Independent Publishing Resource Center Explained

Independent Publishing Resource Center
Pushpin Map:Portland
Founding Location:Portland, Oregon
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Headquarters:318 Southeast Main Street
Location:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates:45.5135°N -122.6623°W
Membership:6,000
Membership Year:2016
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The Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) is a resource center based in Portland, Oregon that provides access to tools for the creation of books, prints, posters, zines, and comics. The studios include a computer lab and general workspace, screen printing, letterpress printing, risograph printing, and a zine library. The center was founded in 1998 by Chloe Eudaly, owner of Reading Frenzy and Show & Tell Press, and Rebecca Gilbert, worker-owner at Stumptown Printers.[1] [2]

Description

IPRC is an Oregon nonprofit organization offering education, outreach, and a library of more than 9,000 catalogued zines from around the world.[3] The library has the third largest zine collection in the United States, as of 2016.[4] Willamette Week has described the center as an "accessible, community-centric space" offering classes and tools.[5] Workshops include bookbinding, graphic and web design, letterpress printing, and self-publishing, as of 2010.[6]

The center's Youth Sunday program was created in 1998. As of 2015, the program occurs each Sunday, "when employees on-site assist youths in creating their own print media. The program aims to help novices understand the fine points of the growing field of independent publishing."[7] The center hosted an annual print show and sale, as of 2019.[8]

History

IPRC was established in 1998.[9] The organization operated on Portland's west side for its first fifteen years,[10] above the Reading Frenzy at 921 Southwest Oak Street,[11] [12] near Powell's Books.[13] The center relocated to a larger space at 1001 Southeast Division Street in 2012.[9] IPRC had approximately 6,000 members, as of mid 2016.[10]

IPRC faced a 300 percent rent increase when the April 2017 lease expired,[10] [14] causing the center to relocate to its current location in the Gardeners and Ranchers building.[15] The organization crowdsourced more than $20,000 to help fund the new space.[16] The IPRC moved to 318 SE Main Street in 2017.[17]

Leadership

Portland City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly served as the director of the IPRC before running for office in 2016.[18] Former board president Brian Tibbetts was serving as interim executive director following A.M. O'Malley's departure, as of August 2017. Alley Pezanoski-Browne became the executive director in 2018,[19] with Harper Quinn as the program director.[15]

Nicole Georges worked for IPRC for fourteen years, initially as an outreach coordinator and later as the center's first comic book instructor.[20]

IPRC has organized the Letterpress Print Fair; in 2019, the center hosted an Open House as part of Design Week Portland.[21]

In September 2022, the IPRC announced that it would be adopting a nonhierarchical leadership collective.[22] The organization has been led by four co-leaders since January 2023.[23]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Publish and Get Outrageous, Hot House 1999 Tells Women. Turnquist. Kristi. September 22, 1999. The Oregonian.
  2. News: McCann . Fiona . Portland's Indie Print Mecca Must Move—Again. Can the IPRC Survive? . May 23, 2020 . . September 13, 2016 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009142043/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2016/09/portland-s-indie-print-mecca-must-move-again-can-the-iprc-survive . live .
  3. Web site: Zine Library. IPRC site. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916180145/https://www.iprc.org/about/our-facility/library/. September 16, 2017.
  4. News: Winkle-Bryan . Regina . Faced with Quadruple Rent, Independent Publishing Resource Center Forced to Move . May 23, 2020 . . July 7, 2016 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009142043/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2016/07/faced-with-300-percent-rent-hike-independent-publishing-resource-center-forced-to-move . live .
  5. News: Get Inspired . May 23, 2020 . . August 20, 2019 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009142044/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/08/20/get-inspired/ . live .
  6. News: Want to write? You can start here . May 23, 2020 . The Oregonian . June 1, 2010 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009142044/https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2010/06/want_to_write_you_can_start_he.html . live .
  7. News: Leonard . Rita A. . Publishing Resource Center recovers from smashup, offers youth program . May 23, 2020 . . . July 31, 2015 . January 18, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190118015118/https://pamplinmedia.com/sb/75-features/268055-142132-publishing-resource-center-recovers-from-smashup-offers-youth-program- . live .
  8. News: The 15 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: October 10-23 . May 23, 2020 . Portland Mercury . October 10, 2019 . July 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200723053303/https://www.portlandmercury.com/community-activism/2019/10/10/27292695/the-15-best-ways-to-make-a-difference-in-portland-this-week-october-10-23 . live .
  9. News: Acker . Lizzy . Portland's Independent Publishing Resource Center forced to move due to 300% rent increase . May 23, 2020 . . July 6, 2016 . June 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200605172516/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2016/07/portlands_independent_publishi.html . live .
  10. News: Korfhage . Matthew . Independent Publishing Resource Center Searching for New Home After 300% Rent Increase . May 23, 2020 . Willamette Week . July 6, 2016 . September 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170911010011/http://www.wweek.com/arts/2016/07/06/independent-publishing-resource-center-searching-for-new-home-after-300-rent-increase/ . live .
  11. News: Katamay . Kaja . Reading Frenzy Hits 10 . May 23, 2020 . Willamette Week . August 31, 2004 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009142113/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-3586-reading-frenzy-hits-10.html . live .
  12. Saelens . Erica . Aspiring writers find help at local resource center . Portland Business Journal . May 23, 2020 . October 6, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006151845/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2002/07/15/story4.html . live .
  13. News: Anthony . Vanessa Nix . Save Reading Frenzy: YOU Can Keep it Alive! . May 23, 2020 . The Oregonian . April 11, 2013 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009142123/https://www.oregonlive.com/writersblock/2013/04/save_and_relaunch_reading_fren.html . live .
  14. News: Smith . Suzette . The IPRC Needs A New Location—and A New Executive Director . May 23, 2020 . Portland Mercury . February 16, 2017 . August 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824022319/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/02/16/18850404/the-iprc-needs-a-new-locationand-a-new-executive-director . live .
  15. News: Korfhage . Matthew . The IPRC Has Been Saved—And It's Having a Grand Re-Opening Party In Its New Location . May 23, 2020 . Willamette Week . August 18, 2017 . August 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804234641/https://www.wweek.com/arts/books/2017/08/18/the-iprc-has-been-saved-and-its-having-a-grand-re-opening-party-in-its-new-location/ . live .
  16. News: Korfhage . Matthew . Through Crowdfunding, Portlanders Saved a Video Store and Funded a Stripper and Bridge Themed Tarot Deck . May 23, 2020 . Willamette Week . February 13, 2018 . August 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827134105/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2018/02/13/you-can-crowdfund-anything-and-we-really-hate-trump/ . live .
  17. Web site: Korfhage. Matthew. August 18, 2017. The IPRC Has Been Saved—And It's Having a Grand Re-Opening Party In Its New Location. 2021-06-17. Willamette Week. en-US.
  18. Web site: Baer . April . What Bookseller-Turned-Commissioner Chloe Eudaly Has Learned At Portland City Hall . . May 21, 2020 . July 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200712185728/https://www.opb.org/news/article/chloe-eudaly-portland-comissioner-interview-start/ . live .
  19. Web site: Libby. Brian. 2020-09-23. Spaces: Artists make room for the arts. 2021-06-17. Oregon ArtsWatch. en-US.
  20. News: Meza . Claudia . Nicole Georges' Rumspringa: How A Portland Artist Is Finding Opportunity In LA . May 23, 2020 . Oregon Public Broadcasting . November 20, 2019 . December 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220091720/https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/portland-writer-nicole-georges-fetch-television-show-los-angeles/ . live .
  21. News: Eastman . Janet . Design Week Portland's Walking Tours: Old bridges to midcentury modern buildings . May 23, 2020 . The Oregonian . March 29, 2019 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009142116/https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/03/e408f6dbd59105/design-week-portlands-walking-tour-old-bridges-to-midcentury-modern-buildings-photos.html . live .
  22. Web site: 2022-09-04 . Announcing: Staff Leadership Collective and Search for Director of Archives and Library Programs – Independent Publishing Resource Center . 2023-03-05 . 2022-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220904160152/https://www.iprc.org/announcing-staff-leadership-collective-and-search-for-director-of-archives-and-library-programs/ . bot: unknown .
  23. Web site: 2023-03-05 . Introducing the IPRC's Newest Co-Leader – Independent Publishing Resource Center . 2023-03-05 . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305010812/https://www.iprc.org/introducing-the-iprcs-newest-co-leader/ . bot: unknown .

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