{"id":197924,"date":"2026-04-15T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197924\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:01:11","slug":"in-brooklyn-a-printmaking-fair-returns-with-a-bang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197924\/","title":{"rendered":"In Brooklyn, a printmaking fair returns with a bang"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inside a 120-year-old power-plant-turned-art-center, rows of booths replace machinery to showcase the diverse world of printmaking. Amid bustling crowds, the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair remains an intimate space where artists prioritize connection over commerce to bring their crafts into the spotlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The four-day event \u2014 the borough\u2019s only fair dedicated solely to the fine arts \u2014 returned to Gowanus from April 9 to April 12 at the Powerhouse Arts building, offering a rare deep dive into the printmaking process while showcasing some of the field\u2019s most compelling artists. Following its successful 2025 debut, which drew around 7,500 visitors, this year\u2019s fair featured over 60 exhibitors, including galleries, print publishers, independent artists and academic printmaking organizations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"(Suditi Sircar for WSN)<\/p>\n

Divided into two sections based on artist level, the fair aimed to serve as a welcoming space for New Yorkers seeking visibility in the art world. Workshops and panels focused on techniques and history were held throughout the weekend, providing an educational and immersive experience beyond the exhibitor booths.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Noah Breuer stood out for his striking, colorful prints on fabric. A former printmaking professor at NYU\u2019s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Breuer has been making prints since high school. His choice of medium is inspired by his family\u2019s ties to textile production in Bohemia, a region of the Czech Republic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While he got his start printing on paper, Breuer now also uses fabrics typically found in tablecloths, bed sheets and handkerchiefs \u2014 the same ones his ancestors produced, complete with similar textile motifs.<\/p>\n

\"\"Former NYU professor Noah Breuer. (Suditi Sircar for WSN)<\/p>\n

His 2024 work \u201cN\u00e1vrat Banner 3 (Zwirn)\u201d is eye-catching for its scale and composition. The felt piece is over seven feet tall, featuring bright red, blue and yellow teardrop shapes on a primarily black background. Breuer used silkscreen printing, forcing fine line ink details through a mesh screen before sewing each piece together. The manual, multi-step process reflects a philosophy that values the collective over the individual.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPrintmaking lends itself to community building by its nature and collaboration,\u201d Breuer told WSN. \u201cOne of the things I like most about print media is that it is egalitarian and collaborative.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tribeca art gallery NowHere focused on New York-based Japanese artists who are either emerging or historically underrepresented. The booth presented Masaaki Sato\u2019s iconic prints from the \u201970s through the \u201990s. His subject was the classic, cluttered New York newsstand \u2014\u00a0Sato\u2019s works often use hundreds of colors, requiring him to produce an equal number of corresponding screens, each crafted with intense precision to be applied properly.<\/p>\n

The fair also highlighted academic organizations like The New School\u2019s printmaking club<\/a>, which featured a strong display of works from over 50 students. The selected prints reflected a diverse range of identities and techniques, from lithography<\/a> to screen printing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Members of the New School\u2019s printmaking club. (Suditi Sircar for WSN)<\/p>\n

While The Grand Hall section housed booths for formal galleries, The Loft showcased self-representing artists and academic printmaking departments. Student representative and Parsons senior Liz Roff noted that despite the physical separation, the fair\u2019s intimacy created a sense of belonging, rather than hierarchy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt puts us on a very equal level, even though we\u2019re on this side of the gallery,\u201d Roff told WSN. \u201cIn there, you see where we\u2019ll be in a couple years and all the professionals who can help us get to that point.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(Suditi Sircar for WSN)<\/p>\n

Contact Meghan Mandra at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n