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Conversations with Artists II
2026-05-09 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
At The Print Center and on Zoom
Karen Revis, The End of Black Harlem, 2017, printed at Coronado printstudio
Join The Print Center for our second of two conversations presented in conjunction with America Today. Moderator Lauren Rosenblum will be joined by artists Lizania Cruz, Laurie Darby and Karen Revis as well as as well as Pepe Coronado (Artist, Director and Master Printer) from Coronado printstudio, Jazmine Catasús (Artistic Director and Master Printer) from EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and Natalie Renganeschi (Acting Director) from Women’s Studio Workshop to talk about their unique communities and how collaboration feeds the making of socially relevant prints.
Register for Zoom
Registration requested for in-person attendance, but not required.

Learn more about America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print here.

America Today has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Public Exhibition Tour: America Today
2026-05-13 12:30 - 13:00, 2026-06-10 12:30 - 13:00, 2026-06-13 12:30 - 13:00, 2026-06-26 17:30 - 18:00, 2026-07-15 12:30 - 13:00, 2026-07-24 17:30 - 18:00 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Join us for a free, in-person guided tour, led by our Jensen Bryan Curator, Lauren Rosenblum to explore America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print. Tours are a great way to experience the show! Guests will gain insight into the artworks and themes of the exhibition. Grab a friend and join us!
America Today is a groundbreaking exhibition that brings together contemporary artworks from six community-centered, mission-based printshops across the US to consider the breadth of the American experience in the context of the nation’s 250th anniversary. It highlights the power of print as a medium for expressing political ideals and urgent societal concerns. The workshops include Brandywine Workshop & Archives, Philadelphia, PA; Coronado printstudio, Austin, TX; Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts, Pendleton, OR; EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY; Self Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, CA; and Women’s Studio Workshop, Kingston, NY.
Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, May 13, 12:30pm
Wednesday, June 10, 12:30pm
Saturday, June 13, 12:30pm
Friday, June 26, 5:30pm
Wednesday, July 15, 12:30pm
Friday, July 24, 5:30pm
Registration requested, but not required.

Print Your Voice: An Interactive Print Event
2026-07-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Brandywine Workshop & Archives, 730 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, United States
Hosted at Brandywine Workshop & Archives (730 S. Broad St.)
Join The Print Center and Brandywine Workshop for a fun afternoon of hands-on printmaking activities for all ages – no experience needed! Explore many kinds of printmaking – including screenprinting, letterpress and woodblock printing, presented by Brandywine Workshop, BYO Print, Common Press, The Print Center, Second State Press, The Soapbox and Taller Puertorriqueño.
“Print Your Voice” is offered in conjunction with The Print Center’s current exhibition, America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print, on view through July 25. Free and open to the public, The Print Center is open Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11am – 6pm, and on June Sundays.

Registration requested, but not required.

Summer Soirée with Ron Tarver
2026-07-22 17:30 - 19:30
Ron Tarver, Sunflower Trail Ride, Brackettville to San Antonio TX, 1994
We are pleased to invite you to a Summer Soirée! Join us for our spring fundraiser with special guest Ron Tarver, a Pulitzer Prize-winning, Philadelphia-based photographer.
The evening will begin at 5:30pm with delicious hors d’oeuvres and summer cocktails. Guests will also enjoy a final look at America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print and a sneak preview of our fall exhibition.
6pm, Exhibition Tour
Experience an intimate, guided walkthrough with Jensen Bryan Curator Lauren Rosenblum.
6:45pm, Remarks
Hear about our fall exhibition, The Long Ride Home, Black Cowboys in America from Ron Tarver, who will share stories about his multi-decade project on Black cowboy culture.

Supporters will enjoy cocktails and conversation with Tarver and tour of America Today. ($250 per person)
Patrons will enjoy the perks listed above, plus a signed first edition of the award-winning The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America with a 9 1/2” x 11”, editioned print of Worn Felt Hat, 1994. ($600 per person, $750 per couple)
Benefactors will enjoy the perks listed above, plus a signed, 26” x 17” print of Sunflower Trail Ride (edition of 25). ($2,600 per person; $2,750 per couple)
To purchase your ticket, click here, or contact Rebecca Arthur at 215.735.6090 x2 or rarthur@printcenter.org.
Donations: Please consider sponsoring a Supporter ticket for an artist, or making a tax-deductible contribution to The Print Center here.
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Ron Tarver is a Philadelphia-based, internationally recognized photographer. Born in Oklahoma, he has a BA in Journalism and Graphic Arts from Northeastern State University, OK and an MFA from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist from his years at The Philadelphia Inquirer; he also received awards from World Press Photos and the Society of Professional Journalists, as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is included in collections including: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; Studio Museum in Harlem; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He is Associate Professor of Art, Swarthmore College.

Gallery Talk + Opening Reception for Ron Tarver, The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America
2026-09-10 17:30 - 19:30 | The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, 19103, United States
Ron Tarver, Rodeo Queen, Okmulgee, OK, 1993
Please join us for a Gallery Talk and Opening Reception for Ron Tarver, The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America.
5:30pm – Gallery Talks
6 – 7:30pm – Opening Reception
This group of color photographs made in the 1990s celebrates Black cowboy culture, challenges the whitewashed myth of the all-American cowboy and deconstructs ideas of Black identity. Tarver’s images offer testimony to the lived experiences of a thriving community, offering insightful glimpses into the lives of Black people embodying their Western cultural heritage.
The exhibition will be on view September 11 – November 14, 2026.
Free and open to the public.
