Art with Impact

Month of Printmaking

Main Gallery: Arts For All
Community Art Wall: Comics in Print

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Opening Reception: February 20, 6 PM - 8 PM

First Friday Art Walk: March 6 from 6 PM - 9 PM

Closing Reception: Meet the Artists & Pick Your Print: March 20,

6 PM - 8 PM

On View: February 20 - March 21, 2026

Free and open to the public.​

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For this year’s Month of Printmaking exhibition, Access Gallery revisits a beloved program: Arts For All.

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Arts For All uses adaptive art tools designed to ensure that people with limited fine motor skills can fully participate in the creative process. These tools are built for all abilities, inviting disabled and nondisabled participants to create side by side. The printing process is simple, but the results are anything but-layered with movement, color, and collective expression.

 

On January 29, the gallery transformed into a giant print making studio for Access Gallery artists Mikelle and Stevie. What followed was an explosion of color, movement, and laughter. The result is a monumental collaborative print measuring 20’ × 12’ that captures the joy and freedom of making

art together.

 

A key feature of this exhibition is that one large section of the print remains intact. Visitors are invited to explore it through a self-guided scavenger hunt, discovering hidden details and unexpected moments throughout the piece. 

 

Join us on March 20. For a $10 donation, choose your own section of the collaborative print—we’ll cut it from the original artwork for you to keep and frame. Plus, meet Access Gallery artists Mikelle and Stevie, who brought this piece to life.

 

Community Art Wall: Comics in Print

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For Month of Printmaking, the Community Art Wall turns its focus to comics created by Access Gallery artists-bringing bold characters, layered storytelling, and social commentary into view. Comics in Print invites visitors to take a closer look at the comic books featured in the Access Gallery shop, highlighting the characters, themes, and creative voices behind each work.

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This exhibition highlights comic art by Access Gallery Artists: Alexander Scott, Lorne Threlkeld Jr., AJ Kiel, and Jareth J. Charles, showcasing stories that range from playful to pointed, fantastical to deeply personal. Through superheroes, rebels, and imagined futures, these works explore themes of power, justice, identity, and resilience.

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All comics are printed at a local print shop, emphasizing printmaking as both an artistic and economic tool for Access Gallery artists. As part of the exhibition, two new comic books will be released, one by AJ Kiel and one by Lorne Threlkeld Jr., offering visitors the opportunity to engage with these stories beyond the gallery walls.

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Together, the Main Gallery and Community Art Wall exhibitions celebrate printmaking as a medium for access, storytelling, and shared experience—where every mark carries a voice, and every story belongs.

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Join Us for These Events:

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Opening Reception
February 20

Hands-on printmaking activity with Access Gallery artist Jareth C. Charles - First Friday Reception
March 6

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Closing Reception: Meet the Artists & Pick Your Print
March 20

For a $10 donation, select your own portion of the large collaborative print. We’ll cut it from the original artwork for you to keep and frame, plus meet Access Gallery artists Mikelle and Stevie, who brought this piece to life.

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About Arts For All

Since 1999, Access Gallery has created community art experiences using adaptive tools that broaden access to art and the creative process.

Program features include:
• Adaptive tools that transform wheelchairs into paintbrushes or

drawing tools
• Creative collaboration, where many artists contribute to a single

shared work
• Skill building that supports motor skills, focus, social connection,

and self-confidence

Arts For All demonstrates that when barriers are removed, creativity thrives.