Have a taste of riso with Matiz Press x Hallagan's at Staple + Stitch Fair! Available on a sliding scale of $5-15, these mini portrait sessions get you some photos printed in a striking two-color print on letter-sized paper, crafted on a Risograph SF5130 printer.

With only 50 mini-sessions available, each portrait is a limited-edition keepsake! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take home a custom riso print on the last day of the Fair.

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In this special session, attendees will have the rare opportunity to explore Sandra Binion's 50-year career archive, guided by the artist herself and curator/archivist Mariana Mejía.

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Privileged Mediocrity, by Kris Graves, examines systemic unfairness in the United States.

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A single sheet of paper holds infinite possibilities! In this hands-on workshop you'll learn several different ways to create a book form out of a single sheet of paper, see examples of unique book structures in mini-comics and zines, and examine how format and function work hand in hand.

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In this workshop/demo, we will explore alternatives to traditional book binding in an effort to challenge the form and offer unique book making options that don’t require extraneous equipment.

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If It's Not A Dream is a deck of question cards to guide group conversations about collective living in apocalyptic times. In this program, six participants will model a conversation using a small selection of questions.

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Mid-Continent Modern: The Champaign School of Architecture documents the contributions of Jack Sherman Baker, John Gordon Replinger, A. Richard Williams, and Robert Louis Amico to the local built environment.

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Five cartoonists share their work: not through print but through a live reading performance! Readings from Sidne K. Gard, Jaime Dear, Lee Onysko, Oz Hukalowicz, and Teddie Bernard.

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Join us for a presentation on Dunning, a new publication from Press Here and The Center for Mad Culture. This book delves into the complex history of the Cook County Insane Asylum, from its founding in 1854 until it sold to the state of Illinois in 1912.

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Almighty & Insane Books will host signings with the authors of Towers of Steel, Concrete & Glass: Drawings by Kareem Davis + Richard Willis and Beyond Heaven: Chicago House Party Flyers—Volume II, From 1981 to 1992 at its table. 

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Join print publishers Angee Lennard and Jessica Cochran of Chicago-based Process/Process to learn about contemporary art prints as an important segment of today’s art market. 

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Image: Place #1 by Alex Bradley Cohen, in process. Photo by Evan Jenkins.

Join us for a preview of Staple + Stitch! Get your map and check out the vendor tables. Cash bar and an awesome set by DJ Sparklmami. Free and open to everyone.