Artists Alan Birch and Jill Randall worked with numerous children as part of the Rochdale Christmas markets the day before Christmas Eve. In spite of the poor weather conditions, participants produced wire stars and greetings cards and some stayed for hours.
To celebrate the launch of the limited edition of prints by Prospect Studio members, artists took part in a pre Christmas launch. The box featuring work by 26 members features a range of techniques.
Artists celebrated 25 years of printmaking at Prospect Studio before Christmas, receiving a limited edition boxed collection of 26 prints. The print collection featuring etchings, lino prints, collographs, photo etchings and chine colle prints reflects prints executed at Prospect Studios and Manchester Artists Studio Association in the last 25 years. Artists from as far away […]
A one off opportunity to buy some unique presents! Saturday and Sunday 14th and 15th of December . The Boo Christmas Fair, Waterfoot, Lancs. Members of Prospect Studio Print class will be showing and selling their work at The Boo! in Waterfoot. The Boo an established puppet theatre for 20 years , will have events, […]
Members of the Prospect Studios print class will be showing their prints at Bury Art Museum from the 30th November 2013 to the 22nd February 2014.The exhibition including the work of 27 artists will feature a variety of printmaking techniques.Work is for sale sand the museum shop will feature a selection of mounted prints and […]
10 printmakers from Prospect Studio have just completed their editions to be sent to Hot Bed Press. The prints which will become part of the Hot Bed Press 20:20 national print exchange, feature a range of subjects and techniques.
Members of Milnrow Art Group, exhibited the results of a short residency with printmaker Alan Birch at the new Library in Rochdale. The Festival was officially opened by the mayor, and artists were in such illustrious company as Carl Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage who performed over the weekend. The group showed a selection of […]
Alan Birch will soon be working with Milnrow Art Club, working on the theme of the work of Tim Bobbin. Artists will be producing series of drypoints , a election of which will hopefully be exhibited as part of Arts and Literature week in Rochdale. Watch this space as the project develops.
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 […]