Birmingham Printmakers Winter Open Studio - Sunday 25th November

Birmingham Printmakers Winter Open Studio 

is on Sunday 25th November 

All welcome

At: 
Birmingham Printmakers
90 Floodgate Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B5 5SR

Google map on Birmingham Printmakers website

There will be: Print demonstrations; Prints, gifts, cards etc. for sale, Members of Birmingham Printmakers available to chat to; refreshments and cakes; 

From 10.00 am to 4.00 pm

PRINTSIDE - new exhibition of printmaker's work at the Bond Gallery

Today members of Birmingham Printmakers put up an exhibition at the Bond cafe Gallery. The exhibition opens tomorrow on the 22nd October and will run to the middle of January. Much of the work reflects the gallery's setting by the canal side. Paul Hirst, artist in residence at the Bond, curated the exhibition. His selection is varied, with traditional and less traditional techniques sitting along side each other. The work has a strong affinity with the space and offers a little more interaction perhaps than you would see with a traditional gallery space. The exhibition is located at 180 - 182 Fazeley Street, Digbeth in the cafe area of the Bond. It is a great place to take a break and spend some time looking at the work. More info on the work and exhibition to follow.
www.thebondco.net
www.birminghamprintmakers.org/

Staff House show

Several members of BPM - Elizabeth Blades, Richard Clark, Anne Crews, Victoria Linehan, Carl March, Walter Newton, Sarah Ray, Tim Southall and Phil Wilkinson - are showing prints, for sale, in the Staff House of the University of Birmingham  from July 3rd to July 20th.

Here are a few images

Open Studio at Birmingham Printmakers - Saturday 30th June 2012

Birmingham Printmakers are holding a summer Open Studio day on Saturday 30th June.


There will be:  Print demonstrations; Prints, gifts, cards etc. for sale, Members of Birmingham Printmakers available to chat to; refreshments and cakes; 


As it is coming up to the 30th Anniversary for Birmingham printmakers there will be a special selection of prints for sale for £30 each


From 10.00 am to 4.00 pm


Come down to see what we do:


Birmingham Printmakers
90 Floodgate Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B5 5SR


Tel: 0121 766 8545




See map below for where we are:

Jenn Robbins - Alumigraph Demonstration at Birmingham Printmakers, 7th June 2012

Canadian artist and educator Jenn Robbins will be visiting Birmingham Printmakers on Thursday 7th June at 7.00pm to give a demonstration of the technique of Alumigraph printing. For more details contact Phil Wilkinson on phildude@me.com

Birmingham Printmakers Courses January - June 2012

Birmingham Printmakers Courses
January – June 2012


Day Courses

Waterless Plate Litho
A relatively new way of producing a lithograph without using water. An aluminium plate, water soluble pencils and silicone (the stuff used around baths!) are used to produce prints that are surprisingly good at reproducing the drawn mark.

Sunday 20th May 10am – 4pm

Non Members £60 Members £50
Tutor: Chris Doran Tel: 0121 453 2011Email: chrispatdoran@talktalk.net



Introduction to Printmaking
A taster course for beginners or for those who wish to refresh previous skills. Three techniques will be taught in this half day workshop: monotype, dry point and lino print.

Saturday 10th March 10am -2pm

£40 non members £35 members
Tutor: Kerry Phillips Tel: 0121 550 5459Email: kerryphil@hotmail.com.



Lino Printing, Blind Embossing – Making Journals
Working from an A5 image of your choice for inspiration we will cut a lino block, do some blind embossing and lino printing. These prints will then used to make up into an A5 concertina journal for you to take home.

Saturday 3rd March10am – 4pm
Saturday 28th April 10am – 4pm
Saturday 16th June10am – 4pm

Non Members £60 Members £50
Tutor: Jacqui Dodds Tel: 01952 240231Email: jacquidodds@yahoo.co.uk



Silk Screen Printing
Come along and learn how to screen print in the Printmakers studio. We will go through the whole process with everyone producing their own items whether they are cards, posters or limited edition prints. The course is open to individual preferences. Enjoy a day of inkyness and cups of tea and biscuits!

Saturday 19th May 10am – 4pm

Non Members £60 Members £50

Tutor: Sarah Ray Tel:07974 705 981Email: sarahray@inbox.com



Photo etching
A safe process of etching avoiding hazardous chemicals. Learn the basics of exposing and developing drawings, photographs, and collages and translate them into a quick high-quality print.

Saturday 21st April 10am- 4pm
Saturday 23rd June10am-4pm

Non Members £60 Members £50
Tutor: Victoria Linehan Tel: 0121 454 7499Email: vlinehan@blueyonder.co.uk



Acrylic Resist Etching Aquatint
This technique uses acrylic aquatint on an aluminium plate etched with copper sulphate and salt. This is the new safe etch method.

Saturday 7th April 10am – 4pm
Saturday 2nd June 10am – 4pm

Non Members £60 Members £50
Tutor: Dick Clark Tel: 0121 766 8545



Collagraph Printing
Experiment with creating different collagraph plates and printing onto different surfaces to make your own unique print.

Saturday 17th March 10am – 4pm

Non Members £60 Members £50
Tutor: Celia Nancarrow Tel: 01562 730632Email: celia@anchorage.eclipse.co.uk



Silk Screen & Textile Printing
The course will cover everything you need to get started. You will learn how to coat a screen with photosensitive emulsion, exposure the screen on a UV light box, develop and wash out your image, and finally how to print your image onto paper or textile using water based inks.

Saturday 24th March 10am – 4pm
Saturday 12th May 10am – 4pm

Non Members £60 Members £50
Tutor: Victoria Linehan Tel: 0121 454 7499Email: vlinehan@blueyonder.co.uk



Please note: we reserve the right to cancel or reschedule courses
Non refundable deposits and additional charges for materials may apply to some courses




Wednesday Evening Classes
Creative Print Making at 7pm – 9-30pm
23rd February- 28th March
18th April – 23rd May6th June - 11th July

Not only an introduction but also a chance to develop themes over several evenings. Processes may include dry point, monotype, relief prints from lino, optionally solar plate etching. No previous experience is required. Returners are also welcome, plus students wishing to supplement their studies elsewhere.
For further information about the course, fees, and to book a place, please contact:Tutor: Paul Bartlett Tel: 0121 444 8976Email: paulbartlettrbsa@btinternet.com

Birmingham Printmakers Exhibition at Birmingham & Midland Institute

At Birmingham Printmakers we usually exhibit members' work around the city at least twice a year and our latest exhibition is at The Birmingham and Midland Institute.

The exhibition is on from Friday 24th February - Saturday 31st March 2012

All are welcome to come and see the exhibition and the wide variety of printmaking that our members are working in.

Open Studio at Birmingham Printmakers

At Birmingham Pritmakers we are holding an Open Studio on Saturday 26th November from 10am to 4pm. Members of Birmingham Printmakers will there to talk about their work, some will be demonstrating print techniques and there will be items for sale such as original prints, cards, gifts, wrapping paper all in time for Christmas.
There will also be drinks and nibbles to get you in the festive spirit.


Birmingham Printmakers
90 Floodgate Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B5 5SR

Tel: 0121 766 8545

New work by JO RUTH and SUE HALSTEAD

Jo Ruth is a member of Birmingham Printmakers. Both artists are exhibiting work that explores aspects of the natural world in the Midlands.

Jo's new images of urban and rural bird life are produced using a variety of stencilling and painting techniques. Once the stencil has been made the image can be recreated, or ‘reprinted’ in a variety of ways allowing her to develop and explore the image.

Sue’s most recent work is based on the geology and landscape of the area. Rock formations, strata, fossils and other geological features often occur in her work, although she also interested in the marks left on the land by man’s activities. Sue uses watercolour, inks, dyes, drawing, collage and sometimes even stitching in her work.

MATERIAL exhibtion, Bear Steps, Shrewsbury

MATERIAL exhibition at the Bear Steps in Shrewsbury is on until 2nd July and contains work by Birmingham Printmaker members Sophie Copage and Jacqui Dodds

More work from WAB

WAB showcases many of Birmingham Printmakers' talented artists and here are just a few examples:

Ann Taylor and Catherine Bowdler's decorative screen prints

Chris Doran's delightful showcase of domestic pets demonstrate his adept use of the waterless lithography medium.

Sharon Baker's stunning pieces 'Automaton 29' and 'Automaton 30' are amongst the varied show at We Are Birmingham

Jenny Escritt's intriguing monoprints

Victoria Linehan's household themed screenprints

More images to come

Dick Clark

'Sweetcorn, Milk St, Digbeth'

'Roman oval bath, Bath'

'Edward Everard Printers, Bristol'

'Angel Facade, Paris'

Longstanding master printer Dick Clark is exhibiting four of his large original aquatint prints in the We Are Birmingham gallery until Friday 29th and unframed prints onwards.

BPM at WAB

Our show at the We Are Birmingham shop opened on Saturday and showcases the talent of some of the group's members.

As well as framed and unframed prints, there is a range of products to buy from greetings cards to wrapping paper, cushions and jam jar covers, many of which will be stocked in the shop when the main exhibition closes on April 29th.

Magic Show Exhibition

Girls Who Draw invite you to their

Magic Show
4th April-11th June 2011
G1 Main Exhibition Space at Solihull Arts Complex

Magic Show is an exhibition of new art work created especially for Solihull Gallery

by Girls Who Draw, a group of women illustrators. They have printed, painted,

paper-cut, stitched and conjured up an array of unusual creations ranging from

large scale installations to small hand sewn characters.

Exhibition and Magic Book Launch Event Thurs 7th April, 6.15-7.30pm.
Meet the illustrators and join us to celebrate the Magic Show exhibition and new

limited edition Magic book at this free event. Exhibitors will have other publications and artwork

on sale and there will be a chance to win goodie bags.

Illustrator’s Afternoon Tea Thurs 14th April 3.45-8pm.
Tea and Cake
3.45-4.30pm. With illustrators from Girls Who Draw, places limited so
please book a free place by calling 0121 704 6962.
Artist’s talk
4.30-5.15pm. Hear about the work direct from the illustrators.
Portfolio Review
5.30-7pm. Bring your work for an informal portfolio review.
Networking & advice
7-7.45pm. Networking and advice session with illustrators.

Illustration at Allsorts Art Fair Sat 4th June, 10am-3.30pm.
This Spring Allsorts Art Fair has a special illustrator area offering live
drawing, interactive events and a chance to buy work and meet some

of the Magic Show exhibitors. Entry is free.

www.solihull.gov.uk/gallery

www.facebook.com/pages/Solihull-Gallery

Opening hours

Monday & Thursday 9am - 8pm

Tuesday & Friday 9am - 6pm

Wednesday 10am - 6pm

Saturday 9am - 5pm

Admission free. Disabled access.

We welcome groups/schools to visit the Gallery spaces at any time, please contact us to discuss any requirements.

Directions

Solihull Gallery

Solihull Arts Complex

Homer Road

Solihull B91 3RG

Driving: We are based on the top floor of the Solihull Central Library and Arts Complex building in Library Square, just next to the Touchwood shopping centre. Parking is available at Touchwood and at numerous signposted car parks.

Public Transport: Solihull train station is a ten minute walk away, with regular connections to Birmingham and further afield. There are regular buses to Solihull and Touchwood incuding buses number 6 and 37 from Birmingham city centre.

Birmingham Printmakers at 'We Are Birmingham'!

Birmingham Printmakers are exhibiting at the 'We Are Birmingham' shop on King's Parade in Birmingham from 16th April - 30th April. Come along and see a selection of original prints for sale by members of Birmingham Printmakers and here is your invitation to our private view on April 16th from 12.00pm to 2.00pm:

Emma Hardicker at Country Living Spring Fair

'London' an original screenprint by Emma Hardicker.

Emma's fabulous range of original prints and printed furnishings are on show at the Country Living Spring Fair at Islington's Business Design Centre from March 23-27.

Last few places on Introduction to Bookbinding this weekend!

Contact Simon to book a one of the remaining places.

Introduction to Bookbinding

The ever popular Simon Goode returns to BPM with the first of his bookbinding classes on February 19th.

Contact Simon to book whilst places are available!

Francis Bargman and Anne Crews at the RBSA

Former long time BPM member Francis Bargman has a display of his work on at the RBSA and Anne Crews has work in the StArt affordable which finishes this Saturday

Tessa Sidey R.I.P

Birmingham Printmakers would like to express their sadness at the death of Tessa Sidey earlier this month and convey our sympathy to her family and colleagues.

As well as curating a series of hugely popular exhibitions including several on aspects of Pre-Raphaelite artists, she was a highly regarded academic with a number of publications and lectured at The Barber Institute.

With a strong passion for original print, Tessa did much to promote the medium and was an enthusiastic patron and support to Birmingham Printmakers which was especially valued when we were threatened with closure.

Above all we will miss her energy, enthusiasm and fun.