Brandywine Workshop and Archive + Pelzer Projects Present: Getting PAPER

Getting PAPER, a master class led by Pelzer Projects founder Leon Pelzer Kirkland covering the six key considerations that should go into any art purchase, the necessary habits of a collector, and the value of collecting limited editions prints and other works on paper.

This event marks the launch of the “INVENTED FIGURES” print series published by Pelzer Projects, which is the result of a collaboration between multidisciplinary artist Anthony Folks and master printmaker Leslie Diuguid. Prints will be made available exclusively to supporters of BWA before becoming available to other collectors. All proceeds go to BWA.

The 22-color screenprints are based on original works from an extensive body of collages Folks created from 2016-2020. These "Invented Figures," as Folks dubbed them, represent his meditations on fashion, costume design and Black sartorial flare, as expressed through his experimentation with various kinds of adhesive tape as the primary material. The three prints are published in editions of 10 + 2AP + 1PP.

is a fine art publishing company that foregrounds printmaking as an artform. Based in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, the company produces limited-edition prints by pairing contemporary artists with master printmakers.

is a multidisciplinary artist and dedicated museum educator whose work bridges the gap between art creation and community education. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) and a Master's degree in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).

As an artist and educator, his practice is deeply rooted in ethnography and anthropology, responding to research and his immediate surroundings. Anthony identifies as a "material culture maker," creating art that is informed by cultural contexts. This methodology allows him to use human-crafted objects and environment as tools for understanding and exploration through art-based research.

, founder of Du-Good Press, is a screenprinting artist renowned for her embrace of the medium's expressive and experimental potential. Established in 2017, Du-Good Press holds the distinction of being New York's first Black woman-owned fine art printshop. Through her collaborations with artists, designers, and illustrators, Diuguid has made countless impressions that bridge art, industry, and commerce in a space she designed to maximize versatility.

In addition to her work through Du-Good Press, Diuguid is an adjunct instructor of printmaking at The Cooper Union. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas City Art Institute. Her prints are included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Getty Museum.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Brandywine Workshop and Archives, 730 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, United States

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