Students from Manchester Metropolitan University attended classes at Prospect Studio, producing some excellent work. Students were able to experiment with various techniques and media, including etching, aquatint, relief and chine colle. Hopefully more students will develop their work into print.
30 artists who currently attend printmaking classes at Prospect Studio in Waterfoot, Lancashire, showed their prints at Bury Art Gallery. The works based on the theme of Pennines and Land covered a range of techniques including etching, aquatint, drypoint, collograph, gelli print, lino and relief printing. For many of the artists this was their first […]
Members of Handmade produced an extensive amount of prints based on the textiles from the Andes currently on show at the Whitworth. Using patterned and textured wallpapers artists cutout and tore shapes which were then inked and printed at the Whitworth. The group who meet every Friday afternoon get to experience a wide variety of […]
Over 50 Year 10 pupils from Bishop Thomas Holford College worked with artist Alan Birch producing engravings and collage prints to enhance their GCSE coursework. Alan brought his portable etching press and water based inks into school and showed his work to pupils. Pupils then used their coursework from which to develop drawings for prints […]
Year 7 pupils from Ullswater College spent a creative morning working with printmaker Alan Birch. Using the current show of Andean textiles as a starting point, pupils produced line drawings based on the patterns and shapes found in the pieces. From these drawings, pupils produced some colourful and textured prints using wallpaper and water based […]
Members of the Handmade group who meet on Friday afternoons at the Whitworth in Manchester, have been working with artist Alan Birch, producing some excellent prints. A charity of print techniques have been explored including engravings, based on Manchester buildings, Lino cuts based on the exhibition of the work of John Ruskin, and relief prints […]
Year 1 pupils from Twelve Apostles primary school in Leigh , spent a creative morning with printmaker Alan Birch. To enhance their work on Africa, children looked at the theme of African masks, using textured wallpapers and card to create their own masks. Once pupils cut out their shapes from wallpaper, they inked these and […]
As part of a family day at Touchstones in Rochdale, families were invited to make drawings from 60’s musical equipment. Together with a silent disco, badge making and craft activities, children and their parents were able to spend an entire morning in the museum. For the printing, families produced drawings which they later turned into […]
Year 4 pupils from Haslingden Primary school visited the Whittaker Museum in Rawtenstall to look at the Natural history section and to work with printmaker Alan Birch. To compliment their studies of Ancient Greece , pupils produced drawings from images of ancient greek olympic games. These drawings were then used to produce engravings, which they […]
Early morning visitors were invited to the museum for an autism friendly session at Manchester Museum. Alan Birch brought his portable press in and families drew from museum objects before transforming these into relief and intaglio prints. Participants made great use of having the museum to themselves, and produced some great work.
Families coming to the Manchester Museum over half term were given the opportunity to print with artist Alan Birch. Over 3 afternoon sessions over 200 prints were produced as part of the activity week.Artist Alan Birch used his portable press to print detailed illustrations. Working from the theme of The Lost Words By Robert MacFarlane […]
Year 4 Pupils from Leyland Community Primary School spent a creative day working with printmaker Alan Birch. Working in conjunction with the Turnpike Gallery in Leigh , Alan introduced pupils to engraving and some relief prints. Pupils initially produced drawings on the theme of the stories of the Arabian Nights which were then transformed into […]
Prospect Printmakers showed their work at Helmshore Textile Museum in late June, showcasing the work of over 10 members work. The prints on display included etchings, drypoints, lino cuts , mono prints and collographs complimented by a range of cards. The day was bust with Stacksteads band entertaining visitors.
As part of the Waterfoot wakes weekend celebrations this weekend, members of Prospect studios will be displaying their prints in local shops. This informal exhibition involves over 13 shops and features the work of 15 artists, some of whom live in Waterfoot. The event organised by the Boo! coincides with parades, talks, there and a […]
Printmakers Chris and Loraine Waites will be discussing their practice at Bury Art Gallery this Saturday 6th July. They have attending classes for over 25 years and have their own studio in their garden. They have organised a silent auction with sales going towards local charities. See below for details.