Members of George House Trust in Manchester, visited the Whitworth in May , to look at the exhibitions and work with printmaker Alan Birch. Artists looked at the exhibition Women in Revolt which runs until the end of May and produced their own engravings with collage to illustrate a cause important to them. Some excellent […]
Printmakers have been busy over the past two months working on mono prints, etchings and drypoints. Many printers will be showing their work at Valley Studios as part of the Rossendale Art Trail this weekend. Some will be seen on art fairs at The Whittaker and Helmshore Textile Mill later in the year. Classes continue […]
year 7 pupils from The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy visited the Whitworth for the first time. They were able to look at the many exhibitions currently on show, before producing sketches which were used to create some wonderfully detailed engravings, based on works from the collection of wallpapers and textiles. Thank you for […]
Trainee teachers visited the Whitworth in Manchester to look at the exhibitions on display and make drawings which they could use to make engravings or relief prints. The prints would be used to reflect on their experiences of their last year. Some excellent prints were produced and led to interesting discussions during and after the […]
Year 5 pupils from Leyland Methodist Schools spent an exciting and creative day working with artist Alan Birch. Responding to the theme of Rousseau’s jungle themed paintings, pupils produced drawings which were later turned into engravings and printed on a relief background of leaves. Some great prints were produced.
Year 2 pupils from the Manchester Muslim Preparatory School visited the Whitworth in Manchester to work with printmaker Alan Birch. The pupils worked from the natural forms found in textiles currently on display. They made drawings then cut shapes from textured wallpaper to make s coloured prints using a portable printing press. “Thank you for […]
Printmaker Stuart Brocklehurst made his annual visit to Prospect Studios to work with a small group of artists to produce mezzotint prints. Over the weekend printmakers worked their small plates, working with burnishers to create a range of mid tones on their plates. Once again some excellent prints were produced . It is my plan […]
Artists continue to work at Prospect Studios under the guidance of printmaker Alan Birch. Artists have been particularly busy with collographs, relief prints , etchings and aquatints and monoprints being created. Featured artists are Caroline Johnson, Ella Cole, Janet Butcher, Jill Randall, Gillian Smithson, Hermione Walker and Cath Stanley.
Over the winter term several secondary groups have visited the Whitworth to explore printing with Alan Birch. Students have explored the exhibitions currently on display , producing drawings which have been transformed into prints. Engraving and collage have been used to great effect. For many pupils this was their first venture into printing.
Year 4 pupils from Waterfoot Primary School spent the afternoon printing with artist Alan Birch. Pupils made drawings which were turned into engravings. Alan is currently working on a project to design a fencing panel for Rossendale Borough Council, and it is to be hoped that a few of the shapes produced may be incorporated […]
The theme of the Great Plague proved to be a creative starting point for Year 4 pupils at St Stephens Primary School in Burnley. Drawings made by the pupils were transformed into engravings by the pupils and later inked and printed . In the afternoon pupils explored the theme of the river in a series […]
Printmaker Alan Birch spent 2 days working with Year 3-6 pupils at St Sebastians RC Primary School in Salford. Pupils worked on the theme of Laudato Si, producing drawings on themes such as kindness, the environment, compassion and planet protection. Some excellent engravings, mixed media prints and relief prints were produced. ” Many thanks for […]
Printmaker Alan Birch spent 2 days working with year 2-4 pupils at St Jospehs Primary School in Ramsbottom creating prints which will be used as presents for Mothers Day. Theme explored were Pop Art and the work of Marc Chagall . Engravings and relief prints were made with all pupils creating their own drawings and […]
Year 11 pupils worked with Alan Birch for a day, exploring the creative opportunities afforded by print. Students expanded their creative repertoire into engraving, chine college and relief printing, using their coursework as starting points. Some excellent prints were produced and a few students made over 15 prints during the day.
Year 10 students from St Ambrose Barlow RC High School in Salford used their coursework to produce a body of prints including engravings and relief prints to enhance their GCSE portfolios. Some excellent prints were produced with some students venturing into mixed media prints, using collage. ” Many thanks for coming in on Friday. As […]