Makeready:
A Letterpress Symposium for Educators 2018

August 10–12, 2018
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
1816 10th Street, Two Rivers, WI 54241

This symposium is an invitational long weekend in Two Rivers, Wisconsin with a small group focused on the development of an open, larger event for letterpress educators in the future.

There will be no fee for the invitational event attendees—attendees need to cover their own travel, lodging and meals.

Housing Options

Village Inn on the Lake
Motel down the street from the museum in Two Rivers
http://www.villageinnwi.com
3310 Memorial Drive, Two Rivers, WI 54241
(920) 794-8818

Baymont Inn & Suites Manitowoc Lakefront
Hotel - 10 minute drive from Two Rivers
http://www.baymontinns.com
101 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, WI 54220
(920) 682-7000

Schedule

(subject to change)

THURSDAY, AUG. 9
7:00pm Opening Dinner at Cool City Pub, 1509 Washington St, Two Rivers, WI 54241
 
FRIDAY, AUG. 10
9:30–10:00am Welcoming Remarks + Donuts
10:00–11:15am
First Efforts: Symmetry/Asymmetry Cathie Ruggie Saunders
Experiencing Design Dan Elliott
Letterpress Broadside Editions: A New Course Martha Chiplis
[Break]
11:30–12:20pm
Scouting for Letterpress Katherine Fries
Adopt-a-Font: Crowdsourcing the Restoration of Wood Type Collections Amelia Fontanel
12:20–1:30pm Fatzo’s Box Lunches » Show Us Your Print Shop!
1:30–4:00pm Printing
[Break]
4:15–5:30pm
Recreating Wood Type Casey McGarr
Letterpress Reloaded Troy Patterson
Building Modular Alphabets on the Press Richard Kegler
6:30pm Dinner at the Courthouse Pub, 1001 S 8th St, Manitowoc, WI 54220
 
SATURDAY, AUG. 11
9:30–10:00am Good Morning + Donuts
10:00–11:15am
Isotype: Deconstructivist Typography Through Letterpress Printing David Wolske
Back to Basics Tom Walker
Traveling Home Vida Sacic
[Break]
11:30–12:20pm
Hot Off the Press — Beyond Teaching the Craft Allison Fisher
Locating Letterpress Bridget Elmer
12:20–1:30pm Pizza Lunch from Luigi's
2:00–4:00pm Printing
[Break]
4:15–5:30pm
Hamilton Educators Opportunities Stephanie Carpenter & Jim Moran
Letterpress Educators Community Erin Beckloff
6:30pm Dinner at Kurtz's, 1410 Washington St, Two Rivers, WI 54241
 
SUNDAY, AUG. 12
10:00–11:30am Discussion: Planning Letterpress Educator’s Symposium 2019

If you have any questions please email Erin at erin.beckloff(a)MiamiOH.edu.