Lower East Side Printshop offers artists and publishers full and affordable access to a variety of printmaking techniques. Our experienced Printers Erik Hougen and Keigo Takahashi 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 plate/screen making 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 and 9800 produce prints or transparencies 24" and 44" 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 Photoshop CS5. High resolution files are required for digital projects.

CLIENTS
Recent collaborations include Mark Bradford, Paul Chan, Matthew Day Jackson, Arturo Herrera, Ryan McGinness, Carrie Moyer, Enoc Perez, Dread Scott, Jean Shin, James Siena, Shinique Smith, William Powhida, Dana Schutz, Kara Walker, and Hank Willis Thomas, with publishers such as Peter Blum Gallery, Exit Art, ICI, Mixed Greens Gallery, Grimm Fine Arts, El Museo Del Barrio, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., David Zwirner Gallery, and many others.

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:
Epson Stylus Pro 7800 and 7900: 24" wide
$10 basic file setup
$2.00 per linear inch of paper length
$1.50 per linear inch of film length
12" minimum charge for paper and film.

Epson Stylus Pro 9800: 44" wide
$25 basic file setup
$5.00 per linear inch of paper length
$3.00 per linear inch of film length
(film only comes 42" wide)
12" minimum charge for paper and film.

$25 per scan (CD included)
Additional file and print work is $75/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 deposit will be required for larger projects. Free project materials are limited to standard brands and quality. Artists/publishers are responsible for checking their files for spelling, size, and quality errors.

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

Master Printer Erik Hougen prints a screen for artist Jennie C. Jones, winter 2012.

Artist Sebastiaan Bremer and Master Printer Erik Hougen in the digital studio, spring 2012.

Our latest addition, Epson Stylus Pro 7900, winter 2013.