This live printmaking event will mark the culmination of Nancy Hackett’s Anne-Reeves Artist Residency.
Hackett will activate the Sands lobby with finished prints on display and live linocut printmaking, offering visitors an opportunity to witness the printmaking process in real time. Guests are invited to observe as carved blocks are inked and printed by hand, celebrating both the residency conclusion and the power of process-based art.
Artist Statement:
Through my printmaking work I explore ecology and the human relationship with the natural world. The complexities of ecosystems and the interconnected, often symbiotic, nature of organism relationships intrigues me. I want my prints to tell this story while highlighting the beauty of nature through a lens of human appreciation.
I have spent my whole life in New Jersey and have always loved exploring the ecology of this area. I have also worked on various farms and gardens which has cultivated my connection to plants and the importance of taking care of the land.
This ongoing body of work explores the ecology of Central Jersey with an understated but important focus on farms and food systems. The reference images for the prints were from farms and gardens (including my own) in New Jersey where I have worked. In support of our local food system a portion of the profits from these sales will be donated to Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ (NOFA).
I will also be printing live at the opening to include the viewer in the art process. Printmaking is a time intensive process filled with a lot of care, similar to farming and gardening.
