The Lower East Side Printshop offers artists and publishers full and affordable access to a variety of printmaking techniques. Our experienced Master Printer James Miller 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 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”. Steel facing of your existing copper plates is also available.

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 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, Stephen Talasnik, Kara Walker, William Powhida, Dana Schutz, with publishers such as Peter Blum Gallery, Exit Art, Mixed Greens Gallery, Grimm Fine Arts, El Museo Del Barrio, Schroeder Romero 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.

Steel facing:
$25 for plates up to 24" x 36"
$0.25 for each additional square inch
Plates should be clean; regular hourly rate will be charged for plates that require extensive cleaning (such as dry ink, etc.).

Digital printing:
Epson Stylus Pro 7800: 24" wide
$10 basic file setup
$2.00 per linear inch of paper length

Epson Stylus Pro 9800: 44" wide
$25 basic file setup
$5.00 per linear inch of paper length

$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 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.

Epson Stylus Pro 9800

Master Printer Doug Bennett editioning a print by Dana Schutz, spring 2009.

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