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SUMMARY:Cancelled: Harlem Masimba West Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Note: This talk has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. \n  \nJoin us at Spudnik Press for an artist talk with Harlem Masimba West on June 3 at 6 PM. During the talk\, West will speak about their residency work exploring memory\, archival image-making\, and movement throughout Chicago through cyanotype and mixed-media collage. \nCentering an evolving oracle and playing card deck built from inherited photo archives and personal histories\, West’s practice considers how images can hold reverence\, revision\, and alternate ways of remembering. The conversation will focus on their process\, research\, and ongoing experimentation with analog media during their time at Spudnik Press. \nHarlem Masimba West is a playground\, sonic griot\, and archival imagemaker from Out South Chicago. Anchored in analog media\, their work centers the crossroads and portals that find Black folks. They’re presently the 2026 Curatorial Resident at Elastic Arts\, and artist in residence at Spudnik Press\, ILA\, and the Kimball Arts Center.
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/harlem-masimba-west-artist-talk/
CATEGORIES:Artist Resident Events
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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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SUMMARY:Spudnik Press 19th Birthday Party and Carnival
DESCRIPTION:Step right up and test your luck and skill at our carnival games\, delight in our birthday cake and fine drinks\, then redeem your winning tickets at the prize booth for a chance to win prints\, merchandise\, and more. \nNineteen years of ink\, community\, and creativity — and we’re celebrating under our very inky big top. Join us for a night of carnival fun as we mark another year of making Spudnik Press the creative home it is for so many Chicago artists. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! \nBuy Tickets \nProceeds from the fundraiser will go to support our operations for the press\, including staff\, supplies\, and rent costs. Your donation is vital to our work and allows us to continue our mission. Each year\, we provide more than 3\,000 hours of open studio access\, dozens of classes\, a residency program and free workshops. The studio costs $1\,200 a day to run\, so every dollar we raise counts. \n$10 off with code EARLYBIRD10 through May 17 \n\nTickets $85(includes 50 game play tokens)\nArtist Tickets $50 (includes 30 game play tokens)\nThe economy really hurts right now tickets: $35 (includes 10 game play tokens)\nCan’t make the event\, but love us anyway donate here\nSponsor a carnival booth with your name on it — $250\nSponsor a pennant with your one-color logo — $25 each\nJoin us as a corporate sponsor\n\n  \nThank you to all who help: \nWe have profound appreciation for our Host Committee: \nCheryl Bever\, Cassidy Kulhanek\, Amira Hegazy\, Jill Nahrstedt\, and Angela Runge \nEnormous gratitude to our Sponsors \n🎪 Pennant & Booth Sponsors\nCCRx (Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange)\, Western Exhibitions\, Tandem Creative Works\, Iterative Work\, Chicago Graphic Design Club\, Busy Beaver Buttons & Merch\, Do It Better \n🍻 Food & Drink Sponsors\nDrinks By: Cream\, Revolution Brewing\nSnacks By: Pretty Cool Ice Cream\, Jeanette Thomas\, Spudnik Press Staff \n Our Generous Prize Donors\nMusic Box Theatre\, Gemmy Charmed Life\, Inga\, The Alexander\, Field Notes\, Clue Perfumery\, GANZ\, Cards Against Humanity\, The Center for Order and Experimentation\, Rooftop Cinema Club\, The Avondale Tap\, Big Shoulders Yoga\, Pearfat Parfum\, Wildlight and Collin Garrity\nLoud applause for our Individual Donors and Annual Supporters:\nIllinois Arts Council\, Driehaus Foundation\, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation\, Vermont Community Foundation\, Speedball\, and numerous individual donors \nWe’re endlessly thankful for the support and passion of our Staff and Board:\nMeg Duguid\, Avery Johnson\, Olivia Childress (Staff)\,  Kristen Campos\,  Amira Hegazy\, Angela Runge\, and Michelle Savoy (Board of Directors) \nSpudnik Press 19th Birthday Party and Carnival\n Friday\, June 12\, 6–10PM\n Spudnik Press: 1821 W Hubbard St\, Ste 302\, Chicago\, IL 60622 \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/spudnik19/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
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SUMMARY:Drink & Draw: Flotsam and Jetsam Collagraphy with Dasha Klein
DESCRIPTION:Come have a drink with us! Join us for an exciting\, hands-on skill share led by resident artist Dasha Klein. \nDasha’s practice is deeply attuned to the geological history of Lake Michigan and the traces embedded within its shoreline. For Dasha\, collecting organic forms and debris is a meditative practice used to study patterns of erosion\, transformation\, and sedimentation. His work traces his movement from Michigan to Chicago\, utilizing found materials to explore grief\, transition\, and the emotional residue carried through place. \nBy combining experimental printmaking processes with textures derived from his beach finds\, Dasha explores the tension between slow material processes and rapid image reproduction. Working across lithography\, Risograph\, cyanotype\, and relief\, he enlarges and abstracts details from fossils and debris—shifting between microscopic and landscape perspectives to study accumulation\, decay\, and imprint. \nTo celebrate the end of his residency\, Dasha is opening up his process to the studio for a special two-hour session. He will guide you in viewing everyday detritus as a physical archive\, teaching you how to transform found objects into rich\, deeply textured prints. \nBasic materials will be provided\, but we highly encourage you to bring your own clean trash\, beach finds\, or small textured fragments to experiment with. \nDasha Klein (he/they) is a Chicago-based printmaker and art educator originally from Connecticut. Growing up in coastal New England\, he developed an obsession with beachcombing and exploring old graveyards. His practice uses discarded materials and experimental printmaking to investigate burial\, mourning\, and transformation\, often approaching fossils and tombs as physical records of past lives. Klein works across lithography\, screenprinting\, intaglio\, Risograph\, relief\, and cyanotype. He received a B.A. in Studio Art from Oberlin College in 2023 and formerly served as Print and New Media Studio Manager at Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency. He currently volunteers at the Chicago Maritime Museum. \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! \nDrink & Draw is generously sponsored by The Long Drink \n  \n 
URL:https://www.spudnikpress.org/event/drink-draw-flotsam-and-jetsam-collagraphy-with-dasha-klein/
LOCATION:Spudnik Press\, 1821 W Hubbard St\, Suite 302\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
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