Intro to Letterpress: Two Day Workshop
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesDay 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 Intro to Letterpress: Two Day Workshop
Intro to Risograph Printing
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesIntro 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
*RESCHEDULED* Make a Per-zine with Martha Grover
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesPlease note: this workshop has been rescheduled for early fall. Contact the Program Director at hquinn@iprc.org with questions! For two Sunday afternoons in a row, veteran zinester Martha Grover, will walk you through the process of making your very own per-zine. The class will include a tutorial, brainstorming, writing exercises and the assembling of… Continue reading *RESCHEDULED* Make a Per-zine with Martha Grover
New Member Orientation
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesNew Member Orientation Take a tour of the IPRC, pick up new member materials, and make buttons!
Learn Make Share: Bindfast Journals
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesLearn Make Share: Bindfast Journals Learn Make Share is a monthly skill share series to expose new and curious members to a variety of services offered at the IPRC. Come learn about the space & our trusty Bind-Fast 5. Learn the ins and outs of preparing files for printing, and how to reserve time to… Continue reading Learn Make Share: Bindfast Journals
Intro to Screenprinting
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesJoin 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
*RESCHEDULED* Make a Per-zine with Martha Grover
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesPlease note: this workshop has been rescheduled for early fall. Contact the Program Director at hquinn@iprc.org with questions! For two Sunday afternoons in a row, veteran zinester Martha Grover, will walk you through the process of making your very own per-zine. The class will include a tutorial, brainstorming, writing exercises and the assembling of… Continue reading *RESCHEDULED* Make a Per-zine with Martha Grover
Poetry, Books, Food! Benefit Reading for Pueblo Unido PDX
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesJoin us for an evening of poetry, food, and books by local artists raising funds to support Pueblo Unido PDX. We’re accepting donations at the door of $5-20 - all proceeds will be donated to Pueblo Unido PDX, an organization supporting East County community members in their fight against deportation. They connect clients to adequate… Continue reading Poetry, Books, Food! Benefit Reading for Pueblo Unido PDX
Poetry Practice Space
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
PZS Presents: A Zine Scramble
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United StatesAlways wait until the last minute to print your zines for Portland Zine Symposium? PZS and the IPRC are ready to support you! The Friday before PZS weekend, the IPRC will be extending their hours for one night, andPZS will be supplying zinesters with tasty breakfast food! Bring your ideas and near-finished projects, and we'll… Continue reading PZS Presents: A Zine Scramble
PZS 2018 Afterparty & Zine Social
Independent Publishing Resource Center Studios 318 SE Main St. , Portland , OR, United States- • * • * - PZS 2018 AFTER PARTY ! - • * • * - You've been working your dang tail off and your deserve a spritzer! Come let your braids / ponytails down and party it up with all of your favorite zinesters and the team who put this shindig together ♥… Continue reading PZS 2018 Afterparty & Zine Social
Visual Poetry
POEM HOUSE: the visual In this workshop, we will consider concrete or visual poetry as a form for our text. We will look at various examples of concrete poetry and discuss what works/what doesn’t and why. There will be an opportunity to generate writing or you may bring text to work with, and explore different… Continue reading Visual Poetry