Printmaker Alan Birch gave freshers at Manchester University their first fast of print on the evening of 20th September in Manchester Museum. Over 95 excited students engraved their own prints, taking as their reference point the displays in Nature’s Gallery, and thoroughly enjoyed the evenings creativity, music and drinks! The word ” awesome ” was […]
REVEAL OPEN STUDIO EVENT 28th – 29th SEPTEMBER 2013 ( 11.00-16.00 ) Just a reminder to let you know that I will be showing my work as part of the Reveal on the weekend of 28th and 29th of September 2013 in Waterfoot , Rossendale, Lancs. I will be showing a selection of prints for […]
Pupils at Ridgewood Community Hiogh School in Burnley, experienced their first taste of printmaking when artist Alan Birch took his portable etching press into their school during the summer term. Relief prints and dry points were produced on the theme of the Jungle, and the prints were used to enhance pupils coursework. With the aid […]
During August Alan Birch worked with pupils from Manchester Academy at the Whitworth in Manchester. New Year 7 Pupils were part of the Summer School of Manchester Academy and produced a range of prints and drawings , inspired by exhibitions at the Whitworth. Pupils produced relief prints, engravings and drawings together with creative writing and […]
As part of the creative festival to commemorate the temporary closure off the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, Alan Birch ran a successful print workshop in Whitworth Park on the last weekend of August. Luckily the weather held and over 120 people took part in the drypoint workshop. the weekend was a huge success […]
Chris and Loraine Waites, class members for over 20 years are showing their work at Editions in Liverpool, the show will show their work in a variety of media. Congratulations! Private view – Thursday 5th September 5.30-8.00pm Exhibition continues until 28th SeptemberA fortuitous meeting at a workshop at the Bluecoat resulted in […]
Over 30 Year 10 pupils from Carr Hill Community College, listened to the horrors of the Holocaust, when a talk was given at school by a Holocaust survivor. Pupils made notes from the talk which formed the basis for large drypoints which were enhanced by their own research from the period. Pupils produced some excellent […]
The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester will be offering children from 11-16 the opportunity to learn new creative skills this summer. The weekly sessions will explore a whole host of creative activities from printmaking to sculpture. The first session led by Alan Birch focussed on the exhibition of traditional and contemporary wallpapers currently on show. […]
Year 10 students from Wellacre Academy in Irlam , explored the world of print with artist Alan Birch in July. Students enhanced their drawing skills , producing a series of intaglio and relief prints. Using the theme of natural forms for their work,students engraved their own plates which they later printed. The prints strengthened their […]
Year 3 and year 1 pupils at Claypool Primary School in Bolton, were introduced to the world of printmaking when artist Alan Birch spent in day at school. Year 3 pupils explored the theme of the Aztecs, which they were studying at school. Images of gods and craft objects were transformed into drawings then into […]
During the months of June and July 2012, Alan Birch worked with over 400 secondary pupils in a number of schools within Tameside, Manchester , Bolton and Salford. Pupils explored a wide range of print techniques, including drypoint, chine colle, collage, chine collie, relief printing and mono printing. Themes explored were self, identity, mexico day of the […]
Chris and Lorraine Waites, etching class stalwarts for 20 years are currently showing their work at the Malt Bar in Bury. They have over around 30 works on display at the venue and have sold around 15. Its a great exhibition showcasing their talents and is not to be missed. A Pop along , view […]
To celebrate the completion of their investigation into the world of print. year 3 pupils from Totley Primary School in Sheffield spent a day working with printmaker Alan Birch. Pupils, teachers and artists braved the snowy weather to complete their work.The pupils had already researched the work of Guttenberg, Berwick amongst others and created relief […]
To celebrate the opening of the new display ” Natures Library ” at Manchester Museum, Alan Birch spent a day printing with families . Children took their inspiration from the natural world, and printed silhouettes of natural forms onto shaped leaves. Participants printed two copies, one to take home, and one to add to the […]
Alan Birch has been working with curator Martyn Lucas at the Turnpike Gallery in Leigh in conjunction with an exhibition of prints by Gillian Ayres from the Alan Cristea Gallery in London. The vivid, life affirming prints have inspired both primary and secondary pupils to produced colourful relief prints. so far over 250 pupils have […]