PRINTMAKING CENTRALLeicester Print Workshop

JULY-DEC2016

Above:LPW 30th birthday logo by Sarah Kirby.

SCREENPRINTING

SCREENPRINTING WEEKENDTutor: Nick MobbsA weekend course teaching all the basics of screenprintingonto paper • Learn how to transfer an image onto a screen• Explore layering, colour and stencils • Learn how to registeryour print • Ideal for beginners or for those looking torefresh their skills.

17 & 18 Sept (weekend). 10:00am – 4:00pm.03 & 04 Dec (weekend). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 125.00 (£ 112.50*)

TEXTILE SCREENPRINTING WEEKENDTutor: Zoe PotterA weekend course teaching all the basics of screenprintingonto textiles • Learn how to transfer an image onto a screen• Explore embellishment techniques such as foiling, flockingand puff binder • Experiment with layering and textures •At the end of the course you will have a number of samplesto take home.

24 & 25 Sept (weekend). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 125.00 (£ 112.50*)

CMYK SCREENPRINTINGTutor: Nick MobbsNewspapers reproduce colour photographic imagery byprinting four colour layers (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black)on top of each other • Learn how photographic imagery canbe separated into four colour layers using Photoshop • Printyour own full colour screenprint on paper • An ideal nextstep for those with some screenprint experience.

20 Nov (Sunday). 10:00am – 5:00pm.£ 80.00 (£ 72.00*)

MAKING BOOKS & PRINTING TYPE

BOOKS & PAMPHLETS DAYTutor: Kate Da'CastoSpend a day exploring different book and pamphletstructures • Learn simple folding and stitching techniques •Work with different papers to create your own artist books• A great introduction to the art of bookbinding.

10 Sept (Saturday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 75.00 (£ 67.50*)

weekend and one day coursesMAKE YOUR OWN SKETCHBOOK DAYTutor: Sarah KirbyA longer day course that will see you creating your veryown artist sketch book • Learn how to make a multi sectionhardback, clothbound book • Stitching and sewing involved• Choose from a selection of lovely papers.

09 Oct (Sunday). 10:00am – 5:00pm.£ 75.00 (£ 67.50*)

LETTERPRESS TASTERTutor: Sat KalsiA half day session to give you a taste for letterpress •Watcha series of demonstrations • Try your hand at how to set,proof and lock type into a chase • Print on our Adanapresses • Working up to A6 create a small edition of cardsand postcards.

03 Sept (Saturday). 10:00am – 1:00pm.£ 30.00 (£ 27.00*)

LETTERPRESS DAYTutor: Sat KalsiThis day course introduces the process of letterpress andprinting type •Work with wood and lead type •Working upto A4 learn to set, ink and print type • Print a small editionof cards and prints.

11 Dec (Sunday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 70.00 (£ 63.00*)

MONOPRINTING

EXPLORING COLOUR WEEKENDTutor: Sue Baker KentonA weekend of experimentation and learning presenting theopportunity to explore colour theory in a practical way •Learn monoprinting techniques and combine the use of acarborundum grit to provide texture and density • Build richcolourful prints using harmonious and discordant colourand simultaneous contrast colour theory.

15 & 16 Oct (weekend). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 125.00 (£ 112.50*)

INTRODUCTION TO PRINTTutor: Nichola HingleyThis six week evening course provides the perfect introductionto printmaking • Plenty of time during each three hour classto learn, develop and experiment • Learn a variety oftechniques: drypoint engraving, monoprint, linocut, hardground etching and collagraphs • A great foundation class.

08 Sept – 13 Oct (Thursdays). 6:00pm – 9:00pm.03 Nov – 08 Dec (Thursdays). 6:00pm – 9:00pm.£ 175.00 (£ 157.50*)

LEARN TO PRINT…

evening courses lpw at NottinghamLakeside Arts

Our new Sunday morning sessions for those studying forGCSE, A level or Foundation (age range 14 years upwards).

YOUNG PERSON’S DRAWING AND PRINTMAKINGTASTERTutor: Sue Baker KentonExpand and build your coursework portfolios as youexperiment with printmaking techniques and extend yourskills •Work on a project of your choice individually supportedby the tutor using monotype and drawing techniques •Sessions include mark making – drawn and rubbings;composition – using stencils; colour – overprinting/ layers.

13 Nov (Sunday). 10:00am – 2:00pm.£ 30.00

YOUNG PERSON’S SCREENPRINTING TASTERTutor: Zoe PotterEnhance your portfolio and broaden your creative skills •Learn how to transfer your drawings to screen • Develop yourcolour mixing skills and prepare screen inks • Learn to silkscreenprint on to paper and fabric • Learn to layer prints andexperiment with colour • Produce a number of prints onpaper and fabric that can be painted, collaged and layered into your sketchbook.

11 Dec (Sunday). 10:00am – 2:00pm.£ 30.00

printmaking foryoung people

LITHOGRAPHY

GUM ARABIC TASTERTutor: Sue Baker KentonThis morning taster will introduce you to Gum Arabic Transfer,a process that makes prints using laser or xerox copies as astarting point • Use colour, text, drawn and photographic imagesto create original prints using your favourite source material.

08 Oct (Saturday). 10:00am – 1:00pm.£ 30.00 (£ 27.00*)

LITHOGRAPHY WEEKENDTutor: Serena SmithOver the weekend you will experience creating lithographsfrom stone and plate • Draw and help to produce acollaborative editioned print from stone • Learn the techniqueof photo-plate lithography and print both photographic andhand drawn images • No experience of lithography necessary.

17 & 18 Dec (weekend). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 125.00 (£ 112.50*)

INTAGLIO (ETCHING & ENGRAVING)

COLLAGRAPH WEEKENDTutor: Charles ShearerThis two day course, on Sunday and BH Monday brings artistCharles Shearer to Leicester to teach his collagraph technique• Create textured plates using a range of materials includingcarborundum grit, tape, glue, embossed papers and materials• This experimental course also includes image transfer,registration and colour in addition to exploring tone and line• The perfect course for beginners or those wanting to developskills or experiment with this versatile technique.

28 & 29 Aug (Sunday & BH Monday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 130.00 (£ 117.00*)

SOLAR PLATE DAYTutor: Nick MobbsA day course introducing this photo-etching process that usesphotopolymer plates that are developed and ‘etched’ in water• A simple process that captures very fine detail producingbeautiful prints from photographic or drawn imagery • Learnhow to apply your design by exposing and developing theplate • Ink up the plate and learn how to take a short edition.

02 Oct (Sunday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 70.00 (£ 63.00*)

DRYPOINT TASTERTutor: Sally StephensA morning taster course introducing drypoint engraving •Learn how to scratch into your plate, to create a ‘burr’ thatholds the ink • Once you have inked you will print off yourown short edition of prints • Drypoint engravings often use ametal plate, however we will be working on a flexible plastic• A great beginners course.

05 Nov (Saturday). 10:00am – 1:00pm.£ 30.00 (£ 27.00*)

RELIEF

COLLABORATIVE LINOCUT TASTERTutor: Peter ClaytonA morning taster course introducing linocut • Draft a designonto a lino block and cut using a range of tools • Ink up yourplate in a variety of colours and combine with others’ platesto create a collaborative piece of work.

01 Oct (Saturday). 10:00am – 1:00pm.£ 30.00 (£ 27.00*)

WOOD ENGRAVING TASTERTutor: Sumiko EadonA morning taster course introducing wood engraving • Workon a small scale using specialist tools to cut a design into anend grain wood block • Ink up and print to create your ownoriginal print • Explore shades and tones with detailed mark-making.

06 Nov (Sunday). 10:00am – 1:00pm.£ 30.00 (£ 27.00*)

CAUSTIC LINO DAYTutor: Sue Baker KentonA day introduction to ‘etching’ lino with caustic soda, adifferent way of printing from a lino plate • Design your imageand apply the caustic soda. Experiment to create a texturedsurface • Ink and print.

19 Nov (Saturday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 70.00 (£ 63.00*)

LINO PRINT DAYTutor: Peter ClaytonA day introduction to printmaking with lino • Design yourimage and transfer it to your piece of lino • Learn how tocut the design to leave a relief surface • Ink up and printusing hand burnishing and the press • Take home youroriginal linocuts at the end of the day.

10 Dec (Saturday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 70.00 (£ 63.00*)

University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD.

ELPIDA HADZI-VASILEVA – COLLAGRAPHTutor: Kate Da’CastoUsing Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva's work as inspiration you willexplore texture, tone and pattern with collagraphs • Create avariety of simple plates • Emphasis will be on inking and printingto create beautiful and varied work • Use a print collagetechnique called chine collé to add to your printed images.

28 Aug (Sunday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 55.00 (£ 50.00*)

ELPIDA HADZI-VASILEVA – MONOPRINT BOOKSTutor: Kate Da’CastoLooking at the work of Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, you will explorethe full range of possibilities and mark making withinmonoprinting • Use painterly, drawing and stencil techniqueson a variety of papers • Create a set of prints presented in asimple accordion book form.

23 Oct (Sunday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 55.00 (£ 50.00*)

VICTOR PASMORE – STENCIL SCREENPRINTINGTutor: Nichola HingleyInspired by Victor Pasmore’s prints and paintings you willspend a day creating stencil screenprints • Experiment withline, shape, colour and composition • Print your own originalscreenprints • Beginners and experienced printmakerswelcome.

04 Dec (Sunday). 10:00am – 4:00pm.£ 55.00 (£ 50.00*)

calendar July – Dec 2016weekend and one day courses Venue Date

Collagraph weekend LPW 28 & 29 Aug

Letterpress taster LPW 03 Sept

Books & pamphlets day LPW 10 Sept

Screenprinting weekend LPW 17 & 18 Sept

Textile screenprinting weekend LPW 24 & 25 Sept

Collaborative linocut taster LPW 01 Oct

Solar plate day LPW 02 Oct

Gum arabic taster LPW 08 Oct

Make your own sketchbook day LPW 09 Oct

Exploring colour weekend LPW 15 & 16 Oct

Drypoint taster LPW 05 Nov

Wood engraving taster LPW 06 Nov

Caustic lino day LPW 19 Nov

CMYK screenprinting LPW 20 Nov

Screenprinting weekend LPW 03 & 04 Dec

Lino print day LPW 10 Dec

Letterpress day LPW 11 Dec

Lithography weekend LPW 17 & 18 Dec

evening courses Venue Date

Introduction to print (x6 Thursday eve) LPW 08 Sept – 13 Oct

Introduction to print (x6 Thursday eve) LPW 03 Nov – 08 Dec

Sunday morning sessions for young people Venue Date

Young person’s drawing and printmaking taster LPW 13 Nov

Young person’s screenprinting taster LPW 11 Dec

lpw at Nottingham Lakeside Arts Venue Date

Collagraph Lakeside, Notts 28 Aug

Monoprint books Lakeside, Notts 23 Oct

Stencil screenprinting Lakeside, Notts 04 Dec

Talks, exhibitions & events Venue Date

Leicester Print Festival weekend LPW 12 & 13 Nov

Woodcuts: Roy Bizley exhibition LPW 02 Aug – 15 Oct

P2P exhibition LPW 01 Nov – 31 Jan ‘17

Meta4 exhibition LCB Print Room 04 July – 30 Sept

Etchings: Evelyn Gibbs exhibition LCB Print Room 03 Oct – 28 Oct

P2P exhibition LCB Lightbox 01 Nov – 03 Dec

P2P exhibition LCB Print Room 01 Nov – 31 Jan ‘17

See below and overleaf for full details.

Programme design: fsgdesign.co.uk Registered charity 1025337

All courses are suitable for new learners and thoselooking to refresh skills unless otherwise stated. Tobook a space or to find out more please emailcourses@leicesterprintworkshop.com or telephone0116 251 4174.

Courses take place at Leicester Print Workshop’s citycentre studio at 50 St George Street, Leicester LE1 1QGapart from our offsite sessions at the Lakeside inNottingham.

COURSE CANCELLATION POLICYIn the case of cancellation, the course fee minus a £5admin fee will only be refunded when the participant gives10 days advance notice.

Leicester Print Workshop reserves the right to cancelunsubscribed courses and endeavours to provide 10 daysadvance notice when this is the case, a full refund will bemade in these circumstances.

ACCESSGetting to our studio is easy. We are about 10 minutes’walk from the train station and 15 minutes from StMargaret’s Bus Station. From July 2016 we will have a bikeshed for visitors. If you are coming by car, there is pay anddisplay parking on the street and an NCP carpark close by.LPW will be improving its outdoor space during 2016 andwill be creating a space for disabled parking.

Leicester Print Workshop’s new building is on the groundfloor and is wheelchair accessible. If you plan to visit andhave any special requirements or needs you’d like us to beaware of please contact us to talk them through.

Leicester Print Workshop and architects Takero Shimazaki Architects have beenawarded the Small Project of the Year 2016 by RIBA East Midlands for their newcity centre premises.

LPW OPENING HOURS10am – 5pm Tuesday to Saturday with late nightopening on Wednesday to 8pm.

50 St George St Leicester LE1 1QG.T 0116 251 4174 E info@leicesterprintworkshop.com

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*Concessionary fee.

Textile screenprint: Zoe Potter.

Young person’s screenprint taster.

Letterpress.

Wood engraving: Sumiko Eadon.Oil on canvas: Victor Pasmore. Copyright Tate, London 2016.CMYK screenprint: Sumiko Eadon. Solar plate: Nick Mobbs.

Gum arabic: Sue Baker Kenton.

Collagraph: Charles Shearer.

Linocut: Peter Clayton.

SHOWING AT:

LCB DEPOT PRINT ROOM & CAFÉ31 Rutland StLeicester LE1 1RET 0116 261 6800

www.lcbdepot.co.uk

LPW EXHIBITION SPACE50 St George StLeicester LE1 1QGT 0116 251 4174

www.leicesterprintworkshop.com

PHOENIX CAFÉ4 Midland StreetLeicester LE1 1TG T 0116 242 2800

www.phoenix.org.uk

LCB LIGHTBOX31 Rutland StLeicester LE1 1RET 0116 261 6800

www.lcbdepot.co.uk

01 NOV–31JAN‘17

Another opportunity to see this stunningcollection of prints by esteemed 20thcentury printmaker, Evelyn Gibbs.

Meta4 are a diverse group of printmakers andartists who actively collaborate, share ideas, inspireand creatively challenge each other. Formed bychance after attending a printmaking course atLPW in 2014, this exhibition is the group’s first,working on the theme of Alchemy.

Alchemy: a form of chemistry and speculativephilosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and theRenaissance and concerned principally withdiscovering methods for transmuting baser metals intogold and finding a universal solvent and elixir of life.

“From the chaos of our individual lives and printmaking practices we each search for our individualcreative voice – our elixir of life.”

LCB Print Room 04 July – 30 Sept

LCB Print Room 03 Oct – 28 Oct

Meta4: Alchemy

EtchingsBY EVELYN GIBBS

WOODCUTSAN EXHIBITION OF PRINTS BY

ROY BIZLEY02 AUGUST–15 OCTOBER

ROY BIZLEY (1930 –1999) WAS AN ARTIST WORKING IN PAINTING AND PRINTMAKINGAND HAS WORK IN COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE UK AND AUSTRALIA.

DISPLAYED ACROSS THREE VENUES, THELEICESTER PRINT WORKSHOP BIENNIALMEMBERS’ SHOW, P2P 2016, WILL ONCEAGAIN SHOWCASE NEW WORK MADE BYLPW ARTISTS.

Work will be installed at LCB Depot Print Roomand Café, LPW Exhibition Space and PhoenixCafé for the exhibition period, with anadditional exhibition at LCB's Lightbox from 01November to 03 December.

Sign up to The Scoop to receive your invitationto the launch event on 2 November.

Above: Screenprint by Bev Goodrich.

Based in Leicester in the 1980s he was a member of Leicester Print Workshop in ourearly days. To celebrate our 30th birthday we are borrowing a series of Roy’s prints fromLeicester’s New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, depicting political figures of the day.

Leicester Print Workshop is the Midlands Centre for Fine ArtPrintmaking and houses a fully equipped studio. We run amembership scheme for artists and associates, anyone canapply to join as a member.

Becoming a member of Leicester Print Workshop meansjoining our friendly community. The membership fee helpsto ensure that our facilities can be maintained and availablefor use during our open access hours.

We offer two types of membership – Full Print and AssociatePrint

Full Print Membership/£55 per annum(£45 concession rate) plus £7 admin fee

• Use of the workshop equipment and facilities.• Technical support from our print technician.• Demonstrations and talks in the Studio.• Regular newsletter.• The chance to take part in LPW exhibitions.• The opportunity to develop your practice with thesupport of a community of artists through our WorkersUnite peer group sessions.

• Specialist materials at affordable prices.• Opportunity to meet and work alongside otherpractising artists.

• The opportunity to be featured free on the LPWwebsite.

• Each full print member qualifies for 10% discount offLPW course fees.

LPW runs plenty of low cost and free activitiesthroughout the year from artist talks to drop-inprintmaking activity.

Visit www.leicesterprintworkshop.com/events tofind out more and sign up to the Scoop.

Associate Membership/£25 per annum

• Regular newsletter.• Opportunities to exhibit.• Specialist materials at affordable prices.• Opportunity to attend events and demonstrations inthe Studio.

• The opportunity to be featured free on the LPWwebsite.

Full Print Members can use the LPW Studio to make theirwork with unlimited access during our opening hours for£65 a month. Drop in, pay as you go use of the Studio is£3.60 an hour.

Membership is open to anyone who is comfortable workingindependently in the studio. You might have plenty ofprintmaking experience or you might have been on a LPWcourse or two. Prior to using the workshop, all new membersattend an induction. This is a three hour supervised sessionwhere you can familiarise yourself with the studio andreceive a health and safety briefing, at the same time ourStudio Team will ensure you have the information you needto work independently and sometimes at this stage theteam might suggest a little more learning or a one to onesession just to top up your knowledge. There is a charge of£40 for the induction.

If you would like to join but are not wholly confident thatyou can work alone in the studio we recommend that youattend a course, alternatively you are welcome to arrangebespoke one to one classes to suit your particular interestor level of study.

using the studio

EVENTS, TALKS ANDPRINTMAKINGACTIVITIES

The LPW Shop sells original prints, as well as cards, gifts and printmaking materials.Located within the exhibition space at our St George Street studio it is open Tuesday

to Saturday, 10am – 5pm with late night opening on Wednesdays til 8pm.

SAVE THE DATE!12 & 13 November: LPW Print FestivalAs part of our 30th birthday celebrations we will be holding our veryfirst Print Festival. As well as artists selling their work, there will beprint demonstrations, exhibitions and talks.

Sign up to The Scoop to receive more information.Courtesy Leicester Arts and Museums.

Leicester Print Workshop’s email newsletter issent out every two or three months with newsabout courses, events and exhibitions.

To sign up send an email toinfo@leicesterprintworkshop.com with Sign meup to the scoop in the title.

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