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Another OPEN HOUSE
Drop by for a chat, do a little printing at one of our demos and say hello to our new press. Sunday November 26, 1-4pm
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The Count Down Starts Now!
Only two weeks left to buy your tickets for a chance to win these wonderful prizes: Hydrangea pendant, Leaf imprinted pure silver on handmade silk cord by Marianne Brown Jewellery or a carved and painted porcelain lidded Chickadee jar by Deb Kuzyk and Ray Mackie, formerly Lucky Rabbit Pottery. For tickets, send us a message…
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Miscellany: prints from EGPS
August 7 to September 18, 2021 Miscellany is defined as “a group or collection of different items: a mixture”. Miscellany is also a useful description for the assorted talents of members of Elephant Grass Printmakers Society. As individuals, we each approach printmaking with personal thematic visions. We each favour different technical applications. And, though we…
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Doors Open Saturdays
Starting on Saturday July 17, 2021 (but not every Saturday), EGPS studio will open our front door to the public for the occasional POP UP Doors Open event, 10am to 2pm. Hosted by member Katie Prescott of Woodshed Press there will be the opportunity to check out our printmaking/ letterpress facilities and ask questions, see the odd…
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1st Annual General Members Meeting!
Annual General Meeting on March 22, 7pm via zoom. EGPS is holding it 1st AGM on Monday March 22, 2021 at 7pm online. Our AGM is open to members and the general public (as non voting observer). For zoom link contact elephantgrassprint at gmail.com 2020 was a rough year to expand our mandate, grow our…
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Unpacked and in our new home
Boxes are unpacked, presses assembled, and the letterpress cases back in their cabinets. We settled in and made ready to print. Unfortunately, 3 days after moving, we made the responsible decision to close the studio temporarily to members and public in response to the COVID 19 emergency. Nova Scotia was one of the last Canadian…
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We are on the move in 2020!
Elephant Grass Print Collective is a diverse group of experienced and novice printmakers that have been sharing skills and equipment for over 6 years in our current space in Parker’s Cove. In early 2020 we will be moving the studio to a central location in historic Annapolis Royal and are looking for new members. We…
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Be: Art Cards for Gender Safety
Letterpress prints know Words without action are not worth the paper they are printed on. December 6, Friday commemorates the 30th anniversary of l’École Polytechnique shooting of 14 women because they were women. EGPC joined with 3 other Canadian letterpress printers in turning their words into a positive response against the rise of Gender based…
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The winter gods strike again
Our Members Greet and Meet has been postponed until Sunday Jan. 15, 1pm to 3pm because of a pending winter storm. Interested in joining but don’t have a background in printmaking? Don’t let it hold you back from becoming a member in 2017. Sharing skills and learning from each other is one of the best membership…
