We are living in a state of drastic change.

Extremist political leaders around the world flex their muscles in disregard to the citizens of their states, and continuously threaten the wellbeing of the world around them. Environmentalists around the world consistently recognize the detrimental effects of our obsession for technology in the world around us, while world leaders declare it to be a hoax. The Great Barrier Reef was proclaimed dead last year, and there is no doubt that our effects on the natural world will be visible in geological findings millennia from now. Is there room for positivity? What would your message be to people around the world if you could express on one sheet of paper. What is the "state of" politics, environment, or social issues in your country?

Belfast Print Workshop presents the work of 33 artists in a global exchange of artworks to the above statement. “The State Of” is an international exhibition that uses the medium of printmaking to produce a dialogue on our current times, with voices worldwide calling out for change, positivity, and awareness, which sees printmakers engage with the exchange and curation of the exhibition in their home cities between March and June of 2019.

Participating Artists

1. Alicja Skomra, Poland

2. Anna Trojanowska - Poland (Wroclaw)

3. Charlotte Clauzel, Germany

4. Deborah Oden, USA (California)

5. Dominika Surmacz, Poland

6. Evka Whaley-Smith, USA

7. Filip Trnka, Czech Republic

8. Guanchu Zhu, China

9. Katarzyna Roman, Norway

10. Katarzyna Tereszkiewicz, Poland

11. Kitty Hubbard, USA (New York)

12.Kristina Paasbus, USA (Ohio)

13.Kamilla Bednarska, Poland

14. Laura Ponte, France

15. Lukasz Butowski, Poland

16. Maciek Jaroszczek, Poland

17. Magdalena Hlawacz, Poland

18. Monika Waleciejczyk , Poland

19. Mumu Wang, China

20. Pawel Puzio, Poland

21. Philip Haucke, Germany

22. Priscilla Romero Cubero, Spain

23. Raquel Amat - Belfast, Ireland

24. Renata Kurczynska, Poland

25. Samira Zamani, Iran

26. Sarah Epping, Poland

27. Sylwia Lesniewski - Canada -

28. Tatiana Potts, USA (Tennessee)

29. Victoria Goro-Rapoport, USA (Nebraska)

30. Lorena Pradel, Argentina

31.Han Xu, China

32. Woichtech Kolacz, Poland

33. Anna Kodz - Poland

If you would like more information on printmaking techniques, studio access or membership please contact Belfast Print Workshop (bpw.org.uk).

Images by Simon Mills (@photosbysi)