This year's event will be held November 3-5, 2023 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum annual Wayzgoose conference hosts designers, printers, typographers and letter geeks of all stripes from across the globe. It is a weekend filled with type talk, great speakers, and lots of letterpress.
Come on Friday to experience the Museum and be together before the conference kicks off! We will have ‘Goose Ambassadors to guide you and introduce you to the culture and traditions of a Hamilton Wayzgoose. Attendees not taking a workshop can check-in starting at 10:00am.
Wayzgoose speakers and activities take up much of the rest of the weekend—so before it all begins, spend time with old friends and new, wandering and talking, and participate in these open, drop-in experiences starting at 2:00pm (no registration necessary).
Instructor: Barbara Tetenbaum
Cost: $125
Using pressure printing to create rudimentary color separations, new life can be given to the many and miscellaneous zinc, magnesium and copper half-tone image blocks found in most letterpress shops. I learned this technique from Dikko Faust in 1985 at Artist Bookworks in Chicago but only began to explore it many years later. (Dikko has dubbed this technique “Purga-color”.) We'll walk through the basic steps involved before launching into our work session. Each participant will work with a half-tone block from Hamilton's collection and create a two color print. The prints will be editioned so that everyone comes away with examples from each of their classmates.
Instructor: Lynne Avadenka and Shani Avni
Cost: $125
Join us on a Hebrew/Yiddish printing journey and experience the Cary’s Hebrew wood type collection. The RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection is one of the world’s premier rare book library and archive on graphic communication history and practices. Focused on telling the history of printing through original artifacts, the Cary acquired a collection of about forty fonts of Hebrew/Yiddish wood type in 2014. This collection has been carefully cleaned, restored, and cataloged in accordance with established archival practices, and serves its purpose as an accessible historical resource at RIT and online. To supplement this rare collection and accommodate additional printing, the Cary has commissioned new sets of Hebrew/Yiddish typefaces to be cut based on historical patterns. In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to print with these wood typefaces, along with selected Hamilton Latin wood type.
We will begin with talking about the unique story of the Cary’s Hebrew/Yiddish fonts: following the development of immigrant presses in the US and their profound cultural influence on the local population; the story of the Jewish communities and the development of the Hebrew and Yiddish languages; the Hebrew script and its transformation into movable type and the many constraints this entailed. After the presentation and discussion, there will be ample time to work with the type (compose and print) in the Hamilton Print Studio to explore the visual qualities of the Hebrew alphabet.
Knowledge of Hebrew/Yiddish not necessary.
Instructor: Jen Farrell
Cost: $125
Metal type ornaments have been used to create elaborate illustrations for hundreds of years. Many of these clever images have been architectural, with details that lend themselves to representing the built environment. In this workshop, we’ll examine what various buildings in our neighborhoods look like and how to start breaking them down into elements that can be recreated with metal type. We’ll use the large collection of small ornaments in the Silver Buckle Press room to think critically about how representational materials come together, as well as the math behind developing successful type forms. Each participant will design and construct a building out of the ornaments available and pull prints of it. When all of the forms are perfected, we’ll then combine them to make a community print of all of the structures.
Instructor: Sarah Matthews
Cost: $125
Discover the magic of turning old books into one-of-a-kind book art through collage and block printing. This class teaches the basics of creating captivating spreads and carving blocks to add charm to your altered book pages. Suitable for all skill levels, join us in this immersive workshop to unleash your creativity and find inspiration in repurposing books as unique artistic expressions.
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum is offering scholarships to attend its annual Wayzgoose conference. Scholarships will be awarded in three categories: academic merit, financial assistance, and Manitowoc-Two Rivers community. Scholarships will cover each recipient’s conference fee to attend this year’s Wayzgoose, November 8-10, 2024. Workshops are optional and not included in the scholarship.
The application period for 2024 is not yet open. The deadline to apply will be announced here when it has been determined.The Financial Assistance Scholarship is to provide financial assistance toward the conference registration fee to those wishing to attend Wayzgoose who would otherwise be unable to attend because of present financial hardship.
Lighthouse Inn
Hotel in Two Rivers, within walking distance of the museum
http://www.lhinn.com
1515 Memorial Drive, Two Rivers, WI 54241
(920) 793-4524
If you're reserving rooms for Wayzgoose please mention it when contacting them.
Manitowoc is just down the road from Two Rivers. It is a small drive down the lake, but provides a couple more housing options.
The Inn on Maritime Bay, Ascend Hotel Collection
Hotel - 10 minute drive from Two Rivers
https://www.choicehotels.com/wisconsin/manitowoc/choice-hotels/wi142
101 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, WI 54220
Phone: (920) 682-7000
Mishicot is just North of Two Rivers. It is a little drive up north, but Fox Hills Resort is another close housing option.
Fox Hills Resort
Hotel - 15 minute drive from Two Rivers
http://foxhillsresort.com/
250 W. Church St., Mishicot, WI 54228
Reservations: (800) 950-7615
General Information: (920) 755-2376
We’re excited to welcome you back to Two Rivers for Wayzgoose. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) declared an end to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023. Per guidelines from the CDC and the Wisconsin Department of Health, we do not have any COVID vaccine or mask requirements in place for the conference this year.
Your health and safety is of paramount importance to us. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 guidelines for recommended health and safety from the CDC and other trusted state and national organizations. If needed, we will implement appropriate protocols based on the public health circumstances existing at the time of the conference.
We will add to and update this notice as needed. The dateline above will reflect any updates.
Please do not attend the Conference if you have knowingly been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19 within the ten (10) days prior to the Conference or if you are experiencing or have experienced COVID-19 symptoms within the ten (10) days prior to the Conference.
Be respectful of all present. HWT&PM is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. Harassment includes offensive comments or behavior related to gender, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical abilities, appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion or lack thereof, technology choices, deliberate intimidation, stalking, unwarranted photography or recording, sustained disruption, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Conference participants violating these rules may be expelled without a refund at our discretion.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please tell a Hamilton representative immediately.
Photo policy
Your registration constitutes permission to use photos, audio and video recording taken of you at the event for promotional and educational purposes in connection with the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum conferences and activities, in corresponding publications, and on the Hamilton website.
Child attendee policy
The Hamilton Board and Executive Administrative Director Peter Crabbe have written the Wayzgoose Child Policy 2023 in hopes of providing clarity for parents. All Wayzgoose workshops, talks, and formal presentations are for adults only. Children may attend dinners, the Saturday morning Swap sale, and/or social break times. Note this exception: nursing parents of non-ambulatory children may have these children with them during the conference. Parents must register all children attending. You can read the entire policy and get the registration form from the Wayzgoose Child Policy 2023 document.
Registration confirmation and updates
You will receive your registration confirmation by e-mail. You may also receive Wayzgoose updates by email, which may include updates using the e-mail site Mail Chimp. Please ensure that your personal valid email is entered correctly on the registration form. Be sure to check your junk email box in case any of your Wayzgoose emails are caught by spam filters.
On-site registration begins at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum at 1816 10th Street, Two Rivers, WI on Friday, November 3, 2023. The time and other specifics will be announced in an e-mail and on the museum’s website.
Schedules, speakers, and program content are subject to change. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Refunds:
We request that you understand that traveling to and attending Wayzgoose could increase your risk of contracting COVID-19.
When registering, you will be asked to indicate your agreement to the following:
I acknowledge and agree that I am attending Wayzgoose voluntarily and at my own risk, and that I release and waive any claim I might have against HWT&PM and its officers, directors, employees, and agents for any and all liability or responsibility for any illness, damages, or injury whatsoever that I may incur in connection with my attendance at the Conference, including, without limitation, as a result of exposure to COVID-19 or the manner in which the Conference is conducted.
