{"id":15764,"date":"2015-06-03T13:55:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/?p=15764"},"modified":"2015-06-29T14:09:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T19:09:53","slug":"printers-ball-2015-push-pull-event-schedule-and-program-preview-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/printers-ball-2015-push-pull-event-schedule-and-program-preview-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Printers Ball 2015: Push & Pull: Event Schedule and Program Preview Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Chicago, IL- <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/\">Spudnik Press Cooperative<\/a><\/span> will host Printers Ball 2015 on June 27, 2015 at the <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/printersball.com\/venues\/\">Hubbard Street Lofts<\/a> (1821 W Hubbard Street) <\/span>from 2pm to 10pm. Printers Ball is a daylong celebration of literary culture and printmaking, and this year the event finds inspiration from the theme <span class=\"s1\"><i>Push & Pull<\/i><\/span>. The festival showcases interactive programs that all respond to the central question of how communities \u201cpush and pull\u201d physically, metaphorically, and politically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Spudnik Press is excited to welcome <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.isleofprinting.com\/\">Bryce McCloud<\/a><\/span> as their Festival Guest and Keynote Speaker. McCloud is the mastermind behind Nashville-based <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.isleofprinting.com\/\">Isle of Printing<\/a>. <\/span>Part graphic designer, part printer, part public art generator, McCloud believes in \u201cthe positive power of creativity to make our world a more interesting place to live.\u201d McCloud will kick off the day by unveiling the \u201cBryce Buck\u201d, an all-new currency that can be earned through acts of kindness and of sharing and spent on a range of affirming goods. For the keynote session, at 7pm, he will discuss his community-focused art projects, including his most recent project, <i>Our Town<\/i>, a city-wide collaborative self-portraiture project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With eighteen unique programs taking place outdoors and throughout the Hubbard Street Lofts building, guests can anticipate a field day of hands-on experiences with printmaking, writing, and live lit, as well as partake in roundtable conversations with artists and peers. One highly anticipated program– the <i>Steamroller Spectacular<\/i>, featuring contributions from 300 local artists– will transform the parking lot into an oversize printing press and use a construction steamroller to create banner-sized collaborative prints. The <i>Book Butcher<\/i> is a deli-themed book shop, where visitors can order different \u201ccuts\u201d of magazines and books, contributed from revered publishers, big and small, across the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Plus, Printers Ball 2015 will feature the first-ever Book Drive benefiting<a href=\"http:\/\/www.open-books.org\/\"> <span class=\"s1\">Open Books<\/span><\/a>. Lightly used and affectionately discarded books can be contributing to a one-of-a-kind book repository created by artist <span class=\"s1\">Linsey Burrett.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>This year, there are new and exciting ways to <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/printersball.com\/registration\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>participate in Printers Ball 2015: Push & Pull<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>.<\/b> As always, Basic Admission is free for all! A VIP ticket ($25) includes a limited edition tote bag and poster, guaranteed entry to the keynote presentation, one free drink ticket, and five free books at our deli-themed \u201cBook Butcher\u201d shop. With a General Admission ticket ($5), you support Printers Ball 2015 and receive guaranteed entry to the Keynote presentation. All donations support Printers Ball and Spudnik Press!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>The full event schedule is now available online at <a href=\"http:\/\/printersball.org\/schedule\/\">printersball.org<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Follow @printersballCHI and @spudnikpress on Instagram and Twitter and search #pushandpull #printersball to receive Printers Ball updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">Printers Ball 2015 is presented by Spudnik Press Cooperative, in partnership with Two Brothers Coffee Roasters, Rose Paving Company and CHIRP Radio. Made possible by the Poetry Foundation and <i>Poetry <\/i>magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Printers-Ball-2015-Press-Release-FINAL.pdf\">Download the Printers Ball 2015: Push & Pull Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago, IL- Spudnik Press Cooperative will host Printers Ball 2015 on June 27, 2015 at the Hubbard Street Lofts (1821 W Hubbard Street) from 2pm to 10pm. 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