Graphic design and screen printing gives me a certain privilege which I use to work with others by providing resources they might not have access to, and support the important work they are doing in our community. Good Ink Missions range from workshops with kids to create a dialogue about art with a purpose, to sharing my resources with those just starting out or on a tight budget, to running community events to raise money for local non-profit organizations and initiatives.
CURRENT S!GNS of the T!ME + Online Exhibits
GalleRy is an outdoor exhibit space I created to make good art accessible. The name originated as the art can be viewed by literally walking down an alley where all sales support non-profits and community initiatives.
NEXT DATE JUNE / Details Soon
I've been donating my skills and resources as a designer and screen printer to help give social issues awareness as I believe many of U.S. want to be involved and support others. #privilegewithpurpose
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MISSION GOOD INK FOR YOUTH MORE INFO
Graphic design and screen printing can be used to support social issues so I donate my time to speak to schools and non-profit youth organizations to give them a chance to pull a print and learn about art as a vehicle for social justice. I also work with groups that have community focused projects.
MANCRAFT MARKETS
IT'S NOT B&W... EXHIBIT
IT’S NOT BLACK & WHITE...
MISSION TO GIVE COLORADO ARTISTS A CHANCE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
I created an exhibit where the artist's piece represented a social issue that matters to them. I also secured 3 curators and donated all the screen printing. $3,650 sales went to the artists, $1,375 to Headwaters Protectors, $1,375 to the Black Loves Mural Festival, and $600 went back to Ink Lounge to cover event materials, muralist costs, and shipping.
GOOD INK YOUTH
ACCESS GALLERY
ACCESS GALLERY
MISSION FOCUSED ON BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP ACCESS GALLERY WEBSITE
Access Gallery is an inclusive nonprofit organization that engages the community by opening doors to creative, educational and economic opportunities for people with disabilities to access, experience and benefit from the arts. I've run workshops & speaker presentations, assisted & printed to included their artists in our openings, and donated proceeds from events.
IT'S NOT B&W... EXHIBIT
PULLING TOGETHER
PULLING TOGETHER
MISSION TO SHARE MY RESOURCES WITH INDIVIDUALS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
I am privileged to be paid well for the commercial work I do, so I donate resources to individuals and organizations to support their work. Everything from design, covering open studio fees, reduced or donated printing, even providing screen printing instruction. It's the least I can do to help others who are taking the initiative to do good things for the world.
ACCESS GALLERY
S!GNS OF THE T!ME EVENT
S!GNS OF THE T!ME
MISSION TO GET IN THE WAY
I created a first amendment event and voter registration drive with the help of great volunteers. For the exhibit I designed, screen printed, and fabricated 12 6ft signs to form a sculpture garden and 200 standard size to sell. 50% of sales benefited BLM5280 and Future Coalition. My wife and I also completed the tests to receive our Voter Registration Drive certificates.
PULLING TOGETHER
HOME. HOPE! EXHIBIT
HOME. HOPE! EXHIBIT
MISSION USING MY PRIVILEGE TO HELP OTHERS
During the stay at home order, I created an online art exhibit to benefit 25 artists and Access Gallery, a local non-profit. For each artist I printed 100, CMYK screen prints at 50% my normal rate. I donated the printing to the 4 Access Gallery artists and with the exception of shipping fees, all sales went directly back to the artist with a portion also benefiting Access Gallery.
S!GNS OF THE T!ME EVENT
PROTEST!NK POSTERS
PROTESTINK POSTERS
MISSION THE POWER OF PRINT
The main reason I design social posters is to give people a message to display on their wall to remind them daily of why they were protesting. Over the past 3 years I've handed out close to 2,000 posters that I've self-funded as way for me to use my skills and resources to get in the way. My wife, and a few others, have been super cool and helped me distribute!
HOME. HOPE! EXHIBIT
SUMMER DOG BARKET
SUMMER DOG BARKET
MISSION CREATE UNIQUE EVENTS TO BENEFIT MANY
An fun outdoor summer market where all the vendors had products for your pooch. 100% of beverage sales went to MaxFund Animal Adoption Center and many of the vendors also donated a portion of their sales that day. It was a great day where the diversity of the audience was only outmatched by the breeds of dogs.
PROTEST!NK POSTERS
MANCRAFT MARKETS
MANCRAFT MARKETS
MISSION CREATE UNIQUE EVENTS TO BENEFIT MANY
Holiday ManCraft ran 2011-2015 and ManCraftival from 2015-2016. It seems weird now, but at the time guys were just starting to stumble into craft markets. The markets venues were intentional from a whiskey distillery, to a VFW, and finally The Forney Museum of Transportation. The last 3 years the non-profit venues received 100% of the drink sales.
GOOD INK YOUTH
SUMMER DOG BARKET
G0od Ink Youth
It's Not B&W... Exhibit 2021
Access Gallery
Pulling Together
S!GNS of the T!ME Event 2020
Home. HOPE! Exhibit 2020
Protest!NK Posters
Summer Dog Barket 2017
ManCraft Markets 2011-2016
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CONTACT Ink Lounge is located in the Baker neighborhood south of downtown Denver, CO. Visit PARKING + HOURS for directions.
HOURS 10am-4pm Please call ahead to schedule an appointment as there are days I am unavailable due to printing or in workshops.
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