Students from Manchester University spent the afternoon printing with artist Alan Birch. The international students took the work of Grayson Perry as their inspiration, looking at his etchings in the Whitworth , Manchester. Artists created drawings from his prints and later engraved their own creations , using a portable press to print them. ” The […]
Members of the Hand Made art group at the Whitworth, were inspired by the etching ” Maps of Nowhere” by Grayson Perry to produce their own medical map of the United Kingdom. Printers used images in the pint ( currently on display at the Whitworth ) or images from a range of news stories and […]
Photography students from Cardinal Newman College in Preston spent 2 days working with printmaker Alan Birch in January. The students produced some excellent engravings on perspex , and made full use of chine college and other printmaking techniques. Over 60 students took part in the workshops and the quality of the work was excellent. ” […]
Several members of Prospect Printmakers were selected for the Manchester Open at Home. Neil Robinson, Claire Groves, Sadie and Simon Rogerson all had print chosen and Jo Beggs was shortlisted for an award for her etchings of buildings. This was the first open success for many artists and some artists have sold their works. Lets […]
Year 2 pupils from St Kentigerns School , spent a creative day at the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester. Their day included working from the works in the art gallery and working with printmaker Alan Birch. Alan showed the pupils his work and demonstrated the many forms of printing, Pupils then went to look at the […]
Teachers from Greater Manchester and beyond spent a creative evening after school at the Whitworth creating a range of prints. Referencing the exhibition of works by Cezanne and the works in the wallpaper gallery artists worked on relief prints, engravings and collages. Working with Alan Birch, artists were shown his work and were given many […]
Year 3 and 4 pupils from St Paul’s Primary School in Rawtenstall explored the natural history collection of the Whittaker in Rawtenstall to produce wonderful drawings and engravings over 2 days. The works will be used on their school topic of Charles Darwin. In the afternoon relief prints were produced using the work of William […]
Graphic students from Cardinal Newman College in Preston were introduced to the world of print by artist Alan Birch in January. Over 60 students took part in the workshops really pushing the limits of printmaking, engraving, collaging, cutting and overprinting to produce over 350 prints. The work produced was excellent and certainly maintained the creative […]
Year 10 pupils from Marsden Heights Community College in Nelson spent the day working with printer Alan Birch, producing prints to enhance their GCSE coursework. A large variety of prints were produced by 2 classes during the day working on themes of natural forms, sweets and artists work. Tonal engravings, relief prints and the occasional mixed […]
Alan Birch spent a few days inking up the etching plates of artist Dave Pearson in Valley Studios. Using their large printing press Alan was able to print the large plates on Fabriano paper. The prints printed for the Dave Pearson Trust in Haslingden will be exhibited around the country and some have already found […]
Visitors to the Whittaker in Rawtenstall were able to create their own Christmas cards during a workshop with printmaker Alan Birch. A very creative afternoon resulted in some excellent cards being produced. Imagery ranged from traditional images such as candles, with other prints featuring more contemporary themes such as MP Jeremy Hunt. Techniques such as […]
Artist Alan Birch worked with visitors from the education department of Knowsley Safari Park and Manchester hospitals as part of the coffee cake and culture programme at the Whitworth during November and December. Visitors explored relief printing with wallpaper and relief printing using the wallpaper show as research. The visitors from Knowsley intend to use […]
In the autumn, artist Alan Birch worked with the Young Creative group at the Turnpike in Leigh as part of their 20 20 Vision programme. The project which sees creative practitioners working across Wigan and Leigh enables young people to involve themselves fully in the activities. Looking at the future the group which meets after […]
Artists from Prospect Studio spent an enjoyable ay at Penmon Point inspired by the setting of the lighthouse and Puffin Island. Some great prints were produced by the group, including drypoints, relief prints and chine college works. The prints perfectly captured the atmosphere of this beautiful spot.
Members of Prospect Studio have been busy printing their editions of prints for the 20 20 print exchange organised by Hot Bed Press. Prospect Studio has taken part in the exchange for over 10 years and members have swapped prints with artists from Russia, Iceland , Europe and many studios throughout the UK.