Signal-Return

Specialties

Signal-​Return connects the community to traditional + emergent forms of printing as well as offers a resource for entrepreneurial artists + designers to produce for retail clients. Our overarching goal is to create a hive for dynamic visual production.

Signal-​Return is a creative enterprise at the intersection of art and commerce that combines the back-​end production process with a front-​end retail store and gallery. Intermingling academics, curation, and preservation with apprenticeship, the venue stands as a multi-​use center for fine art, design, craft, and literary arts.

The collaborative spirit of Signal-​Return will motivate participants to stretch their reach, as they expand their toolkits, vocabularies, and means of production.

History

Established in 2011.

A question was posed: «Why is there not a letterpress storefront in Detroit – a city with a long-​standing tradition of ground-​breaking music, arts and culture?» A group assembled and selected 1345 Division Street as the home of Signal-​Return – the space that formerly housed the Johanson-​Charles Gallery. The open floorplan of this storefront location incorporates workshops, galleries, an exhibition space, archives and retail operations.

Meet the Business Owner

Megan O.

Business Owner

Megan O’s research has focused on letterform for the past three decades. In addition to producing discrete objects, she generates printed matter under the imprint The Dead Skin Press. The output of the press is archived in major libraries and collections in the US and Europe.