Announcement!
We have changed our direction. We are no longer pursuing incorporation, as we have found that it makes it difficult for us to enact our mission. Instead, we will be shifting our focus to more activism and education, and plan to redistribute our fundraising profits into the community. Please vote on how we do this through our newsletter or on Instagram.
In addition, we are moving our meetings to Discord, as they are more accessible, and importantly, won't be used to develop AI systems. We hope you'll stay with us during our current changes, but please see the video from our Co-founder Olivia Richardson for more information.
If you have concerns, please reach out to us at riprintguild@gmail.com or through our Instagram.
OUR MISSION
The Radical Intersectional Printmaker’s Guild is a volunteer-led collective designed to center the voices of marginalized printmakers and print-based artists. We cultivate an inclusive and open space where knowledge, experiences and information relevant to our membership can be shared. We provide this in an accessible, transparent, and equitable way that encourages innovative strategies expanding the field of printmaking, print-media, and print-based activity. We are a community for
anyone involved in print at any level with the intent to focus support regionally and nationally. RIPG embraces traditional and transformative approaches to the art. We engage in collective exhibitions, print exchanges, newsletters, open-access resources, activism, and other opportunities for a mutually built future. We support the interests of the communities we represent with the understanding that transformation and inclusivity form the center of innovation. Our goal is to listen, support, and lead the way for change in the evolving field of print.
WHAT WE DO
We are a volunteer-run collective that creates opportunities for historically under-represented people involved in print at all levels, including instagram features, art exhibitions, opportunities at conferences and exchanges. We build community through virtual events like Open Studios, virtual networks like our Discord, and through transparent governance. We are currently focused on activism, improving our experiences of the world through our knowledge of print and other community-building practices.
As time goes on, we hope to expand opportunities, community events and support for historically under-represented people in printmaking. These future opportunities may include:
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Professional Practice Workshops & Discussions
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Skills-based demonstrations that are both directly and indirectly related to printmaking
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Mentorship Opportunities
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Live Critiques
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Live Closed Captions
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Exhibit and Exchange Opportunities