Greetings from the IPRC! 2009 was another great year for the IPRC: we served a record number of members, launched a new year-long certificate program in Creative Writing/Comics and Independent Publishing, and scored a perfect-binding machine.
With so much forward momentum, we can’t help but imagine new ways for the IPRC to grow: we hope to rent more workspace in our current building (which is now solar-powered!), increase staff pay and benefits, and purchase new computer equipment.
A bigger and better IPRC is on the horizon, but we absolutely need your support to make it happen. And this year, donating to the IPRC has some serious rewards: thanks to the Willamette Week’s Give!Guide, a donation of just $25 will score you awesome incentives like concert tickets, a Powell’s pint glass, and a MusicFestNW compilation CD. Plus, donating just $25 through the Give!Guide will earn you a three-month IPRC membership, or extend/renew your current membership! To make a secure online donation, simply visit wweek.com/giveguide on or after November 11th.
Another way to support the Center is by taking one of our excellent workshops, including Intro to Letterpress, Bind-Fast 5 Perfect Binding, Intro to InDesign or DIY Screenprinting. To sign up for a workshop, simply click a workshop link to the left, and follow the online registration directions.
Join us for the IPRC’s next creative odyssey: a year-long certificate program in Independent Publishing. Participants will choose between one of two tracks, Creative Writing or Comics/Graphic Novels, and will spend two semesters creating and publishing their work.
We are also pleased to announce that academic credit option is available through a partnership with the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon. This is 3 credits per quarter term, AAA 408 or AAA 508. To explore the credit option through the University of Oregon, please click here. Only students officially accepted into the IPRC’s Certificate Program can choose this option.
Registering for an IPRC workshop has never been easier! Simply click on any of the classes listed to the right, then follow the Brown Paper Tickets link. It’s a very simple process and you can pay by credit card. Get ‘em while they last!
The recession has been especially hard on nonprofit arts organizations. One of the simplest ways to support the IPRC is to make a monetary donation: simply click on the “donate” button above to make a secure online donation.
We’re looking for new board members who have experience with development and fundraising.
We would really benefit from one or two gently used Imac G5’s for our computer lab.
Table top or industrial perfect binding machines
Flat screen Mac monitors
Mac laptops
Copier paper and various art supplies
Free or discounted advertising space
The IPRC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so any in-kind donations you make can be written off as a deduction from your 2008 taxes.
The new November/December workshop/events catalog is now available at the IPRC, Reading Frenzy and select locations. However, you may now register for classes online! Simply click on any of workshops listed above and pay through Brown Paper Tickets.
The Independent Publishing Resource Center facilitates creative expression and identity by providing individual access to the resources and tools for the creation of independently published media and art.
Since its inception in 1998 the center has been dedicated to encouraging the growth of a visual and literary publishing community by offering a space to gather and exchange information and ideas, as well as to produce work. The IPRC is an Oregon 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization.
A note about hours: If there is no one around by 9pm on weeknights, the volunteer staff is free to leave, so be sure to arrive by 9pm. There should be no problem getting in, as the front door is equipped with a buzzer system for post-business hours - ring Suite #218.
Independent Publishing Resource Center
Post: 917 SW Oak Street #218 Portland, Oregon 97205 USA
Tel/Fax: 503.827.0249 | Email:
