1. Online classes by Brody Neuenschwander - link
2. Linocut contest by TYPA museum in Tartu (EE) - link + rules
3. The last trained typecaster in Europe, Rainer Gerstenberg has announced his retirement by the end of this year - link + video
4. Hamilton Wood Type& Printing Museum online poster gallery - link
Quick links
1. Inspired by St Bride. With Becky Chilcott, Dave Crossland, Tom Etherington, Alistair Hall, Sophie Hawkey-Edwards, Andrew Long, Simon Loxley, Sarah Pasquali, Vaibhav Singh and Kath Tudball.
14 January 2021. 7–9pm. Online via Zoom.
Tickets £5, £3 for concessions/students/Friends of St Bride - link
2. Reverting to Type 2020 is an exhibition of contemporary letterpress protest posters. These are artworks with something to say: sounding a warning signal about the global climate crisis, railing against fake news and surveillance capitalism, calling out racism, sexism and fighting for equal opportunities and, of course, reacting to the coronavirus pandemic.
This website serves as a digital record of the physical exhibition held at Standpoint Gallery in London, UK which displayed 200 posters from 105 artists in 16 countries.
Curated by Richard Ardagh and Graham Bignell of New North Press the project marks 10 years since their first Reverting to Type exhibition. As well as showcasing the work of the global letterpress community, New North Press have also produced twenty-six collaborative prints especially for the exhibition (cats A–Z) with invited artists, designers, poets, comedians, asylum-seekers, adults with learning disabilities and young people. Check out the full tour of the exhibition - link
3. Helmut Salden Uncovered 1:1 is the first international monograph on Helmut Salden (1910–96), exploring his original sketches and working drawings. The material spans the years 1939 through 1970. In those years, Salden was the most celebrated Dutch lettering artist. All drawings are reproduced at actual size and reveal in detail his pursuit of the ultimate form - link
4. Archivio Tipografico Online Store - link
Reverting to Type 2020: Protest Posters
This winter, New North Press is holding an exhibition of letterpress artworks with something to say. Marking 10 years since the last Reverting to Type exhibition, 2020’s show will be of letterpress protest posters. As before, this will be an international exhibition showcasing progressive letterpress artwork from presses around the world, alongside the work of students and specially-invited collaborators. I’m proud to have two of my works selected for this exhibition and I wish I could attend the opening.
Exhibition launch
3 December 2020
Live-streamed broadcast on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook
Exhibition dates
4 December 2020 – 29 January 2021 (restrictions allowing)
Location
Standpoint Gallery
45 Coronet Street
London N1 6HD
UK
Quick links
1. Short film about Jesse Marsolais who works in old ways – traditional methods of letterpress printing and letter carving in stone and wood - link
2. Christmas is coming! Pressing Matters magazine is offering 10% off all subscriptions taken out before the end of the year - link
3. The Plantin-Moretus Museum once again engaged creative talent to work with the collection of wood blocks. Twenty designers took part in The Print Project. From 105 strong candidates, a jury chose 20 artists who created a print inspired by the museum's impressive collection of woodcuts - link
4. Save the paper collection of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Den Haag) - link
St Bride Library 125th Anniversary. Help to share the power of language & secure their future!
St Bride Foundation is an independent cultural institute which cares for an internationally significant collection covering print, design and typography whilst working with the creative industries locally, nationally and internationally. Help to reopen their building and celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Library. read more
Quick links
1. The Plantin-Moretus Museum has an extraordinary collection of 14,000 woodblocks. 14,000 examples of true craftmanship, drawings masterly cut in wood. Be impressed! - link
2. ‘The Secret History of Writing’ documentary by BBC - link
3. Piano variations on Jesus Christ Superstar by Stefano Bollani printed at Opificio Della Rosa. Original woodcut by Umberto Giovannini - link
Quick links
1. Woodblock Webinar. Monday 07 December 2020 from 16:00 to 19:00. In this webinar Museum Plantin-Moretus will present the process and results of the woodblock project (2019-2020). Invited speakers will also give insight into specific research topics dealing with woodblocks. Check it out! link
2. ‘The Canary Islands to Leipzig & back again’ by Matthias Beck - link
3. Whittington Press will begin shipping Matrix 36 mid-November - link
4. Voter Mobilization prints are available from Affiliates around the United States for $11.03 (plus local taxes, and shipping and handling where applicable). All posters are available for free download on the condition you spread them far and wide and credit the artist - link