Spudnik Press

Spudnik Press Spudnik Press is a nonprofit arts organization located in West Town, Chicago.

We are happy to announce our CALL FOR ARTISTS for MADMADE PRINT FAIR.This is the second year of the fair, and we are so ...
09/02/2026

We are happy to announce our CALL FOR ARTISTS for MADMADE PRINT FAIR.

This is the second year of the fair, and we are so excited to see that and are also taking place that same weekend with their amazing programs.

MadMade is a one-day, community-centered print fair celebrating artists living with psychiatric disabilities and mental health challenges.

We’re looking for printmakers, illustrators, artists, designers, and zine makers working in screenprint, risograph, linocut, etching, and other print-based practices.

MadMade is a mad-positive, disability-affirming event centered on first-person experience — making space for work that is messy, joyful, angry, thoughtful, beautiful, and everything in between.

Application deadline: October 5, 2026

Fair date: November 14, 2026
12–4:30 PM
Access Living, Chicago
No application fee. No tabling fee.

Apply via the link in bio.

⭐ 2027 Spudnik Press Residency Application ⭐We’re seeking experienced printmakers from Chicago and beyond for 2–6 week r...
09/01/2026

⭐ 2027 Spudnik Press Residency Application ⭐

We’re seeking experienced printmakers from Chicago and beyond for 2–6 week residencies! Push your practice in relief, intaglio, risography, screen printing, and more with 24/7 access to our 4,800 sq. ft. studio.

The Basics:

Access: 24/7 studio access, flat file storage, and community engagement

Deadline: Sunday, November 1, 2026

Residency Period: February 5 – December 18, 2027

We encourage artists of all backgrounds to apply—no formal art degree or extensive exhibition history required. Video applications and accommodations available!

🔗 Link in bio for full details and to apply.

https://www.spudnikpress.org/residency-program-call/

This SATURDAY at Spudik Press!1st International Milwaukee Riso Invitational Closing ReceptionSaturday, August 29, 6-8pm1...
08/27/2026

This SATURDAY at Spudik Press!

1st International Milwaukee Riso Invitational Closing Reception
Saturday, August 29, 6-8pm

1821 W Hubbard St, #302, Chicago, IL 60622

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COUNTER-MAPPING AS A TOOL FOR MOVEMENT BUILDINGHow do we represent our spaces, our histories, and our futures on our own...
08/26/2026

COUNTER-MAPPING AS A TOOL FOR MOVEMENT BUILDING

How do we represent our spaces, our histories, and our futures on our own terms?

Join us for a teach-in with urban designer, printmaker, and organizer Bria Miller as we dive into The Abolitionist Atlas.

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 while responding to broader revolutionary struggles.

RSVP at the link in the bio.

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If you’ve ever cut down a stack of paper at Spudnik, you probably know our paper guillotine. It’s a true workhorse! But ...
08/19/2026

If you’ve ever cut down a stack of paper at Spudnik, you probably know our paper guillotine. It’s a true workhorse! But after years of trimming thousands of prints, posters, and zines, it has finally given out.

Replacing and modernizing a guillotine isn't cheap, but it's essential for keeping print jobs running smoothly and safely for everyone in our space.

That’s where our PBS style Print Drive comes in. Every print you purchase from our flat files directly funds crucial equipment upgrades—like a new guillotine—while also supporting stipends for incoming resident artists and fair pay for our staff.

We’re featuring works under $250 here—if just 20% of you seeing this post purchase a print, we'll reach our goal this week and move forward with replacing our equipment.

Link in bio

https://www.spudnikpress.org/shop/?min_price=100&max_price=249

Drawn from research into the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) archives, L Vinebaum’s New Demands? ser...
08/18/2026

Drawn from research into the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) archives, L Vinebaum’s New Demands? series adapts early 20th-century union placards and activist typography into print. Created during their 2015 residency at Spudnik Press, these works examine how past labor struggles mirror today’s fights for workers' rights.

Available in our online shop for the annual Print Drive.

Proceeds support our studio equipment and artist residency program.

Link in bio and https://www.spudnikpress.org/shop/?artist=16036

New Demands? We Strike We Win
We Should Make The Laws
New Demands? People First Profits Last

by Spudnik Press for the Fall 2016 exhibition Rules, Tools, and Fools, these three 24″ x 18″ screenprints by Chicago ar...
08/16/2026

by Spudnik Press for the Fall 2016 exhibition Rules, Tools, and Fools, these three 24″ x 18″ screenprints by Chicago artist Alberto Aguilar feature his signature graphic, text-driven work—each from an edition of just 12.

Available prints ($150 each):
• Transcend the Gulf
• Cross Country
• Broaden Borders

100% of proceeds from our annual print drive directly fund our studio.

Link in bio to shop the archive (or https://www.spudnikpress.org/shop/?artist=30560)

Adapted from clandestine Leather Archives & Museum catalogues, Brendan Fernandes’ Stud series honors the abstractions th...
08/15/2026

Adapted from clandestine Leather Archives & Museum catalogues, Brendan Fernandes’ Stud series honors the abstractions that historically protected q***r communities. These 2019 screenprints measure 30” x 36” and contrast glossy, reflective surfaces against rich matte black forms.

Available in our shop ($1,500) as part of our ongoing print drive. Your purchase directly keeps our presses running and accessible to Chicago artists.

Link in bio to shop the series.

https://www.spudnikpress.org/shop/?artist=30442

Stud I, Stud II, and Stud III

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1821 W Hubbard Street, Suite 302
Chicago, IL
60622

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Monday 12pm - 10pm
Tuesday 10pm - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm

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