Tour the printing workshop, historic rooms, and library at St Brides Foundation. On 27 February 2019 at 4pm you can view some of the items in the library’s special collection, and learn more about the Foundation and its significant place in the illustrious history of the printing press trade. Perfect for designers, printmakers, or just […]
Poetics of print
February 11, 2019
The Poetics of Print is a one-day symposium taking place on Thursday 21 February at Winterbourne House, University of Birmingham, which brings together speakers working across a range of disciplines. For more details of the speakers and how to book, see the website of the Centre for the History of Printing and Culture.
Broadside Day 2019 in Glasgow
February 10, 2019
This year’s annual Broadside Day is to be held at Strathclyde University in Glasgow on Saturday 23 February 2019. The day will cover a range of topics, from songs of England’s Queen Elizabeth I to wood blocks used in Newcastle chapbooks collections, but will also feature a number of papers on Scottish ballads and writers. […]
Tour the Dundee Print Studio
February 4, 2019
The Print Studio at Dundee Contemporary Arts runs regular tours on Thursdays and Saturdays. They are a perfect precursor to doing a course or becoming a registered user — or for anyone who has always wondered what happens in the studio. DCA Print Studio houses everything from a Victorian relief press to 3D printers and […]
St Bride’s Library opening in February
January 30, 2019
St Bride’s Library will be open on Wednesday 6 February and Wednesday 20 February from 12 noon – 8pm. The library is open on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Please email in advance (library@sbf.org.uk) to let the library know that you intend to visit as space in the Reading Room is limited. […]
Conference on printed ephemera
January 22, 2019
Paper proposals for a conference on Dregs, dross and debris: the art of transient print, 9–10 July, 2019 at Liverpool John Moores University should be submitted by 31 January 2019. Contributions on all periods of print from early modern to the present are welcome. For full details of the conference and contact details see the […]
Courses for 2019 at the Glasgow Print Studio
January 18, 2019
Glasgow Print Studio are running courses on a range of techniques including etching, mezzotint and woodcut techniques in 2019, aimed at both beginners and more experienced practitioners. For details of all courses and how to book, see their website.
Edinburgh Printmakers on the move
January 10, 2019
Edinburgh Printmakers are now closed until the end of April 2019 as they move to new home. For more details of their plans see their website. At the moment you can purchase items from their shop or book 2019 courses online, such as the introductory Etching course on the last weekend of April. To make […]
Printing exhibition in Glasgow
January 4, 2019
The Trust’s exhibition on the history of printing has been extended and will run for another week at the Lighthouse in Glasgow (until 11 January 2019). More than just books, highlights the range and variety of the printing industry in Glasgow, and was organised as part of the Trust’s celebrations of its 30th anniversary in […]
St Bride’s opening in January 2019
January 3, 2019
St Bride’s Library will be open on Wednesday 9 January, Wednesday 16 January and Wednesday 23 January 12 noon – 8pm. The library is usually open on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Please email in advance (library@sbf.org.uk) to let the library know that you intend to visit as space in the Reading […]
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