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Formation | 1981 |
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Founder | Helen C. Frederick |
Founded at | Baltimore, Maryland, US |
Purpose | Arts |
Headquarters | Hyattsville, Maryland, US |
Coordinates | 38°57′09.7″N76°56′27.8″W / 38.952694°N 76.941056°W |
Website | pyramidatlanticartcenter |
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (PAAC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit contemporary arts center specializing in papermaking, printmaking, and book arts. [1] They are currently located at 4318 Gallatin Street in Hyattsville, Maryland.
The PAAC was founded in 1981 by artist Helen C. Frederick, [2] and is located in Hyattsville, Maryland. [3] It had previously been located in Baltimore in the 1980s and later Silver Spring from 2003 until 2017. [1] [3] [4] [5]
The center has an art gallery space; offers various artist opportunities and residencies; has multiple art studios including a printshop, papermaking studio, and bindery; and offers educational classes. [6] Notable artists connected to PAAC include Renee Stout, Tanja Softic, Joyce Scott, William Christenberry, Hung Liu, Yuriko Yamaguchi, among others. [7]
In 2018, the IFPDA Foundation gave a grant to PAAC for archiving and digitizing their print collection. [7]
A decade ago, artist and teacher Helen Frederick started Pyramid Atlantic in a 500-square-foot studio in Baltimore. In 1986, a Washington studio was opened. Now this innovative art center, consolidated last year in a 5,000-square-foot studio in Riverdale in Prince George's County, is celebrating its first 10 years of printmaking, papermaking and book arts.
has been located in downtown Silver Spring since 2003.