Amelia Hugill-Fontanel
Associate Curator
Amelia Hugill-Fontanel
Associate Curator
Bio
Amelia Hugill-Fontanel is the Associate Curator in the Cary Collection, a position she’s held since 2009. She earned a Master of Science in Printing Technology from RIT, and a B.A. in Art History/Studio Art from Nazareth College of Rochester. In 2001, she assumed the role of production editor of Cary Graphic Arts Press, the university press at RIT, where she published several books on the Cary's unique holdings. Her previous experience in archival collections management includes work at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York. She actively lectures and publishes on the history and practice of letterpress printing and the typographic arts.
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In the News
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April 12, 2024
Cary Collection opening Thursday was grand
What do Nicolas Copernicus, William Morris, and Joe Kubert have in common? Works by the astronomer, designer, and comics artist—legends in their respective fields—are represented in the Cary Graphic Arts Collection and are now accessible to everyone in the remodeled Wallace Library.
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February 2, 2024
Maker community fills the new SHED
RIT’s makerspace capacity has grown exponentially from a crowded room on the fourth floor in an engineering building to three floors in the centrally located SHED. New last fall, the SHED complex showcases different kinds of making and learning under one roof—in workshops, performing arts spaces, and extra-large classrooms designed for active learning.
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August 25, 2023
Well, hello, Wallace Library, have we met?
First came COVID-19, then came a massive construction project, and now after more than three-and-half years, RIT’s university library reopens with a new look and a new neighbor.
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October 10, 2024
Hugill-Fontanel presents on nature printing at 2024 Mid America Print Council Conference
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April 13, 2023
Hugill-Fontanel presents in Czechia
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December 1, 2021
Galbraith, Hugill-Fontanel interviewed about Kelmscott-Goudy Press
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November 18, 2021
Hugill-Fontanel contributes chapter to letterpress book