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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Printing workshops at St Bride’s
December 2, 2018
If you are in London, you can try out new printing and related skills. St Bride’s are running courses on hand composition, wood engraving, and how to ‘Rebind a paperback’. For more details of dates and how to book see the St Bride’s website.
Trust exhibition opens in Glasgow
November 9, 2018
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.
Talk on the oldest existing printers in Scotland
November 7, 2018
John McGhee will give a talk at 6.15 on Wednesday 14 November at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Mr Bell and Mr Bain went into partnership in 1831 as printers and typesetters in Glasgow. Bell & Bain is still thriving in the 21st century. For more details and how to book, see the Glasgow Life […]
New printing museum in France
October 24, 2018
The Atelier-Musée Imprimerie (AMI) opened at Malesherbes, 70km south of Paris, at the end of September 2018. The 700 objects on display include 150 machines. There are also workshops for visitors to try making paper, or learn paper marbling, type composition, printing and bookbinding
Herald article on Glasgow’s printing history
September 18, 2018
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.
Quarto Press open for Doors Open Day
September 5, 2018
The Quarto Press in Coupar Angus will be open on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 September as part of the Doors Open Day programme. For details of opening times and how to get there, see the Doors Open Day website.
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