March 2015
Drinks Diary exhibition
Drinks Diary is a year long project documenting, in sketches, everything I drank (outside the home) in a tiny book. This exhibition showcases a selection of prints from the book, bringing them back to Phog Lounge, a drinking establishment and live music venue that features heavily in the project. You can view the prints from March 1 to 20 during open hours at Phog while taking in some music and enjoying a drink (my favourites are a whiskey sour with…
Find out more »Grand Opening Party
It's our grand opening! Come celebrate the launch of the new world headquarters of Levigator Press with us. We'll have music, snacks, print demos, prizes, and loads of fun stuff to look at! 2-3pm: Letterpress printing demo: try out our little platen press as we make some prints! 4-5pm: Relief printing demo: we'll print a linoleum block on our proofing press. If you'd like to have our Extra Special Grand Opening print on a t-shirt, bring your shirt, come by…
Find out more »April 2015
Letterpress workshop with visiting artist Emily Davidson
Join visiting artist and activist Emily Davidson (Halifax, NS) for a hands on introductory workshop on letterpress printing. The workshop is free and open to the public in Windsor and Detroit! Limited space available. To participate you must register. This event is organized by Artcite Inc., so to register or for more information please email: info@artcite.ca This exhibition is presented in conjunction with the 2015 MayWorks Windsor festival celebrations, held annually every May. Artcite would like to thank the Windsor…
Find out more »July 2015
Walkerville Art, Walk, & Rock
On Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 25, Levigator Press will be taking part in our neighbourhood's annual street festival, Walkerville Art, Walk, & Rock. Wyandotte Street will be closed from Gladstone to Argyle, with bands playing in the street, artist booths in the Jubilee Parkette, the Luv Local art market at the Walkerville Brewery, live mural painting, and more!
Find out more »September 2015
Papermaking party!
We're having a papermaking party and you're invited! Join us on the sidewalk out in front of our studio to learn how to pull sheets of handmade paper. We'll have vats of quality acid-free paper pulp ready to go, and we'll teach you the best techniques for pulling a beautiful, even sheet of your own handmade paper.
Find out more »Artist Trading Cards: create and trade (Ontario Culture Days event)
Artist Trading Cards are miniature works of art created on 64x89mm (2.5x3.5inch) card stock. They can be one of a kind originals or small editions. We will be making and trading cards in the Levigator Press studio, and you're invited!
Find out more »Letterpress demo (Ontario Culture Days event)
Learn how to set type, ink and print a letterpress postcard in a professional print studio. We'll be printing up a batch of our popular "Greetings from Windsor" postcards, and you can print your own! Time permitting, we'll show you how to change the text so you can express your civic pride in a postcard you can mail to someone special. This event is listed at culturedays.ca
Find out more »October 2015
Windsor Essex Open Studio Tour
On Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4 Levigator Press will be a stop on the Windsor Essex Open Studio Tour. It's a self guided tour of artists' studios in Windsor and Essex County, from 10am to 5pm each day. There will be quite a few stops on the tour in the Walkerville area, so make a day of it and be sure to visit us!
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