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SPA is dedicated to fostering, promoting, and facilitating excellence and innovation in artistic practice.
Our fully equipped workshop provides opportunities for established and emerging artists to produce paper and textile screen prints, lithographs, intaglio prints and relief prints.
We also offer public workshop programs, outreach education, and artist residencies.
Printmaking Equipment & Facilities Available
Rent and Access:
SPA Access Studio rental fees are kept as low as possible and are subsidised by the Workshop. Memberships are limited but we are always interested to have new printmakers in joining.
Membership Fees:
• Cost $35 a week plus $140 bond
• Paid quarterly @ $425
• 24/7 access
• Personal key
(Members are required to commit to one year of membership)
There are additional charges for regraining litho stones, screen hire, emulsions, inks, solvents, papers and processing etching plates.
Screen Printing On Paper
• One-armed Vacuum Screen Printing table (2000mm x 1200mm)
• One-armed Vacuum Screen Printing table (1500mm x 1100mm)
• Vacuum Screen Printing table (800mm x 1200mm)
• 1 Textile Printing Tables (4500mm x 1200mm)
• 4 Colour Printing Carousel
• Print Drying Racks
• Tunnel Dryer
• Screens for hire
• Squeegees (various sizes)
• Coating Troughs (various sizes)
Darkroom and Processing
• UV Exposure Unit
• Glass Vacuum Unit (1500 x 1200mm)
• Glass Vacuum Unit (1100 x 800mm)
• Washout Area with backlight
• Pressure Washer
Textile Screen Printing
• 1 Textile Printing Tables (4500mm x 1200mm)
• Screens for hire
• Tunnel Dryer
• 4 Colour Printing Carousel
• Squeegees (various sizes)
• Coating Troughs (various sizes)
Darkroom and Processing
• UV Exposure Unit
• Glass Vacuum Unit (1500 x 1200mm)
• Glass Vacuum Unit (1100 x 800mm)
• Washout Area
• Washout Area with backlight
• Pressure Washer
Lithography
• Manual lithography press (bed size 600mm x 900mm)
• Tympans & Scraper bars (various sizes)
• A range of lithography stones (various sizes)
• Graining sink and levigator
• 2 Synthetic rollers
• Leather nap roller
• Nitric acid and Phosphoric acid
Intaglio
• Small Roller Press (bed size 660mm x 1100mm)
• Felt blankets (various sizes)
• Hotplate
Darkroom and Processing
• UV Exposure Unit
• Photo Plate Vacuum Unit (1100 x 800mm)
• Ferric Chloride Bath (640x 540mm)
• Ferric Chloride Bath (420x 360mm)
• Paper Soaking Bath
Darkroom
• UV Exposure Unit
• Glass Vacuum Unit (1500 x 1200mm)
• Glass Vacuum Unit (1100 x 800mm)
• Washout Area with backlight
• Pressure Washer
• Photopolymer Platemaking
Other
• Lightbox (1100 x 1600mm)
• Cutting mats & steel rulers
• Large drying rack
• Drying boards
• Glass top inking slabs
• Central clean work table (3000 x 1000mm)
• Paper Soaking Bath
• Work Desk
