Speedball is proud to introduce a premium 100% rag printmaking paper. We partnered with Schut Papier, a paper mill located near the city of Arnhem, Holland that has been producing fine art paper since 1618. The paper is extremely versatile — it is appropriate for a variety of techniques and media.
Product Details View Applications“I'd love to have it here right now. I shared it with people in my shop, and they have been asking about it. I'd also promote to my international print exchange network.”
Arnhem 1618 paper offers a semi-smooth surface with a substantial feel to the touch. The subtle grain combined with a smooth appearance allows a variety of media to take to the paper, while remaining a reliable surface for intricate detail. Arnhem’s strong and highly absorbent fibers make it ideal for dry or damp printing, allowing it to accept multiple layers of ink brilliantly. Click here for size and color offerings
Item # | Description | Weight | Color | List Price |
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7000 | 22" x 30" Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper | 245 gsm | Standard White | $4.00 |
7001 | 26" x 40" Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper | 245 gsm | Standard White | $6.33 |
7002 | 30" x 44" Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper | 245 gsm | Standard White | $8.00 |
7003 | 38" x 50" Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper | 245 gsm | Standard White | $11.64 |
7010 | 22" x 30" Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper | 245 gsm | Warm White | $4.00 |
7011 | 30" x 44" Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper | 245 gsm | Warm White | $8.00 |
7020 | 22" x 30" Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper | 320 gsm | Standard White | $7.49 |
7021 | 26" x 40" Arnhem 1618 printmaking paper | 320 gsm | Standard White | $11.99 |
7050 | 50" x 150 yard roll | 245 gsm | Warm White | $1600 |
“The way it absorbs ink was really important to me. Akua inks dried faster on this paper than others I've used. Also, the substantial weight of the paper-that made it seem like a higher quality paper. It has a "presence" to it that other papers don't.”
We teamed up with an array of artists to test Arnhem 1618 paper. From graphic relief and silkscreen images to delicate and rich intaglio prints, these artists achieved wonderful results using this paper covering a wide range of approaches and techniques. The below pieces were all printed on Arnhem 1618.
Arnhem 1618 is appropriate for all printmaking media – from our own water-based inks to traditional oil-based inks, the paper’s strong and absorbent fibers accept multiple layers of ink brilliantly.
It can be printed dry or damp. Note: Soaking or dampening time will vary and may not be necessary, depending on the process, technique, or preference of the artist.
“Sturdy and holds up to being wet.”
New Impressions is a competition for college students across the country to compete for prizes for themselves and their school.
Students enrolled at a college or university during the calendar year 2017. Limit of 3 entries per person. All entries must use Arnhem 1618 Printmaking Paper. Where to Buy
Undergraduate Category:
Speedball will award prizes for the best entries in six printmaking categories: Lithography, Screen Printing, Relief Printing, Etching, Monotype, Wildcard and a Graduate Student Category. Each category will have (3) winners.
Graduate Category:
Speedball will award prizes for the best (3) entries submitted by graduate students, regardless of type of print.
1st Prize: $500 Product Credit for both the student AND his or her school’s art program.
2nd Prize: $300 Product Credit for both the student AND his or her school’s art program.
3rd Prize: $150 Product Credit for both the student AND his or her school’s art program.
$600 Product Credit to the School with the most entries.
$600 Product Credit to the School with the most individual winners.
Product Credit will be good for anything in Speedball product portfolio, including Speedball, Akua, or Arnhem 1618 products (at manufacturer’s suggested retail prices).
All winning pieces will be featured at the following:
The Sawtooth School for Visual Arts Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, April/May, 2018
The Arnhem 1618 website from March, 2018 – February, 2019.
The Speedball Booth of the 2018 Southern Graphics Conference.
Bill Fick, billfick.com
Bill Fick is a printmaker who lives and works in Durham, North Carolina. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Duke University in the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies. Over the past 25 years he has exhibited his prints nationally and internationally and has taught at many institutions across the United States including the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill and Greensboro), Pratt Institute and Rutgers University. Fick’s work can be found in the collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University; The New York Public Library and the Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University. In 1993 Fick was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship and in 1995 a North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship. Fick is also the director of Supergraphic a creative art studio dedicated to the production of fine art prints and print media.
Carlos Hernandez, carloshernandezprints.com
The work of Houston-based serigraphy artist Carlos Hernandez has been featured in the 2011 Communication Arts Typography annual, the 2011 & 2012 Communication Arts Illustration annual and was also recently published in the 2012 book Mexican Graphics by Korero Books-UK. He has designed and printed gig posters for such artists as The Kills, Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon, Santana, and more. Most recently, he was selected as the official poster artist to design the commemorative poster for the 2013 Austin City Limits Music Festival. Carlos is a founding partner of Burning Bones Press, a full-service printmaking studio located in the Houston Heights, and serves as an instructor of Screen Printing at Rice University, Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts.
Susan Rostow, akuainks.com
Susan Rostow is a New York City based artist, and the inventor of Akua printmaking inks and accessories. She has exhibited her artwork throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. She is represented in numerous collections, including the The Allan Chasanoff Bookwork Collection at Yale University Art Gallery and the Library of Congress, National Print Archives. She was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and served as an Artist in Residence through the New Jersey State Arts Council, Pennsylvania Arts Council, Montana State Arts Council, Alaska State Arts Council and the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts.
Entry Procedure:
Send entries to newimpressions@speedballart.com, recommended format: 300dpi with the longest dimension being 8”, submitted in PSD, TIF, JPG or PDF format. Limit three entries per person.
Please note the following in your email submission:
Your Name
Your School
Category: Undergraduate/Graduate
Type of Print
Dimensions of Print
Type of Arnhem Paper Used: White/Warm White and 245gsm/320gsm
Name format for each image: last name_first name_image#
All entries must use Arnhem 1618 Printmaking Paper.
Images must be available for the exhibition - no substitutions. Speedball reserves the right to disqualify accepted pieces that appear inaccurately represented in the submission photo.
Entries will be accepted from March 15th – December 31st, 2017.
Winners will be notified by January 31st, 2018.
Delivery of Work:
Send work in a reusable package marked “New Impressions Print Competition" to Speedball Art Products, 2301 Speedball Road, Statesville, NC 28677. The package should arrive between February 7 and February 21, 2018. Include a prepaid return label from UPS or FedEx.
Speedball Art Products reserve the right to reproduce accepted entries for exhibition and other publicity purposes.
“It picks up the ink well due to it's semi-smooth surface. I like how I can layer a lot of inks on the paper.”
Please click the button below for a list of stores by state as well as online retailers. Arnhem 1618 is brand new and is just hitting stores, so check back often. Better yet, tell your favorite store about Arnhem 1618.
Art Supply Network
Houston, TX
www.artsupplynetwork.net
Art Supply Wholesale
Beverly, MA
www.allartsupplies.com
Dick Blick
Highland Park, IL
www.dickblick.com
Jerry's Artarama
Raleigh, NC
www.jerrysartarama.com/
Meininger
Multiple locations Colorodo
www.meininger.com
Paper & Ink Arts
Nashville, TN
www.paperinkarts.com
Takach Paper
Albuquerque, NM
www.takachpaper.com
Texas Art Supply
Houston, TX
www.texasart.com
www.texasartdealers.com
Wet Paint
St. Paul, MN
www.wetpaintart.com
Curry's
Ontario, Canada
www.currys.com
Opus Art Supplies
British Columbia, Canada
www.opusartsupplies.com
Meininger’s
1135 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 444-3063
Meininger’s
499 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 698-3838
Meininger’s
201 S. Weber
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 578-8070
Jerry's Artarama of Connecticut
1109 New Britain Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06110
(860) 232-0073
Hull's Art Supply & Framing
1144 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 865-4855
Plaza Art Materials
1990 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 331-7090
Reddi Arts
1037 Hendricks Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904) 398-3161
Binders Art Supplies and Frames
3330 Piedmont Road
Suite 18
Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 237-6331
Binders Art Supplies and Frames
650 North Avenue NE
Suite S 102
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 682-6999
Kennedy's Wildcat Den
405 South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 252-0331
The Art Mart
517 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 775-4244
Plaza Art Materials
1009 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 625-9000
Plaza Art Materials
7825 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 718-8500
Plaza Art Materials
1776 E. Jefferson Street
Unit 119
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 770-0500
Plaza Art Materials
8209 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 587-5581
Plaza Art Materials
519 York Road
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 823-6406
Art Supply Wholesale
4 Enon Street
North Beverly, MA 01915
1-800-462-2420
Commercial Screen Supply
6 Kiddie Drive
Avon, MA 02322
(508) 583-2300
Play Time
283 Broadway
Arlington, MA 02474
(781) 648-3230
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
230 Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 369-3688
Wet Paint
1684 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
(651) 698-6431
ArtMart
2355 South Hanley Road
St. Louis, MO 63144
(314) 781-9999
A.I. Friedman
495 Boston Port Road
Port Chester, NY 10573
(914) 937-7351
DaVinci Artist Supply
132 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 871-0220
Rochester Art Supply
150 West Main Street
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 546-6509
Syracuse University Bookstore
Schine Student Center
303 University Place
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 443-9900
Colorest
160 Newman Springs Road East
Red Bank, NJ 07701
(732) 704-4959
Jerry's Artist Outlet
495 Prospect Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 669-0995
Binders Art Supplies and Frames
284 South Sharon Amity Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
(704) 442-2608
HappymessART Studios
718 Iredell Street
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-9763
Plaza Art Materials
230 W. McMillan Street
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 861-0667
Plaza Art Materials
701 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 621-0726
Plaza Art Materials
8154 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513) 793-5300
Porch School and Art Supply
5200 North Santa Fe Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
(405) 524-3309
Central Art Supply
101 North Central Avenue
Medford, OR 97501
(541) 773-1444
Plaza Art Materials
3200 Chestnut Street
Retail E
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 823-6893
RISD Store
30 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 454-6463
Paper & Ink Arts
240 Great Circle Road
Suite 328
Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 770-9902
Plaza Art Materials
633 Middleton Street
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 254-3368
Art Store at the Co-op
2234 Guadalupe Street
Austin TX 78705
(512) 322-7005
Art Supply
2711 Main Street #100
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 652-5029
Asel Art Supply
8127 Callaghan Road
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 340-7686
Paper Arts
118 North Peak Street
Dallas, TX 75226
(214) 828-9494
Texas Art Supply
2001 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 526-5221
Texas Art Supply
2237 South Voss
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 780-0440
Texas Art Supply
1507 Baybrook Mall Dr.
Friendswood, TX 77546
(281) 486-9320
Mish Mish
125 North Main Street
Suite #200
Blacksburg, VA 24060
(540) 522-1020
Plaza Art Materials
3045 Nutley Street
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 280-4500
Plaza Art Materials
927 West Grace Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 359-5900
An Artful Touch
12437 116th Avenue NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 823-2336
Curry's
520 Bryne Drive, Unit 5
Barrie, ON L4N 9P6
+1 (705) 728-0505
The Paint Spot
510032 81 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 1W8
+1 (780) 432-0240
Wyndam Art Supply
125 Wyndham Street North
Guelph, ON N1H 4E9
+1 (519) 767-1317
Curry's
610 King St. West
Hamilton, ON L8P 1C2
+1 (905) 529-7700
Opus Art Supplies
1357 Ellis Street
Kelowna, BC, V1Y 1Z9
+1 (250) 763-3616
Opus Art Supplies
95 - 5501 204 St Langley Mall
Langley, BC, V3A 5N8
+1 (604) 533-0601
Bijan's Art Studio
673 Richmond Street
London, ON N6A 5P6
+1 (519) 439-1340
Curry's
9 Southdale Road East
London, ON N6C 6B4
+1 (519) 649-4999
Curry's
7131 Kennedy Road
Markham, ON L3R 0T4
+1 (905) 940-8388
Curry's
755 Queensway East,
Units 106-108
Mississauga, ON L4Y 4C5
+1 (905) 272-4460
Curry's
353 Iroquois Shore Road, Unit 2
Oakville, ON L6M 1M3
+1 (905) 842-0733
Curry's
283 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M5T 1G1
+1 (416) 585-9292
Curry's
1153 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1J4
+1 (416) 536-7878
Curry's
490 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 1X5
+1 (416) 967-6666
Gwartzman's Art Supplies
448 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON M5T 2G8
+1 (416) 922-5429
Curry's
400-2 The Boardwalk at Ira Needles Boulevard
Waterloo, ON N2T 0A6
+1 (519) 650-2220
Curry's
1624 Dundas Street East, Unit 3
Whitby, ON L1N 2K8
+1 (905) 728-2868
Opus Art Supplies
Vancouver, Granville Island
1360 Johnston Street
+1 (604) 736-7028
Opus Art Supplies
Downtown Vancouver
100-207 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC, V6B 1H7
+1 (604) 678-5889
Opus Art Supplies
North Vancouver
119 - 949 3rd Street West
North Vancouver, BC, V7P 3P7
+1 (604) 904-0447
Opus Art Supplies
512 Herald Street
Victoria, BC, V8W 1S6
+1 (250) 386-8133