June 2012 Drink & Draw: Surrealist Games

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

We’ve dug up some great surrealist games, such as exquisite corpse, automatic drawing, frottage, decalomania, and coulage. We aim to channel the spirits of Brenton, Duchamp, Aragon, and others!

$5

Daniel Mellis – Artist’s Books

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Daniel Mellis’s work explores the instability of language and the poetics of the philosophical fragment; the relationship between memory, photography, historical documents, and the inaccessibility of the past; the physical remnants of things now absent; and the combinatorial potential of letterforms through prints and artist’s books. His constant experimentation in a wide variety of print media including letterpress, offset lithography, and digital printing results in unified expressions of content and form.

Free

February 2013 Drink & Draw: Tattoo Flash

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

We’ll dig up some samples of Anchors, Barbed Wire, Bettie Page, and other inspirations for your very own tattoo design!

$5

Growth / Street Puzzles Exhibition

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

On view in The Annex, Spudnik’s newly opened gallery and collaborative workspace, will be a juried exhibition entitled “Growth” as well as new work from Spudnik’s recent Artist in Residence, Victoria Martinez.

In honor of their recent addition of The Annex (the third expansion in as many years!) Spudnik released an open call on the theme of growth. This exhibition takes a close look at the idea of metamorphosis in all its forms and celebrates exceptional work in the field of printmedia.

Free

April 2013 Drink & Draw: Food

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

Bring the oddest item your grocer supplies. A classic bunch of grapes, crab legs, tropical fruit, bundt cake: it’s all fun to draw!

$5

Long-Arm Stapler First Aid Exhibition

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

This exhibition of largely self-published works tackles self-care from many angles: health, grooming, food preparation, self-defense, coping strategies, defense mechanisms, mental or spiritual development and even soul enrichment. At their core these pieces suggest we must be our own advocates for our own health and well being.

Free

June 2013 Drink & Draw: Life Drawing

The Annex @ Spudnik 1821 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL, United States

We’ll feature a real live model! And who knows, maybe you can draw the person sitting next to you too. This is one Drink & Draw you don’t want to miss!

$5