Toe River Arts announces the opening of two printmaking exhibitions - Pressing Forward and What a Relief! at the galleries at its Spruce Pine location, on display May 8 to June 5, 2021. What a Relief! a collection of relief woodblock prints by local artists, is an exhibition of large-scale woodblock prints made by 18 artists and students from Mitchell and Yancey counties who during the Big Ink workshop in October 2020. After countless hours of carving, participants printed their blocks on the Big Ink traveling press. The smallest of the large-scale prints is 2’ x 3’, with the largest being 4’ x 8’. Learn more about BIG INK at a