Spudnik Press

Please join Spudnik Press for a night of making signs, posters, banners and graphics to support the Black Lives Matter protests, and speak out against police violence. We will use whatever supplies we have on hand to help sound the alarm that BLACK LIVES MATTER! From cardboard protest signs we can hang in our windows,... Read more »

Guest Artists: Ruby Figueroa & Anders Zanichkowsky The Chicago Police Department receives $1.7 Billion every year, which Black Lives Matter Chicago has pointed out is 40% of the entire city budget, and hugely disproportionate to services that keep people healthy and safe. At this Drink & Draw, we will use art and poetry to envision... Read more »

Guest Artist: Mary Clare Butler It’s physical, sensual, emotional — even spiritual. Everybody does it and everybody needs it. That’s right, we’re talking about FOOD! This Drink & Draw we will turn our favorite quarantine foods into beautifully illustrated recipe cards to send to friends and family (or to just decorate our kitchens). Mary Clare... Read more »

Guest Artist: Atlan Arceo-Witzl Atlan Arceo-Witzl welcomes you to a night of political print history and new political art making! Beginning with an exciting introduction to the famous Mexican workshop and artist collective Taller Gráfico Popular (The People’s Graphic Workshop), Atlan will inspire us with the many ways that artists and activists have used print... Read more »

Guest Artist: Rob Kelsey This event has been postponed to July 29 from its original date on June 3. In this Drink & Draw, we will juxtapose our own invented illustrations on top of modern, found materials to force the unreal into the real, and weave the extraordinary into the mundane. Join artist Rob Kelsey... Read more »

Guest Artist: Ethan Brown No matter what kind of art you make, drawing is an important skill worthy of study, and rewarding in its own right. Ethan Brown will take us back to the basics for a night of casual observational drawing that will help you deepen your engagement with your familiar environment by intentionally... Read more »

Guest Artist: Margot Harrington What do our emotions look like, as they live inside our bodies? How can the techniques of abstract art help us express and explore our internal world? What would a portrait of ourselves, our city, or our community look like if we rendered it entirely in shapes, colors, and gestural mark... Read more »

Guest Artist: Brad Rohloff Seeds, Blooming, Renewal Growth and Overgrowth, Wilderness and Compost Cycles of life, Cycles of care taking These are some of the themes we’ll explore with artist, illustrator, and publisher Brad Rohloff in this collaborative comics workshop. We'll do freehanded drawing challenges based on natural flora, and use mad libs and Exquisite... Read more »

Guest Artist: Alex Nall "Kids don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are." - Jim Henson Summer is almost over and that means school will soon be back in session, albeit in a very different and much more challenging way than usual. Whether students are in the classroom or learning... Read more »

Guest Artist: Alex Kostiw Have you always wanted to try your hand at comics? Are you an experienced comic artist, looking to geek out with a group of fellow enthusiasts? Maybe you are a visual artist looking for a break from your other practice, or a writer who wants to see what pictures can bring... Read more »