Tandem Press Holiday Open House

If you haven’t visited this world-class fine art printmaking shop and gallery at 1743 Commercial Ave. (near the train tracks!) it is time for you to discover a hidden gem. Printmakers will provide demos of several printmaking processes (11 a.m., screen printing; 11:45 a.m., solar plate intaglio and 12:30 p.m., relief printing) and artworks will be for sale. The day also features an opening reception for Tandem’s current show, featuring work by Lynda Benglis and Sam Gilliam.

media release: Join us at Tandem Press for our annual Holiday Open House, an event looked forward to by many all year long, on Saturday, November 23, 2024.

Printmaking Demonstrations: During this event, our collaborative printmakers will demonstrate a few printmaking processes often used in our studio to create editions with world-renowned artists.

11:00 am — Screen Printing with Patrick Smyczek

11:45 am — Solar Plate Intaglio Printing with Jason Ruhl

12:30 pm — Relief Printing with Christie Tirado

Shop Available Prints: Tandem Press has collaborated with over one hundred artists over the years, so our inventory includes artworks from many different genres and styles. Come shop available prints in our print viewing area. Tandem Press curators will be available for consultations.

Many prints will be eligible for a 20% discount if purchased during this open house, through the end of December 2024. Framing and other exclusions apply.

View Our New Exhibition: Our new exhibition In Tandem: Lynda Benglis and Sam Gilliam will be on view in the gallery. This exhibition features a small selection of work from Tandem Press’s early years, showcasing glass sculptures and multi-layered prints by two ground-breaking artists.

About Tandem Press:

Tandem Press is a publisher of fine art prints that hosts internationally renowned artists in its studio space, assisting them as they create original fine art editions. Using an array of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques, Tandem Press stands at the forefront of research, experimentation, and new developments in the field of printmaking and has established itself as a leader among international fine art print publishers.

Since its inception in 1987, Tandem Press has produced original fine art editions by numerous world renowned artists including Derrick Adams, Richard Bosman, Lynda Benglis, Suzanne Caporael, Robert Cottingham, Lesley Dill, Jim Dine, Jeffrey Gibson, Sam Gilliam, Michelle Grabner, Al Held, Robert Kelly, David Lynch, Maser, Judy Pfaff, Alison Saar, Sean Scully, David Shapiro, Alan Shields, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Swoon, Mickalene Thomas, and Dyani White Hawk.

As a gallery, Tandem Press represents, promotes, and sells the artworks created in the studio locally, nationally, and internationally. Many prestigious museums throughout the world have acquired prints from Tandem Press for their permanent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Gallery of Art, and the British Museum. The Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, Wisconsin is the official archive of Tandem Press and receives one print from every edition that is published.

In addition to its professional and research operatives, Tandem Press is also an important educational entity affiliated alongside the Art Department within the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Students employed at Tandem Press complement their coursework with practical hands-on experience, gaining an unparalleled insight into the professional art world by working as assistants to the Tandem Press collaborative printmakers and curators in the production and promotion of fine art prints created by leading contemporary artists. Tandem Press also partners with other departments at the university and organizations throughout Wisconsin to offer tours, printmaking workshops, and other special events that serve artists, students, faculty, staff and the general public.