Independent Publishing Resource Center

Greetings from the IPRC Staff Cabin! Every July, the IPRC as you know it transforms into Camp IPRC. Camp IPRC is a wonder-filled place, where everyone’s welcome—kids and adults, Yetis and non-Yetis. And unlike those others across the lake like Camp Eagle and Camp Hiawatha, Camp IPRC is not just for rich kids.

To kick off Camp IPRC, we have Print Camp for adults coming up on the weekend of July 10 (sorry, sold out), followed by Comics Camp for adults on July 31 and August 1. To register for Comics Camp, give us a ring at 503.827.0249.

We also have some great events lined up in July and August, including a First Thursday in July art opening of Small Mythologies—a stellar art show by Corinne Teed featuring woodblock prints, screenprints, paintings and even some letterpress prints made right here at the IPRC. On July 20, we’re pleased to host local Sit Saw Press for a release party of Stacey Tran’s Smoking at Night and Other Poems. And don’t forget to mark your calendar for amazing Portland Zine Symposium on the last weekend in August.

As always, we have excellent workshops lined up for July and August. Along with our regular classes in Letterpress printing, Bookbinding, and InDesign, we’re adding a newfangled E-Book workshop, to help indie publishers make some extra bread selling books/zines via IPhone and IPad.

Happy Camping,
Justin Hocking, IPRC Director

We have to admit we’re feeling proud of our unique little Center right now.  Not only did we survive a major recession, we’ve actually expanded our programming and workspace during challenging times.  Yes sir, with help from our innovative new Certificate Program in Independent Publishing, in 2009 we rented a beautiful new conference room/art gallery, which also allowed us to create our first ever staff office.

With all this new space and energy, the IPRC is stronger than ever.  But with additional space and programming comes additional expenses. In fact, it costs almost $10,000 a month to keep our doors open.

So we definitely need support from good folks such as yourself, and this summer we have a special way to help out the IPRC. Our talented letterpress shop supervisor Michael D’Allesandro handcrafted a beautiful letterpress postcard that reads “Mind Your P’s and Q’s This Summer at the IPRC.” Summer’s a great time to catch up on correspondences, and nothing says “you’re awesome” like a letterpress card.

We’re offering these cards as a special incentive to anyone who contributes to our Summer Donation Drive at the following levels:
Donate between $25-99 and receive three postcards
Donate between $100-199 and receive five postcards
Donate between $200-500 and receive ten postcards

You can make a secure, online donation through Network for Good by clicking here. It’s a very simple process that only takes a few minutes. And the IPRC is an official 501C3 nonprofit, so all donations are tax deductible.

Huge thanks for your support!

Join us for the IPRC’s next creative odyssey:  a year-long certificate program in Independent Publishing.  Participants choose between one of three tracks– 1) Fiction/Nonfiction, 2) Poetry, or 3) Comics/Graphic Novels–and spend between two and three semesters creating and publishing their work.

We’re pleased to announce that an academic credit option is available through a partnership with the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon. This is 3 credits per quarter term, AAA 408 or AAA 508. To explore the credit option through the University of Oregon, please click here.  Only students officially accepted into the IPRC’s Certificate Program can choose this option.

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August 14, 2010 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pmAugust 15, 2010 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Welcome to Print Camp 2010! This is a weekend long intensive covering the beautiful print and binding methods we have here at the IPRC.

Day One Morning: Relief Printing

Day One: Intro to Letterpress
Learn to set movable lead type and print on a table-top hand press in the IPRC print shop. You’ll learn the vocabulary of printing and typesetting while getting a feel for this beautiful and historical process. Leave the class with a printed card and the satisfaction that comes with using 100-year-old equipment! Successful completion of this one-day class allows IPRC members access to open studio print hours so you can keep on printing!

Day Two Morning: Bindfast Five Perfect Binding
The Bind-Fast 5 is the IPRC’s exciting new bookbinding machine. Using the Bind-Fast 5, you can bind as many as 50 softcover books or zines per hour. Completion of this workshop authorizes IPRC members to use the Bind-Fast during supervised binding hours, so you can take your publishing projects to the next level.

Day Two Afternoon: DIY Screen Print
In part one of this class, the focus will be on making reusable, good quality screens used for making paper or textile prints. The screens made in this class are 10″x12″ which are a perfect size for zine and book covers! Supplies include, stretcher bars, professional quality mesh, degreaser, duct tape and staple guns.

In the second part of the day, the focus will be on printing a hand cut stencil image using the screen that was just built in the previous workshop. Stencils will be made using sticker paper and exacto knives and will be printed through the screen. You will need to bring a high contrast B&W image (no larger than 8×10) in which to make a stencil from as well as your own materials to print on, either paper or fabric. Ink will be provided.

To register for Print Camp please call or visit the IPRC.
917 SW Oak St
Ste 218
Portland, OR

503.827.0249

The cost of Print Camp is $150, which includes cofee, donuts, and all other materials.

Give the gift of learning for the holidays. You can purchase a gift certificate at the IPRC for any amount that can go towards any future IPRC workshop. Perhaps your best friend wants to take letterpress or your daughter wants to learn InDesign. Email iprcworkshops@gmail.com or stop by the IPRC for more details.

Check them out here!

Registering for an IPRC workshop has never been easier! Simply click on any of the classes listed to the right, then follow the Brown Paper Tickets link. It’s a very simple process and you can pay by credit card. Get ‘em while they last!

• The recession has been especially hard on nonprofit arts organizations.  One of the simplest ways to support the IPRC is to make a monetary donation: simply click on the “donate” button above to make a secure online donation.
• We’re looking for new board members who have experience with development and fundraising.
• We would really benefit from one or two gently used Imac G5’s for our computer lab.
• Yeti Costumes (seriously)
• Table top or industrial perfect binding machines
• Flat screen Mac monitors
• Mac laptops
• Copier paper and various art supplies
• Free or discounted advertising space

The IPRC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; any in-kind donation you make is tax deductible.

Thanks to everyone who made this year’s Text Ball a huge success! Check out photos here.