Presented in conjunction with the Newberry Library’s exhibition Making an Impression: Immigrant Printing in Chicago, this program features artists Amira Hegazy and Vida Sačić. They discuss how printmaking can challenge singular cultural narratives and how their practices engage with political and social issues across multiple cultures.
Amira Hegazy, a native of Milford, Michigan, grew up immersed in both American and Egyptian cultures. Her experiences navigating identities, places, and traditions deeply inform her work and research methodology.
Vida Sačić, a professor in the Art + Design department at Northeastern Illinois University, is an artist and typographer involved in long-term projects at the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum in Wisconsin and Tiporenesansa in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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This program, part of Making an Impression: Immigrant Printing in Chicago, features artists Amira Hegazy and Vida Sačić in discussion about how printmaking challenges singular cultural narratives. Through their work, they engage with political and social issues across multiple cultures, drawing from personal experiences and long-term artistic projects.
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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.
