Independent Publishing Resource Center

February 11, 2012 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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.

$65 members only, materials included

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February 15, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Learn the basics of zines: how to do it and why you should and join seasoned zinester Sarah Mirk in making your own practice zine (a zine is a self-published  publication)

Cost: $10 members / $20 nonmembers

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February 18, 2012 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

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!

$65 members only

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February 19, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Ready to jump on the digital bandwagon? This workshop will lay the groundwork on the different e-book formats and which reading devices support them. While many online retailers offer free e-book conversion for text documents and PDFs, the resulting files can be clunky and poorly designed. You’ll learn how to produce your own e-book files using Microsoft Word and Calibre and get your work into retailers’ digital bookstores.

$30 members
$45 non-members

register here by emailing iprcworkshops@gmail.com

February 24, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Arthur Bradford short story author and a director. He has had one book of short stories published, Dogwalker (Knopf ISBN 0-375-72669-1).[1] He has won an O. Henry Award and has had his stories published in Esquire, McSweeneys, Zoetrope, Dazed & Confused, Tin House, and BOMB. He was a contributor to the McSweeney’s publication The Future Dictionary of America. He was a Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford University and a James Michener Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.

He was also the director of How’s Your News?, a documentary wherein disabled and handicapped adults interview unsuspecting passersby in a cross-country road trip. The film was broadcast on HBO, PBS, and British channel, Channel 4. The concept was expanded and developed into a series for MTV and broadcast throughout 2009. Bradford served as executive producer and director. Arthur and a “How’s Your News” reporter were interviewed on the popular BBC podcast Ouch! He was also featured on NPR’s This American Life in the “Special Ed” episode.

Since 2006, he has served as director of “Camp Jabberwocky“, one of the longest running residential camps for adults with disabilities in the United States.

Bradford is also the director of 6 Days to Air, a documentary that depicts the making of an episode of South Park, which premiered on Comedy Central on October 9, 2011.

He will be giving an intimate talk about his writing process at the IPRC. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased here:

February 25, 2012 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

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!

$65 members only

register here: