A goal of ImagineARiver Press is to be a supportive space for collaborative artistic exchange through the medium of printing. Whether it’s teaching printing as a new medium to an artist or helping a poet handset their poem in type, the press (“Bertha” a 1922 Chandler & Price housed in an 1896 Carriage House) has … read more

ImagineARiver Press is a collaborative print shop run by printer Sy Auerbach. At the heart of the press is ‘Bertha’ a 1922 10×15 Chandler and Price. ‘Bertha’ lives in the downstairs of an 1896 Carriage House on a hill above Dolores Park in San Francisco. The shop is simultaneously a studio to develop work, a … read more

                             Photos by Sy Auerbach Venice, Burano, Murano, Italy March 2014 Sy Auerbach was particularly inspired by the island of lace, Burano and is in the process of printing a series of lace prints in Cowell Press in the UCSC campus. The series will be … read more

Sy Auerbach, East Village October 2013 East Village shops studied by Sy Auerbach at the end of October 2013, for the Auerbach Artist Colony front gallery store Bizarre-Bazaar, November 12th- December 21st, 2013. Photos by Sy Auerbach, New York City October 2013 Guided by flashlight through the Merchant House Museum, the Family’s presence was known … read more

In the fall of 2012, John C. Morris and Melissa Schaeffer collaborated with powerhouse Sophie Touzé, a dynamic lecturer and well-versed art historian, to create a weekly art salon focused on Women Artists; the salon lasted nine weeks.  Within the 1896 carriage house at the Auerbach Artist Colony, Sophie shared her in-depth knowledge through stories … read more