Power of the Press

Richmond Magazine
May 2022 Issue

A newcomer to Studio Two Three might notice humming printing presses, people huddled around computer tablets discussing a design, or its compact retail area displaying T-shirts, buttons, posters and prints. What’s less evident is the commitment to action that is central to the organization.  

Over the past two years, this shared community art space in Scott’s Addition has intensely focused on its mission of helping artists make a statement through printmaking, in all its forms. Materials produced at Studio Two Three have covered storefront windows along Broad Street during the protests in the summer 2020, offered inspiration at Lee Circle and other community gatherings, provided historical markers focusing on the Black history of Richmond, and celebrated the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue. And anyone looking for art need only visit the newspaper box sitting outside the studio, which is stocked with free prints, stickers and ephemera created by staff and local artists.