Pupils from Christ the King Primary School in Manchester, spent a creative week, looking at the work of Vincent Van Gogh, David Hockney and Lucienne Day. Working with artist Alan Birch, reception pupils worked on relief prints based on the work of Day, Year 3 and 4 worked on relief prints and engravings based on […]
Year 7 pupils from Bedford High School, spent a creative afternoon working with printmaker Alan Birch. Working on the theme of myth and customs, pupils produced a series of drawings which were then transformed into intaglio engravings. These plates were inked with water based ink and printed on a portable printing press. The prints were […]
Members of Prospect Printmakers were given the chance to view the prints currently in the collection of Manchester Art Gallery. Artists were introduced to the collection by curator Kate Jesson and were then given the opportunity to chose their own print selections. Artist viewed works by Durer, Sutherland, Sickert, Rembrandt as well as viewing works […]
Members of Prospect Printmakers visited Radio Lancashire to discuss prints and promote their exhibition at the Whitaker. Artists Peter Cave and Carolyn Murphy joined Alan Birch to talk about their passion for print on the mid morning show with Brett and Sally on the both May. Hopefully listeners will have enjoyed the chat and come […]
The opening of Prospect Printmakers was a high success with over 150 people attending the show on a sunny day. The exhibition received a great response with several visitors buying work. The show is on until mid June and Alan Birch will be running a printmaking taster in May. For more details contact the gallery […]
Year 8 pupils from Fred Longworth High School in Tydesley produced some excellent lino cuts in response to the etchings of Dave Pearson. Pupils looked at Daves work and also looked at various figures from folk festivals to base their work on. Their commitment and enthusiasm was to be commended and their prints will be […]
Members of Bury Art Society were introduced to the prints of Alan Birch and then were encouraged to try the drypoint printing technique for themselves. Artists used metallic card to engrave with nails and used sandpaper, cotton buds to create different effects. It was great to see many members try the technique and some excellent […]
Family members and friends joined artist Alan Birch to produce prints at The Whitworth in Manchester. This is the first time Alan has ever run a session for a social event, and the prints were excellent. Family and friends were able to take two relief prints from their plates, giving one as a present. Congratulations […]
The show by 20 prints by printmakers from Prospect Studios has now opened. The show runs until June and features a range of printing techniques from collograph to etchings on the theme of the Pennines. All work is for sale and Liam Spencer is showing his work in the main gallery. https://www.rossendalefreepress.co.uk/news/two-art-exhibitions-whitaker-open-14547213
20 members of Prospect Studios will be showing their work at The Whitaker from the 21st of April. The exhibition will run in conjunction with the exhibition by Liam Spencer ” Home and Away. “. The period of April and May will see Prospect Studios dominating the museum and Alan Birch will give a print […]
Artist Karen Vine gave a short demonstration of gelli printing to a small group of Prospect printmakers during March. This was the first time many artists had experimented with the technique. It is a technique which uses acrylic paint and can incorporate stencils etc. It is a painterly technique which needs no press so can […]
Artists have been busy at Prospect Studios producing prints for the forthcoming exhibition at the Whitaker in April. Besides working on the theme of The Pennines, artists have been extending their work and experimenting. Newcomers to the class have enjoyed getting their hands dirty and producing some brilliant prints!
Year 9 pupils from Loreto High School were introduced to the work of Alan Birch, prior to embarking on a lengthy session of printmaking, linked to their GCSE coursework. Pupils were encouraged to experiment with a range of techniques linked to themes in their work. Their attitude was exemplary and many really grabbed the opportunity […]
Pupils from Bishop Thomas Holford School in Altrincham spent a day with printmaker Alan Birch working on a body of prints linked to their GCSE coursework. Using themes of natural forms and food, pupils explored collographs, engravings, chine colle and relief prints, printing with Alan’s portable press and water-based inks. Some pupils completed over 10 […]
Year 1 pupils from Greenacres Primary School in Oldham, visited The Whitworth before their Easter break, to look at the collection and explore printmaking for the first time. As part of their topic ” Enchanted Woodland ” they looked at the watercolours and prints in the Cozens and Cozens exhibition. Later the pupils used patterned […]