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Gilkey Center for Printmaking

The Gilkey Center for Printmaking supports lithography, letterpress, book making, relief, monotype, intaglio, gravure, screenprinting, offset, and Risogrph in a studio filled with natural light. Tea time is at 3pm every day.

Gilkey Center for Printmaking at HFSGS

Printmaking Lab Facilities

Studios
Dedicated studios for intaglio and relief, screenprinting, letterpress, lithography, papermaking, gravure, risograph printing, bookmaking, and publications/zines

Presses
Four intaglio/relief presses, three Vandercook letterpresses, three lithography presses, and one Mailander offset press

Letterpress
Letterpress studio with more than 200 drawers of lead and wood type

Book-making
Book-making equipment including guillotines and perfect-binding machine

Screenprinting
Screenprinting studio with large-format OLITE exposure unit, light tables, two washout booths, 12+ printing stations, and a 4' x 17' yardage screenprinting table

Aquatint Box

Litho Stones
More than 100 traditional lithography stones, ranging in size from small to very large

Exposure Room
Dedicated exposure room for photo-litho, photopolymer, and photogravure processes

Exposure Units
Three vacuum exposure units for photo-sensitive processes

Copper-plate
Dedicated room for copper-plate etching baths

Risograph
Variety of Riso printers, paper samples and stock, dedicated color drums for each printer, and archive of projects

Storage
Individual storage spaces for each student working in the print studios

Printmaking Store
Printmaking Store is open during weekdays, that affordably sells hard-to-find materials, tools, and papers

State-of-the-art ventilation

Natural Light
Large windows in each studio, and a large skylight, that bring in natural light

Print Archive
Extensive print archive, including many prints and items from Gordon Gilkey

Creative Technology Lab
Access to the with Laser cutter, 3-D printers, plotters, milling machines, vinyl cutter, and more. Visit Creative Technology Lab.

Digital Print Studio
Access to the Digital Print Studio with large format inkjet printers

Documentation Studio
Access to the Documentation Studio

Papermaking
Paper Beater and Supplies

PNCA's printmaking lab and the litho stones within it.

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Print Media