We are reckoning with the hard truth: this is one of the most financially challenging years we’ve faced. Like so many small arts organizations, we’re being hit from all sides—philanthropic shifts, disappearing COVID-era relief funding, and a broader arts funding crisis that’s impacting donors of all types. We are struggling to keep our lights on now.
Still, we’re not scaling back our mission. We’re doubling down on what matters:
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Affordable access to professional printmaking equipment
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Hands-on education rooted in empowerment
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A community-centered space where artists of all backgrounds can make work, share ideas, and grow
To do all that, we need to raise $55,000 by December 2.
While we welcome donations, we are really asking for you to buy an amazing print from our archive now. We have worked with many amazing artists over the years and the works we have in our flat files should be gracing your walls.
Where We Are
We’ve always done a lot with a little. Just three full-time staff members (plus an amazing crew of teaching artists and studio monitors) keep this place running day in and day out—providing access to 12 presses and printmaking stations, managing artist residencies, teaching classes, keeping the ink flowing, and saying yes to as many creative experiments as we can.
Over the last few years, we’ve invested in deeper community partnerships, better staff pay, and more subsidized programs..
But we’re at a tipping point.
The cost of keeping our space accessible has gone up—while many of the funding streams we’ve relied on for years have been reduced or eliminated altogether. And while we’re actively reimagining a stronger business model, we can’t stabilize without your help.
What Your Support Makes Possible
Let’s talk real numbers:
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$329 is what we subsidize each full-price, 4-hour open studio session through grants and donations
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$369 is what we’d have to charge per session without that subsidy (and yes, ink is still free)
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3,000+ studio hours are offered annually to artists
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6 resident artists will be supported in 2026—if we reach our goal
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8 subsidized workshops and 4 mentorship classes are planned next year—if we can fund them
We don’t want to scale back. We want to keep showing up with open doors, generous ink, and a belief that everyone deserves access to the tools of print.
How You Can Help
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Come have a drink with us! Come to our re-launch of Drink & Draw on August 13. There will be beer, paper, pencils, conversations, and commiseration. Pay what you can — suggested donation: $10-20
- Share this campaign with friends who believe in independent art
Every dollar helps.
Help us make sure Spudnik doesn’t just survive this moment, but keeps growing into the studio we all know it can be—one that’s bold, welcoming, a little bit scrappy, and full of inky joy.