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SUMMARY:Drink & Draw
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us! \nAs part of our fundraising efforts to stay Inky\, we are re-launching Drink & Draw on August 13. There will be beer\, paper\, pencils\, conversations\, and commiseration. \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10-20\nRSVP here or just come \nDrink and Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials\, and invite your friends! Drink & Draw occurs on the first Wednesday of every other month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10-20. We provide the beer — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome). \nThis event will be hosted by Meg Duguid\, Spudnik Press’s Interim Executive Director.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-with-meg-duguid/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drink and Draw
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SUMMARY:Drink & Draw: Botanical Readiness with EC Brown
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us!\n\nAs part of our fundraising efforts to stay inky\, join us for Drink & Draw on September 10. There will be beer\, paper\, pencils\, conversations\, and commiseration. \nThis event will be hosted by EC Brown\, who will introduce an online magazine\, Botanical Readiness. This gardening publication is going rogue: open to straightforward horticultural contributions while extending into occult\, psychedelic\, and genre territories. For Spudnik’s Drink & Draw\, artists will be invited to push botanical drawing into otherworldly places—and submit their work to Volume 4 of Botanical Readiness. \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10–$20 \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials—and invite your friends! Drink & Draw occurs on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10–$20. We provide the beer — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome). \nAbout Botanical Readiness\, Vol. 4\nDeadline: Sept. 22 (Autumn Equinox)\nhttps://www.archeospiritist.com \nThis project is meant to run the gamut between gardening matters\, related research and writings\, botanical documentation\, occultist enigmas\, pure abstractions\, and tawdry genre influences (psych\, horror\, etc.). \nWish list of contributions: \n\nReflections on gardening\, cultivation\, and botany\nDocumentation of this summer’s gardening work or horticultural encounters\nExcerpts of related reading/research\nSupernatural/paranormal material\, even with a tenuous connection to gardening\nMinimalist psychedelia\nPure color experiments\, with or without a clear connection to the project\nPure signal/pattern abstractions — audio or visual\n\nEC Brown is an artist and exhibition organizer who teaches art and design at SAIC\, Columbia\, and Lillstreet. He became active in the domestic artspace network starting in the mid-2000s with COMA (2006–08)\, Floor Length and Tux (2009–2014)\, ASCII (2011–2022)\, and Tascam (2015–2023). Recent facilitations have been online\, including Record of the Month Club\, Hemiboreal (for Krampusnacht)\, and — most recently — Botanical Readiness.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-botanical-readiness-with-ec-brown/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250914T130000
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SUMMARY:See You at Our Annual Community Meeting!
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to invite you to our Annual Community Meeting on Sunday\, September 14\, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. As a member-driven organization\, your involvement is vital to the health and direction of Spudnik Press. This gathering is one of the key ways we stay accountable\, transparent\, and connected with the community we serve. \nAt this year’s meeting\, you’ll have the opportunity to meet nominees for our Board of Directors\, including new candidates and current board members up for re-election. Voting will take place during the meeting. \nIn addition to board voting\, we’ll share important organizational updates\, preview our newest potato-themed merchandise\, and offer pre-orders for our hot metal tees coming to an e-shop near you this Halloween. This is also a space for you to share your ideas\, questions\, and ideas for the future of Spudnik Press. We encourage you to let us know in advance if there’s something specific you’d like to discuss. \n2025 Board Nominees:\n\nAmira Hegazy (she/her) – Artist\, Educator\nAngela Runge (she/they) – Senior User Researcher\, IBM Cloud\n\nWhile only members are eligible to vote\, we warmly welcome non-members to attend. We’re deeply grateful for your continued support. Spudnik has navigated many changes\, and thanks to your engagement\, we remain open\, active\, and committed to our mission.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/see-you-at-our-annual-member-meeting/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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SUMMARY:October 8 | Drink & Draw: Drawing Games! with Lya Finston
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us!\n\nAs part of our fundraising efforts to stay inky\, join us for Drink & Draw on October 8. There will be beer\, paper\, pencils\, conversations\, and commiseration. \nIn this Drink & Draw\, artist and educator Lya Finston will guide attendees through a series of collaborative drawing games. These games will be tweaked and derived from those of comic artists Lynda Barry and Cathy G. Johnson. In the spirit of redefining what a “good” drawing is and minimizing over-thinking\, many of these exercises will be timed.  \nLya is always devastated to encounter folks who are scared to draw\, especially when they are her own students. In her previous classes at Harold Washington College and the University of Iowa\, Lya has centered fun\, fast-paced\, and collaborative drawing games as a means of mitigating this fear. As Cathy G. Johnson says\, “a drawing is good if you had fun while you were making it\,” so come have fun making drawings with us at Spudnik! \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10–$20\n \nRSVP (or just show up) \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials—and invite your friends! Drink & Draw occurs on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10–$20. We provide the beer — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome). \n  \nLya Finston ​is an artist\, printmaker\, and educator based in Chicago\, IL. Born in Brooklyn\, NY and raised in Cranford\, NJ\,  Lya has since made the midwest her home. In 2018 she received a BA in Studio Art and German Language from Oberlin College\, and in 2025\, an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa.  \n  \n​Lya has formerly served as a Lecturer at Harold Washington College\, a Printmaking TA and Shop Technician at Bucknell University\, and an Access Services Assistant at the Ryerson & Burnham Library of the Art Institute of Chicago.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-drawing-games-with-lya-finston/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drink and Draw
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SUMMARY:The Devil’s Proof
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of spooky printmaking and mysterious fortunes. Make a palm print and have your future revealed by our guest palm reader\, Mister Vibe\, while your fortune is told with the assistance of our Riso machine. Browse a curated selection of spooky prints and snag our brand-new metal T-shirt featuring Titivillus\, the infamous devil of typos. Costumes are encouraged\, and admission is sliding scale ($10–30). \n  \nGet Tickets \n  \nMister Vibe has a passion for palmistry and has examined over 15\,000 palms. This vast knowledge base allows him to give deep\, insightful readings that reveal the truth within each hand he sees. His decades-long study and practice of biofeedback led him to explore palmistry and other forms of the mind/body connection\, including handwriting analysis (graphology) and hypnosis\, for which he is board-certified. \nTo learn more about Mister Vibe\, visit mistervibe.com and chicagopalmreader.com \n 
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/the-devils-proof/
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SUMMARY:November 12 | Drink & Draw: Letter Writing with Amir Badri
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us!\n\nJoin us for Drink & Draw on November 12. \nIn this session\, artist and leather crafter Amir Badri will present his practice of letter writing. \nWriting letters—whether by hand\, on a typewriter\, or through the steady clack of a keyboard—is an artistic act disguised as correspondence. It’s both personal and performative: an exchange\, a gesture\, and sometimes\, a protest. \nA well-written letter is a tiny stage for wit\, satire\, and sincerity. At this Drink & Draw\, Amir will not only walk us through his practice\, but there will also be time\, paper\, and stamps available for you to write and send your own letters. \n  \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10–$20 \nRSVP or just show up  \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials—and invite your friends! Drink & Draw occurs on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10–$20. We provide the beer — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome). \nAmir Badri is a Chicago native\, leather crafter\, and artist. A product of Chicago Public Schools\, the Chicago Park District\, the Chicago Public Library\, and Marwen\, his philosophy is that knowledge is power and the most powerful thing one can do is to give that knowledge away. Equipped with a love of antiquated and feral technologies\, he believes that old ways of doing things have become overlooked back-channels of communication that can be used for change in this instant digital age. Rejecting the societal messaging of “finding his passion\,” he believes that curiosity leads and passion follows.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/november-12-drink-draw-letter-writing-with-amir-badri/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drink and Draw
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SUMMARY:MadMade Print Fair
DESCRIPTION:MadMade Print Fair\nNovember 15\, 2025 from 12-4:30PM \nAccess Living\, Chicago: 115 W Chicago Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60654\nFree to the public \nJoin us for MadMade\, a one-day event uplifting the creative work of artists living with psychiatric disabilities and mental health challenges. This community-centered fair brings together artists\, organizers\, and visitors to celebrate art that resists stigma\, builds connection\, and honors lived experience. \nMadMade is more than a marketplace — it’s a gathering built on inclusion\, care\, and cultural empowerment. Visitors are invited to explore and purchase artwork from printmakers\, illustrators\, designers\, and zine makers working across screenprinting\, linocut\, risograph\, etching\, digital processes\, and more. \nThis mad-positive\, disability-affirming event centers the artists themselves rather than diagnoses or treatments. MadMade offers a counter-narrative to both clinical and romanticized depictions of mental illness\, instead highlighting real people making real work — art that is beautiful\, messy\, joyful\, angry\, and thoughtful — work that sparks conversation and fosters community. \nParticipants: 47pennys\, Alyse Ruriani\, Ani Johnson\, ANKLEGLUE\, Anna Strzepek\, chana goldbloom\, Crossing Raindrops\, Cuatro Huevos\, Darya Foroohar\, Degenerates Collective\, Demah\, Dylan Sturdy\, Esme\, Indiana Mokey\, Mimisdreamies\, Nicholas Waguespack\, Nocturne Best\, OOO Press\, Open Lid Collective\, Reclaym\, Sami Shuman\, Sky Zhang\, Support Ho(s)e\, Tamara Harris\, The Center for Mad Culture\, Todd Evans\, Via Mortola\, Zio/Poen  \nPanel Discussions\nThe fair will feature two panel discussions highlighting the intersections of mad identity\, artmaking\, and community. “Mad and Disability Culture Building” will take place from 12:15-1:00 PM\, bringing together Reclaym\, Degenerates Collective\, Dandy of the Underworld\, and OOO Press to discuss collective organizing\, mutual support\, and creative collaboration across mad and disabled communities. Later\, from 3:15–4:00 PM\, “Mad Artmaking” will feature Alyse Ruriani\, Sky Zhang\, 47pennys\, and Darya Foroohar in conversation about artistic process\, lived experience\, and reclaiming madness as a site of creativity and cultural expression. Both panels will be moderated by Matt Bodett\, the Director of the Center for Mad Culture\, and are free and open to the public. \nMadMade is organized by Dylan Sturdy in collaboration with Spudnik Press Cooperative\, The Center for Mad Culture\, and Access Living. \nDylan Sturdy is a proudly neurodivergent artist specializing in printmaking and wheel-thrown ceramics. With deep personal experience of mental illness and professional experience as a mental health counselor\, she creates academically informed artwork that supports those struggling with mental illness\, educates the public about psychiatric conditions\, and works to destigmatize and reframe how society understands mental health. Dylan is uniquely qualified to lead this fair and unite its participants. \nAccess Living is a national leader in disability rights and advocacy. It combats stereotypes\, protects civil rights\, and drives social change\, ensuring that people with disabilities can live independently and with dignity. \nSpudnik Press is a community-based printmaking studio committed to accessibility\, equity\, anti-racism\, and creative collaboration. It offers professional equipment\, education\, and an inclusive space welcoming artists from all backgrounds. \nThe Center for Mad Culture challenges traditional medical models of mental health\, offering new ways to understand the human experience of madness. They host exhibitions\, readings\, workshops\, and maintain a mad/disability research library\, fostering cultural conversations around mental difference. \n 
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/madmade-print-fair/
LOCATION:Access Living\, 115 W Chicago Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60654\, United States
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SUMMARY:Canceled: Drink & Draw: New Year’s Resolutions with Meg and Avery
DESCRIPTION:Note This event has been canceled!\n  \n  \nCome have a drink with us! \nJoin us for a very special Drink & Draw on January 14.\n\nIn this session\, staff members Meg Duguid and Avery Johnson will lead a session in writing and creating New Year’s resolutions. \nWe may also make you a new year’s cocktail. \n\nNot only are Meg and Avery vowing to become better\, stronger\, and more balanced people\, they will walk you through the nuance of self-reflection\, reasonable goal setting\, and how to take your resolutions both seriously. And not.  \n  \nBe prepared to make a list and draw it out in symbols that maybe only you know the meaning of. \n  \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10–$20 \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials—and invite your friends! Drink & Draw occurs on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10–$20. We provide the beer — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome). \nMeg Duguid can be found on the interweb here and on instagram here \nAvery Johnson can be found on the interweb here and on instagram here
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-new-years-resolutions-with-meg-and-avery/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drink and Draw
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SUMMARY:Drink & Draw: Draw Your Demands
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us! \nJoin us for Drink & Draw on February 11. \nIn this session\, we will make posters for whatever you want to say. \nPosters are a way to claim space\, share a message\, and make your voice visible. This Drink & Draw session focuses on drawing posters and saying whatever you need to. \nWe’ll have examples of posters on hand for reference and inspiration\, and we can make some one-color Riso copies for those who want to help wheatpaste the world. \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10–$20. \nRSVP is encouraged so we can make sure someone is coming; drop-ins are also welcome. \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials—and invite your friends. Drink & Draw takes place on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and guest artist. Suggested donation: $10–$20. We provide the beer — you just bring yourself (and your friends and family; children are always welcome).
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-draw-your-demands/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
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SUMMARY:Drink & Drawer with Eric Bartholomew
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us! \nJoin us for a very special Drink & Drawer! Participants are invited to bring a random object or favorite treasure. We’ll draw them together\, and there will be a little writing workshop too. \nEric Bartholomew is an artist and zinester whose project Junk Drawer explores ephemera\, things we save\, and their stories. From ordinary items to obsolete oddities\, the junk drawer realm is full of inspiring objects to uncover. \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10–$20 \nRSVP encouraged so we can plan accordingly — drop-ins also welcome. \n  \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials—and invite your friends! Drink & Draw occurs on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10–$20. We provide the beer — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome).
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-drawer-with-eric-bartholomew/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drink and Draw
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SUMMARY:Drink & Draw: Underrated Animals with Angela Kalish
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us! \nJoin us for  Drink & Draw! \nEveryone has their favorite animals\, but there are so many that go unloved. \nCome and share your favorite weird and misunderstood creatures! Come with any animal you find interesting; whether it’s as simple as a pigeon you saw on the street\, as silly as a weird rodent you saw online during one of your nightly scrolls\, or as niche as a lizard you researched once in middle school. Take some time to show love to an underrated animal. \nDraw a picture! Write a fun fact! Show the group a fun video you saw online! Together\, we will create our own\, unique collection of critters to celebrate the beauty of the planet’s wildlife (and possibly walk away with some fun new animal facts). \nAngela Kalish is a Chicago-based graphic designer and illustrator with a love for all things silly. Her work frequently glamorizes subjects typically labeled “undesirable\,” encouraging a hicago-based graphic designer and illustrator with a love for all things silly. Her work frequently glamorizes subjects typically labeled “undesirable\,” encouraging a playful shift in peplayful shift in perspective. \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10–$20 \nRSVP encouraged so we can plan accordingly — drop-ins also welcome. \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Bring a sketchbook and basic drawing materials—and invite your friends! Drink & Draw occurs on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10–$20. We provide the drinks — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome).
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-underrated-animals-with-angela-kalish/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Drink and Draw
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SUMMARY:Karla Santana: Lotería
DESCRIPTION:Lotería takes its name and structure from the iconic Mexican card game\, repurposing its symbolic imagery as a framework for deeply personal storytelling. Each piece in the series functions like a card drawn from the deck — a moment\, a symbol\, a feeling — mapping Santana’s relationship to her own cultural identity across the full arc of her life. That relationship\, as the work makes clear\, is not a simple one. The exhibition holds space for the embarrassment and shame that can accompany cultural identity\, particularly across generations and geographies\, alongside the profound love\, gratitude\, and pride that run just as deep and just as true. \nThrough this series\, Santana revisits pivotal stages of her life\, pairing personal memory with the cultural symbols that have traveled with her family across generations. The result is a body of work that is at once a family portrait\, a self-portrait\, and an act of reclamation — a chance to look back at inherited culture not with the eyes of a child who wanted to fit in\, but with the clarity and appreciation of an adult who understands what she was given. \nKarla Santana is a first generation Mexican-American designer and illustrator from Chicago. As a self-proclaimed “serial-hobbyist\,” she enjoys exploring a variety of mediums from Risograph printing\, screenprinting\, sewing\, and crochet\, and more. She often combines multiple mediums to create whimsical pieces that integrate nostalgic elements of her childhood with playful characters and a vibrant\, character-driven visual language. \nKarla Santana\nLotería\nOpening Reception: May 2\, 6-8pm\nMay 2-30\, 2026 \n  \nLotería is on view at Spudnik Press\, 1821 W. Hubbard St.\, Chicago\, IL 60622. Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm. \nPrograms at Spudnik Press are partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency\, the Driehaus Foundation\, and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/karla-santana-loteria/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Professional Practices Artist Lecture by Kacie Lees
DESCRIPTION:Join teaching artist Kacie Lees for a lecture on their work and free Professional Practices presentation covering living documents\, types of funding opportunities\, record keeping and digital organization\, resources\, and application tips to break into the world of exhibitions\, residencies\, and grants. \nLees is currently an Artist in Residence at Spudnik Press\, developing a new body of printwork that brings together thermally responsive inks and high-visibility reflective fabrics. Drawing from the visual language of early 20th-century pseudosciences—such as Rorschach inkblot tests and Thought Forms—the work takes on a nebulous\, expressive quality that reflects early attempts to make the invisible visible. These prints are both intuitive and investigative\, evoking shifting conditions and inviting engagement with ambiguity\, pattern\, and perception. \nKacie Lees is a Chicago-based neon artist\, printmaker\, and metalworker whose interdisciplinary practice explores light as both subject and material. Grounded in craft and informed by research into optics and chaos theory\, the work combines fire and electricity to create luminous forms that exist between natural phenomena and human perception. Lees teaches neon fabrication nationally and is the author of Neon Primer: A Handbook on Light Construction\, a hand-silkscreened technical manual supporting contemporary neon practice. \nPrograms at Spudnik Press are partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency\, the Driehaus Foundation\, and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/professional-practices-artist-lecture-by-kacie-lees/
CATEGORIES:Artist Resident Events
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SUMMARY:Drink & Draw with Lee Nah
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us! Join us for Drink & Draw! \nSay goodbye to April showers and hello to spring blooms! Join us for a special Drink & Draw featuring a flower monotyping workshop with the help of our neighbors at Flowers for Dreams. Make your own one-of-a-kind floral prints and celebrate the season. \nLee Nah is a community-engaged scholar and printmaker from Chicago. She works as a studio monitor at Spudnik Press and has a special love for monotypes. \nPay what you can — suggested donation: $10–$20\nRSVP encouraged so we can plan accordingly — drop-ins also welcome. \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Drink & Draw occurs on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10–$20. We provide the drinks — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome). \nDrink & Draw is generously sponsored by The Long Drink \n 
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-with-lee-nah/
CATEGORIES:Drink and Draw
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SUMMARY:Drink & Draw: Carnival Edition
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us! Join us for Drink & Draw! \nSpudnik Press is turning 19\, and we’re throwing a carnival to celebrate! Join us for a special Drink & Draw where we’ll be making decorations for our upcoming fundraiser. Come help us get the big top ready — paint signs\, craft garlands\, make props\, and get into the carnival spirit while you drink and draw. \nRSVP encouraged so we can plan accordingly — drop-ins also welcome. \nDrink & Draw is a low-key\, drop-in social workshop devoted to drawing practices. There are no pretensions\, no prerequisites\, and newcomers are always welcome. Drink & Draw occurs on the second Wednesday of every month and features a special theme and a guest artist. Admission is a suggested donation of $10–$20 but this time you are helping us\, so pick the $0 option at RSVP). We provide the drinks — you just bring yourself (and your friends\, and your family; children are always welcome). \nDrink & Draw is generously sponsored by The Long Drink.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-carnival-edition/
CATEGORIES:Drink and Draw
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