Print Forum

Since its inception in 1980, Print Forum has maintained a diverse and engaged membership of print and drawing enthusiasts, collectors, dealers, artists, and students.

The group sponsors public lectures by art historians, artists, master printers, dealers, collectors, and publishers; private workshops on connoisseurship and printmaking techniques; and member field trips to exhibitions, artists’ studios, and private collections. The organization also offers opportunities to help build your personal collection. The focus varies for each event and covers a wide range of interests, from Old Master to modern and contemporary works on paper. Further, Print Forum is proud to provide support for acquisitions of prints, drawings, and artists’ books for the Museum’s Collection.

Benefits of membership

• Invitations to preview exhibitions of works on paper at both local and out-of-town museums
• Opportunities to collect prints and drawings through private viewings with visiting dealers and trips to print fairs
• Member-only lectures and demonstrations by artists and experts in prints and drawings
• Insiders’ tours of renowned print workshops, such as Landfall Press and Tandem Press
• As a special gift, members at the Sustainer level also receive a print by a nationally renowned artist from our inventory of commissioned prints.

Annual membership dues*
Student (with valid ID): $20
Individual: $75
Family/Dual: $125
Benefactor: $250
Sustainer: $500

Sustainer members ($500 level) may choose one print from the list below as their gift. Prints are also available for purchase by general Milwaukee Art Museum Members for a special value price of $350.

Print Forum Prints
Frances Myers, Thin Ice, Low Levees, 2007.Color photogravure. Approx. 16 x 30 in.
Karen Kunc, Luminous Wonders, 2006. Color woodcut. 12 x 20 in.
Judy Pfaff, Untitled, 2004. Etching on Japanese paper. 9 7/8 x 20 3/4 in. (plate); 15 1/4 x 25 7/8 in. (sheet)
Juan Sánchez, Cries and Whispers for Gandhi, 2003. Mixed media. 19 x 42 in.
Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Black Cup, 2001. Color lithograph. 20 x 17 in.
William T. Wiley, Little More Than an Idea at this Point, 1997. Color woodcut and lithograph. 27 1/4 x 22 inches.

*Please note, your membership in the Milwaukee Art Museum must be current to be eligible for membership in Print Forum.

To join or for additional information about Print Forum, please contact Sandi Anderson, director of special interest and support groups, at 414-224-3253 or sandi.anderson@mam.org.

Download the membership form.