"A Decade of Hard Ground Printmaking"
1999-11-20 until 2000-01-22
Sanlam Art Gallery
Bellville, , ZA South Africa

Artists starving in garrets is a perception which many people still hold today. However, some enterprising young artists are succeeding in proving that the contrary can be true.

Such an artist is Jonathan Comerford. His workshop Hard Ground Printmakers will be celebrating its 10th year of independent printmaking with an exhibition in the Sanlam Art Gallery at 2 Strand Road, Bellville as from 20 November.

Printmaking is no easy task and requires a considerable investment in equipment and materials, not to mention labour. For most artists access to such resources is only possible within the framework of institutions like technikons and universities. Yet, ever since 1989, Hard Ground Printmakers has produced art independently of such an institutional life-line.

The professional service provided by this workshop has it made it possible for both established and emerging artists to bring original artworks on the open market at an affordable price. All this makes for a successful business that benefits both the workshop and the artists who make a steady income from the sale of their works through the workshop.

Original artworks and a fully illustrated catalogue will be on sale at the exhibition. If you are looking for that unique gift at an affordable price, this exhibition is the place to get it.

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