Year 1 pupils from Twelve Apostles primary school in Leigh , spent a creative morning with printmaker Alan Birch. To enhance their work on Africa, children looked at the theme of African masks, using textured wallpapers and card to create their own masks. Once pupils cut out their shapes from wallpaper, they inked these and […]
As part of a family day at Touchstones in Rochdale, families were invited to make drawings from 60’s musical equipment. Together with a silent disco, badge making and craft activities, children and their parents were able to spend an entire morning in the museum. For the printing, families produced drawings which they later turned into […]
Year 4 pupils from Haslingden Primary school visited the Whittaker Museum in Rawtenstall to look at the Natural history section and to work with printmaker Alan Birch. To compliment their studies of Ancient Greece , pupils produced drawings from images of ancient greek olympic games. These drawings were then used to produce engravings, which they […]
Early morning visitors were invited to the museum for an autism friendly session at Manchester Museum. Alan Birch brought his portable press in and families drew from museum objects before transforming these into relief and intaglio prints. Participants made great use of having the museum to themselves, and produced some great work.
Families coming to the Manchester Museum over half term were given the opportunity to print with artist Alan Birch. Over 3 afternoon sessions over 200 prints were produced as part of the activity week.Artist Alan Birch used his portable press to print detailed illustrations. Working from the theme of The Lost Words By Robert MacFarlane […]
Year 4 Pupils from Leyland Community Primary School spent a creative day working with printmaker Alan Birch. Working in conjunction with the Turnpike Gallery in Leigh , Alan introduced pupils to engraving and some relief prints. Pupils initially produced drawings on the theme of the stories of the Arabian Nights which were then transformed into […]
Prospect Printmakers showed their work at Helmshore Textile Museum in late June, showcasing the work of over 10 members work. The prints on display included etchings, drypoints, lino cuts , mono prints and collographs complimented by a range of cards. The day was bust with Stacksteads band entertaining visitors.
As part of the Waterfoot wakes weekend celebrations this weekend, members of Prospect studios will be displaying their prints in local shops. This informal exhibition involves over 13 shops and features the work of 15 artists, some of whom live in Waterfoot. The event organised by the Boo! coincides with parades, talks, there and a […]
Printmakers Chris and Loraine Waites will be discussing their practice at Bury Art Gallery this Saturday 6th July. They have attending classes for over 25 years and have their own studio in their garden. They have organised a silent auction with sales going towards local charities. See below for details.
As part of the Afrojam Festival, artist Alan Birch joined the team from Manchester Museum in Whitworth Park. Adults and children were given the opportunity to print posters based on African images. Using woodblocks, wallpaper and text blocks a whole range of bold posters were made. Members of the Manchester Museum team showed visitors objects […]
Despite the inclement weather , over 100 prints were produced as part of the Community Day at Manchester University in June. Artist Alan Birch was base with the team from Manchester Museum , using his portable press to print detailed illustrations. Working from the theme of The Lost Words By Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris […]
Year 3 pupils from Holcombe Brook Primary School visited the Whitaker Museum in Rawtenstall , working from the museum collection and producing prints with Alan Birch. Pupils were shown around the collection producing drawings and engravings of the objects in the collection. Pupils also managed to experiment with relief prints based on plants in the […]
Over 70 GCSE and A level students from Ambrose Barlow RC HIGH School in Salford spent a day producing engravings and relief prints to enhance their coursework. Working with tutor Bernadette Furey and printmaker Alan Birch the students used a variety of techniques including chine colle to hopefully improve their grades.
Alan Birch worked with asylum seekers at Manchester Museum, introducing them to the world of printmaking. The group who have been following a course at the museum, with the intention of finding employment, produced some excellent work based on Alans work of contemporary saints.
Alan Birch ran a relief printing course for Bury Adult Education at Ramsbottom Library. The artists , many who had not printed for many years if at all , produced some excellent work. Hopefully other workshops will take place in the summer term. Watch out for details.