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Visitors to a new exhibition have the chance to create their very own hand-made prints. The 2009 New Year Print Art Festival (NYPAF) in 798 Art Zone features live demonstrations and lets ordinary people better understand the art form by doing it themselves. Chinese printmaking dates back 1,300 years ago and is an important carrier of Chinese culture and history. In recent times, this art form has been undergoing a revival in the cities. To take advantage of this new popularity, China Print Art Online is holding the exhibition. More than 40 avant-garde printmakers from home and abroad are presenting their masterpieces at the Amelie Gallery and four other galleries inside 798. Over the next two months, these galleries are showcasing international creative trends in printmaking.

In the West, printmaking has always proved popular. In the works of America artist Gordon Mortensen, mountains and rivers of North America flow with poeticism.

His works are often filled with rich details and the numerous watercolors he uses in the printing process helps create a sense of amazing freshness. He uses up to 64 colors in one print, which takes three months to complete.