Screen Print

Screen Print

Art Gym’s screen print area is for flat stock, fine art printing. The main print studio has two hinge clamp stations, each fastened to separate, large, 8’ tables able to accommodate screens up to 31×40 inches. Screen printers have access to a light-safe room suited for all screen preparation needs. Coat, expose, washout, reclaim, dry and store your screens all in one, convenient, dedicated room.

Materials provided by Art Gym: screens, squeegees, emulsion, stencil remover, degreaser, separate scrubbing pads for washing out and reclaiming, and rags. Members are encouraged to utilize our Digital Lab’s large format Epson printer with our 24” in-house film to generate their own positive separations for screen print.

Art Gym is not an apparel printing studio. We do not facilitate the printing of t-shirts, tote bags, etc. Plastisol ink is not permitted. Only water soluble, acrylic based ink can be used in our studio.

Members are responsible for providing all their own ink and paper.

Pricing

FULL ACCESS MEMBERSHIP
Full access hours are Monday-Thursday, 9AM-8PM, Friday 9AM=6PM and Saturday-Sunday, 12-8PM
$130/month
Student: $80/month for one year (Eligible for current students or recent graduates of two years)

PART-TIME ACCESS MEMBERSHIP
Part-time access hours are Friday, 2-6PM or any one weeknight from 4-8PM and Saturday-Sunday, 12-8PM
$75/month

Contact our Printmaking Director for more info.

Area Assets

Screens

  • Aluminum screens, reservable by the day, each measuring 23 x 31 inches. Three different mesh counts available: 156, 200, 305
  • Shelving units for members to store a few of their own screens if needed. Storage space is limited and not guaranteed

Exposure Unit

  • NuArc MSP 3140. Can expose screens as large as 31 x 40 inches

Washout

  • Ranar Econo XL washout booth with dual water sources: garden hose for screen prep and pressure washer for reclaiming

Squeegees

  • Multiple squeegees of various widths, all 70 durometer

Emulsion

  • No outside emulsion is allowed. Art Gym provides KIWOCOL POLY-PLUS SWR: a low to medium viscosity Diazo-Photopolymer emulsion specifically designed for high quality graphic printing. It is blue in color for easy registration viewing and maintains excellent resolution and mesh bridging.
  • 18 inch wide dual-edge emulsion scoop coater
  • CCI ER35 stencil remover is low odor, safe on all types of mesh, non-hazardous, biodegradable and drain safe. Respirators are recommended and are the responsibility of the member/artist

Shop Assets

  • Large, shared space drying rack
  • Seal Masterpiece 500T-X Dry Mounting/Laminating Press, 34 x 26 inches
  • Ideal 1071 Kutrimmer Paper Shear, 28.5 inch max cut
  • Bookbinder's Nipping Press
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Art Gym is best experienced in person. Fill out the form to schedule a tour and see for yourself! Tours are offered Monday – Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday 10AM-4PM and Saturday-Sunday 1-6pm. Please tell us your preferred day and time in the comment box.

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