Studio

The Lower East Side Printshop offers 4,000 sq. ft. of printmaking workspace in two studios and two workrooms. The facility is located on the 6th Floor of an industrial building facing West 37th Street in New York City. Both studios are filled with northern light. They have concrete floors and 11 ft. ceilings. Passenger elevators are available 24/7, and freight elevators are available during regular business hours M-F, 8am-5pm.

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Artists’ Studio

The shared Artists’ Studio, with the adjacent etching/solvent room and the darkroom, is accessible 24/7 for participating artists and during regular business hours for class students. Facilities are available for intaglio, relief, monoprint, waterbased silkscreen techniques, photo and digital processes, and other techniques that employ the tools at hand.

The shared Artists’ Studio, with the adjacent solvent/etching room and the darkroom, is available to participating artists and class students.

Equipment

  • Screenprinting hinge table (60” x 96”)
  • Screenprinting vacuum press (32″ x 48″ printing area)
  • Griffin Intaglio press (40” x 66 ”)
  • Charles Brand intaglio press (20” x 40”)
  • Charles Brand Intaglio Press (28” x 50”)
  • Glass-top inking table (30” x 84”)
  • Light table 36” x 48”
  • Stainless steel cleanup sink (18” x 18” with a shelf)
  • Paper soaking sink (36” x 48” stainless steel)
  • Paper blotting and curating table (48” x 96”)
  • Flat drying system
  • 2 movable drying racks (27” x 35”)
  • 1 large movable drying rack (38″ x 50″)
  • Cast iron book press (8.5” x 11”)
  • Workstations (30” x 72” sturdy steel tables with laminate tops)
  • Gathering corner with a library, message board, table, refrigerator, microwave oven, and a water cooler

Personal storage includes screen storage, personal shelves, flatfile drawers, and mordant and chemical storage.

Digital Equipment

  • Mac computers, 27” monitor, with Photoshop CC
  • Wireless internet access throughout the studio
  • HP laser printer (8.5” x 11”)
  • Epson inkjet printer (13″ wide media) for films
  • Epson flat bed scanner (9″ x 12″)

Tools

  • Squeegees and scoopcoaters
  • Brayers and large composition rollers
  • Screenprinting hinge boards
  • Etching blankets (various sizes)
  • Rulers and cutting mats

Basic supplies provided include Akua waterbased non-toxic inks, blotters, newsprint, isopropyl alcohol and odorless mineral spirits, tape, hand cleaner, and misc. cleaning products.

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Collaborations Studio

The Collaborations Studio is accessible M-F 10am – 6pm to participating artists only. Facilities are available for intaglio, relief, monoprint, waterbased silkscreen, collage, digital techniques, photo and digital processes, and other techniques that employ the tools at hand.

Screenprinting

  • Cincinnati screenprinting press with one-arm squeegee (44” x 64” vacuum area; 35″ x 50″ maximum print area)
  • Light table (47” x 66”)
  • Drying rack (38” x 50”)
  • Work tables (48” x 96”)
  • Laminating press (25” x 32”)

Intaglio

  • Charles Brand Intaglio press (36” x 60”)
  • Aquatint box (24” x 36” maximum plate size)
  • Glass-top inking table (32” x 96”)
  • Hot plate (27” x 36”)
  • Drying system
  • Drying rack
  • 2 work tables

Digital Studio

  • Epson Surecolor P8000 (44” paper width)
  • Epson Stylus Pro 11880 printer (60″ paper width)
  • Mac computer with the latest Creative Suite
  • Epson Expression 10000 XL flat bed scanner (12″ x 17″)

Etching/Solvent Room

The solvent/etching room is accessible 24/7 to participating artists. It has adjustable exhaust ventilation. Only ferric chloride solution is used for etching.

Equipment

  • Aquatint box (fits plates up to 24” x 36”)
  • Hot plate (18” x 24”)
  • Plate cutter (37″ width capacity)
  • Eye-wash
  • Extra long workbench (30” x 144” steel with laminate top)
  • Washout sink (23.5” x 47”)
  • Miscellaneous trays, solvents, degreasers

Darkroom

The darkroom is accessible 24/7 to participating artists. It has adjustable exhaust ventilation.

Equipment

  • Vacuum exposure unit (fits screens with outside dimensions up to 38” x 46”)
  • Vacuum exposure unit (fits screens with outside dimensions up to 48” x 72”)
  • Screen washout sink with back-panel light (55” x 80” maximum screen size)
  • Power washer for screen cleaning
  • Stainless steel sink with hoses (35” x 90”)
  • high speed fan for screen drying
  • Full size refrigerator for photo chemistry and emulsion
  • Scoopcoaters, squeegees, fans, blow-driers.