Print Shop

Completed in 2006, the A + D Print Shop offers a broad range of established and innovative printmaking options, and professional, knowledgeable staff.

The following printmaking processes are supported: screen-printing, non-toxic etching, photo-polymer, relief processes, and polyester plate and Xerox lithography.

The studio boasts state of the art equipment, including:
Takach Etching Press (39 x 72)
Table-Top Takach Etching Press (30 x 60)
Takach Litho Press (39 x 72)
Brand Etching Press (26 x 47)
Praga Etching Press (24 x 42)
AWT Seri-Glide 3545 vacuum table for screen printing
2 vacuum tables for screen printing (26 x 32)
Vertical etching tank using Ferric Chloride etching solution
4 Mac computers
1 scanner Epson Stylus Pro 7800 Printer for transparencies
Nuarc 40 1KS metal halide exposure system (32 x 42)
Silkscreen exposure unit (32 x 50)
Screen Printing Washout Tank (50 x 58)
Paasche Spray Booth (36 x 48)


Hours of Operation:



For more information, please contact:
Andrea Schumacher, A+D Print Shop Manager
623 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 230
Chicago, IL 60605

312-369-7333
aschumacher@colum.edu