Elephant Grass Printmaker Society is located at 240 St. George Street on the 2nd floor in historic Annapolis Royal. Our studio is open to the public during special events, accessible from our St. George Street entrance. EGPS Members have a private entrance at the rear of the building. 240 St. George Street can be reached by foot, bicycle, public transit and automobile. There is public parking in the lot directly beside our building or across the street and directly on St. George Street.
Our studio focuses on non-toxic etching, relief, and letterpress. For members we carry a selection of paper available for purchase. Members must supply their own plates and paper for proofing and printing. Etching using zinc or aluminum is possible using a copper sulphate solution or ferric chloride for copper plates. Screen printing is currently limited to stencil or hand drawn methods as we do not have darkroom facilities yet. We also have a small quantity of screen printing supplies for members with their own screens.
We operate entirely under volunteer effort, so we do not keep regular business hours. Visiting the studio is by chance or by appointment. If you would like to arrange a visit, please reach out to us in advance by email. Stay up to date with our studio activities by subscribing to our newsletter, or follow along on Facebook or Instagram.
Our equipment
- 24″x 52″ Ettan etching press
- C&P Pilot Press
- Nolan Proofing Press
- 11″ x 9″ bookbinding press
- 10″x 18″ tabletop etching press
- 24″ x 24″ paper cutter
- a variety of lead type, style and point size, and letterpress accessories
- small UV lightbox
- a selection of small and large hand rollers (2″ to 24″)
- tarlatan and miscellaneous collection of rulers, lino cutting tools, bench hooks etc.
- deckle and mould for 11″x 8.5″ sheets, and linter
- selection of hotplates, toaster oven (for aquatint)
Supplies available
- variety of papers for sale to members at discounted costs
- copper sulphate and ferric chloride for etching zinc, alumimun or copper
- variety of oil and Akua etching/relief inks plus modifiers
- oil based letterpress inks
- screen printing inks and mediums
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