Phoenix Rising Printmaking Cooperative

It’s one of our favorite times of the year! The Ohio State Fair is back, and four of our members have prints in the Fine Arts Exhibition this year. Be sure to check it out now through August 9th while the fair is happening- you can find their work in the Cox Fine Arts Building right next to the new fair carousel 🎠 While you go through the show, be on the lookout for work from Ben Jones-White, Kyle Knapp, Avery Martins, and Christopher O’Leary. You can also find our award winners this year for the Amateur and Professional Divisions. The winners are….. Abigail Leblanc for “How Now” and Ken Marshall for “The Flock” 🏆 Congrats to all and have a Happy State Fair!

Mark your calendars and join us for our opening reception of our newest exhibition at German Village Society Meeting Haus, August 20th from 6-8pm. Come chat with your local printmakers and discover something new- we will also have a small pop up shop for those looking to purchase a piece from the artists involved in the show. Can’t make it that night? The show will be on view Monday through October 8th so can’t miss out!

Core Member Stephen Goldmeier has been passionate since joining about getting our type setting process organized and running smoothly. He taught his first workshop with the studio yesterday and it was such a pleasure to watch him in his element while sharing this printmaking process in its revered form! Participants got a history lesson and were encouraged to be mindful of organization and process, while experimenting and changing their type as they went! Thanks to all who attended and be on the lookout for more Typesetting classes in the future!

Thanks also a huge to Provisional Press for making easy to use and beginner friendly proofing presses! Everyone loved the ease of printing with them, printmaking is for everyone!

We’re still working to raise funds for our expansion & we’ve had some new followers here so we’re sharing a little about what we’re here to ‘Make Space’ for. Our Non-Profit Artist Run studio is here for our Members, our Community, and for Future Generations! We’ve been making an impact in the Columbus art and printmaking scene for over 27 years and with this expansion, even greater things are coming in the near future!

Interested in seeing what we’ve done so far? Stop in for a tour or check out our website for some behind the scenes updates we’ve made so far in the studio! Go to https://phoenixrisingprintmaking.org/donate/ to contribute to our fundraising campaign or learn more today!

Did you miss our last Gelli Plate workshop? Well we missed you so much we’re hosting another one! Come out August 2nd from 1-4pm and print with us. This will be an experimental fun paced workshop where you can truly play around and see what happens. You’ll be in good hands with our Gelli Plate pro Christine D'Epiro Abbott

Sign up today at: https://phoenixrisingprintmaking.org/workshops/gelli-plates-fall-2026/ or check out our other workshops on our website!

As we continue our fundraising campaign to support our massive expansion in the studio, we’d like to thank those who have contributed thus far to get us just over halfway from our goal! Any donation large or small directly contributes to our efforts and your local printmakers and community appreciate it!

First you’re hearing of the campaign? Check out our website https://phoenixrisingprintmaking.org/donate/ to find out more and check out some behind the scenes photos of what we’ve been up to! Our Cooperative of 25+ members is growing we need your help to expand our options and size of workshop, capabilities of one on one lessons, artist in residency programs, new printmaking methods, and fostering growth for those at different stages in their printmaking journeys!

Contribute today and help us Make Space for all we have in store! Interested in seeing what we’re up to in person? Stop by during an open studio for a tour and chat with our studio manager to see what we’ve got in store for yourself!

Opening THIS Sunday, July 5th from 2-4pm, join our Core Member Karen Albanese Campbell (Karen Albanese Campbell ) for the opening reception Hammond Harkins Galleries in a group exhibition titled Material Dialogue. Karen will be exhibiting her newest large scale monotypes!
It’s been a pleasure to watch Karen develop these prints over the past several months and we’re excited to see the finished product of all her hard work! Congrats Karen!!

Join us for a creative Thursday night happy hour workshop on 9/24 from 6-8:30! Learn the ins and outs of pressure printing and the allure of its surprising effects and results! You’ll work with up to four colors in this workshop, which will be playful and experimental so come ready for fun results and bring some fun friends! No experience is necessary!!

Enrollment is now open, sign up today!

https://phoenixrisingprintmaking.org/workshops/experiments-with-pressure-printing/

Our Small Works Show is hung and ready for you! We hope to see you at tomorrow night’s opening reception from 6-8pm, but here’s a sneak peek in the meantime! There’s a ~little~ something for everyone so be sure to come check it out. Our members will also be doing tours of the studio if you’ve been curious about our memberships, workshops, or expansion optics-tomorrow night is the night to see& ask it all!