Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing

✸ Tattoo History Talk at Welcome Tattoo ✸

On Sunday, August 31st, join us for “Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing” a live history talk with C.W. Eldridge of the Tattoo Archive. We’ll dive into the shift from the old Sponge & Bucket Shops to the rise of professional studios, trace how and when tattoo conventions were born, and explore where this new generation of tattooers came from.

✸ Welcome Tattoo, Durham NC

✸ Sunday, August 31st Doors at 5:00 Presentation starts at 7:00

✸ Tickets $15 available in advance or at the door

✸ All proceeds to benefit Freedom German Shepherd Rescue

✸ Pop-up shop by the BookMistress and the Tattoo Archive 5:00-7:00PM

This is a rare chance to hear tattoo history straight from one of the people who’s been archiving it for decades.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Welcome Tattoo, 316 West Geer Street, Durham, United States