Reduction Woodblock Madness

New Work by Stan Shellabarger and Liz Born
Thursday, September 16th
Artist Discussion 6-7pm

Perhaps you’ve never made a relief print, or maybe you’d like to nerd-out by sharing your own tips on the reduction process, in which one block is carved progressively to reveal layers of color. Either way, please join Stan Shellabarger and Liz Born for beer, hors d’oeuvres, and a discussion about new reduction woodblock prints on display at Spudnik this month!

Prints will be on display September 16 – October 29.

Drink and Draw

Portrait Schmortrait: fun ways to draw a face

Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010
7:00-9:30pm
Some booze provided (or BYOB)
Suggested Donation: $5

Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60622

Our Monthly Drink & Draw! Wed., Sept. 1, 7:00 at Spudnik Press… Drink and Draw is our monthly night devoted to drawing practices. There’s no teacher and no pretensions. We provide a theme for the evening and some booze. Attendees provide a sketchbook and drawing utensils. Please come, and bring your friends while you’re at it.

September’s Theme is Portrait Schmortrait: fun ways to draw a face! We’ll have exercises like blind contour and opposite-hand drawing that’ll loosen you up, as well as tips on understanding proportions.

For the Theme Beverage, we’ll toast the last warm days with a crisp white wine.

Temperature Exchange Opening Reception

Connecting the Senses

Friday, August 13, 2010
6-9 pm

@ Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60622

At this ‘hot’ event, work ‘hot off the press’ will be displayed and delicious treats will be served.
Also come to bid well to this summer’s interns Abby, Nev and HyeYoon!

“How does temperature affect your experiences? Emotions, environmental awareness, food, culture, and nostalgic memories are some among many concepts intertwined with the intensity of heat and cold.”

Drink and Draw

FINGERPAINTING

Wednesday Aug. 4, 2010
7:00-9:30pm
PBR provided (or BYOB)
Suggested Donation: $5
@ Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60622

Our Monthly Drink & Draw! Wed., Aug. 4, 7:00 at Spudnik Press… Drink and Draw is our monthly night devoted to drawing practices. There’s no teacher and no pretensions. We provide a theme for the evening and some booze. Please come, bring paper and bring your friends while you’re at it.
This time around, we’re gonna be fingerpainting. That’s right, put away your fancy pencils and brushes and hi-tech gear. It’s time to get kindergarten on it….

Drink and Draw

JULY’S THEME: COMICS

Wednesday July 7, 2010
7:00-9:30pm
Booze provided (or BYOB)
Suggested Donation: $5
@ Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60622

Our Monthly Drink & Draw! Wed., July 7, 7:00 at Spudnik Press… Drink and Draw is our monthly night devoted to drawing practices. There’s no teacher and no pretensions. We provide a theme for the evening and some booze. Attendees provide a sketchbook and drawing utensils. Please come, and bring your friends while you’re at it.

July’s theme is Comics! We’ll make a group strip or you can work on your own epic tale while sipping our theme drink, the classic Tom Collins. Drawing materials encouraged!

Three Far Out Years

Spudnik Press Fundraiser and Celebration
Saturday, July 24, 2010

Open House

11-4 pm at Spudnik Press Cooperative,
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 308

Fundraiser and Celebration

at Happy Dog Gallery,
1542 N Milwaukee, 2nd Floor
6 pm – Midnight
Silent Auction ends at 10pm

Spudnik Press invites you to attend our Open House and Fundraiser. Spudnik Press Cooperative is hosting a full day of festivities in recognition of three far out years of community print making.

During Open House Spudnik members will be providing free demonstrations. Visitors will be able to make their own greeting card or a patch with materials provided by the studio, and are encouraged to bring any addition materials to print on. Anyone interested in learning more about the studio is encouraged to come by, see our collection of prints, ask questions, and basque in the energy of community art making.

In the evening, festivities will move to Happy Dog Gallery. Jazz ensemble New Now Know How will perform. The event is free, but all guests who contribute $10 will receive a complimentary print. $25 donations will receive a block printed T-shirt made on site. All contributions will support Spudnik’s artist residency program, open studio sessions, free workshops, and new equipment. In addition to the auction, we will be releasing Lilli Carré newest artist book created through our residency program.

Featured Artists:

Sanya Glisic, Rachel Niffenegger, Paul Nudd, Jeremy Tinder, Sonnenzimmer, Ellen Gradman, Sue Coe, Michael Miller, Andrew Blair, Cynthia King, Jeremy Lundquist, Wrik Repasky, Dutes Miller, Alex Chitty, Kathryn Rodrigues, Kim Heiney, Minna Sora, Angee Lennard, Jessica Taylor, Laura Szumowski, Liz Born, Brian Hoffmeister, Stano Grezdo, Pablo Phillipps, Erick Jurado, Dan Falco, Stacey Colangelo, Julia Hendrickson, Mischa Kegan, Daniel Mellis, Justin Santora, Jay Ryan (The Bird Machine), Tom Wilder, and Fred Stone & Chris Flynn (donated by Anchor Graphics, a program of the Art & Design Department at Columbia College Chicago).

New Now Know How:

Tony Barba – Saxophone
Robin Boudreaux – Saxophone
Quin Kirchner – Drums
Matt Ulery – Bass

Drink and Draw

Imaginary Creatures

Wednesday May 5, 2010
7:00-9:30pm
Booze provided (or BYOB)
Suggested Donation: $5
@ Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60622

Drink and Draw is our monthly night devoted to drawing practices. There’s no teacher and no pretensions. We provide a theme for the evening and some booze. Attendees provide a sketchbook and drawing utensils. Please come, and bring your friends while you’re at it.

May’s Theme is IMAGINARY CREATURES. We’ll have books & taxidermy to help you get inspired, but the rest is up to you and your juiced up brain. Our theme drink is a delicious classic- Tiger’s Milk (not the muscle-building stuff) or you can BYOB. ALSO! We’ll be featuring the much adored podcast “You, Me, Them, Everybody”. They will be recording an episode of our little monthly get-together for the web- you can finally tell your mom you’ve made it.

Printervention // Printing for the Public

Opening Reception Friday, April 16, 2010 5pm – 7pm
@ Chicago Tourism Center Gallery
72 E Randolph // Chicago

Following the success of last years’ Version Festival program: the Bridgeport WPA pilot project, we have asked artists from around the country to create works that raise awareness of social and political issues of our day.

Printervention debuts April 16, 2010 at the The Chicago Tourism Center Gallery and continues through Version Festival to include workshops, a mobile silkscreen cart, a window display at The Whistler and more. For more information and a complete schedule of events and participants please visit www.printervention.org

Printervention, organized by Emily Clayton, Chris Roberson and Ed Marszewski, is part of Version Festival 2010, an annual arts festival in Chicago produced by the Public Media Institute that brings together hundreds of artists, musicians and educators from around the world.

www.printervention.org
www.versionfest.org

Collaborative Studios

Angee Lennard Speaks at the Chicago Cultural Center

Thursday, April 22, 2010
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington
Chicago, IL 60602

Chuck Thurow, former director of the Hyde Park Art Center, will uncover the inner workings of Chicago’s many collaborative studios. He will be joined by Pearl Dick of Chicago Hot Glass, Angee Lennard of Spudnik Press, and Bruce Robbins of Lill Street Studios. They will lead a discussion on the character of these studios: what is the process of starting and maintaining a facility geared for processes that involved group participation and specialized equipment? How can the creative benefits of these collaborative environments be maximized? How do the novice and the seasoned artist mix in these settings? And what opportunities are there for local artists from learning to residencies at these facilities?

Yesterday For Tomorrow: New work on the Project Wall

with presentation and demonstration by Angee Lennard

Thursday, April 29
6-7pm
Free

@ Spudnik Press
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60622

On April 29nd, Spudnik Press will debue our new and improved Project Wall that will highlight work made at Spudnik Press and allow us to have a permanent installation of work available for sale to help support our community of printers.

As we roll out this new and improved nook of the studio, we will also be adding some interesting programming. One night a month, prior to a Thursday night Open Studio, we will present free events such as demonstrations, presentations of new work, and panel discussions. The first two events are scheduled, so write them in your calendar and stop by on your way home from work!

Angee Lennard will discuss new work she made during her recent Residency at AS220 Printshop. She will talk about her inspiration, and furthermore, she will demonstrate Mezzotinting – an often forgotten printmaking technique that is shrouded in mystery and misconceptions.