Corcoran College of Art
Washington, DC
Combat papermakers will conduct a week of lectures, presentations and workshops with area veterans and the Corcoran arts community.
November 8 - 22
University of Alabama
Tuskaloosa, AL
The University of Alabama and the graduate school of Book Arts with Steve Miller will host a two-week Combat Paper residency. Events will include papermaking workshops, meeting with student classes and public presentations. An exhibit of Combat Paper artwork will be on exhibit for the entire semester.
November 23 - 28
Veterans for Peace
Gainesviile, FL
The Veterans for Peace will host a Combat Paper workshop for area veterans. Events will include papermaking workshops, a public presentation and performance.
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December 8 - 22
The Studios of Key West
Key West, FL
Drew Matott, Drew Cameron and members of the Combat Paper Project will be visiting the Conch Republic as they gather for a two-week planning workshop and artist residency at TSKW. Papermaking workshops are planned for the 18th and 21st with an exhibit opening on the evening of the 17th.
November 15 - 29
Southwest School of Art & Craft
San Antonio, TX
Drew Matott, Drew Cameron and members of the Combat Paper Project will participate in a two week artist residency and veterans workshop at the Southwest School of Art & Craft. Veteran papermaking, writing and book binding workshops, with an exhibition and artist talks during the week of November 18 - 21.
November 7
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA
Drew Matott will team up with Gretchen Miller to lead a workshop for the Student Association for Art Therapy. demonstrate the art of papermaking and how the processes might be incorporated into an art therapy. The processes of papermaking, pulp printing and book binding as art therapy strategies will be discussed. The workshop will include a lecture and seminar discussion of the processes and Combat Paper workshop dynamics.
October 14 - 18
Dard Hunter Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA
Drew Matott, John LaFalce and Scott Meeker will present a lecture about recent Combat Paper Project activities, to include the United Kingdom tour and recent papermaking workshops in Cleveland and Savannah. They will also host a street performance workshop utilizing a pedal-powered beater at the Dard Hunter annual conference for hand papermakers.
September 30 - October 3
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Honoring the Warrior: Combat Paper on the Black Hawk Trail
Robert Possehl and the Combat Paper Project will conduct a series of paper projects with local veterans and students. Events will include papermaking workshops (Wednesday-Friday; 10-4 at Art Lofts Paper Mill, 111 North Frances St.) and a public presentation on Saturday, 4-7 pm at Escape Java Joint Art Gallery (940 Williamson St.).
September 21 - 28
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Minneapolis, MN
Combat Paper Project workshop and residency at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Round table discussions, performances, exhibitions, papermaking and bookbinding workshops are planned. There will also be a writing workshop held in conjunction with the Warrior Writers Project. Susannah Schouweiler has written an article on MinnPost.com announcing the week-long visit to Minneapolis.
September 17 - 18
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, MA
Combat Paper Project artist visit including community lecture and visiting with students.
August 17 - 21
Massachussetts College of Art
Boston, MA
Combat Paper Project artists will conduct a series of paper and printmaking workshops in conjunction with the Hope Youth Foundation of Jamaica Plain. Papermakers will also be working with a group of local veterans.
July 29 - August 1
912 Studio
Savannah, GA
Drew Cameron, Nate Lewis, Mike Blake, Matt Howard and Jon Michael Turner will conduct a Combat Paper Project workshop, working with local veterans groups in Savannah. Check out Pamela Walck's June 20th article from the Savannah Morning News about the upcoming event; or her July 24th article, or her article from the 31st at the workshop. Or try the article by Russ Bynam of the Associated Press that ran in Stars and Stripes.
July 11 - 13
Foundation for Peace
Warrington, England
Drew Matott and Nick Dubois will participate in a residential weekend for conflict veterans, both military and civilian. They will also provide papermaking demonstration on July 13th. Demonstrations will include the use of a portable pulp beater.
July 3 - August 15
Phoenix Gallery
Brighton, England
Drew Matott and Chris Arendt will join Marshall Weber at the opening of the Fabric of War exhibit on July 3rd. They will also provide a papermaking demonstration on July 4th inside the gallery. Demonstrations will include the use of a portable pulp beater. The exhibit is curated by Nick Dubois.
July 2 - 8
Morgan Conservatory
Cleveland, OH
Drew Cameron and John La Falce will conduct a Combat Paper Project workshop and residency at the Morgan Conservatory. Public lecture July 3rd, 6:00 pm. The workshop is being held in conjuction with the "WAR AS ART / ART AS WAR; The Artist Looks at the Horrors of War" exhibit (July 4 - September 12) featuring the work of Eric Avery, John Risseeuw and Aaron Hughes.
June 25 - 27
Millennium Court Art Centre
Portadown, Northern Ireland
Drew Cameron, Drew Matott and Chris Arendt will provide papermaking demonstrations incorporating flags, banners and other ephemora relating to the Irish Conflict. Demonstrations will include the use of a portable pulp beater.
June 21 & 22
Birnam Institute
Dunkeld, Scotland
Drew Cameron, Drew Matott and Chris Arendt will provide papermaking demonstrations and engage pedestrians in the main foyer. Demonstrations will include the use of a portable pulp beater.
June 18
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House
London, England
Drew Cameron, Drew Matott and Chris Arendt will provide papermaking demonstrations and invite particiants to share their reactions to war and conflict through pulp painting on handmade paper. The resulting pages will be bound into a traveling "journal" of the event. Demonstrations will include the use of a portable pulp beater.
June 16
Combat Stress Workshop
On the street, London, England
Drew Cameron, Drew Matott and Chris Arendt will provide papermaking demonstrations and invite particiants to share their reactions to war and conflict through pulp painting on handmade paper. The resulting pages will be bound into a traveling "journal" of the event. Demonstrations will include the use of a portable pulp beater.
June 13 & 14
Imperial War Museum
London, England
Drew Cameron, Drew Matott, Chris Arendt and Nick Dubois will provide papermaking demonstrations in the main foyer.
June 4 - 6
University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Drew Cameron will join a panel discussion on "Book Art in the Social Sphere" at the Hybrid Book Conference. Drew will discuss the Combat Paper and the Warrior Writers Projects. Combat Paper will also have a table at the book fair.
May 23 & 24
Demilitarized U
Chicago, IL
Combat Paper workshop with local veterans in conjunction with Demilitarized University, a series of workshops and teach-ins designed to explore the dynamics of a demilitarized university.
May 18 - June 23
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House
London, England
Drew Matott will join Marshall Weber (Booklyn) in presenting the Fabric of War exhibit featuring Combat Paper art. The exhibit is curated by Nick Dubois. This is the first exhibit on the United Kingdom Tour.
April 23
St. Michael's College
Colchester, VT
Combat Paper Project members Drew Cameron, Jon Michael Turner, Eli Wright, Phil Aliff and Matt Howard will read and perform new work from their collected poems. 5 pm in the Farrell Room on the the St. Michael's campus.
April 21
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
Drew Cameron discusses the Combat Paper Project in a program sponsored by the Library's Veterans' Forum. In the Madison Building, 6th Floor, Dining Room A, from 12 noon to 1 pm.
April 7
Champlain Regional College
Lennoxville, Quebec
Combat Paper Project members will engage the campus community with readings and performances - 7 pm at the Hangar. Sponsored by Scratch Magazine, the college's literary annual.
March 30
City University of New York
New York, NY
Drew Cameron joins Lovella Calica (Warrior Writers Project) and others for a discussion of art and the experiences of war, after a reading of Joshua Casteel's play, Returns: A Meditation in Post-Trauma. In the Martin E. Segal Theater, starting at 6:30 pm. A writers workshop for veterans will be held during the afternoon.
February 20 - April 11
Burlington City Arts - Firehouse Gallery
Burlington, VT
Combat papermakers will bring the studio to the gallery to highlight the artistic and transformational process of papermaking. The Firehouse Gallery will be transformed into a working paper and book studio during the eight week exhibit of the Combat Paper Project. Artists will be beating pulp, pulling paper sheets and working their craft while viewers peruse the hanging art work. The public is invited to engage the artists as they work. Saturday afternoon papermaking workshops will be offered. Opening reception: 5 - 8 pm, Friday, February 20th. (Seven Days ran an article on the show in their March 4th issue and Vermont Art Zine ran a thoughtful review on their blogspot.)
February 4
Camberwell College of Art
London, England
Drew Matott will lecture to the London community at Camberwell College of Art on the Combat Paper Project.
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December 5
Caxton Club
Chicago, IL
Eli Wright, Drew Cameron and Drew Matott will lecture to the Caxton Club on the Combat Paper Project. You can catch a brief article from their December newsletter.
November 28 - 30
Ottawa School of Art
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Combat Papermakers will conduct a Combat Paper Workshop with area veterans. The workshop is in conjunction with a small exhibit in the OSA Gallery, a Combat Paper presentation and performances.
November 13
Dieu Donné Panel Discussion
New York, NY
Drew Matott, Drew Cameron and Eli Wright will discuss Art & Activism and the Combat Paper Project on a panel at Dieu Donné.
November 11
Booklyn Artists Book Collection Opening
Brooklyn, NY
Booklyn Artists Alliance opening for Artists Book Collection which features works by a number of Combat Papermakers.
November 10 - 12
Rutgers University CP Workshop
Brodsky Center for Print and Paper
New Brunswick, NJ
Drew Cameron, Eli Wright and Drew Matott will conduct a combat paper workshop (Monday-Wednesday: 10-4) with area veterans followed by an evening of readings and performances.
November 8 & 9
Cafritz Foundation Arts Center
Montgomery College
Silver Springs, MD
The exhibit American Psyche curated by Marshall Weber (Booklyn Artists Alliance) features artists books made by Combat Papermakers. The exhibit in the King Street Gallery runs from October 27 - November 26. The exhibit is in conjunction with the annual Pyramid Atlantic Artists Book conference.
November 7 - December 28
Susan Hensel Gallery
Minneapolis, MN
Volume I of the Combat Paper Portfolio is a part of the Leap of Faith 4: Let Freedom Reign exhibit at Susan Hensel Gallery in Minneapolis, MN.
November 1 - 3
Colorado Center for Handmade Paper
and Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Combat Papermakers will conduct a Combat Paper Workshop with area veterans on November 1 & 2 with an evening lecture at Colorado College on the 3rd. Hosted by Sandy Kinnee from Colorado Center for Handmade Paper and Colorado College. (KKTV covered the event; the local Fox affiliate also ran a video piece.)
October 18, 1:00 pm
Loyola University Museum of Art
Chicago, IL
Chicago Printmakers Discuss: The Personal Art of Dissent. David Jones, Drew Luan Matott, Jessica Wagner and Kurt Brian Webb - Chicago artists featured in The Art of Democracy - will discuss their work as a vehicle for political dissent in the coming presidential election. Moderated by Pamela Ambrose. Free with museum admission.
October 16 - 19
San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco, CA
Jon Michael Turner, Drew Cameron, John La Falce, Eli Wright will present a lecture and performance series sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library. Bay area venues include; Caff� Trieste, Art Institute of California, The Beat Museum, Station 40, Book Bay Fort Mason and Live Worms Gallery.
October 16
Art Rage Gallery
Syracuse, NY
Nate Lewis and Mike Blake will present a second evening of performances and readings in conjunction with the CP Project exhibit. The exhibit runs from October 8 - November 1.
October 12 - 15
Mills College CP Worshop & Lecture
Oakland, CA
Jon Michael Turner, Drew Cameron, Drew Matott, John La Falce, Eli Wright will conduct a CP workshop with Bay area veterans. The workshop is in conjunction with a small exhibit, evening lectures and performances.
October 11
Art Rage Gallery
Syracuse, NY
Eli Wright, Nate Lewis and Mike Blake will present an evening of performances and readings in conjunction with the CP Project exhibit. The exhibit runs from October 8 - November 1.
October 4
Rebus Works Gallery
Raleigh, NC
Opening of exhibit "Pro/Con: Political Craft", including art from the Combat Paper Project, 7:30 pm. The exhibit runs October 3 - November 29.
September 29
State University of New York at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
Drew Matott and Nate Lewis will lecture on "Art and Activism" and the Combat Paper Project. The event begins at 9 am in Dunn Theater.
September 26 - 28
St. Lawrence University CP Workshop & Lecture
Canton, NY
Jon Michael Turner, Drew Cameron, Drew Matott, John La Falce, Eli Wright, Nate Lewis and Mike Blake will be conducting a weekend of CP activities with veterans, SLU students and the public.
September 10
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY
Drew Matott will lecture on "Art and Activism" and be joined by Drew Cameron and Jon Michael Turner to discuss the Combat Paper Project. The event begins at 7:30 pm.
September 6 - November 9
Loyola University Museum of Art
Chicago, IL
Exhibition entitled The Art of Democracy featuring You Are Not My Enemy: Combat Paper Volume IV and Drew Matott's People's Portraits of Bush.
August 20 - November 21
Richard F. Brush Gallery
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY
A Combat Paper exhibit including individual paper art works by participating project members. The exhibit also features a veterans' papermaking workshop, presentations and discussions with students and the public.
July 17 - 26
West Tisbury Grange Hall
Martha's Vineyard, MA
Drew Matott, Drew Cameron and a host of returned Iraq Vet papermakers will conduct papermaking and warrior writer workshops throughout the week. Sandra Bernat of Seastone Papers will be hosting the workshops. A culminating exhibit of Combat Paper will be open to the public on July 26th. Sara Nesson's Iraq Paper Scissors film in progress will also be shown.
April 20
Saratoga Library
Saratoga, CA
Drew Matott and Phil Aliff will join a panel discussion about responding to the Iraq war through creative practice. The panel discussion will be held in conjunction with a showing of the Mutanabbi Street Broadsides and Combat Paper Exhibit, sponsored by the Montalvo Arts Center.
March 16 - 20
Herberger College of Fine Arts
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Drew Cameron and Drew Matott will present a Pulp Politics lecture featuring interactive street art, a pulp printing class with students, a Combat Paper presentation and Combat Paper Workshop with local area veterans. They will be joined by Jon Michael Turner and Phil Aliff, both Iraq veterans and emerging paper artists.
March 12 - 15
Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
Drew Cameron and Drew Matott will present a Pulp Politics lecture featuring interactive street art, a pulp printing class with students, a Combat Paper presentation and Combat Paper Workshop with local area veterans. They will be joined by Jon Michael Turner and Phil Aliff, both Iraq veterans and emerging paper artists.
March 10 & 11
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Lecture and Combat Paper Workshop with area veterans.
March 9
The Beat Museum
San Francisco, CA
Exhibit of Combat Paper, reading and performances by veterans - 7:30 pm.
March 9
Napa Valley Handpapermaking
Napa, CA
A Combat Paper Workshop with area veterans.
March 8
Magnolia Editions
Oakland, CA
A Combat Paper Workshop with area veterans.
February 19 & 20
Art Institute of Washington
Washington, DC
Jon Michael Turner and Drew Matott will be lecturing about the Combat Paper Project at Art Institute of Washington. Sara Nesson will be rocking it with her camera, capturing Jon and Drew as pilgrims in an unholy land.
February 13 - 17
Longwood University
Farmville, VA
Drew Cameron, Drew Matott and Jon Michael Turner will present a Pulp Politics lecture featuring interactive street art, a pulp printing class with students, a Combat Paper presentation and Combat Paper Workshop with local area veterans.
February 8 - 12
New York City Tour
New York City, NY
Jon Michael Turner and Drew Matott will be touring NYC, visiting Dieu Donné, Center for Book, Printed Matter and Booklyn Artists Alliance. Sara will be interviewing Booklyn's Marshall Weber and Kyle Schlesinger from Cuniform Press.
February 7
Breaking the Silence Exhibit
Philidelphia, PA
Jon Michael Turner and Drew Matott will attend the opening for Breaking the Silence exhibit, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
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