We are one year old! Time seems to fly by when you’re having fun printing… We can barely believe it, but Leeds Print Workshop is one year old. Looking back on our opening night party last October (an occasion on which we got through a truly impressive amount of beverages) it’s hard to imagine that […]
Leeds Print Workshop has collaborated with printmakers at the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio, Texas to make a body of work which we’ll exhibit here in Leeds. The exhibition is built around a print exchange (one of the loveliest traditions in printmaking) where we’ll send prints to San Antonio and receive a whole […]
Leeds Print Workshop has been roaming around West Yorkshire sharing the joy of printmaking – and by that I mean we’ve been keeping ourselves busy with exhibitions, print fairs and community collaborations. On May 13th it was the opening night for Leeds Print Workshop at Tandem, a gallery, lifestyle store and coffee house near Meanwood […]
A couple of weeks ago, members of Leeds Print Workshop took part in a fun day of printing and history at Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley Mills. Kirstie, Lyndon and Susie took up an invitation to try out a press and wooden type from the museum collection, running an all-day print demo for interested visitors. Opportunities […]
Leeds Print Workshop will be offering drop-in monoprinting at the LGBT History Month event at Leeds Museum on February 18th. Come by any time to say hello and make a monoprint – we’ll be there all day! Monoprint is fast, fun and accessible for all ages and skill levels. We’ll be doing stencil monoprint, where […]
Leeds Print Workshop has been so lucky to have strong connections within the creative community in Leeds, folks who are willing to donate or lend the workshop printmaking equipment and tools. The new kit just keeps coming in, and we’d like to introduce you to a few of the latest additions to the studio. These […]
The Leeds Print Workshop winter programme of workshops has been well-attended, with most workshops filling every place. Folks from all backgrounds have attended workshops in natural dyeing, monoprint, heat transfer printing, linocut, bookbinding, and screenprint for both fabric and paper. The workshops were taught by founding members of the Leeds Print Workshop committee, who are […]
A generous supporter has donated a treasure trove of letterpress equipment to the workshop. Presses, metal type and two sought-after tabletop Adana Presses have been lent to us by Isaac Clarke. The presses need a little love and a bit of funding to get them refurbished, but the possibilities are exciting.
More than 100 people donated to Leeds Print Workshop’s fundraising campaign, adding up to a total of £3,216. The founding members of the workshop would like to put out a massive THANK YOU to everyone who chipped in. The response really has been overwhelming. Leeds Print Workshop can now be properly equipped with everything a […]
A huge thank you to all the folks who came out to the official launch of Leeds Print Workshop on Friday night. The space was absolutely packed throughout the evening, with old friends and new coming to see the finished workshop. Congrats to all the winners of our launch night art tombola – a lot […]
