The Soapbox: Community Print Shop & Zine Library

The Soapbox: Community Print Shop & Zine Library Bringing the tools of production to the people.

TOMORROW! ( 8/22 ) 11am! wood type poster printing drop-in! register at the link in bio! set up to 6 words from our fabu...
08/21/2026

TOMORROW! ( 8/22 ) 11am! wood type poster printing drop-in! register at the link in bio! set up to 6 words from our fabulously large wooden type collection! see you there! 🌳 📖

Take a look at how much fun we all had at Paper Jam! Join us for the next one! It’s the first Monday of the month at Th...
08/10/2026

Take a look at how much fun we all had at Paper Jam! Join us for the next one! It’s the first Monday of the month at The Soapbox!

TOMORROW! We are so excited to gather and make some art and some memories at Studio 34 at our show on August 7th! Thank ...
08/06/2026

TOMORROW! We are so excited to gather and make some art and some memories at Studio 34 at our show on August 7th!

Thank you so much to our (future) neighbors and the fabulous artists who have donated raffle prizes! The raffle is just one part of our super exciting fundraiser show happening TOMORROW, Friday, August 7th! Come revel in creative community while helping the Soapbox secure its future studio on Baltimore Avenue!

Raffle Tickets are -
* 1 Ticket = $5
* 3 Tickets = $10
* 10 Tickets = $20
* 25 Tickets = $40

Lots of exciting stuff to win tomorrow night! Plus music performances from Disaster Gay and Sloopygoop - playing 7/23 at the Rusty Nail, plus Lauren Austin Alcindor, Bread Tarleton, Joel Chaff, Briggs, and more reading from zines and comics! We’ll have printing stations set up for you to try your hand at mimeograph and Riso Gocco and art for sale!

Tickets to the event are $5-$20, NOTAFLOF, and tix are available at the door! See you there, bring a friend!

WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT!Riso Poetry Survival Kit is back! Learn to print a two-color, 8-page zine using collage+the Riso s...
07/24/2026

WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT!

Riso Poetry Survival Kit is back! Learn to print a two-color, 8-page zine using collage+the Riso scanner bed. We’ll assemble a “survival kit” zine-thology of poems to carry with us and lend us strength and courage in hard times. As we craft our pages, we’ll engage with the history of manuscript illumination + book design through our contemporary, collage-forward lens. Bring a poem or choose from a packet provided by your instructor Basil (parsley whagever) who has been squirreling away poems for emergencies for years.

630-930 Monday August 24th! Sliding scale! Link in bio takes you to our Eventbrite where you can register for all classes!

Ready to get your fingers wet? Announcing another August workshop—basket weaving! In this introductory basketry workshop...
07/23/2026

Ready to get your fingers wet? Announcing another August workshop—basket weaving! In this introductory basketry workshop, you will learn the basics of twining with reed. You’ll learn one way to start a base, build up walls, and will leave the workshop with a finished small basket!

Tuesday, August 25  •  6:30 PM - 9:30 PM, and taught by the talented Olivia Caro (G-snack)! More info on our eventbrite, 🔗 in 📖 !

paper jam is back! join us in the studio on Monday August 3rd for paper crafting! Bring a work in progress or make somet...
07/23/2026

paper jam is back! join us in the studio on Monday August 3rd for paper crafting! Bring a work in progress or make something new. Registration is free but seats are limited! See you there!

upcoming workshop! block printed patches! Monday, Aug 10 🤝 6-9 pm Come learn how to carve a linocut print and print some...
07/19/2026

upcoming workshop! block printed patches! Monday, Aug 10 🤝 6-9 pm

Come learn how to carve a linocut print and print some patches! You’ll learn the tips and tricks of how to carve and print a linoleum block print patch from start to finish with Philly printmaker Charlotte Holt Charlotte Holt - No experience necessary. We will go over how to transfer your drawing to the block, how to carve your block, and finally how to print your patches by hand and on the press. You will leave the workshop with a handful of patches and the know-how to print on your own at home.

Taking a workshop is a great way to support our urgent fundraiser while learning a new medium and making some ART! See you in the studio🙏

Announcing our FUNDRAISER ART SHOW!! Friday, August 7th! Support the Soapbox Community Print Shop’s move to Baltimore Av...
07/18/2026

Announcing our FUNDRAISER ART SHOW!! Friday, August 7th!
Support the Soapbox Community Print Shop’s move to Baltimore Avenue! Join us for a night of art, performances, and prizes as we gather to celebrate creative community and help the Soapbox raise the funds needed to become an accessible community artmaking space for everyone right in the heart of West Philly! This fundraiser Art Show will feature musical performances, zine readings, and art making stations, plus a Soapbox member art sale and your chance to win big in our Lucky Raffle! If you love mimeograph machines, typewriters, printing presses, gameboys, zines, comix, art, ink, type, t-shirts, new friends, old friends, and people who just can’t not make art, then this is the show for you!

Friday Night August 7, 2026

Doors open at 7pm

$5-20 NOTAFLOF

Link in bio — can’t make it? Get your friend a ticket or donate to our fundraiser! Let’s do this!

hi yall! the previously scheduled volunteer work days, originally july 18 and 19, have been postponed. originally these ...
07/17/2026

hi yall! the previously scheduled volunteer work days, originally july 18 and 19, have been postponed. originally these were going to be our final push to pack up before moving into our new studio — but we’ve extended our lease till october 31, so no need to pack up quite yet! if you were excited to get involved, you’re still invited to come hang during open hours on sunday, july 19, 1-5pm, like usual. we’ll be having some more volunteer work days when we actually have to pack up in late september and early october. the zine library is staying bagged….but it is still open to the public and usable!

while we are working hard fundraising to move to Baltimore Ave, planning events, talking to architects, and coordinating programming, your experience in the 4700 Kingsessing studio actually shouldn’t change until october. we’re still having open hours wednesday evenings and sunday afternoons, and we’ll be announcing late summer/fall classes soon!

if you have a project you need to get done, there’s still plenty of time to use the community studio—hit us up about membership!

stayed tuned for workshop announcements and more :) stay safe everyone.

DONATION MATCH IS HAPPENING NOW! A donor will be matching donations made before Monday, July 13, up to $1,000. We are st...
07/11/2026

DONATION MATCH IS HAPPENING NOW! A donor will be matching donations made before Monday, July 13, up to $1,000. We are still urgently fundraising to meet our goal of $75,000 by the end of the summer so we can begin construction on our dream studio on Baltimore Ave. Donating today means DOUBLING YOUR SUPPORT! We know zine libraries and community printmaking spaces matter to you—so we ask, please help save the Soapbox! You’ll be a part of creating a community print studio on Baltimore Ave, and show up for zinesters, artists, DIY publishers, and your neighbors! We are so thankful for your support. 📚

Address

4700 Kingsessing Avenue, Entrance On 47th St
Philadelphia, PA
19143

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5pm - 9pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

(267) 630-1632

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