Zines 101 for Kids
Learn the history and culture of zines. Make a collaborative zine to bring home!
- Cost: $5-$10 sliding fee
- Instructor: A.M. O’Malley
- At the IPRC
Neighborhood Memories
Try to think of your happiest memories, your saddest moments, funniest times and any other momentous occasion and have them recorded for a free walking tour podcast of the neighborhoods; Buckman, Downtown, Northwest, King/Vernon and Boise. These seemingly mindane street corners, swing sets, and benches communicate a rich, emotional history that make up our surroundings. No memory is too small, large, short or long.
- Cost: Free
- At the IPRC
Beginning Screen Printing
Learn various techniques and methods for beginning screenprinting. Create your very own screen and begin printing! First timers welcome.
- Cost:$35 members only
- Instructor: Jen Kovach
Japanese Bookbinding
Explore the world of Japanese Accordian books. From the basic “folded scroll” to Nori-ire gajo (Japanese Album) these seemingly simple structures offer fascianting sculptural possibilities and are a great way to experiment with form, image and yexy.
- Cost: $20/$40
- Instructor: Jovencio de la Paz
- At the IPRC
Starting a Creative Business
If you’re thinking about starting a creative business and want to make sure you start off on the right foot, this class is for you. If you read a business book, everything seems equally important & overwhelming. We’ll help you learn what you really need to get started in the first year — and what you can postpone
- At the IPRC
- Cost: $20/$35
- Instructor: Gretchin Lair
Intro to Letterpress
Learn to set movable lead type and print on a table-top handpress 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 class with a printed card and the satisfaction that comes with using 100 year old equipment! Come to class with small quotes or ideas for words to print. Successful completion of this class allows IPRC members access to open studio print hours so you can keep on printing!
- At the IPRC
- Cost: Free
- Instructor: Philip Cheaney
Jen Angel Reading
Clamor Magazine’s Jen Angel will speak at Reading Frenzy, located below the IPRC.
- Cost: Free
- At the IPRC
Zine Reading & Open Mic
Local luminary; Dexter Flowers of Sister Spit fame will read from her latest collection. The mic will open up at 8pm for other vociferous zinesters.
- Cost: Free
- At the IPRC
Secret Belgium Binding
Learn to make a book using “secret” binding technique. In this workshop we will use inexpensive materials (e.g., recycled boxes, paper and thread) to make a deluxe journal, sketchpad, or smaple for future binding projects. This is a super fun sewing intensive workshop.
At the IPRC
Instructor:Katy Meegan
Cost: $25/45 + $5 materials fee.
Intro to Letterpress
Learn to set movable lead type and print on a table-top handpress 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 class with a printed card and the satisfaction that comes with using 100 year old equipment! Come to class with small quotes or ideas for words to print. Successful completion of this class allows IPRC members access to open studio print hours so you can keep on printing!
Instructor: Philip Cheaney
Cost: $55 members only.
