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Upstate New York Chapter

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Hand-colored Albumen print photograph of Genesee High Falls, Rochester, ca. 1890. Source: NYPL. Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.

About APHA Upstate NY

The Upstate New York Chapter serves members from the Hudson Valley to Buffalo. 

upcoming events

15 Miles on the Erie Canal
A Print Keepsake published through the American Printing History Association, Upstate New York Chapter
On July 4, 1817, construction began on the Erie Canal in Rome, New York.The early history of printing in Upstate New York coincides with the opening of the Erie Canal (1825) as the primary passageway between New York City and the Great Lakes. Along the 363 miles and 36 locks there popped up many canal towns and cities that became powerhouses of industry and commerce. Notable episodes in printing history happened throughout New York State—from the Roycroft Campus in East Aurora, New York to work done by Victor Hammer 150 miles to the east in Aurora, New York.
The Johnson-Peerless Press Works in Palmyra and the Papermakers of the Mohawk and Hudson Valleys all contributed to the vast history of printing in New York State.
To commemorate the great canal and its environs, the APHA Upstate New York Chapter is assembling a portfolio of prints, ephemera, and booklets which celebrate the Erie Canal.
Call for Work
Prints may be on specific topics related to printing in New York State or the Erie Canal including history, songs, folklore, etc. and printed using presses, type, and methods that may have been used in the 19th century in these places. The cumulative box of prints will celebrate the history of the Canal and printing in New York State. Prints may be made with processes other than letterpress such as silkscreen or intaglio, or even digital printing.
To Contribute
• A few select participants will be invited to contribute, otherwise participation is open to APHA members, letterpress printers, and printmakers.
• Print 50 copies and send (or hand deliver) by February 15, 2022 to:
Upstate NY APHA Folio
c/o P22
25 E. Main St. Suite 125
Rochester NY 14614
• Print editions may be part of a larger overall edition but numbers 1-50 should be sent in for this box project.
• Maximum size of 7.75” x 9.75” inches (May be folded if needed.)
More Details
• A printed map of NY state with the Canal and location of contributors within the canal area will be included as a print.
• Goal of 30 different prints.
• Deluxe 8 x 10 x 1” keepsake box will hold the prints.
• One box will be sent to each contributor at no charge.
• The remaining copies will be sold to create funding for APHA UNY Outreach and education programs
• Target retail price of $150.00 (may vary depending on final number of prints)
• APHA members and Upstate NY Chapter members will be offered box folios at a discounted price
• Please address questions to richard@p22.com

 

past events

APHA UNY Meeting Saturday, 2/22/20
11 a.m. RIT Cary Collection
The Cary Collection and the Cary Graphic Design Archive are housed on the second floor of RIT’s Wallace Library. During the weekend and after 5 p.m. on weekdays, visitors may park in U Lot located just southeast of the Wallace Library. 

Letterpress Appreciation Day on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.  Co-sponsored by Boxcar Press & P22 Type Foundry
Thursday, April 14, 2016, 5:30 p.m., Hostetter Lecture Room (209), Stratton Hall. Free and open to the public.
Upstate New York Wayzgoose at Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, Rochester New York on Saturday June 4, 2016
The 40th annual American Printing History Association conference: Printing on the Handpress and Beyond hosted by RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Wells College, Swartzburg Memorial Book Arts Lecture: David Shields — Towards a people’s history of American wood type. Thursday, October 21, 2015, 5:30 p.m., Hostetter Lecture Room (209), Stratton Hall. Free and open to the public.
Upstate New York Wayzgoose at Wells Book Arts Center in Aurora, New York on Saturday May 9, 2015
Wells College, Swartzburg Memorial Book Arts Lecture: Andrew Steeves: Ecology, Economy and The Endurance of Printing. Thursday, April 16, 2015, 5 p.m., Hostetter Lecture Room (209), Stratton Hall. Free and open to the public.
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection opened the exhibition “Frederic W. Goudy: 150 Years of Typographic Influence” on March 12, with a standing-room-only lecture by Steve Matteson, Creative Type Director at Monotype.
Wells College, Swartzburg Memorial Book Arts Lecture: Just Who Is Richard Kegler And What Is He Doing At Wells Book Arts Center? Thursday,  October 23, 2014, 5 p.m., Hostetter Lecture Room (209), Stratton Hall. Free and open to the public.
Wells College, Swartzburg Memorial Book Arts Lecture: RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection, Highlights from Forty-five Years. Thursday, April 10, 2014, 5 p.m., Hostetter Lecture Room (209), Stratton Hall. Free and open to the public.
 Syracuse University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Summer exhibition: “4,000 Years and Counting,” July 1 to August 14, 2014, on view at the 6th floor Gallery, Bird Library.
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection Summer exhibition: “Elaine Lustig Cohen: Voice & Vision,” on view in The Wallace Center through September 8, 2014.
Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, Rochester: Open House & Letterpress demonstration, July 11, 4 p.m. 2014
Western New York Book Arts Center, Buffalo: 3rd Annual Buffalo Bookfest, August 9, 11-5 p.m. 2014