On Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m. Homestead National Monument of America Artist-in-Residence Ben Bohnsack will present his program “Woodcuts for Nature Lovers" in the Homestead National Monument of America Education Center.
During the presentation, Ben will discuss the story of woodblock prints. He will then show visitors how he creates a woodblock print. Afterwards, visitors will be encouraged to create their own linoleum block print using either an image of their own or one of Ben’s ready-made stencils.
Ben will be in residence at Homestead National Monument of America from October 11 through October 31. During his stay at the monument, Ben will work on his printing. Visitors are welcome to visit the monument and interact with him. Ben comes to Homestead National Monument of America from Michigan’s upper peninsula where he has previously been an Artist-in-Residence at Seney National Wildlife Refuge.
“We are excited to have Ben with us as an Artist-in-Residence," stated Superintendent Mark Engler. “Woodblock printing is a unique medium and we hope our visitors enjoy getting to see Ben at work."
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Homestead National Monument of America is a unit of the National Park Service located four miles west of Beatrice, Nebraska and 45 miles south of Lincoln. Current hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free of charge. For additional information, please call 402-223-3514 or visit http://www.nps.gov/home/.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
