"The Evolution of the Dot"
January 19, 2006 - Jet's Annual Event this year focuses on the history of print and advertising. Our theme, "The Evolution of the Dot", was chosen to encapsulate the exhibits and chain of events that our customers and guests will experience while they attend. Our event specifics are as follows:
Who: Customers & Prospective Customers
When: Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 6pm-9pm
Where: The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL
Why: Jet's Annual Event -- Celebrating "The Evolution of the Dot"
What: This celebration is intended to educate and inspire while providing delightful beverages, gallery exhibits & private tours with Paul Gehl, Newberry Library Curator, who will showcase the importance of print and advertising through the ages.
Admission: Free (by invitation only)
"See it"
Enjoy print and advertising on exhibit. Paul Gehl, Newberry Library Custodian, John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing, will take us on group tours to view the contribution of print and advertising through the years. The Newberry began to collect in earnest on the history of printing and allied fields of the book arts in the years just after World War I, under terms of a bequest by Chicago journalist and publisher John Mansir Wing (1844-1917), who envisioned "a great typographical library." The initial impulse of the collection was to represent as many different printers and type faces as possible from the early period of printing through to present-day.
As well as view "The Chicago Calligraphy Collective's 18th Annual Juried Show in the Libraries' Herman Dunlap Smith Gallery". The Chicago Calligraphy Collective was founded in 1976 to promote the study, practice, and appreciation of calligraphy in all its historical and present-day applications. The juried exhibit of members' work includes handmade artist's books and broadsides as well as three-dimensional works executed in various media and styles, from classical to contemporary.
"Know it"
Your inspiring private tour with the Library's Curator will expand your knowledge as he shares his education on the influence of print and advertising through the ages.
"Feel it"
Engage in the act of printmaking. David Jones of Anchor Graphics will be demonstrating the fine art of printing. Anchor Graphics, a nonprofit printshop and gallery that brings together, under professional guidance, a diverse community of young, emerging and established artists to advance the fine art of printmaking.
Jet is a proud sponsor of Anchor Graphics and
the Fairygodmother Foundation.