Join New Voices artist Kate VanVliet for this make-n-take style workshop with BYO Print. Using Open Press Project’s miniature 3D printed etching presses, participants can drop in and make prints from small found materials, inspired by the artist’s foraging practice. VanVliet is co-director of BYO Print, an artist-run community printshop in Philadelphia co-founded as an artist collective in 2010.

No experience is necessary and all ages are welcome. Materials will be provided. Drop in anytime from 2–5pm.

All programs are free and open to the public. RSVP is encouraged, walk-ins are welcome according to capacity.

Big Summer Book Sale

Sunday, July 14, 2024

11AM–5PM

Icebox Project Space (1400 N. American St)

Hosted by Ulises, Icebox Project Space, & FORTUNE

VENDORS:

2C books / Marginal Utility, All Caps Studio, american grammar, Anchovy Studio, BlackStar Projects, BULK Space, BYO Printmaking Collaborative, Common Notions Press & Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore, CYBORG MEMOIRS, First Last, Ginger Arts Center, by Students for the Preservation of Chinatown, H&H Books, Iffy Books, Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, Leks Kamihira, Lot 49 Books, Many Folds Press, No Arena in Chinatown Solidarity Group, on behalf of Save Chinatown Coalition, Partners and Son, Pet Riso Studio, Reunion Poetry Festival, Second State Press, The Soapbox, Solita, Ulises, Vox Populi, Who Press'd Press, Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project

WE’RE BACK! Our third BIG SUMMER BOOK SALE will feature an eclectic mix of bookstores, print collectives, artist-run projects — from comics to wearable multiples, from self-published zines to discounted art books (care of Ulises!) — as we celebrate printed matter among friends and family, in its many popular, social, and liberatory forms.

Come visit 25 Philly-based vendors plus a few out-of-town guests, as they share their print wares, in one place! Sunday, July 14th from 11AM–5PM, at Icebox Project Space. Hosted by Ulises, Icebox Project Space, and FORTUNE. Cash bar, free hot dogs rolling (while supplies last), and a raffle every hour on the hour.

Poster designed by Nick Massarelli

ACCESSIBILITY INFO:

Icebox Project Space, located within the Crane Arts Building, is wheelchair accessible. There is limited accessible parking at the front of the building, and a ramp leading into the main entrance. The main building door is not automated. Once inside the building, there are no steps leading into Icebox Project Space.

Two all-gender bathrooms with multiple stalls are available for use — one with urinals, one without, and both with 1–2 wheelchair-accessible stall(s). Armless folding chairs will be available for sitting.

There is an HVAC system that incorporates HEPA filtration, and additional air purifiers will be staggered throughout the main event space.

Alcohol will be served at the event, and food will include vegan and gluten-free options. Masking is encouraged while not eating or drinking.

Please join both SecondStatePress and BYOPrint in celebrating Print Day in May. Print Day in May celebrates the art and community in printmaking .

We are joined by BYOPrint demoing ‘Fold-Your-Own One Page Zines’ designed by BYO Members and a DIY zine station. BYO will also be selling Philly Scenes Silkscreens on Tyvek that will help fund their move from their current Cecil B Moore Building into a building shared by paradigmgs in Old City!

Second State Press will be demoing live T-shirt Printing featuring a print day design and another TBD design on white (donated) shirts or bring your own items to print on. We will also be holding a surplus sale of silkscreens, plastisol ink, and other art supply items to support our programming at Crane Arts.

Live on American St, Saturday May 4th 12-4pm !!!

Organized by Da Vinci Art Alliance, and held on the 700 block of Catherine street in front of Da Vinci and Fleisher. This is free to attend and there will be lots of activities for families as well as music, games and foods.

We’ll be folding up one-page zines for anyone who visits our table, featuring contributions from 8 artist members of the studio. We’ll also have a DIY area with coloring materials and stamps to make your own one-page zine. All free!

Hosted by the Philadelphia Print Consortium at University of the Arts

We’ll be selling prints, portfolios, and coupons for printing time for that final push of fundraising before we start our big move. Chat with us about what’s on the horizon and how you too can work at BYO Printmaking Collaborative.

February 3, 2-5 pm

Free Library of Philadelphia - Haverford

5543 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19139

February 17, 2-5 pm

Free Library of Philadelphia - Greater Olney Branch

5501 N Fifth St, Philadelphia, PA 19120

We are pleased to announce 3 upcoming free workshops presented in support of The Art and Influence of John Dowell, an exhibition at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

BYO Print is leading blind emboss printing workshops, in which woodcuts, letterpress blocks, and other relief are printed without ink onto dampened paper to create a puffed up print, encouraging the viewer to use touch rather than sight to experience the work. This is inspired by a series of facsimile prints at the John Dowell exhibition, which are printed with an ink that puffs up so blind and visually impaired persons can view the work.

At the opening, John stressed that his work should be easily accessible to the public here in Philadelphia - his home. This premise guided his decision to donate work to the Library. It’s an exquisite show of his own prints and prints made as master printer in collaboration with other artists. The show is truly breathtaking - go see it this winter in the Prints and Pictures and Rare Books departments.