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Use it or Lose it: Preservation and Innovation in Letterpress Printing
The Ladies of Letterpress Conference August 2-5, 2012, in Asheville, North Carolina
Location: Renaissance Asheville Hotel
31 Woodfin Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Keynote Speaker: Abigail Rorer, The Lone Oak Press
More info at www.letterpressconference.com
We all had so much fun in the beautiful city of Asheville, North Carolina, we decided to recreate the magic for this year’s conference. If you missed it last year, or loved Asheville and want to see more, do more, and eat more, 2012 is your lucky year!
*REGISTER NOW FOR THE EARLY-BIRD RATE!*
Special conference rates are available at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel. Call 1-800-359-7951 to make a reservation, and mention the Ladies of Letterpress conference. Hotel rooms will be ready to book at the special rate starting February 20th.
CALL FOR PANELS AND PANELISTS!
If you have a great idea for a panel, or if you would you like to sit one of the panels listed below, please send your proposal or letter of interest, your website, and two or three images of recent work to ladiesofltrprs@gmail.com. If you have a suggestion for someone you’d like to see on one of these panels, please let us know!
TENTATIVE PANEL TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Retailers discussing retail
- Sustainability in Printing (How to green your printing as much as possible)
- Old Craft, New Adventures (unusual and innovative ways of printing using letterpress tools and equipment)
- The Ladies’ Room (What is it like to be a female printer? Is letterpress a lady’s game?)
- Making Letterpress Work (The business of letterpress)
- Making Sense of Pre-Press
- Pinch Points: Is the Customer Always Right? (Customer service problems and solutions discussed by experts!)
- Urban Letterpress Legends (Tales of excitement and experience from letterpress veterans)
- The Brow Situation: High Brow Meets Low Brow
- and more!
In addition to fun and informative panel discussions, this year’s conference will include extra festivities! Among them:
- A tour of local print shops and studios
- Sports and diversions
- An expanded Printers’ Fair
- And a dance party!
We hope to see you there!
*REGISTER NOW FOR THE EARLY-BIRD RATE!*
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