1. Open Doors Days at the Letterpress Corner. 28-29.09, Ghent.
2. Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair is the only fair in London to deal solely in contemporary printmaking. 07-10.11, London.
3. Very Like a Whale. This display marks 200 years since the birth of Herman Melville with 21st-century prints inspired by his most famous fictional creation, Moby-Dick.
18.10.19-05.01.20, Oxford.
4. A limited edition of "The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, using historic letterpress technology at the TYPA studio, Tartu, Estonia.
Visiting Chalcography department in Brussels. 11.07.19.
Yeah, it is summertime! Time to take a break, visit places, meet old and new friends and enjoy the sun. So last week we, a group of printmaking enthusiasts, decided to take a day off to visit the Chalcography department of the Royal Library of Belgium/KBR in Brussels, currently lead by talented illustrator and printmaker Leen Van Hulst. To be honest, before meeting Leen during the letterpress workshop in Antwerp earlier this year I had no idea about this department at all. So when she kindly suggested to visit it we immediately scheduled the appointment.
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1. The 8th issue of Pressing Matters magazine is available for sale - link. An independently-run publication, honing in on the people, passion and processes behind the artform of printmaking. Featuring some photography by your truly (cover + LpW in Milan).
2. Check out the upcoming workshops at the Letterpress Corner in Ghent.
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1. The Typography Museum of Chania launches its fifth poster competition - link
2. John Southward: Adventures in 19th Century Print and Journalism. 17.09.19, St.Bride Foundation - link
3. Grafiek2019 is een grafiekmanifestatie die van 1 september tot en met 30 november 2019 zal plaatsvinden op meer dan honderd locaties in Nederland.
4. For the Love of Letterpress. A Printing Handbook for Instructors and Students (second edition) - link
Visiting Bodoni Museum in Parma. 28.06.19.
Every year, in June, I take a few days off to travel to Milan to attend the Letterpress Workers Summit in Milan, a unique event gathering more than letterpress practitioners from Europe and US (blogpost about the event will follow next month). After a short train ride from Milan, we, a group of 10-12 people arrived in the city of Parma. The Bodoni Museum is only open till 13 o'clock and it is better to arrange an appointment before visiting, although it requires a certain knowledge of the Italian language. And we have to thank John Christopher (Flowers & Fleurons, UK) for contacting the museum staff.
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1. Glasgow Print Fair. 02.11.2019.
2. TIPO – a meeting of letterpress printers. Lectures, expo & workshops. 10-13.10.19. Portugal
3. in/tiem - Zomertyposium. 31.08.19, Antwerpen
4. Talk on Typefounding - An introduction to Monotype punchcutting and hot-metal. 25.07.19, Type Archive.
DRUKOPSTRAAT 7. 4-5.05.2019. Museum of Industry. Gent
For the 7th time Topo Copy and the Museum of Industry (formerly known as the MIAT) will bundle their forces to organise one more edition of DRUKOPSTRAAT steamroller printing festival. This time the festival will take place just in front of the Museum of Industry which will actually celebrate the reopening of the printing department during the same weekend of 4th & 5th May!
During this two-day event around 20 artists were printing their impressive large pieces of linocut (carved in advance) not on a printing press, but on the street and with a steamroller, a road construction machine which normally is being used for road maintenance. So be sure to pass by when are in Gent ;)
Take a look at the previous editions - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
practical info
04-05.05.2019
from 10 till 18pm
Museum of Industry
Minnemeers 10
9000 Gent