Andrew T. Smith

Artist · Educator · Connector

Art as a process
of making connections.

Andrew T. Smith is a clay monoprint artist, curator, and cultural connector working across south-central Pennsylvania.

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Material
remembers.

Every clay monoprint carries traces of what came before. The image is shaped equally by intention, process, and the history held in the matrix. Visual Realia is Andrew’s studio and the home of his clay monoprint practice.

City’s Edge, a geometric clay monoprint by Andrew T. Smith
City’s EdgeClay monoprint

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01Art practiceClay monoprintsA practice built around pigment, clay, transfer, and the useful limits of control.Ongoing02Press & recognitionPressInterviews, reporting, and recognition spanning art, public service, and community-building.2022—202503Service & leadershipCommunity leadershipBoard service and practical support connecting cultural, civic, and community organizations.Ongoing04Major exhibitionThe Lyons’ ShareFour active clay monoprint artists considered the past and future of a young medium.202405Curatorial projectMediumA free public series inviting artists to share how their materials shape their thinking.202506ExhibitionsSolo & group showsClay monoprints and photography shown across Pennsylvania and Maryland.2016—202607Cultural spaceGallery at the Old Post OfficeAn exhibition space for regional artists in the atrium of Hanover’s former post office.Ongoing08Publishing & communityCulture On The LineA regional publication focused on the people who create—and the conditions that help culture thrive.2022—present09Cultural supportGrant navigationPractical guidance helping artists and small creative businesses move from ideas to funded work.Ongoing10Community practiceOn The Line · Midway LibrarySmall, sustained projects that connect neighbors to local news, books, gardens, and one another.Ongoing11Email newsletterThe PostThe combined email newsletter for all of Andrew’s art, projects, writing, and community work.Ongoing

About Andrew

An art practice can make an object. It can also make a place, a conversation, or a useful connection.

Andrew T. Smith is the artist and organizer behind Visual Realia. He is one of a small number of professional clay monoprint artists, and his work has been shown in solo, group, and juried exhibitions throughout Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Before opening Visual Realia, Andrew spent 32 years as a public school music educator. Today he works as a printmaker, curator, grant navigator, nonprofit board member, publisher, and steward of community-scale projects in the Hanover area.

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Chadds Ford Barn, a clay monoprint by Andrew T. Smith

Chadds Ford BarnClay monoprint