The cast of @fjtheatre production of Gee’s Bend working with @beingblount in preparation for the play opening on May 23. The play, by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder and directed by @timrhoze , will run through June 7 and and is shaping up to be another can’t-miss production. Tickets are on sale now.
#fleetwoodjourdain #evanstontheatre
Thank you to Ben Blount, Catherine Jacobi and all our guests for a fun and informative discussion about their art and the exhibition, Good Trouble in the Riverside Arts Center’s Freeark Gallery. If you weren’t there you missed out on hearing about Ben and Catherines’ processes and inspirations, Ben’s excitement in using other peoples’ fonts, Catherine’s love of finding objects and ideas, a guest’s incredible story of marching with John Lewis and being jailed for three days, and you missed out on getting a free poster from Ben! Don’t miss out on seeing the exhibition - on view Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through June 6th.
@riversideartscenter@blountben@jacobisculpture@joanneaono #riversideil #goodtrouble
Ben Blount’s Unfair Share Gerrymandered Chocolate Bars are timely artistic treats. They are available at the gallery during the exhibition Good Trouble: Ben Blount and Catherine Jacobi. Join us for a talk with the artists and the curator/gallery director Joanne Aono this Saturday at 2pm. The exhibition is on view Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 1-5pm through June 6th.
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@riversideartscenter@blountben@jacobisculpture@joanneaono #riversideil #unfairshare #gerrymandering
Catherine Jacobi and I are coming out to Riverside Arts Center for an artist talk next Saturday.
Come out and see this wonderful show. Joanne did an amazing job to putting our work together for this exhibition. And if you’re free next Saturday come for the talk.
Thank you to all the exhibiting artists and our guests who attended the opening receptions of Good Trouble: Ben Blount & Catherine Jacobi and Hearth: Kai Boone, Carmen Casillas, Fatimah Farooqi, Beck Lech, and Maddalena Piazza. The art was great, the crowd was wonderful, and the atmosphere was lively. The exhibitions are on view Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1-5pm. An artist talk for Good Trouble with Ben Blount, Catherine Jacobi and the curator, RAC’s Gallery Director Joanne Aono, will be held on Saturday, May 9th at 2pm. An artist talk for Hearth with Kai Boone, Carmen Casillas, Beck Lech, Maddalena Piazza, and the curator, RAC’s Gallery Assistant Madelyn Roldan, will be held on Saturday, May 16th at 3pm. A special thank you to RAC’s Lead Teaching Artist Mr Tee and RAC’s Executive Director Ann Filmer for helping out!
1) Good Trouble opening reception in the Freeark Gallery
2) Hearth opening reception in the FlexSpace
3) Ben Blount with RAC’s Gallery Director and curator Joanne Aono, and Catherine Jacobi
4) Carmen Casillas, Kai Boone, Beck Lech, and RAC’s Gallery Assistant and guest curator Madelyn Roldan
5) Ben Blount
6) Catherine Jacobi
7) Carmen Casillas
8) Kai Boone
9) Beck Lech
10) At the Quincy Street Distillery cocktail hour
11-13) Good Trouble opening reception in the Freeark Gallery
14) Hearth opening reception in the FlexSpace
15) Marisa Kirsch and RAC’s Lead Teaching Artist Mr Tee
16) Cathi Schwalbe
17) Kevin Corotis viewing Ben Blount prints
18) Joanne Aono and Aron Packer
19-20) Good Trouble opening reception in the Freeark Gallery
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Ben Blount - Antiracism, 2019, Letterpress on paper, 20 × 26 inches
Please join us for the opening reception of Good Trouble: Ben Blount and Catherine Jacobi on Sunday, April 19th from 3 to 6pm at the Riverside Arts Center’s Freeark Gallery, 32 East Quincy Street in Riverside Illinois. Free and open to the public with light refreshments served. Join us afterwards for a private cocktail hour across the street at the Quincy Street Distillery. The exhibition will be on view Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 1-5pm through June 6th. An artists talk will be held with the artists and the curator, Joanne Aono on Saturday, May 9th at 2pm.
@riversideartscenter@blountben@jacobisculpture@joanneaono #riversideil #goodtrouble #printmakersofinstagram
April is National Poetry Month. I had the pleasure of working with Chicago Poetry Center again this year. Thanks @heleneachanzar !
I designed and printed nine broadsides for New Visions: A Broadside Exhibition. This is some behind-the-scenes of printing the broadside for Monica Rico’s poem, Patrilineal. I got the chance to meet Monica a few years ago. Both she and her work are fantastic. Go see it in person.
I can’t make the event but you should go and get TWO FREE BROADSIDES and there will be an open mic and featured readings. Have fun!
Wednesday, April 15
7-7:30 pm
Haymarket House
800 W Buena
Chicago
#letterpress #letterpressprinting #poetry
@emoryrosemarbl at Emory University commissioned me to print a broadside for The 2026 Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series on April 18.
I choose ars america (in the hold) from Danez Smith’s most recent book of poetry, Bluff. It’s a 12x18 three-color print in an edition of 200. There are so many great poems in this collection, but this one spoke to me.
I’m excited to be introduced to this powerful work and work with their moving words.
I won’t be there, but if you’re near Emory, you should stop by and enjoy the reading. 🙏🏾
#danezsmith #poetry #broadside
Get a sneak peek at the broadsides created for New Visions: A Broadside Exhibition
Designed and printed by local artist Ben Blount, these limited-edition pieces feature poems by George Abraham, Nadia Alexis, Cathy Linh Che, Jalen Eutsey, Keetje Kuipers, Maya Marshall, Soham Patel, Monica Rico, and Jimin Seo.
Don't miss your chance to take home two *free* broadsides, and stick around for the Blue Hour open mic and featured readings.
📅 Wednesday, April 15
⏰ 7-7:30 p.m.
🏠 Haymarket House: 800 W Buena, Chicago, IL
This project was made possible by a Creative Projects grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
I’ve been up and out early to the studio every morning the last four or five days. Working on projects, trying to get some printing in before work. I’m not a morning person, but I’m finding these early morning hours are a good time to get things done. What’s your best window for working? What time of the day do you do your best work? 
This time last year, I was on Bainbridge Island for Power of the Presses @bimuseum.of.art
It was my second time in the Seattle area and I really love it. Great people. Great printers. And actually not much rain. Shout out to the folks at BIMA and Partners in Print @pipletterpress for another wonderful visit. I’m looking forward to the next time I can make my way out west.
