Bringing art to everyone by breaking down barriers is at the core of Zygote’s mission. The Affordable Print Fair: Collecting 101 centers that mission by creating opportunities for emerging artists to exhibit their work, and by offering new collectors an affordable way to acquire art. “This exhibition and the accompanying free, public programs will demonstrate that print collecting is not […]
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The last thing artist, activist, and creative director Antwoine Washington expected at the end of the fall semester of Pressing Matters—an afterschool art program at Zygote Press—was to give financial management advice to a group of eager teenagers. And yet, it is precisely this sort of real-life problem-solving that is at the core of this unusual youth program. Pressing Matters […]
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Know someone looking to enhance their artistic practice while building community in the Cleveland area? Zygote Press is happy to announce that applications are now open for the Print Residency of Ohio’s Future (PROOF) Fellowship. Previously known as the BIPOC Fellowship, this adaptive program is intended to open doors for Cleveland Artists of Color by connecting them with a broader […]
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In case you haven’t heard, last year Zygote joined forces with Praxis Fiber Workshop and SPACES Gallery to have a group Holiday Sale – and just recently, the Morgan Art of Papermaking joined too! That’s right, all FOUR organizations will be holding a Holiday Members’ Showcase across all four locations! The exhibitions open Friday, December 1 and run through Saturday, […]
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In May 2021, Zygote Press hosted its first cohort of BIPOC residents in what was initially a one-month program, designed to give local artists of color the opportunity to expand their artistic practice into the printmaking realm. Now, two years later, the program has evolved from a one-month residency to a three-month fellowship, with pending funding for a year-long fellowship […]
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Thanks to a grant from Neighbor Up CLE, Zygote will again be hosting the Queer Print + Zine Fair on Saturday, August 26. This year we are partnering with the Phoenix-based Wasted Ink Zine Distro to hold a national call for participation. Local, regional, and national queer printmakers and zinesters will be setting up booths in Zygote’s parking lot for […]
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Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, all of Zygote Press’s 2023 residency programs are fully supported, including our Black, Indigenous and Artists of Color Fellowship—which is now in its fourth cohort. Each BIPOC fellow participates in a ten-week program that gives them the opportunity to learn a variety of printmaking techniques, including silkscreen, etching, lithography, […]
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Zygote Press is happy to present Ideal, an exhibition of contemporary artists using Risograph duplicators. Besides creating their own artwork, they use their equipment and skills to make printing and self-publishing accessible and push the technical limits of the media. The transparency of Riso inks can be used to create multiple tones using only a few colors. This process can […]
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The Queer Ecology Hanky Project, an exhibition of over 120 artist-made bandanas organized by Vanessa Adams and Mary Tremonte, will be on view at Zygote Press from Friday, May 13 to Saturday, June 25. In recent years, queers of all genders and proclivities have expanded the definitions of the original gay hanky code—which emerged in the US in the early […]
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Zygote Press is happy to announce that we will be opening our doors to the (masked) public for our Off the Wall Holiday Show & Members Sale! Our annual Holiday show has become something of a tradition, featuring handmade, local, original works of art by some of the area’s best artists, as well as Zygote members, shop artists, and interns. […]
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