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ArtSpan Artist Mixer: Letterpress Printing at SF Center for the Book
Mix, Mingle, and Make! Letterpress Poster Printing @ SFCB
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Date and time
Thursday, June 15 · 6 - 8pm PDT
Location
San Francisco Center for the Book 375 Rhode Island Street San Francisco, CA 94103
About this event
- 2 hours
Mix, Mingle, and Make!
Letterpress Poster Printing with your fellow ArtSpan Artist Members!
Thursday, June 15, 6-8pm
Meet artists and art enthusiasts, check out the letterpress print studio and try your hand at pulling letterpress prints using wood type! Interactive art activities to engage in!
San Francisco Center for the Book is excited to host ArtSpan for their June 2023 Artist Mixer!
Stop by this casual after-work event, say hello to your fellow ArtSpan artist members, and learn more about San Francisco Center for the Book! SFCB will have their studio presses up and running; event attendees will be able to pull their own poster print in our print studio and browse our bindery space for ideas and inspiration. SFCB’s Summer 2023 exhibition “Datz Press: Contemporary Voices in Global Photobooks” will be on view, highlighting photo based artists’ books from Datz Press of Seoul, South Korea.
Light refreshments and snacks will be served.
About SF Center For the Book:
The San Francisco Center for the Book is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that fosters the joy of books and bookmaking, the history, artistry, and continuing presence of books in our culture and enduring importance as a medium of self-expression. We provide both a home for Bay Area book artists and a place where the wider community can discover book arts. Everyone is welcome here, experienced practitioners and newcomers alike.The San Francisco Center for the Book is a center of inspiration for the book arts world, featuring the art & craft of letterpress printing, bookbinding, and artists bookmaking.
About ArtSpan Artist Mixers:
ArtSpan produces Artist Mixer events throughout the year to give artists a chance to meet, mingle, and make art with each other. Past events have included studio and gallery tours, bingo games, painting, printmaking, collage and assemblage making, letterpress and bookbinding, live model figure drawing, and more!
Mixers are free to attend for ArtSpan Artists. Members are provided a Promo Code in their weekly Artist Opportunities email to apply at registration and receive their discount. Email info@artspan.org for the 2023 Promo Code.
This is an ArtSpan Members event. Become an Artist Member to participate in our year-round Artist programs and offerings/opportunities for the annual fee of $50.
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ArtSpan, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, is committed to cultivating a vibrant, accessible, and world-class art community in San Francisco and to promoting the city's unique creative energy locally and globally. We champion an inclusive art experience by providing hundreds of local artists with the equal opportunity to showcase their work and make direct connections to diverse audiences and patrons. We are guided by the belief that artists play a vital role in society and that broad public engagement with their work is essential to defining a new cultural environment for our changing city. Visit www.artspan.org to learn more. Contact info@artspan.org or (415) 861-9838 for more information.