Letterpress Core Skills: 2024 Fall Session

Sat Nov 09 2024 at 10:00 am to Sun Nov 17 2024 at 04:00 pm UTC-05:00

Virginia Center for the Book | Charlottesville

Virginia Humanities
Publisher/HostVirginia Humanities
Letterpress Core Skills: 2024 Fall Session
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This fall our multi-session, signature typesetting, and press usage class will feature the printing of broadsides, cards, and ephemera.
About this Event
Letterpress Core Skills: Summer Session 2024
Four Classes – Two Consecutive Weekends – Saturday and Sunday – November 09 & 10 and 16 & 17, 2024 (10 AM - 4 PM)

Participants of all skill levels are welcome*

UVa Education Benefit Eligible**

Explore the art and craft of typesetting and letterpress printing in the Center's Pressroom which features Vandercook cylinder letterpresses and the largest publicly accessible collection of movable type in the mid-Atlantic region.

We’ll have multiple small assignments/projects demonstrating metal type, lino & wood block, polymer, and multi-color printing.

All participants will receive a copy of our type specimen book Speaking in Faces.

The goal is to achieve a demonstrable level of skill and confidence on a Vandercook press; it would be a first step toward being “licensed” on the press, which comes with sufficient experience and exposure to all aspects of printing.



During the course, the student will learn the skills necessary to:
  • Independently compose, typeset, and print a typeset text project on a Vandercook printing press
  • Utilize basic letterpress terminology
  • Navigate a job case’s arrangement and distribute type
  • Understand the strategies and concepts behind two-color printing
  • Use wood type, polymer, and block print on a Vandercook press
  • Troubleshoot common printing problems
  • Clean the parts of a Vandercook press
  • Clean and store accessories including furniture, tools, and type

Participants of all skill levels are welcome.
Experienced printers should contact Garrett regarding specific areas of interest.

Those wishing to pursue Vandercook Licensure can pursue independent projects arranged after the coursework is completed.


Letterpress Core Intensive – Registration Details
  • Instructors: Lana Lambert and Garrett Queen
  • Schedule: Four Classes – Two Consecutive Weekends – Saturday and Sunday – November 09 & 10 and 16 & 17, 2024 (10 AM - 4 PM)
  • Location: Virginia Center for the Book (map: Jefferson School City Center)
  • Registration Fee: $400 members/$450 non-members (course fees include materials & Speaking in Faces Trade Edition)
  • ** UVa Staff may be eligible to use their UVa Education Benefit for this class (see HR Guidance) Reference non-degree certification class #110924 (use the non-member price).
  • For additional course information contact: Garrett Queen: [email protected]
  • Class size: Limited to six/eight students

COVID Vaccination and Masking Policy:
  • It is the Virginia Center for the Book’s expectation that all program participants are vaccinated.
  • Should public health guidelines change, and new norms be applicable, we reserve the right to revisit the expectations in the interest of participant health and safety


Online Registration: Course fees must be paid to complete your registration.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Virginia Center for the Book, Jefferson School City Center, Charlottesville, United States

Tickets

USD 400.00 to USD 450.00

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