Educators and community organizers are invited to join Campfire Printing Press founders, Angee Lennard and Colin Palombi, to learn screenprinting basics and various ways to structure their own print projects in a variety of settings. Drawing on real examples from student and community projects, the workshop supports participants in designing projects tailored to their specific teaching or organizing contexts. 

Woodcut is one of the oldest—and most versatile—forms of printmaking. Artists and artisans have long used this process to print everything from textiles and books to grassroots political posters. With “the hand” clearly visible, woodcut prints remain wonderfully tactile and expressive in an otherwise very digital world.

Open Print is a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Educators and community organizers are invited to join Campfire Printing Press founders, Angee Lennard and Colin Palombi, to learn screenprinting basics and various ways to structure their own print projects in a variety of settings. Drawing on real examples from student and community projects, the workshop supports participants in designing projects tailored to their specific teaching or organizing contexts. 

Educators and community organizers are invited to join Campfire Printing Press founders, Angee Lennard and Colin Palombi, to learn screenprinting basics and various ways to structure their own print projects in a variety of settings. Drawing on real examples from student and community projects, the workshop supports participants in designing projects tailored to their specific teaching or organizing contexts. 

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Halftones are the modern-day solution for reproducing photographic and other “continuous tone” imagery in print. They have been prominently used in comic books and newspaper printing since the 1880s, and remain the primary way to produce “full color” prints. 

This process spotlight offers an orientation to “the halftone” for printmakers and its many applications for photographic images, digital designs, and artwork.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Monotype is a versatile approach that can combine an inked plate with painting, drawing, and collage, to create unique images. Unlike most print techniques that produce multiples, monotype is a process that creates single, one-of-a-kind artworks.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Learn the ropes of screenprinting by “translating” a simple image (bring your own, or use a sample from our image library) into a two-color print. Working with analog materials, we will explore various ways to use color, texture, and shape to produce stunning screenprints. Along the way, you’ll get a full overview of the process and learn how to prepare and develop an image or design specifically for screenprinting. 

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

A Friendly Introduction to Intaglio Printing

Using plexiglass plates, explore drypoint—a direct and intuitive gateway into the world of intaglio. This session demystifies the intaglio process by first demonstrating traditional copperplate intaglio, then inviting everyone to create and print their own 5”x7” plate. This is a great entry point for anyone curious about the many intaglio printing, which includes dry point, etching, engraving, aquatint, mezzotint, and more. Participants are welcome to bring images to reference or to trace. 

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Community Sessions are a great entry point for first-time printers and those looking to make art alongside others. 

Attend a single session to run a few prints or return weekly to tackle a large or ongoing project. 

Includes use of all shared equipment, tools, and materials, plus additional hand tools and supplies to encourage experimentation and learning.

Block printing is one of the oldest—and most versatile—forms of printmaking. From a hand-carved block (typically wood or linoleum), artists have long used this process to print everything from textiles and books to grassroots posters. With “the hand” clearly visible, block printing remains wonderfully tactile and expressive in an otherwise very digital world.

Kate McQuillen skillfully entwines the processes, materials, and traditions of printmaking and painting. Working on large-scale panels—typically around five feet tall—she builds up layers of translucent inks which imbue a sense of time and memory in her work. This layered approach also results in subtle blends of luscious colors.

We’ve invited Kate to Chicago to share her method for building color and color relationships through layering. Through a prepared screenprinting project, participants will explore how color theory principles come to life in print.