Venetian Portfolio Making with Suzan Lee Saturday, Oct 14th, 2017 from 1 to 4 pm at Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova Street, Vancouver Sliding Scale (suggested $55) / participant includes bookmaking supplies maximum 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Portfolios were used as early as the Medieval Period to protect and carry artworks,…
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Queering Selfies • Wednesday, Oct 11 at 4 pm
Learn to use a 3d printer + an antique letterpress. Take selfies. Carve lino blocks. Combine 3d printing + letterpress to make semiphotographic images. Open to queer, questioning, bisexual, lesbian, gay, trans*, nonbinary, gender non-conforming, intersex, asexual, & pansexual youth aged 15-30 ✣. The workshops will take place every 2nd Wednesday and are totally free. Snacks…
Modern Cross Structure Bookbinding with Suzan Lee • Sun, Oct 8th at 1 pm
Modern Cross Structure Bookbinding with Suzan Lee Sunday, Oct 8, 2017 from 1 to 4 pm at Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova Street, Vancouver Sliding Scale (suggested $55) / participant includes bookmaking supplies maximum 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Cross Structure Bookbinding is based on a 16th century European technique. Its contemporary…
art + code • aug 20th at 4-6pm
Art + Code, Sunday, Aug 20, 2017 from 4 to 6 pm maximum 5 participants WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com This week we’ll sketch generative + interactive art with Lauren Mccarthy’s p5.js project! No experience with code or art needed. Workshop is free and open to women-identified, gender nonconforming, non-binary, queer & poc folks who have lived…
Tracey Morrison and Jim Wong-Chu
This month we lost two major community leaders, Tracey Morrison and Jim Wong-Chu. All of us at WePress want to send our condolences to family and members of the communities that Tracey and Jim were part of. We want to recognize their inspiring work and try to do our part to carry it forward. Karen…
WePress has moved!
WePress is now roommates with Gallery Gachet at The Beacon Hotel, located at 9 W. Hastings, between Army & Navy and Pigeon Park! We’re sad to have left the Sun Wah Centre on Keefer, but we also look forward to continue working with Gallery Gachet to bring community-based art programming to the neighbourhood. Sign up…
Crazy Quilting with local Madwoman Diane Wood • Jul 22nd at 2 pm
Crazy Quilting with local Madwoman Diane Wood Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 from 2 to 5 pm Sliding Scale (suggested $20) / participant includes quilt-making supplies maximum 10 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Crazy Quilts were a lively style of patchwork,from scraps,embellished with embroidery, lace and ribbon, popular in the 19th Century. If complicated…
Tote Bag Making with Kristie Bradley • Sat, May 20th at 1pm
Tote Bag Making with Kristie Bradley Saturday, May 20th from 1 to 4pm Sliding Scale (suggested $40) / participant includes all supplies and equipment maximum 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Learn to sew a reversible tote bag that can be easily adapted to your unique style and preferences. Whether you want a…
FREE Block Printmaking Workshop at Carnegie Centre for Asian Heritage Month at 2 pm
Japanese Canadian Vegetables & Flowers Block Printmaking Workshop Tuesday, May 16th from 2 to 4 pm at the Carnegie Community Centre 401 Main Street, Vancouver NOT AT WePress! Free drop-in workshop, open to all ages. All materials provided. WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com In this workshop, participants will learn to do block printmaking and create artworks that…
Cord Bookbinding with Karen Ward • Sun, May 28 at 2pm
Cord Bookbinding with Karen Ward Sunday, May 28, 2017 from 2 to 5 pm Sliding Scale (suggested $40) / participant – includes bookmaking supplies maximum 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Make a book: eight sections on ribbons, including endpapers, and we’ll complete the project with a cover. All materials supplied, but feel…
Coptic Bookbinding with Chanel Ly Sun • May 21 at 1 pm
Coptic Bookbinding with Chanel Ly Sunday, May 21st from 1 pm to 3 pm Sliding Scale (suggested $40) / participant includes bookmaking supplies maximum 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Ever want to learn how to make your own books? – those ones with the cool stitching on the spine that lie flat…
Intro to Letterpress • Sat, May 6 at 2 pm
Intro to Letterpress Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 2 to 5 pm $40 fixed price max 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com This workshop is for absolute beginners or anyone who needs a refresher course in traditional letterpress printing. Learn some of the basics of type setting, inking, and operating the press. By…