Year 10 pupils from William Hulme Grammar School spent the day printing with artist Alan Birch. Alan took his portable press, water based inks and all materials into school and pupils were able to create engravings, relief prints and collage prints. Some excellent prints were produced and these will be used to enhance GCSE coursework. […]
Members of Prospect Studio took part in the annual 2020 print exchange organised by Hot Bed Press in Manchester. 10 artists produced editions of 25 prints on paper 2o cm x 20 cm. These prints ranging from lino cuts to etchings and drypoints will be sent around the world. In exchange participants will each receive […]
Year 9 pupils from Chorton High School South spent the day at the Whitworth looking at the etchings and aquatints of Goya. They were amazed by the creativity and imagination in the work, and based their sketches on his work. Their drawings were used to produce drypoint engravings, which were inked and printed by the […]
Members of the University of the Third Age from the North west visited the Whitworth during October, to view the collections, be given a behind the scenes tour and try their hand at printmaking. Using the outstanding work of William Kentridge as a starting point, members produced drawings which were transformed into engravings and printed. […]
International students newly arrived in Manchester were welcomed into Manchester Museum to discover the collections, meet fellow students and try their hand at printing. Students were given small drypoint plates and made engravings based on objects in the museum. For many this was their first attempt at printing, and others re-acquainted themselves with the technique. […]
During August, artist Alan Birch spent two weeks working with families producing prints inspired by the ceramics found in the Mediterranean galleries. Parents and children alike made drawings, cut out wallpaper and produced multi- coloured relief prints. The children really enjoyed inking their own plates and during the residency over 1000 people made a range […]
Artists from Stockport and Manchester spent 2 sessions with artist Alan Birch at the Whitworth in September. Using the embroidered images by the artist William Kentridge as a starting point, artists made engravings and relief prints incorporating collage into their prints. The rich visual images reflected the textured works of Kentridge. The show is on […]
Alan Birch spent a creative morning working with a hen party from London. Artists came armed with photographs and images on a sea and coast theme, places and objects loved by the bride. Each artists produced two relief prints and two drypoints , one of each which will be signed and bound in a book […]
Work done by 2 primary schools, 2 secondary school and the art club from the Turnpike Art Gallery in Leigh were exhibited at the Turnpike a alongside the work of Dave Pearson. The prints inspired by Dave’s prints of Customs and Festivals, were produced over 5 days and were curated by Hannah Gaunt, Learning and […]
Members of arts groups and health support groups met at the Whitworth in Manchester to explore new printmaking techniques. Participants were introduced to the technique of relief printing, which they will later pass onto their members.
Pupils from Crawshawbooth Primary School spent warm summer days at the Whitaker in Rawtenstall, working with the printmaker Alan Birch. Pupils spent time in the museum, looking at objects from the local history and natural history collection and hearing about the stories behind the objects. Working with Alan, pupils produced a series of drawings before […]
Members of age friendly arts programme at the Whitworth Art Gallery, were introduced to a variety of printmaking techniques,during a 3 week residency programme. in the first session, artists produced a range of relief and monoprints inspired the work of Gillian Ayres and the Whitworth garden. During the second week . reduction lino cuts, inspired […]
Year 1 pupils from The Twelve Apostles RC Primary School in Wigan experienced their first taste of printing with artist Alan Birch. The pupils had been looking at African culture as part of their studies and explored the theme of African masks. Pupils used water based inks and wallpaper to create their brilliant prints.
As part of the Manchester Mela activities, Alan Birch in conjunction with Manchester Museum encouraged visitors to produce a range of prints, based on objects found in the museum. Over 400 visitors produced colourful relief prints, using wallpaper and specialist relief prints. Children and adults took part in the activities, many saying that they would […]
Over 40 year 10 pupils experienced printmaking for the first time at the Whitworth in July. The workshops formed part of a whole week of a activities at Manchester Museum, aimed at encouraging pupils to apply to University. Pupils had one hour to draw from the contemporary wallpaper collection, and transform these drawings into engravings. […]