Mark your calendar for the Museum’s Annual
Letterpress Celebration and Surplus Sale!
Tickets are $10. $5 of your admission fee will be credited towards a purchase of $10 or more. Tickets can be purchased at the link below or at the door on the day of the event.
A “Wayzgoose” is a traditional celebration of printers going back to the 16th Century. On Saturday August 7th, The International Printing Museum will continue this age old event with The Letterpress Wayzgoose & Surplus Sale. The sale and activities will be ongoing from 9 am to 4 pm. The event takes place at The International Printing Museum at 315 W Torrance Blvd, Carson, CA 90745 and tickets cost $10.
Surplus Sale
The Printing Museum’s annual surplus sale is a rare opportunity for hobbyists, amateurs, and professionals to purchase antique printing presses and supplies, such as Vandercooks, C & P Platens, Windmills, Pocos, Kelseys, Wood Type, Metal Type, Cuts, Printing Supplies, Oak & Metal Type Cabinets, Pilot Presses, Paper Cutters, and lots more.
We will also be joined by our friends at Skyline Type Foundry, who will be coming all the way from Arizona to sell ornament sets and fonts of type. This is a great opportunity to pick up some metal type and save on the shipping! For NO DELIVERY FEE you can pre-order your type by August 5 on www.skylinetype.com, select “local pickup” and add a note “Bring to IPM”
Live Demonstrations and Activities
On-going activities include a Letterpress Slam using wood type and images from the Museum’s collection, Linotype and Ludlow typecasting, foil stamping, screen printing souvenir t-shirts, and more.
We will also be offering half-hour long introductions to Heidelberg Windmills and Platen Presses.
The schedule for these Classes is below:
11 AM: Heidelberg Windmill
12 PM: Platen Press
1 PM: Heidelberg Windmill
1 PM: Platen Press
“Exquisite Corpse” Exhibition Opening
The Los Angeles Printmaking Society will be holding the opening reception to their member exhibition “Exquisite Corpse” being displayed at the Printing Museum through September. Exquisite corpse is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule or by being allowed to see only the end of what the previous person contributed. Each artist is invited to create a part or a complete figure, that will be divided up in 3 15 inch square sections: head, midsection and legs. The curators of the exhibition will then mix and match the different pieces.
