Visitors to Manchester Museum spent time, looking at the Extinction/Survival exhibition before producing inspirational and creative prints based on displays in the museum. Participants looked at animals under threat and those which have become extinct, using cut out wallpapers to make positive and negative shapes. Over four days more than 500 prints were produced using […]
Pupils from St Gabriels RC Secondary School, were introduced to the work of renaissance printmaker Marcantonio Raimondi. Year 10 pupils produced drawings from the works on display before producing engravings on metallic card. After engraving the plates pupils inked their own plates and printed them using a portable press.
Alan Birch is a creative practitioner at the Whitworth Art Gallery, specialising in print for more information visit Alan Birch, Print maker
Over 130 overseas students, spent a late night at Manchester Museum, producing engravings based on the collection. Over 800 students attended the event and for many this was their first taste of printmaking. Alan Birch assisted by Jasper Howard inked and printed the prints in 2 hours, probably a museum record.
Residents from Rosecourt Care Home in Whitefield , visited the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester to work with artist Alan Birch. The session part of the coffee, cake and culture programme as part of the Health and Well Being programme is aimed at bringing carers and people living with dementia together in a creative and […]
Year 10 pupils from Wigan , spent a day working st the art zone in Wigan. Pupils looked at an exhibition of prints displayed in the gallery spaces working on drawings with Martyn Lucas .These drawings and studies formed the basis for drypoints, chine colle prints and relief prints. Some excellent prints were produced by […]
Residents of open shaw spent the day working with artist Alan BIrch .the project run in conjunction with the Royal Exchange, aims at bringing residents ( especially men ) together, encouraging creativity and communication. Residents have visited theatres in Manchester as part of the project. In this first session participants looked at expression and portrayed […]
http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/currentexhibitions/raimondiandraphael/ Students from the BA and MA Art History course at Manchester University were given a sneak preview of the exhibition of engravings by Marc Antonio Raimondi. David Morris talked about the influences, techniques and ideas behind the work, before participants engraved their own plates sand printed them with the aid of artist Alan Birch. […]
ROSSENDALE ART TRAIL 2016. Hi all. Just a quick announcement of the Rossendale Art Trail 2016. Once again studios, The Whittaker, Dave Pearson Trust , The Boo and other venues will open their doors to the public. All venues offer free admission. Opening times 11 a.m. -5 p.m. Prospect Studios will be raising money for […]
Printmaker Pete Cave produced some wonderful rich relief prints at Prospect Studio in August. Pete etched the lino at home using caustic soda, printing the blocks at Prospect Studio with Alan Birch. The prints are to be submitted to Bury Met in Bury as part of their refurbishment. Artist Kay Macintosh worked on an edition […]
Artists Pam Holstein, Carolyn Murphy and Jill Randall spent a creative weekend in the Rossendale Valley. Large drypoints on perspex plates were created at Prospect Studios, artists using a range of drypoints tools plus a range of power tools to create marks on the perspex. The Sunday was spent using the large press at Valley […]
Here is a selection of some of the 50 saints produced by public, patients and medics as part of the Culture Shots programme. If anyone has saints to be printed do bring them to Trafford General tomorrow pm or MRI Thursday am or hand into Whitworth reception.
Culture Shots( part of the Health and Wellbeing programme at the Whitworth ) is Monday 18 July – Friday 22 July this year. We are running a fantastic printmaking competition this year – winners work will be framed and displayed in the hospitals and we are hoping to produce a printed book of our favourites. […]
Alan Birch will be running a printmaking day at Ramsbottom Library on Saturday the 16th of June. The day will be part of the Summer School run by Bury Adult Learning Service. The workshop will explore the creative opportunities of dry point printing, using soft card plates which will be used to engrave lines and […]
Alan Birch is currently working on new saints for the Leeds Medieval Conference in July. If you are around on the 6th and 7th of July pop into the University area and pay homage. Alan is currently working on merchandise to see on his stall and the saints will be shown around the campus.