From 2015-2021 I coordinated an entrepreneural Letterpress Studio called Catapult Press at Southeast Missouri State University’s Catapult Creative House: A Center for Entrepreneurship. As a part of that, I curated a visiting artist series where artists typically came to present a workshop, demonstration, exhibition, and/or produce a print edition with Catapult Press.
2020
Tammy Harrington, University of the Ozarks. First Friday March.
- First Friday Exhibition at Catapult Gallery, in Collaboration with Catapult Gallery
- Committee
- Artist Lecture
- Student Critiques
Sarah Ellis, Murray State University. February.
- Creating a print with Catapult Editions
- Workshop on Conceptual Development/Artist Lecture
2019
Terrell Carter, St. Louis, MO. First Friday April.
- Exhibition at Catapult Press Gallery wall, co-coordinated with Dr. Joni Hand
- Live Printing at First Friday
2018
Greg Scott Cook, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX. First Friday February.
- First Friday Exhibition at Catapult Gallery, in Collaboration with Catapult Gallery Committee
- Artist Lecture
- Workshop with Catapult Press
2017
Tim Dooley & Aaron Wilson, Midwest Pressed & The University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. First Friday October
- First Friday Exhibition at Catapult Gallery, in Collaboration with Catapult Gallery Committee
- Artist Lecture
- First Friday Pop-up Exhibition
Alejandro Mares, Gastón Ortiz, Juan José Huerta, and Xavier Moreno, Mexico. August and First Friday September.
- First Friday Exhibition at Catapult Gallery, Organized by Catapult Gallery Committee, Asst. Professor Dr. Joni Hand
- Saturday Workshop: Printing with the Tortilla Press, Organized with Asst. Professor Dr. Joni Hand
Susanna Crum, Calliope Arts, Louisville, KY & University of Indiana Southeast, New Albany, IN.
- Student Studio Visits/Critiques
- Artist Lecture
- Friday Community Workshop: Card Printing with Historic Image Blocks
- First Friday Pop-Up Exhibition
Nicole Hand-Bryant, Murray State University, Murray, KY. First Friday February.
- Studio Visits/Critiques
- Artist Lecture, “The Job We Wanted and What We Actually Do” (18 attendees)
- Print Edition Created with Catapult Press, Catapult Editions Program
- First Friday Pop-up Exhibition
2016
Matt Hopson-Walker, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. First Friday October.
- 3-Day Intaglio Printmaking Workshop with Students on Southeast’s River Campus
- 2 Print Editions Created with Catapult Press, Catapult Editions Program
- Artist Lecture: “Social Commentary and Personal Narrative”
- First Friday Interactive Demonstration: Full Color Printing Using the Letterpress
- Pop-Up Print Exhibition and Print Sale
Bobby Rosenstock, Just-A-Jar Design Press, Marietta, OH. Last Weekend in March.
- Artist Lecture
- Collaborative Poster Printing Workshop
- Pop-Up Print Exhibition, Letterpress Demonstration, and Print Sale
Craig Burkhalter, Macon, GA. First Friday March.
- Artist Lecture
- First Friday Interactive Demonstration: Printing A Chapbook of Poetry by Seabourn Jones
- First Friday Pop-up Exhibition
Megan Singleton, St. Louis, MO. First Friday February.
- Artist Lecture
- Workshop: Paper-Making with Nuisance Plants
- First Friday Exhibition at Catapult Gallery, in Collaboration with Catapult Gallery Committee
2015
Josh Dannin, Directangle Press, Pittsburgh, PA. First Friday October.
- Artist Lecture
- First Friday Interactive Demonstration: Modular Printing with the Letterpress
- First Friday Pop-up Exhibition
Brad Vetter & Adrienne Miller, Brad Vetter Designs, Louisville, KY. First Friday September.
- First Friday Student Workshop: Pressure Printing with the Letterpress
- First Friday Print Sale and Letterpress & Book Binding Demonstration
- Saturday Community Workshop: Pressure Printing with the Letterpress
Katherine Miller, Firecracker Press, St. Louis, MO. First Friday April.
- Live Printing During the Soft Opening.