Join Glasgow Press on 10 February for a letterpress workshop, where you can create a poster using their antique Columbian and Vandercook printing presses. For more details and how to book visit the What’s on Glasgow site.
Wayzgoose at the Glasgow Press
The Glasgow Press is staying the workshop for this year’s Wayzgoose on Saturday 18 September for Glasgow’s 2021 Doors Open Day. Details of the letterpress workshops are on the Doors Open Day website.
Display in the Mitchell Library
The Trust’s display on the Glasgow printing industry is currently on show at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, alongside an exhibition of items from the library’s own collections.
Printing exhibition in Glasgow
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 2018.
Trust exhibition opens in Glasgow
The Trust’s exhibition on printing in Glasgow, More than just books, is open from today at the Lighthouse in Glasgow. It has been organised to mark the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1988. The exhibition will run until 6 January 2019. For details of opening hours, please see the Lighthouse website.
Herald article on Glasgow’s printing history
The Trust’s new Glasgow Print trail leaflet was highlighted in stories in yesterday’s Glasgow Herald and Evening Times. The leaflet is available through our online shop, price £5 including p&p.
Life in Letterpress
There is a major retrospective exhibition covering Alan Kitching’s life and work, spanning six decades currently in progress at the Lighthouse Gallery in Glasgow. Called A life in letterpress it includes examples of his work, sketchbooks, proofs, artefacts and equipment from his studio. The exhibition is on until 5 March 2017.
A Life in Letterpress
Don’t miss the exhibition at the Lighthouse in Glasgow. A life in letterpress is a major retrospective of the life and work of printmaker Alan Kitching. Works covering six decades are on show, alongside sketchbooks, proofs and artefacts from his studio. The exhibition runs until 5 February 2017 — there are more details on the […]