 |  Image from the Grand Reopening Party, Photo credit: Darius Kuzmickas, AIGA Portland | | Half a year ago, the IPRC was in the very beginning phases of planning our relocation; half a year from now we'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary. As we continue to settle into our new location and dream up new outreach and program opportunities, we are also reflecting on the 20 years that have brought us to this point in time. Every box of zines, and case of donated lead type, every flat file and filing cabinet full of archived prints and documents— each physical object and piece of equipment is rich with stories from the past 20 years, and full of possibility for the next twenty. In this newsletter, we're delighted to share a few photos from the Grand Reopening Celebration last month. Over 200 people came out to the party, pulled commemorative prints and heard rousing speeches from City Commissioner & IPRC Cofounder Chloe Eudaly as well as Interim Executive Director Brian Tibbetts. To those of you who have yet to visit the IPRC in its new location, we are incredibly excited to announce new member-specific programming. The Learn Make Share series arose out of our excitement around inviting new and existing members to come learn about the new studio. With the relocation complete, and an Executive Director search underway, the IPRC is positioned to grow and expand (stay tuned for our much-anticipated risograph studio expansion slated for 2018!). If you are passionate about the IPRC's mission, and want to be a part of the next chapter of the IPRC, consider making a one-time donation or becoming a supporting member so that we can continue being the innovative community resource center that you know and love. Read on to learn more about new member benefits and please come in, say hi and tour the new space if you haven't already! |  Print credit John Akira Harrold | New Membership Levels With the relocation comes new membership rates, and with new membership rates come new member benefits! Beginning in mid-October we will be offering two basic membership levels— the Basic Membership at $10/month and the Studio Membership at $25 / month— with the opportunity to become supporting members at higher levels. New Membership rates will be effective starting Monday 10/16, but you still have time to lock in a $6 / month membership through the weekend! | Comics Workshop for Teens
Sundays 12-3pm Oct. 15th-Nov. 5th
IPRC Studios 318 SE Main St. Taught by LK James, this class is intended to help you sharpen your visual storytelling skills, learn how to publish your own comics and much more! Meeting Dates and Times: Sunday October 15th, 12-3pm
Sunday October 22nd, 12-3pm
Sunday October 29th, 12-3pm
Sunday November 5th, 12-3pm About the Instructor: LK James is an author/illustrator making zines and books in Portland, OR. Her comics have been published by Hobart, Tin House, Fields Magazine, and others; her debut picturebook, The Full House & The Empty House, will be published by Ripple Grove Press in fall 2018. When she is not busy drawing and inking in her studio, she works on book designs for an independent publishing house. Knowing how to connect text and image is a powerful tool in communicating our most complex thoughts clearly and compellingly. This belief is what motivates LK to make, share, and teach comics. | Yoga for Writers & Artists
Sunday, Oct. 22nd, 10:30am-12pm
IPRC Studios
318 SE Main St.
$5-15 Suggested donation Yoga for Artists and Writers
With Julia Tillinghast (200hr RYT, Sola School of Contemplative Arts) An accessible, all-levels class for visual artists, writers, printmakers, and other crafts-folk to increase overall strength, mobility, and balance, and address the repetitive strain and chronic posture imbalances endemic to our work. The class will incorporate mind-body centering, breath work, and meditation to promote mental and emotional grounding and ease. Open to all bodies and levels from beginner to advanced. Adaptable for pregnant people and seniors. Questions? Email juliactil@gmail.com. If possible, please bring a yoga mat and a blanket. Sliding Scale. Suggested donation $5-15. All proceeds go to the IPRC. No one turned away for lack of funds. | Poetry Practice Space
Oct. 25, 6:30-8:30pm
IPRC Studio Space
318 SE Main St. Poetry Practice Space is a monthly gathering for poets on the last Wednesday of the month. 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 calisthenics for your poetics. $5-15 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Free for members |  Print made by instructor Rainey Warren for the Grand Reopening Party | Intro to Linoleum Relief Printing
Saturday, November 18th
10am-2pm
IPRC Studios / 318 SE Main St.
$50 Members / $75 Nonmembers In this workshop you will learn how to carve and print a small linoleum relief block on the poster press, creating your own set of prints! We will go over different approaches and techniques for carving your block and how versatile relief printing can be, with tips for combination with other mediums. We will learn about how to properly lockup a block on the poster press, print and make a small print run. Attendants of this workshop will leave with an edition of one color prints. |  Pie & Whiskey (Sasquatch Books, Oct. 2017) | Pie & Whiskey Benefit for the IPRC
Sunday, 12 November 2017
IPRC Studios
318 SE Main St.
Portland OR 97214
21+
Free for members
$5-15 suggested donation for nonmembers, no one turned away for lack of funds Join Kate Lebo and Sam Ligon for a Wordstock 2017 Edition of Pie & Whiskey!* November 12, 11:00 a.m., in the IPRC Studios at 318 SE Main Street, a pie-eating, whiskey-drinking fundraiser for the IPRC, with readings by Robert Lashley, Kate Lebo, Dana Levin, Pippa Middleton, Ed Skoog, among others. About the Event: Pie & Whiskey, organized by Sam Ligon and Kate Lebo, started in 2012 as a reading in Spokane, Washington. The idea was to serve good pie, good whiskey, and good writers reading prose or poetry about pie and whiskey. Five years, eight readings, 500 gallons of whiskey, and 30,000 square feet of pie later, Kate Lebo and Sam Ligon have created an anthology of the best pieces from our first half-decade, plus new work from some of our favorite writers today. Pie & Whiskey released by Sasquatch Books in October 2017 will be available for sale at the event. |  Image from Grand Reopening Celebration, Image Credit Darius Kuzmickas, AIGA Portland | Please note our new open hours:
Tuesday-Thursday 12-9pm
Friday/Saturday/Sunday 12-6pm
Check our website for updates on new letterpress area open hours. | | |
