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Living Histories, Storied Places Full Schedule

Our first workshop in the Living Histories & Storied Places project took place last weekend at a local cafe and community hotspot in the village of Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia. It was a huge success with plenty of folks of all ages participating! Many created their own simple relief prints and then expressed themselves with personally chosen words in letterpress. As each visual story was revealed at the press, people, sometimes complete strangers, traded personal stories with one another in a relaxed, fun space. Lorna Mulligan and Katie Prescott, EGPS instructors, guided this casual workshop and had a blast helping everyone discover the joys of printmaking!

The full schedule of workshops is complete, with our next session on August 23, 2025. Free for all. No registration required. Just show up and tell your story.

August 23, 10am-1pm
Rosa M. Harvey Middleton and Area Library 45 Gates Street, Middleton, Nova Scotia

September 27, 10am-1pm
Bridgetown Area Library, 38 Queen Street, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia

October 25, 11am-2pm
Annapolis Royal Library, 143 Ritchie Street, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

November 23, 2-5pm
Oakdene Centre Bear River, 1913 Clementsvale Road, Bear River

Dec. 13, 1-4pm
EGPS Studio, 240 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Living Histories, Storied Places

Try something new! Elephant Grass Printmakers’ Society (EGPS) is hitting the road! Bringing printmaking and its possibilities directly to neighbouring communities in Annapolis County with a project called Living Histories & Storied Places. Like many arts organizations, EGPS is re-imagining its role in the community beyond providing a space for artists to make their work. We want to find ways to bring members of diverse communities together, share our experiences, and shape these into art by offering free workshops and making new connections. Our first two gatherings are already on the calendar, and stay tuned for dates leading up to our December event at the Elephant Grass Printmakers space in Annapolis Royal.

Hands-On Printmaking Activities for Everyone

July 27th

Join Elephant Grass Printmakers for letterpress & simple printmaking at Bee’s Knees General Store and Bakery. Express yourself!

Time: 2-5 pm
Location: Bee’s Knees General Store and Bakery, 498 Main Street., Lawrencetown, NS

Instructors: Katie Prescott and Lorna Mulligan

August 23rd

Letterpress & textile relief printmaking, create art at the Middleton and Area library. Try something new!

Time: 10am to 1pm
Location: Middleton & Area Library, 45 Gates Avenue, Middleton, NS
Instructors: Julie Rosvall and Katie Prescott

More dates and locations are being added soon, so keep checking back. Visit us @egpcprintmakers on Instagram or Elephant Grass Printmakers on Facebook.

This relationship-building project gives us the opportunity to transform individual artist connections with nearby communities into deeper connections with the larger EGPS group. We believe a free printmaking workshop (with snacks!) is the perfect way. Each gathering, EGPS will come together in a community space, provide tea and snacks, two hours of printmaking instruction and play, and an hour for chatting and brainstorming future projects and prospects with participants. A final session on letterpress printing will be held at the EGPS studio in Annapolis Royal for anyone who wishes to participate, using less portable equipment, like metal type, antique advertising, and other images, and the platen press used to print from these materials.

This project is supported by Arts Nova Scotia’s Artists in Communities program.

Hands-On Printmaking Experience: May 17 at EGPS

The 2025 Saturday Open House season has begun! Join your EGPS printmakers for a day of inky fun and hands on demos on Saturday May 17, 11am -2pm at our studio, 240 St. George Str., 2nd floor, Annapolis Royal.

Sheri Jean Hancock will be showing the magical effects of a rainbow roll on a relief print. Or print your own mini letterpress takeaway plus on one of our letterpresses.

Bonnie Baker of Bonnie Baker Studio will be demonstrating how to do polaroid lifts in her adjourning studio.

Are you thinking about a printmaking activity or a project in the works in your future? You are welcome to come by, check out the different ways you can print at the studio or be involved as a member or just hang out for the conversation. So why not drop in after your market shopping and play with us?

Rainbow roll with multiple colours on the same roller.

ALL INKED UP!

ALL INKED UP! We are delighted to present our exhibit of finely crafted prints from Elephant Grass Printmakers Society illustrating the art of creative printmaking. With linocut, woodcut, etching, papercutting, collage, paper folding, monoprinting, tetrapak, cyanotype and letterpress processes, EGPS members explore the tradition of making artworks on paper and cloth the slow way, by hand, sweat and imagination.

The exhibit runs Sept 1- Oct 15 at Sissiboo Cafe and Gallery in Bear River, NS, until it moves to theSissiboo Cafe in Annapolis Royal, Oct. 16- Nov 30.

A few sneak peeks of the diversity of print techniques employed by our members. The images are only a small selection of what is in the show and really doesn’t do justice to seeing the prints in person. If you can visit, it is so much more satisfying.

Members showing in ALL INKED UP! are Janel, Warmington, Shela Breau, Lorna Mulligan, Katie Prescott, Charlott Zimmermann, Constance Whittaker, Bonnie Baker, Eva MacCauley, Micheline Gushue and Julie Rosvall.

Katie Prescott, Woodshed Press, letterpress in thrifted frame

2020 Online Sale Begins Now!

Who doesn’t like getting art in the mail. We do so! Instead of our annual exhibit and sale we are having an online sale of original small prints, cards and artworks from $15 to $60 that we will ship anywhere in Canada for an additional flat fee of $5. (We’ll mail to outside of Canada at the going rate. Just ask.)

The sale runs from Oct. 26 until Nov. 16. Click on images for info and prices, send us a message to purchase or for inquiries. Works are being snapped up quickly.

Cash, cheques, e-transfers or Paypal accepted.

Also Check our facebook or instagram page, Elephant Grass Printmakers Society to see new works being added or to DM us. Click on images for price and info.

Air, air, everywhere

Once again Elephant Grass Printmakers presents a brand new portfolio of 8 hand pulled prints for sale. Keeping with our theme of the four Elements, Air took prominence for 2017’s. Seven Members along with Bob Hainstock, a long standing NS printmaker and painter and our guest artist, used a broad selection of printmaking techniques to create this delightful visual interpretation.

The sets sell for $125 for all 8 prints and will be for sale on our table at Annapolis Royal Farmers Christmas Market, Sat. Dec. 2, or purchase your set directly on our website. Christmas Special, buy both the Air and Water box set for $225 and double the joy. As long as supplies last! To take advantage of the Christmas Special, contact us by email so we can provide you with the discount.