About
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Little Giant Collective started in the summer of 2016, when a handful of us joined a group of artists, craftsfolk, and musicians up on Meder Street and added a print shop to the mix. In 2019 we moved downtown to the Galleria (#NextToMoboSushi, if you’re looking for us), where we finally had room for an independent, fully functioning printshop of our own.
Today Little Giant is home to about a dozen printmakers working in screen printing, relief, intaglio, monotype, Risograph, and, as of this year, letterpress on a newly acquired press. We run a small shop, show work at the First Friday Art Walk, host workshops and community events, and are in the process of becoming a nonprofit.
The craft of printmaking has a centuries-old history of uniting artists and creating communities, and Little Giant aims to carry on that legacy. We work to nurture an environment where novice and master printers alike can share ideas, techniques, equipment, and space. A place where you can make mistakes, ask questions, get better, and be inspired. As artists, we know that working together helps all of us learn, and that art is a muscle we have to train. Everyone is welcome to learn and fall in love with printmaking as we have. Little Giant is committed to being an accessible and affordable place to create, showcase, and sell artwork, with many free and donation-based events alongside our classes, workshops, and memberships.
Membership
Little Giant is a small studio, and space for new members opens up only now and then. If you’re a printmaker who’d like to be considered when it does, we’d love to hear from you.
Our members work in all kinds of printmaking, from screen printing and intaglio to linocut, monotype, and Risograph. You don’t need to be a master. You do need an active practice and a genuine interest in sharing a space, trading techniques, and helping each other get better. Members have 24/7 access to the studio and presses, show their work at First Fridays, sell in our shop, and are part of a group that learns from one another. In return, we ask that everyone pitch in to keep the studio running, as they’re able.
Dues are sliding scale, $150 to $200 a month, with a $75 rate for college students. We run on the honor system and trust each other to pay what we can.
We’re a collective, so decisions about new members are made together. When you reach out, one of us will get in touch to chat and show you around. If it feels like a good fit, they’ll introduce you to the group.
Interested?
Tell us a bit about yourself and your work, and someone will be in touch.