In 2008 Printmakers Council took part in a discussion at the Fine Art Trade Guild to identify common standards that might be applicable to both the original artist’s print and the giclee reproduction print. Artists representing both groups were present and we were told that any agreed statements would be taken by the Fine […]
Continue readingOPPORTUNITY FOR PMC MEMBERS We will be hosting an alternative online COLOUR exhibition for our members who chose not to submit for the Royal Over Seas League exhibition. If you submitted for the COLOUR at ROSL show, please do not submit again. We will select an image from your original submission if you were not […]
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Continue readingAquatint: A means of producing tone, like watercolour, as an addition or an alternative to line in an etching. The plate is covered with melted grains of resin and then put into acid, which bites into the metal around each grain, leaving white dots when printed. Stop-out varnish is used to protect areas during second […]
Continue readingThe Association of Print Scholars invites submissions for the 2020 APS Publication Grant, supported by C.G. Boerner and Harris Schrank. The APS Publication Grant supports the publication of innovative scholarly research about printmaking across all time periods and geographic regions. The grant carries a maximum award of $2,000 and is funded through the Association of Print Scholars and […]
Continue readingDouble Elephant Print Workshop are launching a lockdown project that brings together poets, historians, animators and printmakers to turn a 1000 year old riddle into an interactive animation and we’re asking the public to be part of this. Riddle 57 is one of nearly 100 from the Exeter Book, a tenth-century anthology of poetry in […]
Continue readingMy name is Clare O Hagan, a visual artist and activist, living in London, England. On June 19th 2020, I will be transformed into Keto –a Greek Goddess of the Sea. Keto and I were due to be on her island home of Paros, Greece on that date where a big party and exhibition celebrating […]
Continue readingAn opportunity to view PMC member Theresa Pateman’s North London Studio. This short video, compiled during Lockdown, affords us a glimpse into the the hub of Theresa’s printmaking activities. We can appreciate the impressive level of organisation she employs to produce her highly successful work.
Continue readingDespite not being able to access the press or other printing materials, members are producing great work! We will be adding to he gallery all through this strangeness so do send you images by We Transfer to katewillows@blueyonder.co.uk Lockdown work by members
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