Neighborhood Print Studio
A community print studio and business incubator dedicated to fostering creativity, collaboration, and access through the art of printmaking.
MISSION
Our mission is to provide a professional workspace and resources for individuals of all backgrounds and skill levels to explore and engage with various printmaking techniques. We strive to advocate for equitable access to artistic resources, champion diverse voices, and promote creativity as a catalyst for social change and community building.
COMMUNITY PRINT
Through educational workshops, open studio space, collaborative projects, and community events, we aim to empower individuals to express themselves, build connections, and contribute to a thriving artistic ecosystem. We currently have 3 intaglio printing presses (12 x 18, 24 x 36 and 42 x 60 inches) that have been donated or acquired especially for the Studio.
To artists we offer and facilitate: silkscreening, etching and expanded access to our preexisting print program.
BUSINESS INCUBATOR
The business incubator program supports future, aspiring small publication and printmaking businesses to become fully realized within the creative economy by providing physical space, sharing resources and skills necessary to meet short and long-range professional and artistic goals. Our current business incubator space is occupied by Cosmic Doghouse Press independent publisher that specializes in risograph printing, zines, and book making.
Are you interested in becoming a Neighborhood Print Studio patron?
Benefits include access to book open studio time and discounts on materials.
Fill out our inquiry form to get started.
At the Pajama Factory
49 Greenkill Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
For questions and information about the Neighborhood Print Studio, read our FAQ or email nps@madkingston.org
FAQs
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Become a Patron: Once a Patron, you can book working hours for $10 per hour online through our booking page. Open Studio hours are variable depending on classes and bookings.
Open Studio hours are posted on our website's Neighborhood Print Studio page, here. There will always be a studio assistant in the print studio during open hours.
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No, but we hold ongoing Introduction workshops in screenprinting and Intaglio designed for people interested in the printmaking process and joining our print community. After completing this class, you can apply to become a patron.
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Open Studio for Non Patrons is rare and accepted case-by-case by the Director.
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Silkscreen:
We provide 20” x 24” screens (156 white and 230 yellow mesh counts), Scoop coaters, photo emulsion, emulsion remover and degreaser, washout booth, 20” x 24” UV exposure unit, screen tapes, silk screen hinge clamps boards, acetate for registration, and magic markers.
The artist supplies ink, Glycerin, Screen filler, paper, and transparencies. The studio has a printer for transparency film and an iMac with Adobe suite. Printers can supply their transparencies or have them printed at the studio for $5.
Intaglio / Relief / Monotype:
We provide a full array of etching and drypoint tools, block-cutting tools, sharpening stones, brayers, black ink, tack reducer, extender, ink palettes, rulers, cutting tools, tear bars, cutting mats, general adhesives, tapes, brushes,
The artist supplies paper, color ink, tarlatan for color ink, matrix, and specialty adhesives. Most products can be purchased at the studio for a Patron price.
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See our online store of materials for purchase.
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Presses:
12” x 18”: Ettan manual press.
24” x 40” Dickerson combination electric press
40” x 60” Laguna electric press
4-color T-shirt press
Other:
Epson SC-P900 Inkjet printer, 13” x 19”, with roll adapter.
Brother Laser printer, with a scanner, 8”12 x 11”
Flash dryer
20’ x 24” UV exposure unit
24” x 36” paper soaking tray
4’ x 8’ paper cutting table
Washout booth
3 Large rollers, 16” length, soft and medium
Bookmaking tools:
Bone folders, triangles, glue brushes, needles, piercing cradles, rulers, knives, PVA glue
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The $120 registration Fee is required. The registration fee can be divided into 12 monthly payments. Work-trade is available for the hourly rental rate upon approval. One hour of work gives you two hours of studio time.
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For $25 an hour, a trained studio assistant can assist you with your project. We also take on small print jobs such as limited edition silkscreen posters and T-shirt printing and small digital print jobs for organizations such as flyers, reports, pamphlets, and buttons.
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Yes, we are always looking for instructors for a wide variety of classes and workshops in our print studio and our regular classroom. One-day workshops, intensives, and sequential classes are all valued. If you want to teach with us, send inquiries to Lara@drawkingston.org
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Our business incubator program is currently host to Cosmic Doghouse Press, a locally run risograph press. Although we share a space, Cosmic Doghouse is a separate entity from the Neighborhood Print Studio. If you are interested in Riso classes or studio time, contact Cosmic Doghouse Press at cosmic.doghouse.press@gmail.com
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Click here to visit our Library list. We have over 450+ art books in our library, you can come to read any book you like at the studio.
Open Studio Hours
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday 1-5pm
Thursday 1-5pm
Friday 1-5pm
Saturday 1-5pm
Sunday CLOSED
Phone: (845) 383-1499
Upcoming Printmaking Classes
Ben Wigfall & Communications Village
The Neighborhood Print Studio is inspired and motivated by the art, activism and legacy of Ben Wigfall (1930-2017), a highly influential figure in the African-American and art communities of Kingston and Ulster County. Wigfall was the first African American professor at SUNY New Paltz and a renowned Kingston community leader who created Communications Village in Kingston’s Ponckhockie neighborhood, a community art space where he sought “a new and contemporary relationship between artists and community.” As both a maker and a mentor, Wigfall introduced the community to the power and value of art in their lives—an idea central to our own mission.
The Neighborhood Print Shop serves as a continuation of Wigfall’s efforts to provide both mentorship and art-making opportunities for the Kingston community, modeling art as a uniting force, a tool for activism and creative expression, and a pathway toward collaboration and new opportunities.
Our First Steamroller Event!
In August 2023, after a month of being open and six weeks of hard work, local artists and the Kingston community have made over 30 linocut artworks during the third annual DRAW-A-Thon Street Block party.
