ArtNight is an ongoing partnership among many cultural institutions and the Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Pasadena. Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors.
HMCT Archetype Press will be open from 6 to 10 PM offering letterpress printing studio tours and demonstrations. Take home your own printed keepsake to remember the night.
Established at ArtCenter College of Design in 1989 and now housed under HMCT, Archetype Press offers students, the public, and visiting artists the opportunity to practice what has become a digital age rarity: setting type and printing by hand. Upcoming visiting printers are Jessica Spring (October) and Amos Kennedy (November). Past visiting printers include Jim Sherraden, Dafi Kühne, Alan Kitching and Kelvyn Smith (The New Typography Workshop).
The extensive collection of American and European metal foundry type, wood type and ornaments—originally belonging to Vernon Simpson’s legendary typesetting shop in Hollywood—residing in approximately 2,500 cases, is the largest collection of any design school in the country. Over 200 limited edition collaborative books, broadsides, and chapbooks have been created during Archetype’s 35 years.
ArtNight, October 18, 6 to 10 PM
HMCT Archetype Press
ArtCenter South Campus
950 Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
