Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the Opening Reception of PRESSed together, a group exhibition showcasing the prints created by our inaugural Community Mentorship Program last March 14, 2025!
Together with our friends from Arts of Life and Latitude Chicago, we welcomed print enthusiasts for a first look at the monoprints that were created during the program’s duration. We’re delighted to share snapshots of this very engaging evening!
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Featured Artists:
Joshi Radin Flores | Steve Harhaj | Kelly Kristin Jones | Colleen Keihm | Alysha Kostelny | Nyeema Morgan | Siena Peterson | Alex Scott | Candace Turner
Dates:
March 14, 2025 – April 12, 2025
Visiting the Exhibition:
Visitors can make an appointment by emailing info@spudnikpress.org. Please include the date and time you would like to visit, and number of people in your party. We are typically able to accommodate visits between 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday – Saturday and occasional weeknights.
About the Exhibition:
“PRESSed together” is the culminating group show of the artist cohort of Spudnik’s inaugural Community Mentorship Program. This exhibition is a collaboration of multiple communities with Spudnik Press, with 8 selected artists engaging in 6 weekly sessions on monotype printing under the guidance of Spudnik Press Teaching Artist and Mentor Anders Zanichkowsky. The curated prints from the program duration are available for purchase, benefiting participating artists, the organizations they represent, and Spudnik Press.
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About the Program:
The Spudnik Press Community Mentorship Program allows self-identifying artists from partner organizations to explore and immerse in a specific printmaking process. Different from a one-time Subsidized Workshop, this approach focuses on deepening skills over time while fostering artistic growth and incorporating a social aspect, exposing participating artists to community members of other organizations.
The inaugural cohort is made up of 8 artists from Arts of Life and Latitude Chicago. They will engage in 6 weekly sessions of monotype printing, focusing on creating unique “one-of-one” prints and working quickly through ideas and iterations.
Participating Organizations:
Arts of Life is a Chicago organization that advances the creative arts community by providing artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities a collective space to expand their practice and strengthen their leadership skills.
Latitude Chicago is a nonprofit community digital lab in Chicago that maintains high-end printing and scanning equipment, processes 35mm and 120 color negative film, operates an artist in residence program, and organizes ongoing arts programming.
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Programs at Spudnik Press are partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the Driehaus Foundation, and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.
This project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.