22 April 2015

The Power of Paper: 50 Years of Printmaking in Australia, Canada and South Africa at MAA Cambridge

As part of the exhibition The Power of Paper: 50 Years of Printmaking in Australia, Canada and South Africa at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge engaging with the techniques used by artists in the exhibition, a series of workshops and demonstrations held by professional printmakers will be held on the first and last Sunday of each month. 

For the opportunity to make your own print, workshops will be held from 2 - 4 pm,using the printing press featured in the exhibition. There are 8 places for each workshop, so booking is essential (£20/£15 concessions, including materials).

The demonstrations, which focus on the process of a particular printing technique, will be held from 1 - 3 pm, in the ground floor gallery space at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, within The Power of Paper exhibition. 

Relief Printmaking Workshop with Lynne E. Windsor and Lizzie Smith
Sunday 3 May, 2 - 4pm
£20/£15 concessions. Ages 12+
8 places available, material supplied, booking required 
You will be introduced to Relief printmaking, using easy cut lino with paper stencils and tools to create cutting marks. Using wooden spoons to print the lino blocks, the workshop will give you the skills to make relief prints at home without the need of a press. Lynne E. Windsor and Lizzie Smith, recent graduates from the MA Printmaking course at Cambridge School of Art, will lead the workshop.

Drypoint Printmaking Demonstration with Lynne E. Windsor and Lizzie Smith
Sunday 31 May, 2 – 3 pm
Admission free, no booking required.
Lynne E. Windsor and Lizzie Smith, recent graduates from the MA Printmaking course at Cambridge School of Art, will lead this Drypoint printmaking demonstration.

Reduction Monoprint Workshop using Paper Stencils and Wipe Away Marks, with Lynne E. Windsor and Lizzie Smith
Sunday 7 June, 2 – 4 pm
£20/£15 concessions. Ages 12+
8 places available, material supplied, booking required. 
You will be introduced to Monoprint (transfer and plate) enabling you to create prints with drawn and wipe away marks as well as the use of paper stencils.  Using wooden spoons to print the plates, the workshop will give you the skills to make Monoprints at home without the need of a press. Lynne E. Windsor and Lizzie Smith, recent graduates from the MA Printmaking course at Cambridge School of Art, will lead the workshop.

Linocut Printmaking Demonstration with Lynne E. Windsor and Lizzie Smith
Sunday 28 June, 2 – 3 pm
Admission free, no booking required.
Lynne E. Windsor and Lizzie Smith, recent graduates from the MA Printmaking course at Cambridge School of Art, will lead this Linocut printmaking demonstration.

Printmaking Workshop with Atta Kwami
Sunday 5 July, 2 – 4 pm
£20/£15 concessions. Ages 12+
8 places available, material supplied, booking required.

Blind Embossing Workshop with Julie Fairlie
Sunday 2 August, 2 – 4 pm
£20/£15 concessions. Ages 12+
8 places available, material supplied, booking required.
In this workshop you will make a ‘blind embossed print’. Embossing can be used to make a raised image on the paper, rather like a low level relief. It can be combined with other techniques, however, the main delight is the pure white, blind embossed, tactile image which results from cutting the image into a medium such as lino and using the printing press.  When illuminated with a side light, or ‘raking light’ it can be particularly beautiful.

Drypoint Printmaking Workshop with Curwen Print Study Centre
Sunday 20 September, 2 - 4 pm
£20/£15 concessions. Ages 12+
8 places available, material supplied, booking required.
An immediate and sensitive intaglio process giving you the ability to create intricate and detailed images with a rich characterful line. Working with a contemporary, adaptable material that can be treated traditionally or experimentally. Curwen Print Study Centre will lead this Drypoint printmaking workshop.

Introduction to Lino with Curwen Print Study Centre
Sunday 1 November 2 – 4 pm
£20/£15 concessions. Ages 12+
8 places available, material supplied, booking required.
Cut into the block and print from the surface to develop relief printmaking skills, creating bold and colourful prints with Lino. Curwen Print Study Centre will lead this Lino printmaking workshop.

Dry Point Workshop with Curwen Print Study Centre
Sunday 6 December 2 – 4 pm
£20/£15 concessions. Ages 12+
8 places available, material supplied, booking required.

An immediate and sensitive intaglio process giving you the ability to create intricate and detailed images with a rich characterful line. Working with a contemporary, adaptable material that can be treated traditionally or experimentally. Curwen Print Study Centre will lead this Drypoint printmaking workshop.

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