Flatbed’s Collaborative Print Shop
Flatbed Collaborations
Flatbed has extensive experience creating fine art print projects for artists, non-profit organizations, patrons, and galleries for over 30 years.
Collaborating with Flatbed Press
Fine art prints are sought after by many collectors. Beginning collectors are able to start valuable collections within a budget and seasoned collectors can continue to expand their acquisitions in a medium they have come to love.
Flatbed welcomes proposals for contract printing, in which the artist assumes all printing costs. Many artists are able to obtain support for printing fees through research grants, community foundations, or through the galleries that represent them. Co-publications are by invitation only and on a contract basis. Flatbed’s printers collaborate with artists from artistic conception through editioning. Artists may choose to create editions of prints or multiple originals using intaglio, lithography, or relief methods. Artists may also choose to create unique prints such as monotypes or monoprints at Flatbed.
Flatbed Press offers artists, gallery owners, and independent publishers the ability to publish their own fine art prints. Flatbed has extensive experience creating fine art print projects for artists, non-profit organizations, patrons, and galleries. Projects have ranged from single images printed in editions to deluxe artist books. Some of these projects have been used to generate funds for non-profit organizations; other projects create valuable inventory for galleries and artists.
Flatbed offers its collaborative and editioning services on a contract basis. Flatbed also seeks to create residencies and projects to benefit arts organizations.
Description of facilities in Flatbed Press’ Publishing Studio
Flatbed Press offers artists the ability to work with intaglio, lithography, relief, screen printing, and monotype printmaking media. The private collaboration studio has three presses plus access to facilities in the Community Press.
Electric American French Tool Etching Press, 38”x 60” press bed
Manual Takach Etching Press, 53”x8’ press bed
Electric Takach Litho Press, 46”x90” press bed, with the ability to print a 3’x 4’ stone.
Oversized 4’ x 4’ x 10’ high rosin aquatint box.
Ferric chloride acid vats to etch copper, ranging in size from small to oversized 38” x 60”
Screen printing facilities
Direct to plate polymer photogravure printer
Exposure unit for 28”x 30” plates.