An annual, self-guided tour of printmaking production, publishing, exhibition and sales venues throughout the City of Chicago Organized by Spudnik Press Cooperative The Chicago Print Crawl offers a behind-the-scenes peek into Chicago's vibrant printmaking industry. 36 eclectic printmaking venues throughout the city are inviting the public to stop by for a day of free activities... Read more »
Come explore alternate futures and pasts at our drop-in artmaking event, Paper Trail! Each guest will construct their own personalized zine that investigates the future, the past, and storytelling. One copy of the zine will be ceremonially contributed to a community time capsule; a second copy can be taken home at the end of the... Read more »
Carlos Hernandez, visiting all the way from Texas, will get the ball rolling with FREE SKETCHBOOKS (compliments of Speedball) for all participants! Using your new sketchbook plus drawing materials, found imagery from magazines, newspapers and other print media, you will jumpstart your sketchbooks through exercises designed to push experimentation and free-flowing creativity. Like Jasper Johns... Read more »
In his first Chicago solo exhibition, Noah Breuer presents prints and fabric wall hangings from his ongoing project that examines the visual legacy of "Carl Breuer and Sons” (CB&S), his Jewish family’s former textile printing business in Bohemia.
Panel Discussing with Andrea Carlson, Robert Cozzolino, and Chris Pappan Throughout history artists have made images that affirm and challenge political beliefs. Printmaking has both been a vehicle for disseminating popular agendas and resisting dominant culture. Join Andrea Carlson (Resident Artist), Robert Cozzolino (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Curator of Painting) and Chris Pappan (Artist) for... Read more »
What simple rituals guide your day? How do everyday objects affect how you move through the world? For guest artist Atlan Arceo-Witzl, mundane objects and small events from everyday life are elevated through the ritual of daily drawing. Atlan will help participants build a visual interpretation of an object, idol, or passion of your choosing. Make... Read more »
Join us for a collaborative event with Rough House on Tuesday, August 13th from 7-9 pm! Rough House is a multidisciplinary organization whose aim is to connect communities through art. They celebrate uniqueness through weirdness and foster connection through the even weirder. Together with Rough House, we will be merging minds about printing, visual art,... Read more »
Join us for an evening of informal conversation with resident artist João Oliveira and writer and curator Jessica Cochran, as they discuss João's residency project and his participation in the international artist exchange program Close to There < > Perto de Lá. “Little amusements: i’m going to love you, hold you, squeeze you, until you’re... Read more »
Our Member Meetings bring together our community (you) to meet each other, learn from each other, and provide feedback and guidance for our organization. The Annual Meeting is also when our members exercise their voting right by approving our Board's nominations for new Directors. Our board is a committee of 7-12 generous supporters who work hard to ensure our... Read more »
Join us on Friday, September 20th, at 6 PM at the Reception for the 2019 Spudnik Press Member Exhibition! This exhibition highlights the thing that brings us all together: Print! Prints United: 2019 Member Exhibition features a wide variety of print-centered art making that happens at Spudnik Press Cooperative. Printmakers and fans alike are invited... Read more »
Memory is an unbeatable springboard into creativity. Our October Drink and Draw will be led by Vicky Grube, who is visiting all the way from North Carolina! Her work focuses on materials, what they can teach us, and narrative. This event presents an opportunity to connect with others and fuse recollections to create story boards... Read more »
Come on down, friends, to The Price is Nice, Spudnik Press Cooperative’s 12th Annual Benefit Saturday, October 29, 2019 at LowRes, 1821 West Hubbard.
