Freedom of the Presses is a collaborative exhibition co-curated by Booklyn, Inc. and members of the Ringling College of Art and Design community, which will be on view at the Richard and Barbara Basch Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design from October 20-December 2, 2017. The project focuses on the creative and democratic processes of 21st-century independent artist’s publishing and offers models of empowering and educational art publishing practices. Artists’ books, zines, prints, and items of ephemera will be exhibited, along with a curator’s talk, book fair, and other events.

Wednesday, October 18, 11:30 am-12:15 pm
Letterpress Luncheon with Visiting Artist Marshall Weber
Ringling College Letterpress and Book Arts Center

Thursday, October 19, 11:30 am-12:15 pm
Gallery Talk with Curators
Richard and Barbara Basch Gallery, Ringling College Galleries

Friday, October 20, 5:00-7:00 pm
Opening Reception
Richard and Barbara Basch Gallery, Ringling College Galleries
with concurrent openings at made by gallery and the Brizdle-Schoenberg Special Collections Center at the Alfred R. Goldstein Library at Ringling College of Art & Design

Tuesday, November 7, 6:30-8:00 pm
SEA Change Film Screening: Access + Mobility featuring films selected from Art21, Creative Time, and A Blade of Grass: FIELDWORKS education series profiling artists’ work for social change
Academic Center Auditorium, Ringling College of Art and Design

Wednesday, November 8, 11:30 am-12:15 pm
Artist Talk, Sheryl Oring
Academic Center Auditorium, Ringling College of Art and Design

Friday, November 10, 11:00 am-1:30 pm
HaikU Road Signs Workshop with EXILE Books
Academic Center Lobby, Ringling College of Art and Design

Saturday, November 11, 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Book Fair featuring Ringling Students and Alumni, Booklyn, Inc., EXILE Books, Bluebird Books Bus, NOMAD Art Bus, and Sheryl Oring
Alfred R. Goldstein Library at Ringling College of Art & Design
with concurrent exhibitions at madeby gallery and the Brizdle-Schoenberg Special Collections Center