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Intro to Letterpress: Two Day Workshop

November 16, 2019 @ 10:00 am - November 17, 2019 @ 2:00 pm

$150 – $250
View Venue Website, 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR 97214 + Google Map

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 and wood type. Leave the class with a printed card and the satisfaction that comes with using 100 year old equipment!

Successful completion of this 1 day class grants IPRC Studio Members access to open studio print hours so you can keep on printing. Nonmembers and Basic Members receive one trial month of Studio Membership after completion of the course.

2 Day Workshop
Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 2 pm – (4 hours each day, 8 total hours)

Cost:

  • Nonmembers: $250 / Includes 1 month trial IPRC Studio Membership
  • Basic Members: $200 / Includes 1 month trial IPRC Studio Membership
  • Studio Members: $150

Contact hquinn@iprc.org with questions, or for member discount codes.

Venue

318 SE Main Street #175
Portland, OR 97214
+ Google Map
Phone
503-827-0249
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Organizer

Phone:
503-827-0249
Email:
info@iprc.org
Website:
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