Surrealist games are a great way to break habits, generate ideas, and make new friends while drawing. We’ll lead exquisite corpse, automatic drawing, frottage, decalomania & more. Drink and Draw is a low-key event devoted to drawing practices. There is no teacher and no pretensions. Spudnik provides a theme for the evening, props, and festive drink.... Read more »
Saturday, Oct. 4
$15 General Admission ( 7pm-11pm)
$50 Preview Event (5pm-7pm)
Featuring hors d’oeuvres, live music, printing demonstrations, craft cocktails, and beer from Metropolitan Brewing.
This fall, our member meeting hits the road and we head to Zion, Illinois! The Platen Press Museum is the personal press and print paraphernalia collection of Paul Aken. With an entire room full floor to ceiling with miniature and toy presses, a Gutenberg-stype screw press, functioning linotype and ludlow typograph machines, and complete set of lead... Read more »
In The Annex:
Established in 2009, the Chicago Printers Guild (CPG) supports and fosters the work of printers and seeks to bridge the gap between commercial printing and fine-art printmaking.
In The Printshop:
Tate Foley’s new body of work, Horrifically Obvious
Join our community as we share a selection of artists books and collaborative project produced at Spudnik Press. Spudnik Press Cooperative boasts a unique collection of book arts resources. We host traditional printing presses, binding equipment, unique processes like Risography, classes, workshops, exhibitions, and a library. The library emphasizes books, both self-published and from micro-publishers,... Read more »
An exhibition of artwork produced at Spudnik Press Cooperative. Lake Forest Library 360 East Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL Exhibition: November 21, 2014 - January 16, 2015 Opening Reception: November 21, 1-3pm Sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Forest Library
On February 28, 2015, Spudnik Press will host the 5th Annual chili cook-off, lovingly referred to as The Hashbrown. Join Spudnik Press staff and board as we plan this epic fundraiser! The Planning Committee first meets on Monday, November 24 at 6pm in the Spudnik Press Annex. Any and all who would like to bring their... Read more »
Drawing a lifelike portrait requires very specific skills. Regardless of whether you possess them, join the fun and draw some faces! Drink and Draw is a low-key event devoted to drawing practices. There is no teacher and no pretensions. Spudnik provides a theme for the evening, props, and festive drink. You provide a sketchbook and basic... Read more »
Spudnik Press Cooperative, a community printshop and crossroads of enthusiastic driven artists, is hosting their third annual holiday sale. This year the theme will be Prints from Paradise: A Holiday Shopping Getaway. On Friday December 5, 2014, Prints from Paradise will be showcasing items made by over 20 artists consisting of Spudnik Press members and... Read more »
Spudnik Press Cooperative presents Double Crossed, an exhibition of new works by Chicago-based artists Salvador Andrade Arévalo, Kim Morski, and Brad Rohloff completed during their 2014 Studio Fellowship at the print shop. Double-crossed hones in on the artists’ desire to poke and prod the perception of trickery, be it slight misgivings or outright deception. Collectively, they employ a wide... Read more »
19 printmakers have responded to the artwork and ideas of José Guadalupe Posada (1852 - 1913), a popular illustrator-printmaker who had a unique working relationship with the urban environment of Mexico City. Posada observed the city from the window of his street corner studio, as he produced broadsides and periodicals to be circulated in the... Read more »
Combine bold illustrations with hand lettering to create poster concepts. With the help of special host, Red Riley of Twin Peaks Press, guests will warm up by experimenting with typography, color, and mark making. Next Drink-and-Drawers can create concepts for a rock show or event, real or fictitious, then use pencils, pens, ink, or the medium of... Read more »
