There are lots of great workshops and demos happening throughout the arts trail weekend, both in the community venues and at people’s home studios. Most are drop-in sessions and free of charge. Some are paid for and require pre-booking. All the details are below but keep an eye on social media for any changes or updates to workshops dates and times.
FREE Drop in crafty creative sessions with Colourful Minds at St Anne’s House, Brislington, BS4 4AB (Venue 16)
Collage Rainbows 11am – 12.30pm – Paper Room, Saturday & Sunday
Join artist Laura from Colourful Minds and get crafty making rainbows using different collage materials! Just drop in.
Suitable for all ages: 2-4 year olds with their grown ups supervision and 5+ year olds independently.
Collage Faces 2pm – 3.30pm – Paper Room, Saturday & Sunday
Take part in a drop in collage making session with artist Laura from Colourful Minds, where we’ll be crafting faces!
Suitable for all ages: 2-4 year olds with their grown ups supervision and 5+ year olds independently.
FREE drop-in printmaking upstairs at The Langton Pub (Venue 21)
Kate Miller, of Little Leaf Press, is welcoming all ages to fun drop-in printmaking workshops throughout Sat & Sun; Lego printmaking & Linocut stamp making. Kate’s own nature-inspired artwork will also be on display.
At St Luke’s Church Hall, there will be nature-inspired kids arts and crafts – more details coming soon
FREE Print Taster Workshops with Bristol Print Museum
This year we also have a full programme of print taster workshops run by Maria Quintin of Quints Prints and local printmaker Kieran King across 2 different venues. Some will take place at The Glass Loft (number 29 on the map), and others at 34 Hungerford Gardens (number 27 on the map).
Saturday 15th June:
10:00-11:00am Venue 27
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 29
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 27
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 27
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 29
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:
10:00-11:00am Venue 29
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 27
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 27
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 27
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 27
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 29
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 29 (The Glass Loft] is accessed via stairs to the upper floor and Venue 27 on Hungerford Gardens has a step to enter.
Gelli Plate Nature Printing with Moss & Twig at Kin Cafe – Sunday 16th June
Moss & Twig will be running 2 kids Gelli Plate Printing sessions at Kin Cafe for up to 8 people. Create beautiful prints from foraged plants using gelli plates and ink. Suitable for ages 5 plus.
Sunday 16th June only – 10am to 11am or 12pm to 1pm. Cost £20 per person. Pre-booking required – email vivilovesroses@gmail.com
Workshops will take place outside at Kin Cafe – Venue 13
Try Out the Potter’s Wheel with Wendy Calder
Wendy Calder is offering “have a go on the wheel” pottery drop-in sessions on Saturday 15th June from 10am till 4pm at her home studio Come and have a go at throwing your own pot.
10am-4pm. Free to have a go, £5 to have your pot glazed & fired
Find Wendy at 62 Arlington Rd, St.Anne’s, BS4 4AJ – Venue 17.
Iva is running workshops at her home studio for up to 4 people. Pre-booking required – email ivana.svabic@gmail.com
Find Iva at (Venue 2)
