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A Conversation with Spudnik Press Resident Artist João Oliveira and Jessica Cochran

Spudnik Press Cooperative 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

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 »

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Spudnik Press Annual Member Meeting

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

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 »

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Opening Reception | Prints United: 2019 Member Exhibition

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 »

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Drink & Draw: October 2019 | Collaborative Storytelling

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 »

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Hubbard Street Lofts Open House

Hubbard Street Lofts 1821 W Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Hubbard Street Lofts welcomes you to our home! Join us for a stroll through three floors of creative spaces, galleries, artists and designers! Tucked away amid the industrial buildings of yesteryear (and breweries of today) lies a building filled with talent. Once a year we open our doors and invite the public to come view... Read more »

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Tessellate

Spudnik Press Cooperative 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Spudnik Press Cooperative Fellows Ally Hembree, Hope Wang, Sean Mac, and Zakia Rowlett are pleased to present Tessellate, a night of collective artmaking and installation-building with the Chicago community. Hybridizing the fellows’ individual artistic practices, Tessellate invites guests to experience a variety of print-based techniques considering collage as a tool for creating narratives. Through screenprinting,... Read more »

Border Land X Scapes & The Future

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Spudnik Resident Artist Celeste De Luna is a border/social engagement artist from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. She is a front row witness as an artist/activist to the national conversations about the border wall, immigration, and border militarization. As part of her residency and cultural exchange with Chicago printmakers, De Luna is leading a... Read more »

Domestic Tides / Indigenous Mind | Opening Reception & Artist Talk

Opening Reception: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Brief Artist Talk: 6:15 p.m. Domestic Tides / Indigenous Mind explores a move from the prairies of North Dakota to the urban environment of Chicago. The exhibition considers Jessica Christy's transplanted indigenous identity, one connected to place, in the midst of a culture shock. While exploring a new city, both... Read more »

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Blue on Blue: Drink & Draw | December 2019

Spudnik Press Cooperative 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

In 1987 Blue Man Group was founded in New York. In 1963 Bobby Vinton released the hit song Blue on Blue. From 1901-1904 Picasso went through his Blue Period, making monochromatic paintings of that color. In 1871 the earliest recorded version of the bridal poem "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" appeared. In... Read more »

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TIES x Spudnik Press: Open Mic + Exhibition Closing Reception

Join Spudnik Press Cooperative and TIES for an open mic event presented in conjunction with Domestic Tides / Indigenous Mind, a solo exhibition by Jessica Christy. The event will start with readings by three featured performers, Patrick Del Percio, Ruby Figueroa, and Yerika. Following these readings, attendees will be invited to take the mic.  Anyone... Read more »

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Ink & Drink | Donor Thank You Event

As a celebration of our supportive community and a thank you to our generous donors who contributed $250+ to our 2019 Printmaking Within Reach Campaign, we are throwing an art party! Come by the studio for drinks, appetizers, and hands-on printmaking projects. Guests will be invited to check out a variety of project stations and experience the allure... Read more »