BLOCK PARTY - THE STEAMROLLER PRINT EVENT

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Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 11AM - 5PM

This FREE event features interactive art projects for all ages, a print market, food trucks, beer booths, live music, heavy machinery, and steamroller printing.

The Foundry’s Block Party centers on a unique and over-the-top method of printmaking, using a STEAMROLLER! Large-scale images created by regional artists are carved on large woodblocks. St. Louis print house Grafik House’s team of inkers roll ink onto these blocks, canvas is laid on top, and then the whole thing is run over with a steamroller – squishing the ink from the woodblock to the sheet. These fantastic prints will be taken into the Foundry’s Grand Hall to dry on display.

In addition to the steamroller prints, the Foundry’s Block Party features an interactive, heavy machinery and vehicle display in the Foundry’s parking lot, where families can interact with the St. Charles Public Works Department, and more. The Foundry will also host live music and food & drinks throughout the day. Visitors are invited to visit artist and sponsor booths, print demonstrations, free art activities for all ages, and of course, to view all of the prints created throughout the day.

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2024 Participants and Activities

Featured Artists/Organizations
Natashna Anderson
Quinn Antonio Briceño
Marie Oberkirsch/Central Print
Cullen Curtis
Ahmed Eldarrat
JT Felix /Grafik House
Iris Gibson
Nina Marlotte
Samantha Mendoza
Emmett Merrill
Killer Napkins
Nicci/Fingers Crossed Prints
Justin Tolentino

Demonstrations
Central Print
Craft Alliance
Lego Printing with Homeward Bound Press

Entertainment
Buckhannon Brothers
Crim Dolla Cray
The Bishops

Bonus Activities
Flash Tattoos w/ Benjamin Graham, Claudia Svoboda, Lew Smith, & Joe Stephens
Paint a Snowplow w/ City of St. Charles Public Works