1. Last week the world premiere of Pressing On: The Letterpress Film took place at the iconic Hatch Show Print (Nashville, TN). And in honor of the world premiere, Hatch Show Print’s Haley Gallery hosts an exhibition of works from over 50 letterpress artists.
2. The Regional Print Centre (Wrexham, UK) offers open access printmaking facilities to artists and designers across Wales and beyond.
3. Antwerp Type Society celebrates type in all its forms, shapes and sizes. Expect drinks + expo + type jam + printing bike + live mural. 15.06.2017
4. Oxford Print Fair, a day long event for lovers of print hosted at one of the leading UK contemporary art spaces, Modern Art Oxford. Saturday 9th September 2017
Visiting the London College of Communication
The next day after visiting St Bride Wayzgoose and being overwhelmed by what I saw I had one more day, or to be more precise a half-day, left in London. And as my train was leaving only at 18 o'clock I headed to the London College of Communication (LCC) to visit the printmaking department I heard so much about and where Christian Granados, a letterpress technician, was kind enough to make some time free to guide me around.
Read More
Quick links
1. Letterpress Workers 2017, 28.06-02.07.17, Milan. Come and say 'hi' if you are around ;)
2. The René Carcan International Prize for Printmaking is open to printmakers and students of printmaking, of any nationality and with no age limit - link
3. Lovely work by Dmitry Sayenko (btw, one of his works is currently on display at the V&A)
4. Letterpress summer workshops at the Ink and Rolling, Paal (BE)
St Bride Foundation Wayzgoose 2017
Last weekend I travelled to London to visit St Bride Foundation Wayzgoose for the first time. In case you are wondering what the term Wayzgoose stands for, here is an explanation - it was an entertainment given by a master printer to his workmen each year on St Bartholomew’s Day (24 August). It marked the traditional end of summer and the start of the season of working by candlelight. Later, the word came to refer to an annual outing and dinner for the staff of a printing works or the printers on a newspaper. Although traditionally held in August it has no fixed date these days.
Read More
Quick links
1. Printmaking festival spread through France and the rest of Europe. 26.05.2017 - link
2. Lithography highlights from the graphic collections at the municipal museums Offenbach am Main (DE). 04.05-09.07.2017 - link
3. Letterpress courses/summer program by Thomas Gravemaker (NL) - link
4. Printers Matters - 48 European artists come together to present a selection of their works during Multiple Art Days festival in Paris. 26-28.05.2017 - link
Quick links
1. Thomas Gravemaker/ Letterpress Amsterdam will be giving a workshop at the MIAT (Gent). 13-14.05.2017 - link
2. Berlin-based art collective Raubdruckerin (which translates as 'pirate printer') uses elements of urban design to create guerilla printing presses, adding ink to manhole covers, grates, and street tiles to create utilitarian designs on t-shirts and bags.
3. Stampville (25 stamps + 2 ink pads) by Aurelien Debat contains all the essential building blocks needed to create a house with infinite combinations.
4. Lithographers Sarah Dudley and Ulli Kühle in a new video revealing a technique that goes back more than two centuries.
Trip to Barcelona. Part II. BunkerType
(visited in January) read the first part - Trip to Barcelona. Part I. Lauren Press.
After a short coffee break me and Arcangela Regis (Lauren Press) jumped into the BCN tube heading to our next stop - BunkerType, a letterpress studio run by Jesús Morentin. Just in case you are wondering why is it called BunkerType, here is the answer: well, actually it is situated in a cellar (bunker), that is where the name comes from.
In 2009 , Jesús Morentin, a graphic designer with over 15 years of experience, started a project that involved the restoration of ancient printing presses and research on printing techniques. Jesús is interested in concepts and experiments, is involved in various collective exhibitions and doesn't accept any commercial printing jobs. "I am not a printer, I just enjoy printing", explains Jesús. Currently, he is teaching in several schools in Barcelona such as the School of Design ESDi, Elisava, BAU etc.