Three-day workshop for Kalamazoo Book Art Center students at the Museum of Industry

June 15, 2023

Summer is on its way but before taking a well-deserved holiday, we had an interesting activity to look forward to: a three-day workshop for 11 students from Kalamazoo Book Arts Center who came from Michigan under the supervision of Jeff Abshear. The workshop, taught by Thomas Gravemaker and yours truly, took place at the printing department of the Museum of Industry in Ghent, equipped with proofing presses and a large collection of wood and metal type.

3 days of printing fun or making posters at the Atelier t.

May 15, 2023

On Thursday 27 April, armed with my backpack and a large map full of letterpress printed posters I headed to Atelier t in Bierbeek. To prepare everything for a three-day workshop and run some tests before everyone arrives.

Letterpress learning programme 2023. Atelier t.

April 24, 2023

As the Easter holidays was approaching it was time for the second meet-up for our Meester-leerling project, led by Thomas Gravemaker with Niels Goovaerts and yours truly as exemplary students. This time our 3-day course took place at the Atelier t in Bierbeek. A newly built studio with 3 proofpresses and a large collection of metal and wood type seemed like a perfect playground for our next assignment: setting text. A long piece of text.

Back to school or letterpress learning programme 2023

February 23, 2023

As many of you might know, at the end of 2022, we (Niels Goovaerts from Atelier t and yours truly) got a scholarship from the Flemish government to enter into our own expert-level letterpress learning programme led by Thomas Gravemaker (Letterpress Amsterdam). The practical lessons will be taking place between the workshop at the Museum of Industry in Ghent and Atelier t in Bierbeek. With a 3-day course every two months, accompanied by assignments and reading.

Workshops at the Atelier t in Bierbeek (BE)

December 19, 2022

Atelier t is an artistic print studio in Bierbeek, near Leuven (Belgium). The studio was founded by Katleen Vereecken and Niels Goovaerts. In the spring of 2022, a new, spacious and well-equipped print studio was built. Three quality proofing presses are available, as well as an extensive collection of lead and wood type. A small library completes the set-up.

Atelier t is an open workspace for slow printing. You are most welcome for letterpress printing and other techniques. You can follow one of the workshops or come up with your own project, for which we offer tailor-made guidance.

Spring and summer 2023:

11 – 12 March 2023 — Introduction to Letterpress with Niels Goovaerts
01 – 02 April 2023 — Letterpress: The Young Ones with Niels Goovaerts
28 – 30 April 2023 — Meet the Artist: posters with Armina Ghazaryan (aka yours truly)
19 – 21 May 2023 — Poetry on the press with Thomas Gravemaker / Letterpress Amsterdam
10 – 14 July 2023 — Summer course with Thomas Gravemaker / Letterpress Amsterdam

Drukwerkplaats Atelier t vzw
Bremtstraat 7
3360 Bierbeek
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We made it! Expert-level letterpress learning programme 2023

December 5, 2022

Too early for New Year's wishes, but time for champagne nonetheless. We got some great news last week. In 2023, we will receive a grant from the Flemish government to enter into our own expert-level letterpress learning programme, with Niels Goovaerts (Atelier t) and myself as students and the one-and-only Thomas Gravemaker (Letterpress Amsterdam) as maestro. The scholarship allows us to take the time to dive even deeper into the craft, drawing on all Thomas' knowledge and experience. It will be a combination of online sessions and intensive three-day weekends. It will be gruelling, with such an all-seeing master! 😉 Never thought we stood any chance, but never say never. We will be working in Atelier t and in the Museum of Industry in Ghent. Great chance to preserve the knowledge and pass it on. Keep an eye on this space.

iBookBinding is returning to the Museum of Industry (Ghent)

October 6, 2022

Huge thanks to Stepan Chizhov from Ibookbinding & to Pavel Voronin for inviting me for a cosy chat about the printing department of the Museum of Industry (Ghent).

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