The Launch of Preservation Prints

The Preservation Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of Preservation Prints, a series of limited-edition prints by emerging and established artists that expresses the mission of the Alliance and reveals compelling stories of historic preservation.  The first limited-edition print is entitled Now Preserve (silkscreen and letterpress; image 7.75 x 11 inches, Edition of 55), in which Philadelphia artist Jane Irish subtly juxtaposes decorative architectural motifs from the Boyd Theater with messages of political advocacy.  View Now Preserve here.

The subject is especially timely, with the long-awaited restoration of the beloved Boyd Theater, Philadelphia's last surviving movie place, in the works. The Preservation Alliance successfully nominated the Boyd to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and continues to play a key role in the project.

Jane Irish has had solo exhibitions at Locks Gallery, Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), and has been awarded grants from the Independence Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and National Endowment of the Arts, among others. Her work can be found in public collections, including those of PAFA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Bryn Mawr College, LaSalle University and the Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY and in numerous private collections.

Support the Alliance with this Unique Gift
The Alliance is now offering a limited quantity of numbered prints. They make unique holiday gifts for art lovers or devotees of  Philadelphia history, the Boyd Theater and historic preservation. And your purchase of Now Preserve supports the important work of the Preservation Alliance.

Preservation Alliance member can purchase Now Preserve at the special price of $240 ($120 tax deductible). The price for non-members is $300 ($180 tax deductible).

Special acknowledgments: Paul Pincus, Jane Irish, Ivanco Talevski, Matt Neff, Common Press at the University of Pennsylvania, Shelley Langdale, Andrea Nunez, Roddy Gonsalves and the Preservation Alliance Development Committee.

To purchase a Preservation Print, contact Holly Keefe, Preservation Alliance director of Membership & Development, 215-546-1146 ext 3, holly@preservationalliance.com.