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Upcoming Events: Common Press

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Jul 09
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Studio Use Training: Letterpress Printing

Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting! This orientation is required as a prerequisite for working on independent projects at Common Press.

  • July 9, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
A box of letterpress stamps.
Jul 22
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Studio Use Training: Letterpress Printing

Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting! This orientation is required as a prerequisite for working on independent projects at Common Press.

  • July 22, 2025
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
Letterpressing is in process
Jul 25
Open to the Public

Open Studio: The Post Office Turns 250!

We'll celebrate the 250th birthday of the post office by making mail! Stop by and letterpress print a quote from the first postmaster general Ben Franklin or use our rubber stamp collections to make some mail art.

  • July 25, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
Print of a postage stamp, Ben Franklin's signature, 1975, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 06
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Studio Use Training: Letterpress Printing

Learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting. This orientation is required as a prerequisite for working on independent projects at Common Press.

  • August 6, 2025
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
Letterpressing is in process
Aug 13
Open to the Public

Open Studio: Printing Virgin Type

Be one of the first to print using a brand-new metal type, cast in San Francisco at M & H Foundry.

  • August 13, 2025
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

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