On Saturday, November 9 the Chicago Printers Guild (CPG) holds its fourth iteration of the Chicago Printers Guild Publishers Fair at Constellation in Roscoe Village. As the organization celebrates its 10thanniversary, the level of its members’ print work is high. Over 30 of these printmakers will be present to sell their self-published print work and will include the Guild-sponsored recipient of the 2019 CPG Student Award and Instituto Grafico de Chicago, a print organization dedicated to maintaining the critical activist tradition of Latino printmaking. This event provides a unique opportunity for Fair attendees to meet the artists and ultimately engage in the tradition-rich print landscape of our region. A majority of the work is limited and likely to sell out. Framing of purchased artwork will be available on site from The Frame Shop. Drinks stirred by the bartenders at Constellation and tunes spun by Birds + B-sides and Fuzzbox DJs. La Cocinita Food Truck will be parked out front with lunch including vegan and vegetarian options.
Since 2009 the Chicago Printers Guild has cultivated print culture and community in the Chicago area through monthly meetings of its members, which includes more than 100 printmakers from the region. Printmaking is predicated on producing multiples. Whether the prints are Riso-printed protest posters or painstakingly crafted etchings, producing multiples allows for the dissemination of ideas beyond gallery walls. This is fundamentally important to the CPG. We believe that printmaking should be approachable, affordable, and impactful.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Chicago Printers Guild 4thAnnual Publishers Fair
Constellation
3111 N. Western Ave Chicago, IL 60618
11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Free
Featured Artists:
- Sonnenzimmer
- Mike Pennekamp
- Michelle McCoy
- Liana Faletto
- Halftone Projects
- Bob Scheffler
- Fata Morgana Press
- Tabor Shiles
- Ryan Kapp
- Millicent Kennedy Nora
- Crosshair
- Inkwood Press
- One Strange Character
- Pretty Good Co.
- Cristal Prints
- Ariyama Studio
- Lya Finston
- Ground Up Press
- Wes Beeler
- Samantha Mendoza
- Chloe Firth
- Katie Chung
- Eric Wilson
- Anna Hasseltine
- Andrew Johnston
- Andrew Mullally
- Alexandra Blom
- Depression Press Mfg. & Ink, Inc.
- Alana Miller
- Nathan Eclavea
- Shae Synnestvedt
- Rachelle Hill
- Bitmap Press
- Christina Kang
- Instituto Grafico de ChicagoSpudnik Press Cooperative
Sponsors:
- Constellation
- Birds + B-Sides
- Fuzzbox DJs