Date: Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June
Times: Hourly sessions in 2 different venues – see details below
Locations: The Glass Loft (Venue 28) and 34 Hungerford Gardens (Venue 26)
Saturday 15th June
10:00-11:00am Venue 28
The Campaign Against Whimsical Letterpress led by Kieran King
Come along and say your piece by printing your own poster! Use antique wood type used to print headlines in the old newspaper industry to print your own meaningful message. The only rule; it must say something that is meaningful to you…
12:00-1:00pm Venue 26
Drop-in drawn monoprinting workshop led by Maria Quintin. Think you’re no good at drawing? Well forget everything you think you know about drawing as we introduce you to the soft beauty of a drawn monoprint in these quick and easy activities that are fun for all abilities.
1:30-2:30pm Venue 28
Have your Say! Led by Maria Quintin
What is all this Print Museum malarky about? Come and have a chat with us and let us know what you’d like to see from a new museum in your area! If you have a story to tell about working in print in Bristol, or have any photos items you’d like to show us, we love to hear from you. Or just pop by to find out what the project is up to at the moment.
2:30-3:30pm Venue 26
RISO Machine Demo and Duplicator Workshop led by Maria Quintin
Come and check out the Print Museums’s RISO machine and take away a unique design created exclusively for this weekend. And if that wasn’t enough, you can come and have a hands-on experience with this machine’s predecessor, the mimeograph duplicator, as we have three machines from different eras ready for action.
4:00-5:00pm Venue 28
Drop-in greetings card monoprinting workshop led by Maria Quintin
Come along and have a go at printing your own beautiful botanical greetings card straight from leaves and flowers from the local area.
Sunday 16th June:
10:00-11:00am Venue 28
Drop-in greetings card monoprinting workshop led by Maria Quintin
Come along and have a go at printing your own beautiful botanical greetings card straight from leaves and flowers from the local area.
11:30-12:30am Venue 26
Drop-in drawn monoprinting workshop led by Kieran King
Think you’re no good at drawing? Well forget everything you think you know about drawing as we introduce you to the soft beauty of a drawn monoprint in these quick and easy activities that are fun for all abilities.
12:30-1:25pm Venue 26
What is a Print? Led by Maria Quintin
Come and find out more about the wonderful world of print and the different processes with practical examples and examples of equipment and ask your questions. What is collagraph? What’s the difference between a screen print and a lithograph? What does intaglio mean? What the heck is a giclee? Find out about all these and more!
1:30-2:25pm Venue 26
RISO Machine Demo and Duplicator Workshop led by Maria Quintin
Come and check out the Print Museums’s RISO machine and take away a unique design created exclusively for this weekend. And if that wasn’t enough, you can come and have a hands-on experience with this machine’s predecessor, the mimeograph duplicator, as we have three machines from different eras ready for action.
2:30-3:30pm Venue 26
Drop-in greetings card monoprinting workshop led by Kieran King
Come along and have a go at printing your own beautiful botanical greetings card straight from leaves and flowers from the local area.
4:00-5:00pm Venue 28
The Campaign Against Whimsical Letterpress led by Maria Quintin
Come along and say your piece by printing your own poster! Use antique wood type used to print headlines in the old newspaper industry to print your own meaningful message. The only rule; it must say something that’s meaningful to you…
All events are completely FREE, but any donations made will go straight to the Museum Project to help us do more activities like this in the local area!
Please note, Venue 28 (The Glass Loft] is accessed via stairs to the upper floor and Venue 26 on Hungerford Gardens has a step to enter.
