The Lower East Side Printshop offers artists and publishers full and affordable access to a variety of printmaking techniques. Our experienced Master Printers Doug Bennett and James Miller, and their studio assistants hand-produce every project.

We collaborate with artists new to the medium as well as accomplished printmakers. We welcome challenges in making your artistic vision possible.

Services include platemaking and editioning. Techniques available are monoprint, intaglio, relief, waterbased silkscreen, and archival digital printing. Source images may be hand-drawn, photo-based, or digital. Maximum scale for traditional processes is approximately 40” x 60”.

We are pleased to offer professional archival inkjet printing services. Our Epson Stylus Pro 7800 produces prints or transparencies 24" wide and of unlimited length. Digital prints may be combined with all other printmaking techniques, including intaglio, silkscreen, relief, monotype, litho and chine collé. We can work with all kinds of digital images: pdf, tiff, psd, jpeg, etc. Our available software includes the latest Photoshop and Illustrator CS2. High resolution files are required for digital projects.

CLIENTS
Recent collaborations include Paul Chan, Amy Cutler, Matthew Day Jackson, Ryan McGinness, Carrie Moyer, Enoc Perez, Dread Scott, Jean Shin, James Siena, Kara Walker, William Powhida, with publishers such as Peter Blum Gallery, Editions Fawbush, Mixed Greens Gallery, Grimm Fine Arts, El Museo Del Barrio, Roebling Hall Gallery, Schroeder Romero Gallery, and many others.

GENERAL RATES
Collaborative printmaking: $700/day or $100/hour
Work directly with the master printer.

Drop-off printmaking: $75/hour
Drop off your originals and the master printer will
execute the project.

Digital printing:
$10 basic setup, $40 per print
Extensive file work is $100/hour
Click here for more details on digital printing.

Rates include labor, basic materials and inks. Paper, plates and screens, specialty materials will be charged separately. A 50% deposit will be required for larger projects. Free project materials are limited to standard brands and quality. Artists are responsible for checking their files for spelling, size, and quality errors. Some projects may be more costly than listed here; please contact us for an accurate quote.

QUOTES
Please contact the Printshop with a description of your project, size, and deadline to receive a reasonable quote.

Master printer James Miller (center) with assistants, editioning a project for the Mixed Greens Gallery.

Epson archival digital printer.