Proceed and Be Bold
 



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proceed and be bold
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is a printing press and book artist, but he wasn't always an artist... He used to live a middle class life like many other Americans, with a family and a job as a computer programmer at an international telecommunications company. But he dropped it all to become an artist in the lost crafts of press printing and book art. Or as he says, "now I just make stuff, that's all. And I tell people who want to do art that they should just make stuff."
Through his colorful posters layered with strong quotes and different paint textures, Amos uses his art to bring


complicated issues such as race and gender into the forefront of the American consciousness. Incorporating the sayings of icons such as Rosa Parks and Sojourner Truth, or more obscure quotables from people like his older brother, Amos' posters enter the printing press as ink and paper and exit as true pieces of art. Amos's art is not limited to posters, but extends far into book art, paper fans, and larger projects.

Proceed and Be Bold! is a biography of an artist.  The film spends time with Amos, interviews fellow artists


who respect his craft, and analyzes why he creates his works. Amos seems to understand the American dream, American consciousness (or unconsciousness), and what his posters should say to reflect our times.
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Upcoming Events

The Film Culture | www.filmculturecircuit.ning.com
July 14th, 2009 film screening at 6pm, at Sonotheque, 1444 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL


Wesleyan University Around the Coyote
Austin Peay State University SEA ConferenceSociety for Economic Botany



Landlocked Film Festival | www.landlockedfilmfestival.org
August 27th-30th, 2009 Film screening date and time during the festival to be announced. The Landlocked Film Festival is in Iowa City, Iowa.

Creativille Tenth Anniversary | www.creativille.net/tenth
September 5th, 2009 Exhibition of Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.'s work at the Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL



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For Schools, teachers, and community groupsx
Proceed and Be Bold! is available as a teaching tool, with several educational licensing packages and screening options. Download an informational brochure here, or contact Brown Finch Films for more information and rates.

Community groups can arrange home/independent screenings of the documentary through Brave new theaters
For other public screening information, contact Laura at laura@brownfinchfilms.com
Retail Storesx
Buy DVD copies of Proceed and Be Bold! at one of these retail stores

ShopColumbia, Columbia College: 623 S. Wabash Ave., 1st floor, Chicago, IL
Friends of Art Bookshop, Indiana University: 1201 E. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
Any Frequency: 220 W. Washington St., Monticello, IL
Renegade Handmade: 1924 W. Division Street, Chicago, IL
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Kennedy Prints! A
Letterpress Printery:
www.kennedyprints.com
Ardea Arts:
www.ardeaarts.org
Vespine Gallery:
www.vespine.org
Minnesota Center for
Book Arts (MCBA):
www.mnbookarts.org
Columbia College Center for
Book and Paper Arts:
www.colum.edu/Book_and_Paper

Lyons Share Gallery:
www.lyonssharegallery.net
Standard Deluxe:
www.standarddeluxe.com
Hatch Show Print:
www.countrymusichalloffame.com

Hamilton Wood Type Museum:
www.woodtype.org
Micromentalist Movement:
www.micromentalists.com

Kangaroo Press:
www.kangaroopress.com
The Bird Machine:
www.thebirdmachine.com

Typeface, A Film By Justine Nagan:
www.typeface.kartemquin.com

Gina Athena Ulysse:
www.ginaathenaulysse.com
Tuscaloosa Magazine press
Tuscaloosa Magazine, Fall 2008, Vol. 6, No. 3
Step Magazine press
Step Magazine, November/December 2008
 


 


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