St Bride’s Foundation are running a one day courses on using an Adana platen press, including hand typesetting and printing, as well as practical points regarding maintenance of the press, workshop management and what to look out for when purchasing equipment. It is running on 23 February. More details of the course and how to […]
Residential letterpress and bookbinding courses
December 12, 2019
The Grange, near Ellesmere in Shropshire, offers a range of residential courses that follow the creation of a traditional book right through from printing to finished illustrated book — letterpress printing courses, bookbinding courses, and paper marbling courses. For details of the courses running in 2020, and how to book, see their website.
Etching course in Dumfries
October 30, 2019
An Etching Refresher course will run at the Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries on November 30 2019. The workshop is for people who wish to refresh their skills, or have completed an introductory course. For more details and how to book see the Gracefield website — booking is essential by 20 November 2019.
Course in Inverness
October 20, 2019
The Highland Print Studio in Inverness are running an intermediate course on Relief Printing over six evenings, starting on Thursday 31 October. For more details and how to book see the Classes page of the studio’s website.
Letterpress workshops at Robert Smail’s
October 9, 2019
Robert Smail’s Printing Works at Innerleithen are running letterpress workshops again this autumn, for both beginners and and for people with a bit more experience. They are taking place on the weekends of 2/3, 9/10 and 16/17 November 2019. For more details of prices and how to book see Smail’s Facebook page, email smails@nts.org.uk or […]
Courses at Edinburgh Printmakers
October 6, 2019
Edinburgh Printmakers are running courses on etching and stone lithography this autumn at their new home on Dundee Street. For full details of all courses and how to book a place, see their website.
Course on drypoint engraving in Inverness
September 30, 2019
The Highland Print Studio in Inverness is running a course on Drypoint Engraving, suitable for beginners or as a refresher course, on Tuesday 22 October 2019, from 10am – 4pm. Drypoint Beginners/Refreshers. Spaces are limited — full details of costs and how to book are on the studio website.
Courses at St Brides summer 2019
July 10, 2019
Courses at St Brides Institute in July and August include letterpress printing on an Adana and how to rebind a paperback into a hard back book. For full details of all courses and events at St Brides see their website.
Edinburgh Printmakers summer programme 2019
July 7, 2019
The summer programme for Edinburgh Printmakers, now in their new home at Castle Mills, includes courses in lithography, etching and relief printing techniques. For more details of dates and costs see their website.
Etching courses at Glasgow Print Studio
April 29, 2019
Glasgow Print Studio are running courses on etching for practitioners at beginner and intermediate level in May and June 2019. For full details of times/dates, costs and how to book, see the brochure on their website.
SPRAT is grateful for support from The Watson Foundation