October 26 – November 4: Four Block Printmaking Workshops at Heart of the City Festival Thursday October 26, 10:30am – 12:30pm Aboriginal Front Door, 384 Main Saturday October 28, 11am – 1pm DTES Market, 501 Powell Wednesday November 1, 12pm – 2pm InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrall For Kids! – Saturday November 4, 2pm – 4pm…
Heart of the City Festival Workshops • Thursday, October 26 at 10:30am
October 26 – November 4: Four Block Printmaking Workshops at Heart of the City Festival Thursday October 26, 10:30am – 12:30pm Aboriginal Front Door, 384 Main Saturday October 28, 11am – 1pm DTES Market, 501 Powell Wednesday November 1, 12pm – 2pm InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrall For Kids! – Saturday November 4, 2pm – 4pm…
Queering Selfies • Wednesday, Oct 25 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*, two-spirit, nonbinary, gender non-conforming, intersex, asexual, & pansexual youth aged 15-30 ✣. Optional: bring a low-res selfie, smart phone, or camera. None are required! Webcams…
Crazy Quilting with local Madwoman Diane Wood • Sun, Oct 22nd at 2 pm
Crazy Quilting with local Madwoman Diane Wood Sunday, Oct 22nd, 2017 from 2 to 5 pm at Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova Street, Vancouver 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…
Japanese Vegetable Printmaking Workshop at Tonari Gumi on Sat, Oct 21st at 1 pm
Japanese Vegetable Printmaking Workshop presented by the Tonari Gumi Garden Club with WePress Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 1 to 3:30 pm at Tonari Gumi 42 W. 8th Avenue, Vancouver Fee is by donation. All materials provided. For questions and to register your spot, please contact tg.gardeners [at] gmail.com In this workshop, participants will learn…
CANCELLED Coptic Bookbinding with Chanel Ly • Sat, Oct 21 at 1 pm
CANCELLED DUE TO LOW PRE-REGISTRATION Coptic Bookbinding with Chanel Ly Saturday, October 21st from 1 pm to 3:30 pm at Gallery Gachet 88 E. Cordova Street, Vancouver 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?…
Cord Bookbinding with Karen Ward • Sun, October 15th at 2pm
Cord Bookbinding with Karen Ward Sunday, October 15th, 2017 from 2 to 5 pm at Gallery Gachet 88 E. Cordova Street, Vancouver 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…
Venetian Portfolio Making with Suzan Lee • Sat, Oct 14th at 1 pm
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,…
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…