A remarkable collaboration

Fresh Ink at the Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, MA is a deep and thought-provoking show. Featured is a collaborative sculptural piece–an artists book–by Ania Gilmore, Gunta Kaža, Malgorzata Oakes and Stephanie Stigliano for the traveling exhibit FREEDOM Project. FREEDOM Project presents global conflicts and issues related to human rights, violence, aggression, war, social and racial injustice. Says Ania Gilmore: “In order to bring us back together, we need to recognize what tears us apart; 
a collection of words written by people from all over the world answering the question: 
What divides Humanity today?”   

Gunta Kaža: “Freedom is messy, it is prickly, especially when one person’s freedom dominates 
and impinges on others.”  

Malgorzata Oakes: “FREEDOM Project is my contribution to speak out about the significant issue regarding lack of freedom that touches many lives around the globe. It is important we continue 
to be resilient to strive for a better future.”  Stephanie Stigliano: “As I feel increasingly desperate in a hostile world, these prints represent 
my hope that nature will ultimately prevail.”

Ania Gilmore, Gunta Kaža, Małgorzata Oakes, Stephanie Stigliano
Four Women for Freedom
Artist Book, Ania Gilmore binding technique; Strathmore 400 series heavyweight, Astrobrights® Colored Paper Re-Entry Red, Collagraph, Dry Point, Dry Transfer, Monotype, Linocut, Lithograph, Painting, Photocopy Transfer, Relief Print, & Stencil, Silkscreen, Cotton Thread, Akua Intaglio Inks, Speedball Water Based Block Printing Inks, Cranfield Relief Printing Inks, Binder Ring
29 pages of  9.5″ x 5″ (Open: 22 x 22 in)
$850