Print Media (cross-posted from Patreon)

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I discovered a couple printmaking podcasts recently. To help get excited for the PGNY print fair, I listened to a lot of back catalog episodes while reprinting and packing prints.

Platemark Podcast

On the web at platemarkpodcast.com and on YouTube at youtube.com/@platemarkpodcast.

Platemark is hosted by Ann Shafer. The podcast is loosely organized into thematic seasons. The earlier episodes about curation, criticism, and art history are a bit stuffier and of course more academic, but the “season three” interviews with practicing artists and printmakers are great. They pack a lot of knowledge about printmaking techniques (including esoteric steampunk methods like the hydraulic-press-and-lead-plate-based Woodburytype), intricate projects (like Lothar Osterburg’s photogravures of miniature replicas of historical places), and a recurring theme of the role of the print shop (from shared kitchens to factory-size fab labs) as cross-pollinating problem-solving spaces.

Hello Print Friend

On the web at helloprintfriend.com and on YouTube at youtube.com/@helloprintfriend7464.

Hello Print Friend is a bilingual podcast hosted by Miranda Metcalf and Reinaldo Gil Zambrano. Episodes alternate between English y Español, respectively. (I’m not quite able to follow the Spanish, but at 80% playback speed I can catch the gist, so it’s good practice.) Platemark and Hello Print Friend sometimes coordinate with tag-team interviews, as with Tom Hück. The interview with FAILE was interesting for asking why more visual artists don’t adopt musicians’ practice of forming named bands to perform with particular identities and styles. Hello Print Friend also produces short documentaries; check out Grabando Oaxaca for a look at the print shop scene in Oaxaca, Mexico (there’s a Vimeo link and password on that page).

Pressing Matters Magazine

On the web at pressingmatters.com

Appears to be a swanky full-color print magazine about printmaking, appropriately enough, with some issues and articles available for free as downloadable PDFs.

Posted on Monday, November 10th, 2025. Tags: art.