Starfangled Press is an artist-run printmaking studio and gallery in downtown Brevard. Founder Kristen Necessary is passionate about hand-printed original art. The studio launched in 2015 based on the idea that connecting with original, contemporary art makes everyone’s life better. Starfangled Press celebrates the process of printmaking for its rich history and egalitarian tradition of making fine art at affordable prices. They strive to create exceptional, accessible original art using woodcut, etching, screenprint, and letterpress techniques. All artwork is hand-drawn, all printing blocks are handcrafted, and each impression is printed individually by hand on an antique printing press in the on-site studio.
Before inkjet and other new ways of printing were invented for use with computers, everything was printed in one of only four basic ways: relief, intaglio, stencil, and planographic. Embracing both time-honored and innovative approaches, Starfangled Press continues to work within these four basic categories to create original prints using woodcut, etching, screenprint, and letterpress techniques.
Starfangled Press creates and showcases original prints by local and national artists. All original prints displayed are printed by hand with top-quality materials from a plate, block, or screen. Visitors can tour the studio and enjoy our dynamic gallery space, which brings new and exciting contemporary art to the local community, featuring a variety of emerging national artists working in print media.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 1–5 pm, Friday-Saturday 11 am-6 pm, Sunday 12-4 pm
