Park talk on print making

The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center at Glacier National Park will host a free brown-bag lecture at the Community Building in West Glacier on Thursday, July 24, from noon to 1 p.m.

Artist-in-residence Melinda Whipplesmith Plank will demonstrate the process of printmaking and display prints inspired by Glacier Park.

Whipplesmith Plank is a print artist from California who uses wood blocks and colored inks to create art. Her work has received regional and international acclaim and was recently included in the 2014 “Birds in Art” show at the Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin. She is a member of the California Society of Printmakers and has worked as a public school educator for more than 20 years.

For more information, visit online at www.crownscience.org/getinvolved/outreach/brownbag.