In conjunction with the Archived PRINTFEST Exhibition, the “4th UNCW PRINTFEST: Large-
Scale Woodblock Printmaking Extravaganza” will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Cultural Arts building on the campus of UNCW.

UNCW’s Art & Art History Department is hosting its 4th Steamroller Print Festival. The event is a
daylong public printmaking showcase presented outside of the Cultural Arts building on the
campus of UNCW. Using a two-ton construction paving roller and an unlikely press bed – the
parking lot of the Cultural Arts building – a team of artists and volunteers will be printing largescale
woodcuts throughout the day. A range of artists from across North Carolina will carve a
design into wood, which will then be inked and printed before a live audience. The theme of the
woodcut designs this year is based on the work of local non-profit, The Food Bank of Central
and Eastern North Carolina. There will also be plenty of hands-on printmaking activities for
attendees of all ages.

The large, unique prints will be for sale during the event. A percentage of all proceeds will go
directly to The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. The steamroller prints are
highly limited editions and one print from each artist will be hung on the day of PRINTFEST in
the Mezzanine Gallery of the Cultural Arts Building. These prints made during PRINTFEST will
hang on display in the Mezzanine Gallery (located on the second floor of the Cultural Arts
Building) from Saturday, March 25 until Friday, March 7, 2023.