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: 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 »
The Spudnik Press Annual Benefit Committee is excited to announce our first ever virtual benefit, Blue Print, which is moving online due to COVID-19 restrictions. This is an unexpected yet exciting shift which allows us to reach more supporters beyond the city of Chicago! As always, we will be reserving space in our art auction… Read more »
Spudnik Press Cooperative is excited to announce a big change to our Open Studio Program. This program, which logs over 800 visits per year from artists and makers at all stages of their artistic journey, has largely remain unchanged since the studio’s inception in 2007. After 13 years, the program will be dramatically expanded to… Read more »
Deadline for online submissions: Friday, July 31 (midnight) Exhibition Dates: November 1, 2020 – January 9, 2021 Spudnik Press is excited to announce Ruby T as our inaugural juror for the 2020 annual Member Exhibition. New in 2020, Ruby T will be selecting two Spudnik Press members to receive Juror Awards meant to support their artistic… Read more »
Spudnik Press Cooperative is cautiously reopening our studios and have put in place the following rules to ensure we are able to maintain a healthy environment for those in our community who choose to visit our studios. These policies and procedures will be updated regularly as city and state regulations evolve. In addition to following… 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 »
Medium: Screenprint & Digital Print Year: 2020 Edition size: 18 Dimensions: 20″ x 15.5″ Published Spudnik Press Cooperative Inscriptions: Edition Number (left front), Signature (right front) nnnn too is Erin Hayden’s first exploration in printmaking: a multi-media collage about the interconnectedness of living beings, ideas, and dreams. Working back and forth between screenprinting and digital imagery,… Read more »
On April 1, 2020, a new authorization process will be rolled out for artists who are new to our studio and already have satisfactory knowledge of their craft. Anyone who would like to become authorized to print at Spudnik Press or use our studio will need to complete a Studio Access Training led by staff. These sessions ensure that… Read more »