• Call for 2019/2020 Studio Fellow Applications

    Deadline to Apply: Sunday, September 22, 2019 Additional Important Dates Fellowship Period: November 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 Required Weekly Commitments: Professional Development Seminars:  Most Wednesdays from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Individual Monitor Shifts: One of the following 4.5-hour per shift per week: Mondays 5:30 – 10:00 p.m. Thursdays 5:30-10:00 p.m. Fridays 12:30 –… Read more »

  • Offsite Visit: The Block Museum’s Special Collections: WPA Prints

    Friday, October 11, 2019 2 p.m. The Block Museum’s Eloise W. Martin Study Center 40 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL 60208 $10 for Spudnik Press Members Register Online Join Spudnik Press staff for a private viewing of original WPA prints housed at the Block Museum’s Eloise W. Martin Study Center. Spudnik members will have the chance… Read more »

  • Invitation Design: Hand Illustration + Digital

    This course explores the complete process of invitation design. It is ideal for designers who want to enter into stationary design, engaged couples who wish to design their own wedding stationary, or simply for someone planning an event. Students can work from hand drawn or graphic design based images, and will learn the printing processes… Read more »

  • Spudnik Press’ Annual Benefit to Honor Audrey Niffenegger

    The Price Is Nice: Annual Benefit for Spudnik Press Cooperative Honoring Audrey Niffenegger Hosted by KG Saturday, October 19, 2019 6:00 p.m. Low Res 1821 W Hubbard Chicago, IL 60622 Download the Press Release Chicago, IL (August 10, 2019) – With a gameshow theme, The Price Is Nice, the 12th Annual Benefit for Spudnik Press Cooperative takes place… Read more »

  • Letterpress: Movable Type + Polymer Plates

    Letterpress printing has been making an impression since 1440 when Gutenberg invented movable type. Letterpress printing creates a tactile and inviting debossment in paper by using a mechanical press to prints from metal or wood type. This “punch” makes letterpress a popular choice for greeting cards, business cards, invitations, broadsides, and a wide range of… Read more »

  • Prints United: 2019 Member Exhibition

    Featured Artists: Vidisha Aggarwal Reevah Agarwaal Lisa Armstrong Cat Chen Elke Claus Kyle Dunlap Lya Finston Rita Gondocs Elnaz Javani M Kellman Steve Kerber Dave Krzeminski Gary Lehman Dutes Miller Yasi Moussavi Catherine Norcott Trent Pierson Hope Wang Dates: 8/30/2019-11/2/2019 Location: Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago IL 60622 Corresponding Events: Reception! Prints United:… Read more »

  • New Strategic Plan to Strengthen Facilities, Audience, & Artist Support

    The staff and board of directors of Spudnik Press are honored to announce our 2019-2021 Strategic Plan that will guide the work of our organization for the next 36 months. Created with support from the Arts & Business Council‘s program, Business Volunteers for the Arts, this document is designed to strengthen our organization through four aspects critical to our… Read more »

  • 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 »