St Brides Foundation in London are running a taster course, suitable for absolute beginners, on the relief printing technique of wood engraving on Tuesday 27 February 2023 from 11am- 17pm. For more details and how to book, see the St Brides website.
Printing on subscription: call for papers
January 28, 2023 by
The Centre for Printing History and Culture, in association with the Baskerville Society, has put out a call for papers for a conference on the theme Prepaid printing: approaches to the study of subscribers’ lists to be held at Winterbourne House at the University of Birmingham in September 2023. The deadline for proposals is 1 […]
Stone lithography course
January 25, 2023 by
Edinburgh Printmakers are running an evening course in stone lithography from the end of February 2023. For more details and how to book see the Edinburgh Printmakers website.
Talk on the origins of the Adana press
January 14, 2023 by
Adana was founded in 1922 and still trading today as part of the Caslon group of companies. Bob Richardson will give a talk (in person at St Bride Foundation & online) entitled Print Pound Notes! Celebrating 100 years of Adana on 31 January 2023. For more details and how to book see the St Bride […]
Etching courses at Edinburgh Printmakers
January 12, 2023 by
Edinburgh Printmakers are running weekend courses on etching techniques at the beginning of February and the beginning of March. For more details and how to book, see their website.
H Bernulf Clegg
December 29, 2022 by
The Trustees would like to offer its condolences to the family and friends of Bernulf Clegg, a long-standing Trustee and an active supporter of the Trust from its earliest days, who died just before Christmas 2022. He also served as the Trust’s 2nd Honorary Secretary. It was his dedication and determination that drove the project to […]
Etching courses at Glasgow Print Studio
December 28, 2022 by
Glasgow Print Studio is running evening and weekend courses on etching, suitable for beginners and also as a refresher course, starting in January 2023. For more details and how to book see the Studio’s website.
Exhibition in Dundee
December 20, 2022 by
The free exhibition at the V & A in Dundee is continuing until May 2023. Sincerely, Valentines – From Postcards to Greetings Cards tells the story of one of Scotland’s pioneering commercial photographers, established in 1825 in Dundee. Valentines capitalised on rapid developments in photography, printing and tourism in the early 20th century and became […]
Beatrice Warde Lecture 2022
October 20, 2022 by
The 2022 Beatrice Warde Memorial Lecture take place on 10 November. It will be a celebration of Beatrice’s life and work by Nicolas Barker, who met her in the late 1940s. For more details and how to book a place (in-person or online) see the St Bride’s Foundation website.
Relief printmaking course at Edinburgh Printmakers
October 12, 2022 by
Edinburgh Printmakers are running courses on relief print-making from 10 November, taking place over a series of six weeks. For more details and information on how to book, see the EP website.
SPRAT is grateful for support from The Watson Foundation