Come have a drink with us! Join us for Drink & Draw! Say goodbye to April showers and hello to spring blooms! Join us for a special Drink & Draw featuring a flower monotyping workshop with some seasonal new blooms. Make your own one-of-a-kind floral prints and celebrate the season. Lee Nah is a community-engaged scholar... Read more »
Spudnik Press, in partnership with the School of Visual Arts at Columbia College Chicago, is hosting a full day of large-scale printmaking that’s free and open to the public. At the center of the event is a construction road roller turned printing press used to produce oversized prints outdoors throughout the day. The works being... Read more »
Note: This talk has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. Join 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... Read more »
Come have a drink with us! Join us for Drink & Draw! Spudnik 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... Read more »
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. Nineteen years of ink, community, and creativity — and we're celebrating under our very inky big... Read more »
Come have a drink with us! Join us for an exciting, hands-on skill share led by resident artist Dasha Klein. Dasha’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... Read more »
On Thursday, July 16, 2026, from 6pm to 9pm, Unpacked Mobile Gallery brings Home Grown Vol. III, to Spudnik Press for an evening highlighting printmaking, film, and environmental art. Located at 1821 West Hubbard Street in Chicago, this event showcases work created from our Community Mentorship Program. Throughout the night, attendees can step outside to... Read more »
June 26-August 29, 2026 Reception Saturday, August 29, 6-8pm Spudnik Press is pleased to be the first stop on the national tour of 1st International Milwaukee Riso Invitational originating at Milwaukee’s Suburban Gallery. This collaborative exhibition and publishing project brings together an extraordinary group of contemporary artists, illustrators, and cultural producers to explore the power... Read more »
Teach-in with Bria Miller In this workshop, we will utilize The Abolitionist Atlas to explore counter-mapping as a tool for movement building. We will discuss how communities have historically developed counter-mapping practices in response to oppression and participants will be guided through methods for creating their own maps rooted in local organizing landscapes and histories... Read more »
Reception September 11, 5-7pm September 11- October 9, 2026 In a new exhibition at Spudnik Press, artist Palak Patel transforms the flat, traditional print into something heavy, structural, and spatial. Originating from her residency, Patel’s project explores a simple but demanding question: can a screenprint function as a piece of architecture or a standalone sculpture?... Read more »
How do images hold memory, spirit, and connection across places? Join us for an interactive print and publication workshop led by Artist-in-Residence Miguel Limón (Matiz Press). Miguel’s multidisciplinary practice centers on Midwestern Mexican-American experiences in industrial landscapes, using photography, print, and independent publishing to document collective history. In thisl two-hour session, Miguel brings their collaborative... Read more »
Come have a drink with us! Join us for Drink & Draw! This month, we’re making collaborative, Frankensteined comic strips—and nobody gets to see the plot until the very end. We'll start with 20 minutes to draw as many wordless three-panel comics as possible. Next, we’ll take 10 minutes to write a pile of standalone... Read more »
