Booking is now open for Pre-paid Printing: a conference organised by the Baskerville Society on the role of private funds and public subscribers in the issuing and circulation of printed matter, to be held at Winterbourne House and Garden at the University of Birmingham on September 14 and 15, 2023. For more details see the […]
Talk by Helen Williams
As part of the National Trust for Scotland’s Gladstone’s Land Lecture Series, the Trust’s Honorary Secretary, Helen S Williams will be giving a talk on August 31 on Edinburgh’s Print Workers and their Organisations. Printers had a tradition of collective organisation: the typographical societies, which later became the print unions, operated as welfare organisations for […]
Print Networks 2023
The annual Print Networks / CPHC Symposium takes place in partnership with St Bride Library in London on 19 July 2023 The theme this year is ‘Print networks between London and the regions, looking at looks at physical and metaphorical book trade connections between London and the regions from the early modern to the present. […]
Edinburgh Printmakers Family Print Club session on letterpress
The Edinburgh Printmakers Family Print Club session on 25 June is on letterpress printing and simple bookmaking. For more details and how to book, see the Edinburgh Printmakers website.
Online book launch: Women in Print 2
An online book launch is being held on Thursday 13 April to mark the publication of Women in Print 2: production, distribution and consumption, the second of two linked volumes of essays, published by Peter Lang. The event is organised by the Centre for Printing History and Culture and more details can be found on […]
Smail’s open for 2023
Robert Smail’s Printing Works in Innerleithen is open for the 2023 season from 1 April. For full details of opening hours and charges, see the National Trust for Scotland’s website.
Wood engraving course at Glasgow Print Studio
Glasgow Print Studio is running a one-day taster course on wood engraving, suitable for beginners, at the end of March 2023. For more details and how to book see the Studio’s website.
Rising Star awards 2023
The Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards opened for entries on 1 February: people aged 1830 working in the print sector are encouraged to apply to fund training and development opportunities. Entries close on Sunday 2 April. For more details see the Rising Star section of the Printing Charity’s website.
Stone lithography weekend in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Printmakers are running a weekend course in stone lithography at the beginning of March. For more details and how to book see the Edinburgh Printmakers website.
Online book launch: Women in Print 1
An online book launch event, hosted by the Centre for Printing History and Culture in Birmingham will be held on Thursday 16 February to mark the publication of Women in Print 1: design and identities, published by Peter Lang. For more details and how to book see the CPHC website.