Lower East Side Printshop offers artists and publishers full and affordable access to a variety of printmaking techniques. Our experienced Artistic Director / Master Printer Erik Hougen and his 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, transparency output, 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, 7900, and 11880 produce transparencies 24" and 44" wide, and prints 24", 44", and 60" 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 and Illustrator. High resolution files are required for digital projects.

CLIENTS
Recent collaborations include Derrick Adams, Mark Bradford, Matthew Day Jackson, Arturo Herrera, Rashid Johnson, 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, ICI, Mixed Greens Gallery, Grimm Fine Arts, El Museo Del Barrio, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., David Zwirner Gallery, Rush Arts Foundation, and many others.

RATES
Collaborative printmaking: $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:
24" wide paper and film
$10 basic file setup
$2.00 per linear inch of paper length
$1.50 per linear inch of film length

44" wide paper and film
$25 basic file setup
$5.00 per linear inch of paper length
$3.00 per linear inch of film length

60" wide paper only
$25 basic file setup
$7.00 per linear inch of paper length

12" minimum charge for paper and film.

For example, a 22" x 30" print would cost
$10 + ($2 x 30) = $70

$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.