whats happening!
WE WANT YOU TO SHOW YOUR PRINTS!
The Guild Show (and sale) is coming soon.
We’ll be showing with the potters, basketmakers, painters, woodworkers and weavers/spinners at Mahon Hall, May 14 – 20.
You can enter new and old framed prints and mini-prints, unframed works, and cards. Read all about it in the attached Call for Entries and get your entry in by April 19th.
Check Out our two new Spring Activity Days!
Read our latest Newsletter!
Please note that the studio will be closed on Friday March 29th and Monday April 1st for Good Friday and Easter Monday (Statutory Holidays). And the building we be closed at noon on Sunday March 31st for Easter Sunday. They are holding an Easter Egg Hunt in the Courtyard on Saturday March 30th from 11am-2pm.
The Salt Spring Island Printmakers Society respectively acknowledges that the land on which we learn and have settled on is the unceded, traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples including the Quw'utsun and Tsawout First Nations.
WHO WE ARE
We are a group of inspired, enthusiastic printmakers who founded the Salt Spring Island Printmakers Society in 2021. What we do:
Promote the art of printmaking on Salt Spring Island and beyond. Provide opportunities for printmakers of all levels to learn, practice, create, and exhibit prints. Encourage learning through workshops, mentoring, and shared resources for all ages.Share our enthusiasm and knowledge with communities at large, through exhibits, public events, and workshops
STUDIO ACCESS
Our printmaking studio at the Salt Spring Multi Space (SIMS) is open for MEMBERS only to use. If you haven't yet joined, become a Member. Before the first time you use the studio, you must be oriented to it. Orientations are held on 'Mentored Studio Days' which are every Tuesday 10am - 3pm.
Cost Breakdown:
Membership - $30
EARLY BIRD Annual Studio Access - $260
(Limited time August 15th - September 15th)
Annual Studio Access - $275
Pay in 2 Instalments Annual Studio Access - $275
First Instalment - $138 / Second Instalment - $137 (February 1st, 2024)
Single Day Studio Access - $20
Annual Studio Access
& Membership
If you would like to pay by e-transfer or cheque, please send the payment
to ssiprintmakers@gmail.com and fill out this form.
- EARLY BIRD
Annual Studio Access + Membership
290$Discount offered From August 15th - September 15th- Early Bird Annual Studio Access $260 - Savings of $15
- Includes $30 Membership
- Instalment payments not available for early bird pricing
- A cupboard space and a paper shelf
- Bridging sessions with mentors towards working independently
- Opportunities to work with youth and the community
- Access to the studio
- Studio days that include mentoring and demos at no charge
Pay in 2 Instalments + Membership P.2
137$Studio Access (Part 2)Valid for 6 months- Access to the studio
- Studio days that include mentoring and demos at no charge
- Opportunities to work with youth and the community
- Bridging sessions with mentors towards working independently
- A cupboard space and a paper shelf
single day Studio Access
& Membership
Single Day Studio Access + Membership
50$If this is your first time, this plan is for you!- Single Day Rate - $20
- Includes Membership - $30
- Donations and fees for materials applicable
- Members can take part in regular studio events
- Members can use the studio
Single Day Studio Access
20$If you have a Membership this plan is for you!- Access to studio
- Donations and fees for materials applicable
- Members can take part in regular studio events
If you would like to pay by e-transfer or cheque, please send the payment
to ssiprintmakers@gmail.com and fill out this form.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Printmakers offers you learning, inspiration, support, critiques, and fellowship. The low membership fee of $30/year opens the door to signing up for workshops and printmaking studio days at a lower cost than non-members. Being a member allows you to register for open studio time. Click on the 'Studio Access' tab to see fee options for studio time, particularly the full access option.
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To cover our costs, we do charge fees for many activities and open studio time but we keep them as low as possible. Workshops and studio days are presented regularly throughout the year.
If you would like to pay by e-transfer or cheque, please send the payment
to ssiprintmakers@gmail.com and fill out this form.
Membership
30$September 1st, 2023 - August 31st, 2024Valid for 12 months- Regular updates about upcoming events and shows
- Orientation to the studio and use of the studio
- Opportunities to take workshops
- Access to the SSIPS library, with borrowing privileges
- Opportunities to show works in SSIPS exhibitions
- Discounts at local art supply stores and framing services
Membership
20$Valid March 28th - August 31stValid for 6 months- Regular updates about upcoming events and shows
- Orientation to the studio and use of the studio
- Opportunities to take workshops
- Access to the SSIPS library, with borrowing privileges
- Opportunities to show works in SSIPS exhibitions
- Discounts at local art supply stores and framing services
WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITY DAYS
Discover the exciting possibilities of printmaking by attending one of our workshops taught by accomplished printmakers. We hold printmaking workshops throughout the year. Both beginner and advanced printmakers will find workshops that accommodate and challenge their skills.
If the workshop you are interested in is now full, please email ssip.workshops@gmail.com to ask to be put on a wait list.
Sat, May 04CapitalMay 04, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Capital, 124 Rainbow Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2V5, Canada
Tue, Jun 04CapitalJun 04, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – Jun 05, 2024, 4:00 p.m.Capital, 124 Rainbow Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2V5, CanadaJun 04, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – Jun 05, 2024, 4:00 p.m.Capital, 124 Rainbow Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2V5, CanadaJoin Nanaimo based printmaker Anne Jones for this two-day workshop to learn about multicolour printing that requires only one block suitable for cutting or gouging, in this case linoleum.
Fri, Jul 05CapitalJul 05, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.Capital, 124 Rainbow Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2V5, Canada
MENTORED
STUDIO TUESDAYS
We offer mentored studio days every Tuesday when printers can bring their own supplies and work on their projects with a mentor being present. We have a small and medium sized printing presses. Some other equipment is available. The cost is $20/day which can be paid by eTransfer or cheque. The first visit is at no cost and you don't have to be a member! We limit the numbers to 10 people so sign up soon!If you need an orientation for 'open studio time', come to a studio day. Bring your own water bottle as the water in the studio is not potable.
Mentored Studio Days Schedule:
Every Tuesday: 10am - 3pm
OUR
SPONSORS
& FRIENDS
These businesses offer discounts to our members:
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We have a Save-A-Tape box at Country Grocer. Put your grocery receipts in our box #142 and we get 1% of total sales of receipts collected
These businesses don't offer member discounts but
you may be interested in checking them out:
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Here are printmaking organizations that are inspiring.
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