Interested in being the next Artist in Residence at Spudnik Press? The application deadline for our Summer residency is April 22. Click here for more information and to download the application!

From February 15 to March 8, anyone participating in Zine Fest can use Open Studio at a reduced rate – just $5 per session!

Spudnik Press is pleased to be a sponsor of this year’s Zine Fest. The goals of our new studio space, The Annex, align perfectly with Zine Fest’s mission to create an outlet for small press and independent publishers to showcase their work, swap skills, sell books, and build a wholesome community.

The Annex has been accruing tools and resources to help artists and small publishers since last fall. We’ve got a photocopier, long-range staplers, sewing machine, stamps, craft supplies, and more. We even have a hot foil press and a typewriter that types in cursive!

More details:
The $12 Base Fee for Open Studio will be reduced to $5 for all Zine Fest Participants.
Artists new to Spudnik should first come to Orientation (Mondays at 6pm; Fridays at 12pm).
Annex Open Studio Hours are Mondays 6:30-11pm and Fridays 12:30-5pm.
Anyone who also wants to use The Printshop (for screenprinting, letterpress, etc.) can do so. There is a $10 material fee for use of presses and printmaking materials.
Don’t want to use plain old copy paper? We have Paper Resale stocked with a variety of weights, colors, and sizes, plus a large selection of swatch books.
B&W Photocopies are $0.05; Color Copies are $0.50.
Much more information about utilizing our studio can be found at here!

Friday March 1 and Saturday March 2
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street
Chicago, IL 60602
Admission Free!

The Creative Chicago Expo connects Chicago’s creative community with resources they need to thrive. Through Keynotes, Workshops, Vendors and more, get professional development expertise from top local and national providers.
Spudnik Press will have a table to share what we offer to the local print community, so stop by and say hello!

Screenprinting Apprenticeship Program

Combining professional printing experience with entrepreneurial guidance

This nine-month position combines professional experience working with clients through our Publishing Program with entrepreneurial guidance. Artists apply with a substantial project they would like to get off the ground. Over the course of the year, the apprentice will work with an advisor to develop their project, which could be along the line of establishing their own business, developing a line of products, coordinating a collaborative project, or simply developing their art practice.

Through weekly check-ins, Spudnik Press staff (Angee Lennard and Brandy Barker) will provide structure and dedicated time for the apprentice’s personal project. Staff will work with the apprentice to create and execute a project plan, including but not limited to developing a mission and a brand, creating a budget, launching a website, or developing a cohesive portfolio.

Enriching the experiences, apprentices are hired to work at Spudnik six hours per week (two three-hour shifts). While working for Spudnik Press, apprentices will assist with in-house and commissioned publishing projects. Over the course of the year, apprentices will gain experience with every aspect of publishing, honing professional screenprinting skills while learning the administrative skills required to support the printing projects.

Spudnik Press Apprentices are hired employees of Spudnik Press compensated at $8.50/hour. Additionally, Apprentices receive complimentary keyholder access to the shop, valued at $120/month.

This apprenticeship was developed to expand the educational value of our publishing program through providing mentorship opportunities for emerging Chicago artists. For more information about Spudnik Press Cooperative, please visit spudnikpress.com

Applicants must have:

To Apply:

Review of applications will begin on Feb. 8, 2013. The 2013 Apprenticeship Program will tentatively run from March 1 – November 30, 2013. Please contact angee@spudnikpress.com with questions.

Download this information as a PDF

The best way to start off your Friday is by having friends from The Arts of Life stop by to screenprint with you!

This morning, we worked together to create three exquisite corpse drawings and turned them into screenprints. The pro-printers (seriously, they can screenprint circles around you) made three editions of 10, all rainbow-rolled, and all amazing. Take a look at the images (taken by Liz) and check out our fun collaborations. More importantly, check out The Arts of Life organization!

Spring / Summer 2013 Class Proposals Now Available

Deadline to Apply: Feb. 15, 2013

Through combining broad cultural programming, an educational library, and a vast array of professional classes and resources for printmaking, bookmaking, writing, and publishing, Spudnik Press Cooperative acts as a center for the promotion of, cultural and historical understanding of, production of, and collection of literary and visual arts.

By splitting our focus between idea-based classes and classes that develop physical bookmaking and printing techniques, we seek to provide an environment where writing and visual art is approached as a form of making.

Spring Summer 2013 Class Proposal Form

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Spudnik Press will be closed on Monday, December 24th, Tuesday, December 25th and Wednesday, December 26th and there will be NO Open Studio on Monday 12/24.

Open Studio sessions will go on like normal during the days in between (Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 12/27-29).

We will also be closed on Monday, December 31st and Tuesday, January 1st.

There will be NO Open Studio on Monday, 12/31.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 4, 2013
Spudnik Press’ Residency Program provides the resources, equipment, and space for one artist per season to develop a body of print-based work. We hope to encourage and enable the production of high quality prints, and to contribute to the development of an emerging Chicago artist.

For more information and to download the application, take a look at our Residency page!

Are you still holiday shopping? Don’t know what to get that friend or family member that has everything? Want to give a gift that gives all year ’round? GREAT! Give a Spudnik Press Membership, class, workshop, custom wood block printed t-shirt or a package including a one-year membership + pre-paid open studio sessions!

Saturday, December 15, 2012
12:00pm – 6:00pm
at Center for Book and Paper Arts

Spudnik is happy to spread the word about this fundraiser event in support of helping the Hamilton Wood Type and Print Museum find a new home!

Official invitation from Columbia CBPA:
Please join us for an open house, demonstrations, and print sale with all proceeds benefiting the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum.

As you may know, the museum is being evicted from their current historic space and is asking for your support to make their impending move possible. Please consider donating some of your time and some of your printed material into making the dream of a new facility come true.

There’s no better time to spread the joy of printing than during this season of need!

For more information about donating prints, please contact:
asheridan@colum.edu

We just reached the halfway point of our in-school workshops for The Gig Poster Project. Teaching Artists Johnny Sampson and Phil Parcellano have been working with students at Perspective’s Math and Science Academy and Chicago Talent Development High School. They will soon head to Little Village to work at Farragut Career Academy.

Classroom teacher, Ms. Farr says “Thank you all for creating a wonderful opportunity for our scholars to express themselves. I cannot say enough how awesome Phil and Johnny were to our students. Of course, now that it is over, students are asking when they will be back.”

“Growth”

Juried Exhibition at Spudnik Press Cooperative

Hosted by Spudnik Press Cooperative’s Exhibition Committee

Spudnik Press Cooperative is growing into an expanded print shop and facility, and is excited to host its first juried exhibition in its new annex space. This open call, “Growth,” will bring new and old audiences together to celebrate exceptional work in the field of printmedia.

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Growth is: changing in size, number, significance, maturing, a new stage of development, moving from something simpler to something more complex. “Growth” is a juried show exploring the idea of metamorphosis in all its forms as interpreted by print artists.

ELIGIBILITY
Any 2D printmaking-based medium is eligible. Mixed-media works are acceptable if the print-based portion is 50% or more of the artwork. No digital prints. All accepted artworks must be framed. Maximum framed size is 3’x4′.

ENTRY FEE
Entry is free to this exhibit. Not all work submitted will be shown. Artists are invited to submit 3 entries.
If accepted to exhibit, artists are responsible for delivering the artwork in person to Spudnik Press, or paying for original and return shipping in a sturdy reusable container.
Entries must be received by December 20, 2012

JUROR
TBD

CALENDAR
December 20, 2012 – Entries and fees due (not a postmark date)
January 20, 2012 – artist notification of acceptance via email
February 20, 2013 – work must arrive at Spudnik Press for inclusion in exhibit
March 1, 2013 – Exhibit opens at Spudnik Press Cooperative
March 29, 2012 – Exhibition closes
April 10, 2012 – Artwork returned to artists

DOWNLOAD FULL PROSPECTUS: Growth Prospectus

ENTRIES PROCEDURE AND DETAILS
All selected artwork must be framed.
Selected artists are responsible for dropping off artwork in person, or shipping artwork to and from Spudnik Press.
Spudnik Press will take all reasonable precautions to hand work carefully.
All entries must be sent electronically to angee@spudnikpress.com with the subject “growth Exhibition Entry”
Each entry must include one word document with the following information:
1. Artist’s name
2. Mailing Address
3. E-mail Address
4. Telephone Number

For each artwork, list:
1. Entry Number (i.e., 1, 2, or 3)
2. Title of Work
3. Medium
4. Dimensions
5. Year Completed
6. 2-3 sentence statement addressing the artwork in relation to the theme “growth”
Each entry must also include up to 3 digital jpeg images (300 dpi, 1000 pixels, longest side) attached in an e-mail. The name of each file should correspond to the image list: lastname_firstname_entrynumber.jpg
Late or incomplete entries, or entries that do not follow this format, will not be considered.

All work will be shipped to:

Spudnik Press Cooperative
c/o growth Exhibition
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 302
Chicago, IL 60622