Poetry Practice Space 6:30-8:30pm Poetry Practice Space is a monthly gathering for poets and writers. Writing materials, readings and prompts for generative writing will be provided. Come share a space to talk about your writing practice, and current writing projects, bemoan rejections, celebrate acceptances, share writing resources— and write together! Consider Poetry Practice Space the… Continue reading Poetry Practice Space
Intro to Hand-Drawn Animation: Two Day Workshop  This workshop is a quick-start guide for artists that want to learn how to move their art in time. Participants will learn basic animation principals, traditional hand-drawn 2D animation techniques and tips for creating an affordable home animation studio. During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity… Continue reading Intro to Hand-Drawn Animation: Two Day Workshop
Please join the Certificate Program Faculty, Staff and community to celebrate the graduation of the 2019 Comics Cohort. Emma Rust and Kacy McKinney will be sharing their new comics publications, and copies will be available for purchase. 2019 Comics Graduation Program: 7-7:30pm Mingle 7:30-8:30 Readings & Graduation Remarks 8:30-9pm Refreshments and Cake *The IPRC is… Continue reading 2019 Comics Certificate Program Graduation
Intro to Risograph Printing In this 4-hour introductory course, participants will learn the basics of risograph (riso) printing and will leave with an understanding of how to use this print technology to create zines, fliers, posters, or other printed matter. While this technology is not new, riso printing has recently become one of the most… Continue reading Intro to Risograph Printing
Join us for the return of Collage Night, on the second Tuesday of the month. Glue sticks, scissors and collage materials will be provided. Free and open to the public.
Join us to learn about silkscreen printing! Learn how to create stencils, prep and process screens while gaining knowledge about tools, tips, and tricks for the photo emulsion process. You’ll have the chance to acquire best practices for setting up your print station, printing and registration while gaining practice with the medium. Our studio area… Continue reading Intro to Screenprinting
Please note the IPRC's general open hours are canceled for Saturday, September 21st. We'll be open for regularly scheduled hours on Sunday, September 22nd.
Portland in Color and the IPRC are partnering to bring BIPOC creatives a morning of workshops centered around promotion and professional development. Join us for: * DIY Business card making with Jakelen Diaz * Headshots by Celeste Noche * Bio-writing and website making with Emilly Prado * Breakfast generously donated by Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels… Continue reading Rise & Grind: Promotion for BIPOC Creatives
Day 1: Typesetting Essentials Day 2: Printing Essentials Learn to set moveable type and print on table top and poster presses in the IPRC print shop. You'll learn the vocabulary of printing and typesetting while getting a feel for this beautiful and historic process. Gain access to IPRCs collection of over 150 fonts of lead… Continue reading CANCELLED: Intro to Letterpress: Two Day Workshop
Come make a flipbook! We'll do some drawing games, brainstorm ideas and then get to work on our flipbooks. All drawing abilities welcome! Bad drawings make great flipbooks. Free for members taking the workshop as one of 3 annual Learn Make Shares $5-15 sliding scale for nonmembers, or for members who have already taken their… Continue reading Learn Make Share: Flip books!
We’re happy to announce we’re releasing our 3rd journal, Parliament, on September 29th! It’s full of great work from writers near and far and we’re throwing a little shindig at the place it all began. Hope to see you there! Readings by contributors past and present. Voting for the theme of our 4th journal. And… Continue reading ARQ Parliament Release Party
Class Description: Join us on for a drop-in Italic Handwriting & Calligraphy Club, all experience-levels welcome. Monday afternoons from 3—5 for eight weeks,  September 30th through November 18th. Following the lineage of Portland’s own Lloyd Reynolds and Jaki Svaren, learn about posture, motion and breathing in alignment with calligraphic strokes. Through learning Italic and using it as a… Continue reading Italic Handwriting & Calligraphy Club
Join us to learn about silkscreen printing! Learn how to create stencils, prep and process screens while gaining knowledge about tools, tips, and tricks for the photo emulsion process. You’ll have the chance to acquire best practices for setting up your print station, printing and registration while gaining practice with the medium. Our studio area… Continue reading SOLD OUT: Intro to Screenprinting