Art of Democracy: National Coalition of Exhibitions on the state of American politics

American Politics 2008: A View in Prints
For more than 200 years, political art has helped ignite discussion, sway votes and entertain voters. Plymouth State University presents American Politics 2008: A View in Prints, September 15 to November 21. The exhibit opening is Wednesday, September 17, 4-6 p.m. at Lamson Library. This show displays the prints of nine northern New England artists whose works include the clever and colorful presentation of words that confront our ideas to a distinctive use of familiar political personalities and cultural icons. The exhibition is curated by David A. Beronä, director of the Lamson Library and Learning Commons.
“It is invigorating to see the enthusiasm that these artists have taken in presenting dynamic works that shake up and sometimes challenge our awareness of the political process during this important election year,” said Beronä. “These works step outside the static rhetoric of commercial media, which we have all grown numb to, and makes us all ponder the important issues that shape our lives—like the war in Iraq and our economic recession—and the threatening consequence that our vote in November will have in our future.”
The work of printmakers from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are presented in collaboration with the Art of Democracy, which is a national coalition of political art exhibitions taking place in the fall of 2008 on the state of the American political scene. Artists include Carroll Berg, Elizabeth D’Amico, Nancy R. Davison, Anita Dillman, Terry Downs, Brandy Gibbs-Riley, Henrieke Strecker, Adam Jacono, and Brad White.

The work were selected from entries by: Terry Downs, is the coordinator of printmaking at Plymouth State University. He was president of The New Hampshire Art Association and was director of the Horizons Art Gallery in Campton, NH. Anita Dillman, fine arts lithographer who exhibits in New England and teaches drawing, printmaking, and creativity classes at Plymouth State University. David A. Beronä, author of Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels, Director of Lamson Library and curator of the Lamson Print Series. http://library.plymouth.edu/exhibits/print-series.

Lamson Library and Learning Commons Plymouth State University Lamson Print Series American Politics 2008 Plymouth State University - MSC 47 Plymouth, New Hampshire 03264	American Politics 2008: A View in Prints September 15 to November 21, 2008	Organizer: David Beronä
John Terry Downs	Images of the opening and artwork in the show can be seen at the Plymouth State website here.	Anita Dillman
American Politics 2008: A View in Prints For more than 200 years, political art has helped ignite discussion, sway votes and entertain voters. Plymouth State University presents American Politics 2008: A View in Prints, September 15 to November 21. The exhibit opening is Wednesday, September 17, 4-6 p.m. at Lamson Library. This show displays the prints of nine northern New England artists whose works include the clever and colorful presentation of words that confront our ideas to a distinctive use of familiar political personalities and cultural icons. The exhibition is curated by David A. Beronä, director of the Lamson Library and Learning Commons. “It is invigorating to see the enthusiasm that these artists have taken in presenting dynamic works that shake up and sometimes challenge our awareness of the political process during this important election year,” said Beronä. “These works step outside the static rhetoric of commercial media, which we have all grown numb to, and makes us all ponder the important issues that shape our lives—like the war in Iraq and our economic recession—and the threatening consequence that our vote in November will have in our future.” The work of printmakers from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are presented in collaboration with the Art of Democracy, which is a national coalition of political art exhibitions taking place in the fall of 2008 on the state of the American political scene. Artists include Carroll Berg, Elizabeth D’Amico, Nancy R. Davison, Anita Dillman, Terry Downs, Brandy Gibbs-Riley, Henrieke Strecker, Adam Jacono, and Brad White. The work were selected from entries by: Terry Downs, is the coordinator of printmaking at Plymouth State University. He was president of The New Hampshire Art Association and was director of the Horizons Art Gallery in Campton, NH. Anita Dillman, fine arts lithographer who exhibits in New England and teaches drawing, printmaking, and creativity classes at Plymouth State University. David A. Beronä, author of Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels, Director of Lamson Library and curator of the Lamson Print Series. http://library.plymouth.edu/exhibits/print-series.