EFA RBPMW

We are thrilled to announce that Essye Klempner and Jazmine Catasús at EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop has received a @teigerfoundation grant to support Three Years of Programming.💥💥💥 Over the next three years, RBPMW will foreground its international connections through “Global Impressions,” a programming initiative that builds on Blackburn’s legacy of solidarity with artists from the Global South, showing how print has functioned as both cultural resistance and diasporic exchange. Emerging and established curators and scholars—including Amina Ahmed, Imani Congdon, Shameekia Shantel Johnson, Jenna Hamed, Ethel Renia, Key Jo Lee and Stefanie Jason—will be invited to work with the archive and link it to contemporary print practices. We are among 85 curators and 54 institutions across the US to receive a grant through the Foundation’s Call for Proposals, supporting innovative curatorial projects in contemporary art, from landmark artist surveys and overlooked archives to ecological histories and diasporic networks. The grants fund a full range of curatorial activities, including conducting research, mounting exhibitions, hosting touring shows, and realizing three years of programming. 💥💥💥 Congrats to all of the 2025 #TeigerFoundation grantees!

The second piece filmed we with @efa.rbpmw , this time with @chakaiabooker . Huge thanks to the print shop staff, @efa_nyc , @hc_huynh @the_devon_knight @nanaslightingservice @colegrove666 @sound_anomaly @smithsonian @mediamediamedia.media for making this happen. Who else do you want to see featured in a piece like this?

We had the pleasure of working with and producing editions for the amazing @dindga as our 2022 Blackburn Legacy Fellow! Big thanks to @davekatz and @mediamediamedia.media for producing this beautiful video with the help of @the_devon_knight @colegrove666 @sound_anomaly And @connor.sen.warnick Dindga McCannon is represented by @fridmangallery

Reflecting on a series of programs and gatherings surrounding Mohammad Omer Khalil’s work. Thank you to everyone who joined us for live music, exhibition walkthroughs, print workshops and meaningful discussions around Khalil and his influences from films, music, print and community. Curated by Jenna Hamed (@j7md ) and Amina Ahmed. From Give Me Your Ear: A Listening & Reading Room is every Monday 1–8PM (through June 1) with Jay Seven Inc.; live music with Zekkereya El-Magharbel (@zekkereyaa ) and Kweku Sumbry (@kwe.drums ), Alsarah and the Nubatones (@alsarahandthenubatones ); 12 Gates print workshop with Jazmine Catasús (@jaz_arelis ), and their panel with Isra El-beshir (@elbeshir ), Anna Arabindon-Kesson and Bayan Abubakr (@bayanstatement ). We welcomed IFPDA visitors for Print Week and Brooklyn Rail’s New Social Environment Joshua Chee Sanford (@jchsanford ). Pre-Order Catalog available rbpmw-efanyc.org/ UPCOMING Friday, May 15, 11AM | 1-54 Walkthrough & Archives Tour at Blackburn Study Center (VIP) Sunday, May 17, 2PM | Print Workshop at Queens Museum Saturday, May 30, 12PM | Africa Day at The Africa Center Saturday, May 30, 2PM | An Ode To You: Literary reading with Daad Sharfi, Dalia Elhassan, Mayada Ibrahim, and Mohammed Zenia PICTURED: Exhibition Walkthrough, Photo by Leslie Jean-Bart (@lesliejeanbart ); Blackburn Study Center, Amina Hamed; Blackburn Study Center with Ademola Olugebefola (@ademolaolugebefola ); Blackburn Study Center with Judy Reddy (@judithreddy568 ) and Devraj Dakoji (@devrajdakoji ); Blackburn Study Center Joshua and Cecilia Cano-Daly (@ceciliacanodaly ); MOK with curators Jenna Hamed and Amina Ahmed; Photo by Bill Phipps; Photo by Bill Phipps MOK, Gina and Kaleb; 12Gates Workshop with Jazmine Catasús; 12 Gates Workshop with Jazmine Catasús; 12 Gates Discussion with Isra El-beshir, MOK, and Bayan Abubakr; Live Music Zekkereya El-Magharbel and Kweku Sumbry, Photo by Samoel Gonzales (@samorius ); Alsarah & The Nubatones at the Study Center, @alsarahandthenubatones ; @maqam.studio.nyc Homage to Umm Kulthum Programming made possible by @teigerfoundation , and additional support from Jenni Crain Foundation.

We are wrapping up our 2026 Kahn | Mason SIP Fellowship, and over the course of the past three months we have been able to welcome seven artists to hone their craft in the printmaking medium: Alicia Mersy SHAN Wallace Kearra Amaya Gopee Cameron Granger Diana Guerra Brandon Foushée Claire Gilliam The fellows have all carried on Bob’s legacy through their time, work, and contributions to the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop’s collaborative and educational space, and have worked tirelessly to expand their printmaking portfolios. The Kahn | Mason SIP Fellowship is named in honor of avid printmakers and educators Emily Mason and Wolf Kahn, with partial funding provided by the Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation and the Wolf Kahn Foundation. @wolfkahn @emilymasonstudio @alicetrumbullmason We would like to give special thanks to the 2026 Selection Panel: Chantal Lee, Librarian, The New York Public Library; E. Jane, Interdisciplinary Artist and SIP Alum; Paige Laino, Archivist, Practice Index; Sika Bonsu, Program Manager, Weeksville Heritage Center. @_chantallee_ @glorious_nobodies @sevenipads @sikabonsu_ @aliciamersy @fooshphotos @_dianahola_ @cagilly @realtayediggs @kearramaya @_yoshann

Earlier this month @vanessajobahr and I taught a weekend workshop on registration techniques at @efa.rbpmw . Everyone did amazing, mostly because Vanessa is a 10/10 teacher 👌🏽 I always love being in this shop, there's an energy that is hard to explain but it's infectious. I will be returning 🙏🏽🍞 #efa #printmaking #contemporaryart #printshop

NEW JUNE COURSE! Over the last four decades, philosopher of science Donna Haraway has revolutionized how scholars understand the relationships between science, technology, and society. While Haraway is most famously associated with cyborg theory, this course will offer students an opportunity to survey the full scope of her work. In addition to deciphering the Cyborg Manifesto, we will read her contributions to feminist epistemology, history of biology, and multispecies ethics, asking: How is the content of scientific knowledge prefigured by the social contexts in which it is produced? How do new arrangements of capital, knowledge, and technology make racial and gender categories both more “natural” and more vulnerable to attack? How is nature put to work for human interests, and whose does this ultimately serve? And do new technologies bring with them the promise of utopia, or new nightmares of capitalist speculation and accelerating exploitation of already vulnerable people and species? “Donna Haraway: Cyborgs, Science, and Gender (In-Person)” with Danya Glabau starts Tuesday, June 2nd at @efa.rbpmw For more information and to enroll, visit the “Current Courses” link in bio 📷: Jean Baptiste Paris - Donna Haraway

[Sold out] Join us this Sunday April 26th for a special concert celebrating Umm Kulthum through song and painting, inspired by the exhibition "Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground". Vocalist George Ziadeh will perform one of Umm Kulthum’s classical masterpieces: Hakam ῾Alayna al-Hawa حكم علينا الهوى. The work, emblematic of Arab music’s golden age, will be reinterpreted by Ziadeh and his ensemble. Vocalist Zahra Ali will open the performance with the song, Lughat Al-Zuhoor لغة الزهور. The concert will take inspiration from the upcoming exhibition, Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground, a survey exhibition of works by the New York-based Sudanese artist and master printmaker Mohammed Omer Khalil (b.1936), widely recognized as the first major printmaker from the Arab world. Curated by Amina Ahmed and Jenna Hamed in partnership with the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, the exhibition presents a selection of his paintings and printed works spanning six decades, employing collage and offering a tribute to the scenes, sounds, and syntax that are influential to Khalil’s visual language. Illustration: "Homage to Umm Kulthum" (2013) Mohammad Omer Khalil. Oil, collage on canvas. For tickets, follow link in bio. Featuring: @georgeziadeh @zahrasociology @abushumays @shipditty @firaszreik @johnnyfarraj @johnmurchis @farrarsguitars @amirelsaffar_official @alber.percussion

MOHAMMAD OMER KHALIL SELECTS May 5 In collaboration with the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, and in conjunction with the exhibition series “Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground”, Anthology hosts two screenings featuring films that have influenced and inspired Khalil. On view from March 28-May 31, “Common Ground” is a survey exhibition of works by the New York-based Sudanese artist and master printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil (b.1936), widely recognized as the first major printmaker from the Arab world. Curated by Amina Ahmed and Jenna Hamed in partnership with the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, the exhibition presents a selection of his paintings and printed works spanning six decades, employing collage and offering tribute to the scenes, sounds, and syntax influential to Khalil’s visual language. The multi-venue and multi-city exhibition unfolds across five partner venues including the Blackburn Study Center (New York), Twelve Gates Arts (Philadelphia), Arab American National Museum (Dearborn), Maqām Studio (Brooklyn), and Jay Seven Inc (Brooklyn), alongside a robust series of programs and workshops in partnership with Anthology, The Africa Center, Pratt Institute, and the Queens Museum. Here at Anthology, we will be screening UMM KULTHUM: A VOICE LIKE EGYPT (Michal Goldman, 1996) and THE CHALK GARDEN (Ronald Neame, 1964), two films whose impact on Khalil are reflected in the paintings and prints he has created in tribute to their influence. For more info about the exhibition series and other events visit: /mohammed-omer-khalil Michal Goldman UMM KULTHUM: A VOICE LIKE EGYPT May 5 at 6:15 PM Ronald Neame THE CHALK GARDEN May 5 at 8:45 PM Slide 2: Homage to Umm Kulthum (2013) Oil, collage on canvas Slide 4: Il Giardino Di Gesso (1965) Etching, false bite, aquatint

More programming to celebrate Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground curated by Jenna Hamed and Amina Ahmed. Learn how music and film shaped Khalil’s visual language from rhythm, memory, and narrative. Every Monday through May 25, 1–8PM: Jay Seven Inc. Give Me Your Ear: A Listening & Reading Room This WEDNESDAY APR 21, 7PM at the Blackburn Study Center — Live Music Performance: Songs of Return to a Never Again Home - Alsarah and the Nubatones. @alsarah5000 Sunday, April 26, 2026, 3PM | Maqām Studio | Homage to Umm Kulthum @maqam.studio.nyc Tuesday, May 12, 1PM EST | Brooklyn Rail’s New Social Environment (Online) — Conversation with Mohammad Omer Khalil, Jenna Hamed, Amina Ahmed & Joshua Chee Sanford @brooklynrail Friday, May 15, 11AM | Blackburn Study Center | 1-54 Walkthrough & Archives Tour - Khalil’s work and African artists from the collection. Must have 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair VIP Pass. @154artfair Tuesday, May 5 | Anthology Film Archives | Mohammad Omer Khalil Selects 6:15PM — Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt (Dir. Michal Goldman) 8:45PM — The Chalk Garden (Dir. Ronald Neame) @anthologyfilmarchives Sunday, May 17 | Queens Museum | New New Yorkers: Reflections from the World Fair Print workshop w. Mohammad Omer Khalil Saturday, May 30 | The Africa Center | Africa Day @theafricacenter Saturday, May 30, 12PM | Blackburn Study Center | An Ode To You: Literary Reading with Daad Sharfi, Dalia Elhassan, Mayada Ibrahim, and Mohammed Zenia Pre-Order Catalog: Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground include the co-curators alongside Bayan Abubakr, Omar Berrada, Amir ElSaffar, Jennifer Farrell, Tumelo Mosaka, Navina Najat Haidar, Ben Rejali, Olivia Shao, Ksenia Nouril, and Sumesh Sharma, as well as Khalil’s family and friends. For more details, visit rbpmw-efanyc.org @teigerfoundation @jennilcrain @j7md @12gates @theafricacenter @jayseveninc @queensmuseum @maqam.studio.nyc @anthologyfilmarchives Programs at the Blackburn Study Center are made possible with major support from Teiger Foundation. The exhibition is also supported by The Jenni Crain Foundation, an initiative dedicated to preserving the legacy of the esteemed artist and curator.

Ink on hands, presses in motion, and prints coming to life. This is a typical Saturday at the country’s oldest community printshop. The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (@efa.rbpmw ), a program of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, is a cooperative workspace in New York City offering printmaking facilities, classes, and services to artists of all skill levels. Here, artists explore contemporary and traditional techniques—from screenprinting, a stencil-based process that transfers ink through a mesh screen, to mezzotint, a richly detailed engraving method dating back to the 17th century. Programming furthers Robert Blackburn’s vision of building an international community of printmakers and artists. “Common Ground,” now on exhibit, is a multi-city survey of work by Sudanese artist and master printmaker Mohammed Omer Khalil. For Khalil, the workshop was an artistic home when he arrived in New York in 1967. “Education remains central to the Workshop’s mission,” say Co-Directors Jazmine Catasús, Essye Klempner, and Justin Sanz. Today, there are fellowships for local artists and Legacy Residencies for printmakers who worked with Blackburn. Proceeds from print sales help offset the costs for members, keeping studio access affordable, and ensuring new works are bring created every day. “Printmaking remains a medium grounded in collective practice,” say the Co-Directors. “As Bob [Blackburn] said, ‘studios like ours are designed to share.’” Visit the link in bio to explore upcoming, classes, and events at RBPMW.

We are delighted to be one of the six partner workshops featured in The Print Center’s @theprintcenter upcoming exhibition “America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print” & The groundbreaking show highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns. “America Today” brings together contemporary works by 38 artists from six community-centered, mission-based printshops across the US to consider the breadth of democracy and the American experience in the context of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Master / Lead Printers @drhannsewjo @j.snza @jaz_arelis thanks to @marisuzumaki • Partner workshops include: ➡️ Brandywine Workshop and Archives (@brandywine.workshop ), Philadelphia ➡️ Coronado printstudio (@coronadoprintstudio ), Austin, TX ➡️ Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (@crows_shadow ), Pendleton, OR ➡️ EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (@efa.rbpmw ), New York, NY ➡️ Self Help Graphics & Art (@shg1970 ), Los Angeles, CA ➡️ Women's Studio Workshop (@wsworkshop ), Kingston, NY • Opening Reception & Gallery Talk, Thursday, April 23rd: 5:30pm: Gallery Talk with artists + printshop partners 6-7:30pm: Reception Free and open to the public The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 • Exhibition on view: April 24 – July 25, 2026. Learn more by visiting the link in @theprintcenter ’s bio! • ✨ Artists in the exhibition: Natalie Ball • Chakaia Booker • Alex Callender • Raven Chacon • Pepe Coronado • Lizania Cruz • Laurie Darby • Ka’ila Farrell-Smith • Sandra Fernández • Consuelo Flores • Luis-Genaro Garcia • Melissa Govea • kimi malka hanauer • Priscilla Hernandez • Kate Horvat • Sedrick Huckaby • Benito Huerta • KaKeART (Ann E. Kalmbach and Tatana Kellner) • Baseera Khan • Lehuauakea • José Lozano • Cannupa Hanska Luger • Álvaro D. Márquez • Dindga McCannon • Glendalys Medina • Ayanah Moor • Odili Donald Odita • Howardena Pindell • Robert Pruitt • Wendy Red Star • Karen Revis • Kenny Rivero • Yelaine Rodriguez • Sky Syzygy • Marie Watt • Michael Kelly Williams • Tona Wilson • “America Today” has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. @pewcenterarts