Long live the Black Arts / Visiting the National Playing Card Museum in Turnhout
After an inspiring three-day workshop at Atelier T in Bierbeek, it was time for our second field trip — and this one had a particularly rich visual and historical flavor. We had the pleasure of meeting Herwig Kempenaers at the National Playing Card Museum (Nationaal Museum van de Speelkaart) in Turnhout, Belgium — a destination that should be on every printmakers radar.
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1.Atelier in Beeld. Open studio days. 17-18.05.2025 - link
2. Marnix Everaert - ‘Een verhaal over Sparren en Bergen…’, 24.04 - 22.05.2025, exporuimte kamer108 - Atelier Vrije Grafiek, Gent (BE) - link
3. OPEN DAG Stichting Lettergieten in Westzaan (NL), 10.05.2025 - link
4. Lezing + expo ‘Als de kat van huis is’, 28.05.2025, Nederlands Steendrukmuseum - link
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1.AEPM 2025 annual conference: save the date! The AEPM’s annual conference is being hosted in 2025 (3-9 September) by the Centre for printing history and culture (CPHC) - link
2. Voorjaarsvakantie pionier workshop lithografie in Diepenheim (NL) van 17 t/m 21 februari 2025, tijdens de Voorjaarsvakantie van Noord Nederland - link
3. PRIXEL DIY Rubber Stamp Kit - link
4. CALL FOR ENTRY. Belgium International MiniPrint for a cause 2025 - more info
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1.Antwerp Poster Festival Lecture Night. 10.09.22, M HKA - link
2. Please note it in your diaries, that after many years at the Pieterskerk in Leiden the annual printers fair of Drukwerk in de Marge will this year take place in Amersfoort, in the Prodentfabriek. In this fantastic industrial building you'll not only find letterpress printers, but also bookbinders, paper makers, suppliers and of course demonstrations. 22-23.10.22, from 11:00–17:00. Every visitor will receive a copy of a specially commissioned publication. Entrance is free! - link
3. Het thema van deze 4e landelijke grafiektriënnale, die drie maanden duurt, is ‘Ontmoeten’. Musea, galeries, kunstenaars, grafische werkplaatsen en verzamelaars organiseren een diversiteit aan exposities, workshops, lezingen, demonstraties en projecten - link
4. LITHO XXL. Experimenting with XXL lithography, 13.08-25.09.22, Dutch Museum of Lithography - link
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1. Fear/Hope - Una mostra di Letterpress Workers! Exhibition at BASE Milan.
2. Last spots for Dafi Kühne s wonderful summer program - link.
3. Lithography Schnellpresse anno 1904. Let's move a 114 year old 7.5 ton heavy lithography Schnellpresse from Switzerland to its new home in Southern Sweden - link.
4. Calling all Printmakers! Submissions are open for our National Original Print Exhibition, all forms of printmaking are eligible and successful entries will be exhibited Bankside Gallery from 19-30 September. Deadline 28 June.
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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