Anchor Graphics
Anchor Graphics is a not-for-profit fine art press that brings together, under professional guidance, a diverse community of youth, emerging and established artists, and the public to advance the fine art of printmaking by integrating education with the creation of prints. Anchor Graphics is a program of the Art + Design Department at Columbia College Chicago.
Saturday Open Studio is now available by appointment only. Please call 312-369-6864 at least 4 days ahead to schedule.
New Publishing Projects
Upcoming Programs
Stone
Lithography
Tuesdays,
6 - 9pm
September
14 - November 16, 2010
Etching Class
Wednesdays, 6 - 9pm
September 15 - November 17, 2010
For centuries artists have been making marks on copper to create fine art prints. Come learn this process from Anchor Graphics Master Printer, Chris Flynn. He will instruct students on the various aspects of this wonderful medium including preparing plates, using hard and soft grounds, aquatints, step biting, proofing, editioning, and registering multiple plates. This 10-week class is open to students of all skill levels. Class size is limited to 8 students. The cost is $300 including all materials except for paper and plates. 5” x 7” plates will be available on the first day of class. Open Studio time for the duration of the class is available for a $2 materials fee per visit.
Susan Tallman Lecture
in Ferguson Auditorium
September 22, 2010
6:30 pm
Susan Tallman, art historian and author of the book The Contemporary Print: from Pre-Pop to Postmodern, will discuss the work of John Baldessari. This event is cosponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Photography as part of their exhibition John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective From The Collections Of Jordan D. Schnitzer And His Family Foundation. Lecture will take place in Columbia College Chicago's Ferguson Auditorium, 600 S. Michigan Ave., 1st Floor.
Printlandia Metropolis
October 1, 2010
5 - 7 pm
For a third year the artistic citizens of our fair city will be contributing to civic dialogue through the dispersal of visual imagery. An elite group of four has been selected from Printlandia's ever growing population to explore the impact of the urban environment on their work and the reciprocal impact that work can have on the urban environment. These highly skilled and highly trained artists will cull the inspiration of our expansive metropolis, from the dregs of the sewers to the tops of gleaming glass skyscrapers, to create limited edition fine art prints. Then with the friendly spirit of small town neighborliness these prints will be given away for free. Join us on October 1st, from 5 - 7 pm for a celebratory and revelatory reception where you can receive your free print. Only one per visitor and come early as they will go fast. Artist participating include Jeremy Cody, Eric Coleman, Julian Cox, and Thomas Lucas. This program is being presented as part of Chicago Artists Month.
Now On View
Incised, Bitten and Gouged: Anchor Graphics and the Chicago
Printmakers Collaborative, 20 Years of Printmaking
at the
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
July 30 – September 12, 2010
A group exhibition of work created at Anchor Graphics and the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative will be on view this summer at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. Come view prints created through out the 20-year histories of two of Chicago’s finest print institutions. For mor info click here.
