Edinburgh Printmakers, who have been based in Union Street for many years, are currently fundraising in support of their move to the former headquarters building of the North British Rubber Co in Dundee Street, Edinburgh. Full details of the project and how to contribute are on the Capital Project page of their website.
Archives for September 2015
Doors open at the Quarto Press
September 21, 2015
The Quarto Press at Coupar Angus will be open on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September this year for Doors Open Day, from 10am until 4.30pm (last admission 4pm). The Quarto Press has a range of machines (including type-casting machines) and gadgets to illustrate bygone printing methods and processes used in the industry from its earliest […]
Doors Open at Edinburgh Printmakers
September 20, 2015
Edinburgh Printmakers will be open to visitors from 10am-6pm on both Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2015. Located on Union Street, the building was originally a washhouse for the local community, and many of the original features, including the impressive red brick chimney, remain. A fantastic opportunity to see behind the scenes at Scotland’s busiest […]
Doors open at Pen-y-Coe Press in Penicuik
September 9, 2015
In the mid 1960’s, the Pen-y-Coe Press moved into the town’s former Post Office at No 7 Bridge Street. Aspects of the Edwardian Post Office remain, including devices that allowed the policeman on his night-time beat to check for burglars. Visitors will be able to see the small museum gallery, with displays illustrating the development of hand-made […]
Courses at Edinburgh Printmakers this autumn
September 5, 2015
Edinburgh Printmakers are putting on courses on etching, lithography and relief printing this autumn. There’s a mixture of evening classes, workshops and weekend classes. For full details see their website.
Workshop at the Museum of Edinburgh
September 3, 2015
Use leaves, pine cones, twigs and other natural objects to make some stunning prints inspired by autumn at the Printing Nature Family Workshop at the Museum of Edinburgh on Friday 16 October 2015, from 2.30–4pm. You’ll have the chance to mount your favourite print, so you can either hang it on your wall or give […]
Letterpress workshops sold out
September 1, 2015
The letterpress workshops running at Robert Smail’s Printing Works in Innerleithen on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2015 has sold out.
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