Spudnik Press

Ukraine, Callot, and Picturing War
2022-06-27 19:00 - 20:15 (America/Chicago)
Join Resident Artist, Cameron Mankin, for a conversation about Regarding Ukraine, a new series of copper etchings created at Spudnik Press Cooperative. Part artist talk and part research presentation, this virtual lecture re-presents work by Jacques Callot in the context of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In 1633, printmaker Jacques Callot made his Miseries of War – a series of 18 etchings depicting the invasion of his home, Lorraine, that would go on to inspire the works of artists like Francisco Goya and Otto Dix. At the same time, he was developing an incredibly rigid system of etching, preserved in Abraham Bosse’s Manual of Etching.
Regarding Ukraine applies Callot’s etching system to news images circulating today in order to ask what the connection is between this influential 17th century French etcher and contemporary work-for-hire news photography. This series explores the way images shape our perception of the public sphere and current events, and the often overlooked systems of design that are employed to do so.
Zoom Meeting ID: 836 5660 6314
Artist Bio
Cameron Mankin makes prints, artist’s books, and sculptural installations that investigate the role of reason and rhetoric in the arrangement of public space and personal identity. Working primarily from found archives (news site banner images, apartment floor plans, and grainy security camera footage), he employs traditional print and bookmaking techniques to approach delicate systemic problems with a tongue-in-cheek rigor. The material properties of paper and ink set measurements and catalogs to collapse under their own unwieldy weight. The resulting projects vibrate between love letter and biting rebuttal – both addressed to vernacular image-making that goes unquestioned in our day to day lives.
Mankin received his BA in Studio Art (Printmaking) from the University of Virginia in 2016 and his MFA from the University of Chicago in 2020. He currently lives in Chicago, IL, where he teaches in the Media Arts and Design program at the University of Chicago.
The 2022 Residency Program is possible with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts Arts Work Grant.

This event is for everyone! ASR closed captions will be available. If you require another access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Breanna Robinson at breanna@spudnikpress.org To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

July 2022 Member Meeting
2022-07-25 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
As a member-based organization, community participation is essential. Monthly membership meetings are scheduled through the summer with agendas determined by member input.
Members: Please Share Your Agenda Suggestions!
Members will automatically be emailed an invitation with the zoom link. Members can also info@spudnikpress.org to request the link.

The Agenda:

TBA; Please tell us what you’d like to discuss/learn/share/know

Are you intrigued but not a member? Become a Spudnik Press member!

This event is for everyone! ASR closed captions will be available. If you require another access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Breanna Robinson at breanna@spudnikpress.org To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

August 2022 Annual Member Meeting
2022-08-15 19:00 - 20:30
As a member-based organization, community participation is essential. Monthly membership meetings are scheduled through the summer with agendas determined by member input.
This is also when our members meet the nominations for our Board of Directors, both new nominees and those up for re-election. Our board is a committee of generous supporters who work hard to ensure our long-term health and that we remain vigilantly work towards our mission.
Members will automatically be emailed an invitation with the zoom link. Members can also email info@spudnikpress.org to request the link.

The Agenda:

Meet our prospective new Board Members; Board member voting
Programming Updates & Announcements
Member Volunteer Opportunities
Member Announcements
Full Agenda TBA; Please tell us what you’d like to discuss/learn/share/know

Are you intrigued but not a member? Become a Spudnik Press member!
The Board of Directors Ballot
Dutes Miller (he/him)
Artist
Amira Hegazy (she/her)
Artist, Educator, and Design Historian
Chris Perzan (he/him)
VP Environment & Sustainability, Chief Environmental Counsel, Navistar, Inc.
More information on our nominees will be posted shortly. Thank you for your patience.

This event is for everyone! ASR closed captions will be available. If you require another access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Breanna Robinson at breanna@spudnikpress.org To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

Motif: Unspoken Language | Artist Talk with Hale Ekinci
2022-09-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Join multi-disciplinary artist and educator, Hale Ekinci, for her artist talk featuring recent works created during her Artist Residency at Spudnik. Hale’s research includes exploring the meaning behind visual patterns often found in Ottoman and Turkish textiles, tiles, and clothing as well as photographic archives, especially of immigrants in both the US and Turkey. Using the found motifs, she creates silent stories on both paper and found house textiles. In this interactive talk, she will share her research, her in progress work, process, and traditions. She encourages the audience to participate with their own motifs and family stories.
This is an in-person event, masks and proof of vaccination are required. To ensure capacity limits, we are requiring advanced registration.
RSVP by September 6, 2022
Artist Bio
Hale Ekinci (b. 1984 in Karamursel, Turkey) is a multidisciplinary Turkish artist, designer, and educator based in Chicago. She received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts & Media at Columbia College Chicago and is currently an Associate Professor of Art & Design at North Central College. Exploring personal history, cultural identity, gender politics, and craft traditions, her works vary from videos to embroidery paintings embellished with vibrant colors, patterns, and autobiographical relics. She was recently a Facebook Chicago Artist in Resident. Her work has been exhibited nationally at EXPO Chicago, Studio Gang, Co-Prosperity, One After 909, Woman Made Gallery, South Bend Museum of Art, Koehnline Museum of Art, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, and Queens College Art Center. Her videos have been screened internationally, including New York City, Berlin, Warsaw, and Jerusalem. She completed residencies at ACRE, Jiwar Barcelona, Momentum Worldwide Berlin, Elsewhere Museum, and Chicago Artist Coalition.
The 2022 Residency Program is possible with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts Arts Work Grant.

September 2022 Member Meeting (In-Person)
2022-09-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Join us LIVE and IN PERSON for our September Member Meeting!
As a member-based organization, community participation is essential. Monthly membership meetings are scheduled through the summer with agendas determined by member input.
This is an in-person event, masks and proof of vaccination are required. To ensure safe capacity, we are requiring RSVPs:
Complete our RSVP form by 9/13/22 to reserve your spot. We hope to see you there!
Members: Please Share Your Agenda Suggestions!
The Agenda:

TBA; Please tell us what you’d like to discuss/learn/share/know

Are you intrigued but not a member? Become a Spudnik Press member!

This event is for everyone! If you require support or access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Breanna Robinson at breanna@spudnikpress.org To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

Fallout [from Temporary] Shelter | Virtual Artist Talk with Adriane Herman
2022-09-21 19:00 - 20:15
2022 Spudnik artist-in-residence, Adriane Herman, will offer a virtual talk about her work through the lens of the influence(s) and impact(s) of residencies undertaken in four countries. Herman will trace the lineage of major bodies of her work as instigated in ways large and small by people, places and things encountered through the privileges afforded one by stepping out of daily routines, comfort zones and habitual making processes.
During her two weeks at Spudnik this Summer, Herman made a slew of prints inspired by non-adhered collages, or “arrangements,” as she describes them, that she created during a public engagement-based 2019 residency at the Tides Institute in Eastport, Maine. She will show editioned prints created on our Vandercook SP-25 with expert assistance from UW Madison print professor and former head printer at Tandem Press, Andy Rubin, as well as myriad call-and-response monoprints on antique musical scores, some of which Herman made in collaboration with long-time Spudnik community members, Dutes Miller & Stan Shellabarger.
Herman will conclude the talk by introducing the concept behind her Emotional Value Auction , the sixth iteration of which will focus on art + craft supplies as well as unfinished projects people wish to but could use a nudge to help release to an appreciative receiver, and take place October 22nd (more details to come). Herman invites participation in the form of releasing something taking up space in your studio you are unlikely to use and/or “bidding,” which involves writing a statement of interest, as no money changes hands. Another important form of participation is simply witnessing the process by reading the anonymous statements from releasers and telling others about this upcoming event and how to participate.
Register for this event through Eventbrite
Artist Bio
Inefficiency expert, Adriane Herman orchestrates witnessed releases — like her non-monetized “Emotional Value Auction” — to harness the power of witnessing to facilitate letting go; highlight the generosity inherent in receiving; and occasion meaningful connections between strangers through publicly shared vulnerability. She has utilized widely ranging print media to trace the alchemical trajectory from intention to action as well as explore accumulation and release in our physical and emotional landscapes.
Herman has had solo exhibitions at Adam Baumgold Gallery (NY); Western Exhibitions (Chicago); Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art; Center for Maine Contemporary Art; Kiosk Gallery (Kansas City); and Rose Contemporary and SPEEDWELL Projects in Portland, Maine. Her work is held in collections including The Whitney Museum of American Art; Bates College Museum of Art, The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art; The Walker Art Center; The Ulrich Museum; and Colby College Museum of Art. She has lectured at over 50 institutions and explores content in context as Professor, Chair of Printmaking and Coordinator of Public Engagement and Art & Entrepreneurship minors at Maine College of Art & Design.
The 2022 Residency Program is possible with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts Arts Work Grant.

This event is for everyone! ASR closed captions will be available. If you require another access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Breanna Robinson at breanna@spudnikpress.org To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

Spudnik Press x West Town Art Walk (Day 1)
2022-09-23 17:00 - 20:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Join us for a festive evening on Friday, September 23 from 5-8pm during the 2022 West Town Art Walk!
This event is FREE, child friendly, and open to all.
Teaching Fellow Demonstrations | Friday, 5:30-7:30pm
Join our new Teaching Fellows for some participatory demonstrations in the shop! Pull some posters with Wes Kendall in the letterpress studio, learn some basic bookbinding skills with Riesling Dong, or join Avery Johnson for a surprise demonstration! Visitors are welcome to drop in for a few minutes or join us for the full two hours. We hope to see you there!
Member Showcase | Friday, 5-8pm
Curious to see what Spudnik’s Members have been making? Now is the time! Beginning on Friday evening for the WTCC Art Walk and continuing throughout Saturday for our End-of-Summer Celebration, our Annex walls will be covered in Member work.
Want to share your work in the showcase? All active Spudnik Members are welcome! Sign up here.
Open House & Studio Tours | Friday, 5-8pm
Beginning on Friday evening and continuing on Saturday, Member Volunteers and staff will be running studio tours. Want to learn more about Spudnik Press Cooperative, our Membership program, and our community? Now is the time! Drop in and say hello.
Members, want to volunteer to support this event? We’d LOVE to have you! Check out our volunteer slots here.
Looking for weekend more activities? We’ve got a whole day full of festivities planned on Saturday! We hope you’ll return for our End-of-Summer Celebration and continue in the fun!

Everyone’s safety is important to us. Per our Covid-19 Policy, all visitors who are eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine must provide staff with proof of vaccination in order to gain entry to this event. For this event, guests may present proof of vaccination in person upon entry into the studio. Unless specifically requested, proof of vaccination presented at public events will not be kept on file. Medical and religious exemptions must be requested in advance. When indoors at Spudnik, masks are required.
This event is for everyone! If you require any access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Sara Emerson at sara@spudnikpress.org. To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

Spudnik Press x West Town Art Walk (Day 2)
2022-09-24 12:00 - 18:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Beginning with WTCC Art Walk programming on Friday evening and continuing with our lively celebration on Saturday, join us for a weekend full of festivities and print nerdiness galore! From a Member Market to outdoor games to demonstrations from our new Teaching Artist Cohort, we’ve got a lot planned. Now, all we need is YOU to come and join in the fun!
We’re excited to be hosting this community celebration during the 2022 West Town Art Walk, so you’ll have opportunities to connect with Spudnik friends old and new! Learn more about our Friday programming.
Member Showcase | Saturday 12-6pm
Curious to see what Spudnik’s Members have been making? Now is the time! Beginning on Friday evening for the WTCC Art Walk, our Annex walls will be covered in Member work. The Member Showcase will open to our community and visitors for the Art Walk on Friday from 5-8pm, and remain open throughout the our community celebration on Saturday.
Want to share your work in the showcase? All active Spudnik Members are welcome! Sign up here.
Member Market | Saturday 12-6pm
Stop by the studio and shop local from a selection of the many artists who work out of the Spudnik Press studios. Come for the prints, stay for the party! Vendors TBA shortly.
Are you an active Spudnik Member and want to register as a vendor? We’ve still got some slots open! Register here.
Printmaking Demonstrations | Saturday 1-6pm
Public Pulp: Pulling Sheets in the Parking Lot with Angela Davis Fegan | Sat, 12pm
Community make and take: come and learn about how natural fibers are transformed from fashion, to pulp, to the ideal printing surface. Pull sheets or use a deckle box to witness hydrogen bonds through paper production and leave with a sheet of handmade recycled denim paper to take home. Durational demonstration. Participants are asked to leave their wet sheets behind for the next person to take and leave with an already dry sheet made by the previous participants, bonding us as a community. All labor is collective and paper making is a community practice. This demo will be held outdoors in the Hubbard Street Lofts parking lot.
Watercolor Monotypes with Serena Hocharoen | 1pm
In this interactive demonstration, participants will play with collage, stencil, and watercolor techniques to make painterly monoprint compositions with a variety of textures, colors, and layers. This demo will be held inside the studio, masks are required.
Paper Marbling with Millicent Kennedy | 3pm
Visitors are welcome to observe and participate in making marbled paper with Millicent. Finished paper can be taken home and used on your own projects at home or in a future class.This demo will be held outdoors in the Hubbard Street Lofts parking lot.
Painterly Screenprinting with Mariah Joyce | 5pm

Join Mariah for a painterly screenprinting demo focused on pulling monoprints with water soluable crayons and transparent base. Visitors will be encouraged to participate; screens will be available for passersby to make marks in the screens and pull prints. This demo will be held outdoors in the Hubbard Street Lofts parking lot.
Member Skill Share | Saturday, All Day
Cyanotype Postcards with Catherine Norcott | 12pm
This demo will be held outdoors in the Hubbard Street Lofts parking lot.
Multi-layer Screenprints with Dave Krzeminski | 4pm
This demo will be held inside the studio, masks are required.
Community Raffle | Saturday, 5pm
Participate in our raffle for some exciting Spudnik prizes! Tickets can be purchased throughout the day and will be drawn at 5pm. You do not need to be physically present to win. Stay tuned for updates 😉
Outdoor Activities & Games | Saturday, 12pm-6pm
Want to end your summer as a cornhole champion? Or perhaps you’d rather chalk-it-up and create the ultimate Spudnik hopscotch? Either way, have fun in these fleeting days of sun in our parking lot before making your way inside to see what’s going on in the studio. Outdoor activities will be running throughout the day, to be complemented (of course) by some much-needed beverages. Bring your shades, we’ll see you there!
Open House & Studio Tours | Saturday, 12-6pm
Beginning on Friday evening for the WTCC Art Walk and continuing on Saturday, Member Volunteers and staff will be running studio tours. Want to learn more about Spudnik Press Cooperative, our Membership program, and our community? Now is the time! Drop in and say hello.
Want to volunteer to support this event? We’d LOVE to have you! Check out our volunteer slots here.
Not a Spudnik Member? No problem! All are welcome to join in the fun! Intrigued about Membership? Become a Spudnik Press member today!

Everyone’s safety is important to us. Per our Covid-19 Policy, all visitors who are eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine must provide staff with proof of vaccination in order to gain entry to this event. For this event, guests may present proof of vaccination in person upon entry into the studio. Unless specifically requested, proof of vaccination presented at public events will not be kept on file. Medical and religious exemptions must be requested in advance. When indoors at Spudnik, masks are required.
This event is for everyone! If you require any access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Sara Emerson at sara@spudnikpress.org. To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

2022 Holiday Open House
2022-12-18 16:00 - 20:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Join Spudnik Press community members for a Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 18th from 4pm-8pm! The studio will be open to the public for tours and selling a wide variety of artworks and more!
Tour – Spudnik volunteers will be available for a tour of the facility for anyone who is curious about printmaking and our shop.
Shop – We will be selling fine art prints, books, zines, discounted screens, drinks, and Spudnik merchandise.
Engage – Meet community members and local artists to have fun conversations with, print-related or not!
Enjoy a treat – There will also be a fun cookie potluck organized by Spudnik volunteers! And if you love them so much, printouts of these cookie recipes will be available for you to take home too!

We look forward to having you there!
Graphic design courtesy of Mike Kronberger

January 2023 Member Meeting (In-Person)
2023-01-18 18:30 - 20:00
Join our Board of Directors IN PERSON for our January 2023 Member Meeting!
The purpose of this meeting is to provide a follow-up to our last member meeting and a progress report. You may RSVP for the meeting here.

Board Members and Committee updates will be discussed.
Open group discussion will again be part of the meeting.
The event will again be broadcast via Zoom for anyone who can’t come in person.
We are requesting for 2-3 volunteers to help monitor Zoom, take notes, and setup the room. Please email boardofdirectors@spudnikpress.org to sign-up as a volunteer and thank you!

RSVP FOR THE MEETING
Not yet a studio member? Become a Spudnik Press member today!

This event is for everyone! If you require support or access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Breanna Robinson at breanna@spudnikpress.org To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

Artist Panel Conversation: American Places
2023-02-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Please join us in conversation with a panel of artists whose work uses narrative forms such as walks and book-making to explore the histories and stories residing in racially and culturally mixed landscapes. This event is in conjunction with Hui-min Tsen’s 2022 Spudnik Press Residency. Speakers joining Hui-min include artists JeeYeun Lee, Alex Kostiw, Regin Igloria, and Nia Easley.
This event is free. Registration is appreciated here.

About The Panel:

Alex Belardo Kostiw is an artist, graphic designer, and educator investigating the vast possibilities of the self, the complexity of human connection, and the nebulousness of reality. Their work deals in poetic, adapted, and iterative elements, visual structures of comics, and conceptually driven forms, exploring ways to activate the reading experience, construct myths, and inhabit in-between spaces. Alex has an MFA in visual communication design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA in English literature from the University of Chicago. Their work is collected in the Joan Flasch Artist’s Book Collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Pratt Institute Artist’s Books Collection, and National Museum of Women in the Arts, among others.

Nia Easley is a Chicago-based artist, designer, researcher and educator. Those roles often intersect and overlap. She earned her MFA in Visual Communication Design and practices an art informed by methods of design production. This work engages the absurdity, violence, and beauty of contemporary American life, focusing on our shared histories and how they have shaped the current landscape. She has taught workshops at Lekòl Kominotè Matènwa, UIC (Gallery 400), and Yale University. Most recently she is a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also holds the role of contributing Editor/Curator for the EXIT section of Interactions (IX) Magazine. Her artist’s books can be found at the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, the University of Iowa, Northwestern University, and DePaul University.
Hui-min Tsen is a photo-based, interdisciplinary artist whose projects tell stories about the interplay between the landscape of our imagination and the landscape as experienced in their physical form. Tsen received a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited and published with the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago Artist’s Coalition, Graham Foundation, and Sector 2337, among others. Her book, The Pedway of Today, was published by Green Lantern Press in 2013. She teaches photography at Wright College.
JeeYeun Lee is an interdisciplinary artist based in Chicago. Through performance, objects, and socially engaged art, her work explores dynamics of connection, power, violence and resistance. Her current body of work uses walking as a medium to witness the ongoing structures of settler colonialism and racial capitalism in urban built environments. She has been awarded residencies from the Santa Fe Art Institute, ACRE, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and received grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Propeller Fund, Puffin Foundation, and Awesome Foundation (Chicago chapter). She has also worked with social justice and community-based organizations for over thirty years in immigrant rights, economic justice, LGBTQ issues, and domestic violence.
Regin Igloria is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Chicago. His drawings, artists’ books, sculptures, and performances portray the human condition as it relates to the natural environment and inhabited spaces. With several years of arts administration and teaching experience, he founded North Branch Projects, an organization that builds connections through the book arts. He works with various communities to create crossover between disparate populations and cultures, aiming to broaden the roles of both artists and non-artists. Igloria has taught at places such as Marwen, RISD, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Snow City Arts, and Carthage College. He received a 3Arts Individual Artist Award as well as local, national, and international grants, support through artist residencies, and has exhibited internationally. He received his MFA from Rhode Island School of Design.

Image: “The 100th Meridian (Hollis, Oklahoma)” courtesy of Hui-min Tsen.

Events and programs at Spudnik Press are made possible with the support of:
The National Endowment for the Arts
The MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Illinois Arts Council Agency
Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
DCASE

[VIRTUAL] "Ask Me Anything" with Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
2023-02-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Spudnik Press is proud to invite our community to guide a meaningful conversation with one of America’s most renowned letterpress printers. Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. is an American printer, book artist and papermaker best known for social and political commentary, particularly in printed posters.
Amos produces personal and commissioned prints as proprietor of Kennedy Prints. He also often travels the country spreading his philosophies about life and the art of printmaking.
This event is free. Registration is appreciated here.
The conversation will be moderated by Spudnik staff Yang Pulongbarit-Cuevo and Breanna Robinson. Our $5 suggested donation for the event will directly fund the operational costs of our 501(c)(3) nonprofit during a critical time of thoughtful reorganization. Feel free to make a donation online at any time. Thank you and we’ll see you there!
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Image Sources: Photo 1, Photo 2

Color Theory: A Fundraising Party for Spudnik Press
2023-03-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Spudnik Press is excited to invite everyone to a FUNdraising party on Friday, March 3 from 7pm-10pm!🎉 The event is going to be held at our printshop with the theme: Color Theory.
Register in advance (not required but appreciated)
Guests are invited to compete in our costume contest, dance to soundtracks crafted by live local DJs feral and teDb, shop a curated selection of prints from our archives, document your look in our photobooth, play games, and drink some beers while we celebrate the ability to gather in the shop and have a good time.
Our $20 suggested cover charge and all event proceeds will directly fund the operational costs of our 501(c)(3) nonprofit during a critical time of thoughtful reorganization. Feel free to make a donation online now, or at the door during the event.
See you there!
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Graphic design courtesy of Ethan Brown

March 2023 Community Meeting
2023-03-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Join us at Spudnik Press in-person or online for our March 2023 Community Meeting!
Hear from the Spudnik Press Board of Directors, staff, and a few of our new member committees to learn about the current state of Spudnik. You can check out our meeting agenda here.
Attend virtually on Zoom or in-person. RSVP is appreciated for planning purposes, but not required. If you are unable to attend, don’t worry! We will record the meeting and also be taking notes, which will be shared afterwards.
Please remember to fill out our survey for feedback on Spudnik’s current membership structure and new mission statement here. Thank you and we’ll see you there!
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May 2023 Community Meeting
2023-05-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Join us at Spudnik Press in-person or online for our May 2023 Community Meeting! Hear from the Spudnik Press Board of Directors, staff, and a few of our new member committees to learn about the current state of Spudnik. You can check out our meeting agenda here.
Attend virtually on Zoom (link to be posted soon) or in-person. RSVP is appreciated for planning purposes, but not required. If you are unable to attend, don’t worry! We will record the meeting and also be taking notes, which will be shared afterwards.
Please remember to fill out our survey for feedback on Spudnik’s current membership structure and new mission statement here. Thank you and we’ll see you there!
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Papermaking with Switch Grass Paper
2023-08-27 13:30 - 15:30 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Join Switch Grass Paper at Spudnik Press for their very own Papermaking fundraiser-workshop on August 27, 2023!
From 1:30-3:30pm, students will learn basic paper-making skills and make paper with prairie grasses and blue jeans. The instructors will also talk about identifying local plants that can be foraged for paper. Each participant will receive paper to take home and light snacks + refreshments will be offered.
Switch Grass Paper is a papermaking project founded by Chicago artists Aya Nakamura and Megan Diddie. This project aims to create opportunities for those interested in exploring pulp and paper arts. You may contact them at switchgrasspaper@gmail.com for inquiries and visit their website for more information.
Visit Switch Grass Paper Website

Annual Member Meeting + Community Event
2023-09-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Spudnik Press, 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
As a member-based organization, community participation is essential. Membership meetings are scheduled with agendas determined by member input. This is also when our members meet the nominations for our Board of Directors, both new and those who are up for re-election. The Board of Directors is a committee of generous supporters who work hard to ensure our long-term health and that we remain vigilantly work towards our mission.
RSVP for the Member Meeting
Member Meeting 3-4PM | Agenda:

Meet nominees for the Board of Directors
Board Member voting
Organizational Updates & Announcements
Mission Review and Branding Preview
Volunteer Opportunities
Full Agenda TBA; Please tell us what you’d like to discuss/learn/share/know

The Board of Directors Ballot:
Patti Swanson (she/her)
Educator, Historian
RSVP for the Member Meeting
This year’s Annual Member Meeting will have a community component. We encourage our members to share this event with their network to invite the public to attend. While non-members will not be participating at the Board Member Voting, we would like to open the doors of Spudnik Press for the public to meet the people that make up the Spudnik community and casually tour our studio.
Community Event 4-5PM | Open House:

Meet and chat with the staff, community members, and artists at Spudnik Press
Visitors can enjoy informal studio tour of our facilities
Refreshments are offered
Members and non-members may purchase raffle tickets to win fine art prints and other swag from Spudnik!

Community Event Details
Are you intrigued but not a member? Sign up for Spudnik’s Studio Membership!

Open House & Paletas Social
2023-09-10 16:00 - 17:00
Spudnik Press is thrilled to invite everyone to an Open House & Paletas Social happening on Sunday, September 10th! Meet our community members from staff, board members, studio members, volunteers and more to learn how you could get involved with our organization. Enjoy a casual tour of our facilities and see if our equipment, space, and other offerings can help with your art practice.

Meet and chat with the Spudnik board and staff
Engage with our community members and artists
Inquire about our membership and studio programs
Have an informal/casual studio tour of our facilities
Enjoy a yummy frozen treat (paletas) from Linda Michocana
Purchase raffle tickets to win a fine art print or Spudnik swag bag!

Raffle tickets are available at:
$5 for 10 tickets
$10 for 25 tickets
Cash and digital payment through Square using our donation link accepted.

Exciting raffle prizes include:

(1) screenprint by artist Selina Trepp
(1) screenprint by artist Vesna Jovanovic
Spudnik tote bags designed by Lisa Armstrong with artist zines, Spudnik notepads, and pins!

We hope to see you there!

Brand and Mission Launch Party!
2023-10-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
We’re excited to invite you to the Spudnik Press Brand and Mission Launch Party! Join us as we celebrate the unveiling of our fresh rebrand and mission statement update. It’s going to be an unforgettable evening of creativity and community.
Event Details

Date: Friday, October 6
Time: 6PM-8PM
Location: Spudnik Press at 1821 W Hubbart Street, Suite 302

Exciting Activities Await
BYOT: Bring Your Own Tee or Tote!

Ever wanted to screenprint your own apparel? Now’s your chance! Bring your favorite tee or tote bag, and have fun as teaching artist Rob Kelsey guides you in printing the brand new Spudnik logo onto your personal items (suggested donation: $5).
Don’t have a tee or tote with you? No worries! We’ve got blank ones available onsite for $10-$15, so you can still create your own Spudnik Press gear.

Letterpress Demo

Experience the charm of letterpress printing as you try your hand at creating a delightful flat card adorned with a cool design inspired by our new logo (suggested donation: $5).
The demonstration will be led by teaching artist Riesling Dong, who also designed the new Spudnik Press logo!

Draw-a-Mascot Wall

Flex those doodling muscles and create your very own rendition of a Spudnik Press mascot!
Let your imagination flow and share your vision of a Spudnik mascot just for funsies! We will showcase all your proud illustrations on a “If Spud Has A Mascot” Wall at the Annex.

Art Exhibition in the Annex

Explore our current exhibition at the Annex, showcasing an incredible collection of artist and Spudnik Board Member Dutes Miller, gathered from a print exchange organized by Noah Breuer.
Mingle with fellow artists, print-curious guests, and Spudnik studio members. This is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who share your interest in printmaking!

Proceeds from this event will benefit our Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Read about our recent rebranding and mission update initiative.
Join us as we raise a toast to Spudnik’s new visual identity, renewed mission, and the vibrant community that makes it all possible. Your presence will make this event truly special.
We can’t wait to see you there!

Artful Giving at Spudnik's Fundraising Art Showcase
2023-12-08 18:00 - 20:00
Get ready for a celebration of creativity and generosity at our Fundraising Art Showcase! This event is the culmination of our ongoing art donation campaign and serves as a Winter 2023 Open House for guests who are curious about Spudnik and printmaking.
Event Highlights

Date: December 8, 2023 (Friday)
Time: 6-8PM
Location: The Annex at Spudnik Press

Discover Remarkable Art
Explore a curated collection of 6×9″ masterpieces generously donated by our amazing community members and supporters. From paintings to prints, each piece tells a unique story and contributes to the collective impact we can make for Spudnik Press.
Connect With Our Community
Engage with our community members and artists! You can also chat with the Spudnik board and staff and inquire about our membership and studio programs. This is a great time for a casual tour of our facilities as well.
Supporting Spudnik’s Mission
Every artwork you purchase directly benefits Spudnik Press, supporting our mission to create an environment that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds into the studio through collaboration, education, and access to professional equipment.
How You Can Contribute
If you haven’t had a chance to donate artwork yet, it’s not too late! Visit our Fundraising Art Showcase campaign page for information on how you can make a difference at Spudnik Press through your creative work.
Let’s celebrate art, generosity, and the positive impact that we can create for Spudnik Press! Your presence and support will make this event truly extraordinary.
This event is free and open to public. A suggested donation can be made at the door, but is not required.

Proceeds from our fundraising campaigns benefit our Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

December 17 | SUBlvl Zine Launch (Series 1)
2023-12-17 18:00 - 22:00 | Spudnik Press Cooperative, 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Spudnik Press is delighted to host the official launch party of SUBlvl’s community zine archive on Sunday, December 17th, at 6pm. This event is free and open to the public; donations to SUBlvl are welcome. Come by the studio and meet the vibrant community of a local collective of young and emerging artists.
Event Highlights:

Date: December 17, 2023 (Sunday)
Time: 6-10PM
Gallery and Music: The Annex at Spudnik Press
Drinks and Treats: The Printshop at Spudnik Press

About the Event:
Rchvl is the first iteration of SUBlvl’s community zine archive created at Spudnik Press. Through a cohort of Chicago designers, artists, and writers, this event with the theme “New Beginnings” marks the start of an expansion of their archives and creative network.
This season’s roster of authors proudly includes Deji Adeleke, Oluwaseyi Adeleke, Sofiya Affey, Udochukwu Anidobu, Blake Bonaparte, Ashley-Grace Dureke, Isaiah Easter, Learenna Reynolds and Alejandro Toro-Acosta.
We’re also excited to have goodies provided by Chunky’s Treats and tune brought to us by Jus’Tez.
About the Organization:
SUBlvl is a collective that aims to amplify the voices of minority creatives and world thinkers through meaningful collaboration and creative direction. This is a safe space for all bodies where no story goes untold, no voices go unheard, and everyone gets their flowers.
Tickets through donations to this event are available here to support SUBlvl’s current and future projects.
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Featured image photographed by Fiba Kelani

April 24 | Subsidized Workshop with Arts of Life
2024-04-24 10:00 - 14:00
Spudnik Press is excited to host a fun and engaging subsidized workshop for the incredible organization Arts of Life. Led by Teaching Artist Anders Zanichkowsky, community members from Arts of Life will be learning about monotypes and create their own unique prints using our Conrad Press.
About the Program:
Subsidized Workshops at Spudnik Press aim to provide organizations with the opportunity to explore the art of printmaking in a supportive and creative environment. Each workshop will be taught by a resident Teaching Artist at Spudnik Press and participating organizations may choose from an array of printmaking topics or techniques.
About the Organization:
Arts of Life advances the creative arts community by providing artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities a collective space to expand their practice and strengthen their leadership. To learn more about Arts of Life and their mission, visit artsoflife.org.
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Programs at Spudnik Press are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and Builder’s Initiative.
This project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

May 15 | Subsidized Workshop with Girls Rock! Chicago
2024-05-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Spudnik Press, 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Spudnik Press is happy to host an exciting subsidized workshop for the incredible organization Girls Rock! Chicago. Led by Teaching Artist Anna Wagner, students and staff from Girls Rock! Chicago will be learning about collagraph printing techniques.
About the Program:
Subsidized Workshops at Spudnik Press aim to provide organizations with the opportunity to explore the art of printmaking in a supportive and creative environment. Each workshop will be taught by a resident Teaching Artist at Spudnik Press and participating organizations may choose from an array of printmaking topics or techniques.
About the Organization:
Girls Rock! Chicago is committed to educating girls and TGNC youth about the musical, technical, and creative aspects involved in musicianship though their music education programs for girls and transgender & gender expansive youth ages 8 to 16. Girls Rock! Chicago believes that music can be a crucial tool in allowing youth to respond to preconceived notions of what they can do and what they can become.
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Programs at Spudnik Press are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and Builder’s Initiative.
This project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

Filipinos 4 Palestine Printmaking Day
2024-05-19 14:00 - 17:00
Spudnik Press invites our community and warmly welcomes Chicago Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, Malaya Chicago, and Anakbayan Chicago into the studio for a family printmaking event that is open to the public on Sunday, May 19th from 2pm-5pm.
Join Filipinos 4 Palestine for a printmaking art build to support Palestinian and Filipino movements for liberation. Our guest organizations/communities have prepared activities for young children, a teach-in featuring local organizers, and art sessions including screenprinting, zinemaking, block printing, and more.
Open to all! RSVP HERE
Event Schedule:
2:00pm to 3:30pm | Story time and kids’ open studio (families with children ages 0-12):
To explore the connections between Palestine and the Philippines, members of our guest communities will read stories by Palestinian and Filipino authors, sing songs, learn chants, and make art to take to the streets. Art activities will include screenprinting, zinemaking, and more. Guests are welcome to bring their own tote bags or t-shirts to screenprint.
3:30pm to 5:00pm | Teach-in and open studio (all ages):
There will be a teach-in session for folks of all ages that covers the Palestinian and Filipino liberation struggles at the Annex area of Spudnik Press. Guests of all ages can also engage in creative printmaking session in the studio, including block printing, screenprinting, and more.
COVID Safety:

Masks required except for those under 2 years old or otherwise unable to stay masked.
Masks of different sizes will be provided by F4P.
We ask everyone who can to please stay masked in the event space.
Spudnik Press has multiple air purifiers running throughout the studio.
Click here for more COVID safety info about this event.

About the Organizations:
Filipinos for Palestine (F4P) is a network of U.S.-based Filipinos in solidarity for a free Palestine.
Anakbayan Chicago is a Filipino youth and student organization fighting for genuine liberation and democracy in the Philippines.
Chicago Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines promotes, defends and advocates for human rights and liberation in the Philippines.
Malaya Chicago is a broad movement of individuals, organizations, and various formations united under our objectives to defend human rights, democracy, and sovereignty in the Philippines.
For inquiries and to register for the event, please visit this link.
RSVP for the Event

May 26 | SUBlvl Zine Launch (Series 2)
2024-05-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Spudnik Press, 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
Spudnik Press is delighted to host the launch of SUBlvl’s Series 2 community zine archive on Sunday, May 26th, at 6pm. This event is free and open to the public; donations to SUBlvl are welcome. Come by the studio and meet this vibrant community of local emerging artists.
Event Highlights:

Date: May 26, 2024 (Sunday)
Time: 6-10PM
Gallery and Activities: The Annex at Spudnik Press
Treats and Onsite DJ: The Printshop at Spudnik Press

RSVP here
About the Event:
RCHVL is a community zine archive produce by SUBlvl in partnership with Spudnik Press and a cohort of Chicago designers, artists, and writers. This event marks the launch of their second series, “World View.” Using zine as a medium, featured artists tell about their lived experiences, upbringing, and memories have impacted their understanding of the world around them.
This series features work by Wuraola Adeniji, Celine Alonzo, Iicky Belmontes, Trevon Coffee, Chris Lee, Samm Lee, Nneoma Ohale, Daniel Ponce, Makafui Searcy, Malik Sims, and Messejah Washington.
There will be goodies available for purchase provided by Chunky’s Treats and tunes courtesy of Dondarii.
About the Organization:
SUBlvl is a collective that aims to amplify the voices of minority creatives and world thinkers through meaningful collaboration and creative direction. This is a safe space for all bodies where no story goes untold, no voices go unheard, and everyone gets their flowers.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations to this event are available here to support SUBlvl’s current and future projects.
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Featured image photographed by Fiba Kelani

Screenprinting Demo at Fulton Market Design Days
2024-06-10 09:00 - 2024-06-12 17:00 | Fulton Market, 954 W Fulton, Chicago
Spudnik Press is excited to be at Fulton Market Design Days, happening on Monday, June 10 until Wednesday, June 12 courtesy of Oetee!

June 10 (Monday) 9am to 5pm
June 11 (Tuesday) 9am to 5pm
June 12 (Wednesday) 9am to 3pm

Visit the screenprinting demonstrations led by Spudnik Press teaching artists Rob Kelsey and Anders Zanichkowsky under the pink pergola, as the global design community celebrates the latest in design and architecture. Take home a screenprinted shirt or poster with an amazing graphic design created by Bagman Studios!

RCHVL: Artist Talk with iicky Belmontes and Nneoma Ohale
2024-06-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Spudnik Press, 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
As an extension of their Community Zine Archive: RCHVL, artist collective SUBlvl is hosting a series of artist talks to spotlight each artist and facilitate conversations about their work and contribution to their growing community zine archive. Spudnik Press is proud to welcome their collective for two Artist Talk sessions this month!
Join us on Tuesday, June 11th at 6pm for an insightful event programmed by two SUBlvl artists as a true reflection of their personal creative practices. Engaging fully in the conversations and activities is highly encouraged. Together with the SUBlvl community, we thank you for supporting local, independent artists of color as they delve deeper into the creative industry.
RSVP for this event
About the Organization:
SUBlvl is a collective that aims to amplify the voices of minority creatives and world thinkers through meaningful collaboration and creative direction. This is a safe space for all bodies where no story goes untold, no voices go unheard, and everyone gets their flowers.
This Artist Talk is free and open to the public, with a pay-what-you-can option available. All proceeds will support SUBlvl continue the production of their community zine archives that highlights emerging local artists.
About the Artists:
iicky Belmontes
Born in Trinidad & raised in the Virgin Islands. Iicky has built a practice bringing together the teachings of his father and being multicultural. The artist creates his works from a variety of used and non-traditional materials, motivated by his father encouraging him to “use what you have” and “there are no mistakes”.
Nneoma Ohale
Nneoma Ohale is a 23 year old storyteller who works primarily in poetry and photography. Her current artistic obsessions are gender, her Nigerian identity and desire, all three of which are featured in her zine GA NKE OMA (Or, Go Well). This zine is a collection of poetry and photography that reflects the person and artist Nneoma is in this moment. The deeply personal nature of the zine not only aims to reveal things about the artist but invites the reader to examine themselves and the world around them.

RCHVL: Artist Talk with Samm Lee and Cece Alonzo
2024-06-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Spudnik Press, 1821 W Hubbard St, Suite 302, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
As an extension of their Community Zine Archive: RCHVL, artist collective SUBlvl is hosting a series of artist talks to spotlight each artist and facilitate conversations about their work and contribution to their growing community zine archive. Spudnik Press is proud to welcome their collective for two Artist Talk sessions this month!
Join us on Tuesday, June 25th at 6pm for an insightful event programmed by two SUBlvl artists as a true reflection of their personal creative practices. Engaging fully in the conversations and activities is highly encouraged. Together with the SUBlvl community, we thank you for supporting local, independent artists of color as they delve deeper into the creative industry.
RSVP for this event
About the Organization:
SUBlvl is a collective that aims to amplify the voices of minority creatives and world thinkers through meaningful collaboration and creative direction. This is a safe space for all bodies where no story goes untold, no voices go unheard, and everyone gets their flowers.
This Artist Talk is free and open to the public, with a pay-what-you-can option available. All proceeds will support SUBlvl continue the production of their community zine archives that highlights emerging local artists.
About the Artists:

Samm Lee
Samm Lee aka LEEZY will be discussing the emotional and creative healing processes behind the creation of her original zine Splatt, Edition 2: what will remain with Cece Alonzo. Lee’s work highlights the painful and delicate nature of grief, and the curiosities that might arise from one’s experience of grief through a creative lens.
Celine Alonzo
Celine Alonzo aka Cece Beanzzini is a multidisciplinary designer, whose work is rooted in playful, organic forms and imaginative storytelling. Her most recent project was “Digizine”- a collection of photos captured from her experience of carrying a digital camera with her everyday for 2023, paired with questions and music she was exploring with at the time. At this event, she will be selling copies of “Digizine” and customized “Lucky Lighters.” Proceeds will be donated towards the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.

July 13 | Subsidized Workshop with 33rd Ward Working Families
2024-07-13 13:00 - 17:00
Spudnik Press is delighted to host a fun and engaging subsidized workshop for 33rd Ward Working Families! Led by Teaching Artist Anders Zanichkowsky, their workshop will focus on screenprinting on paper to help improve the DIY runs of prints that they have been making to promote progressive political campaigns..
About the Program:
Subsidized Workshops at Spudnik Press aim to provide organizations with the opportunity to explore the art of printmaking in a supportive and creative environment. Each workshop will be taught by a resident Teaching Artist at Spudnik Press and participating organizations may choose from an array of printmaking topics or techniques.
About the Organization:
33rd Ward Working Families is an independent political organization that builds political power through advocacy and education around daily issues that affect the material well-being of residents of Chicago’s 33rd Ward. The 33rd Ward covers the neighborhoods of Albany Park, Avondale, Irving Park, and Ravenswood Manor.
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Educational programs at Spudnik Press are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and Builder’s Initiative.
This project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

Puppet Art Build with CCHRP
2024-07-17 18:00 - 21:00
Spudnik Press invites our community and warmly welcomes Chicago Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (CCHRP) into the studio for a night of paper mache, painting, and political education on Wednesday, July 17th from 6PM-9PM.
Our friends from CCHRP will be featuring speakers who will share firsthand experiences of the impact of US militarism in the Philippines (Caeli Peace mission, Rubi Peace mission, and Joe Internarional People’s Tribunal mission), followed by a Q&A session.
Guests can also learn about puppet-making, help CCHRP build puppets for mobilizations, and know more about lending support to end US military aid to the Philippines by passing the Philippines Human Rights Act (PHRA).
Register Here
