01
May 12

The Badger Press is back!

To all print makers, new visitors and existing members of the badger press. Many of you will have heard the exciting news, but just in case you haven’t, I’m very pleased to say we’re back, up and running and our doors are open to the public once again!

It’s been a busy few months since we had to close our doors after Stephan and the previous team stepped down at the end of January. Since then we have been working hard to retain the facilities and keep the press open and available to it’s users.

Hopefully our recent shutdown hasn’t caused too much disruption to your printing activities and you’re itching to join us, get printing and explore new creative possibilities. The press will run with a very similar methodology to that it had before with a few tweaks and changes. We are an open access fine art print studio, offering courses to suit everyone, providing studio hire and training in all aspects of printmaking whilst promoting printmaking and supporting artists. We’ll be updating the website over the next couple of weeks with revised information and a new course programme, so stay tuned!

The new course programme will be up and running very soon with the return of many of your favourite courses and tutors as well as some new faces with new and exciting processes. As always if you can’t find the course you are looking for, or there’s a process that you are itching to learn that we don’t currently offer then please get in touch and we will do our best to find a tutor and develop a course to meet your needs. Equally if you think you have what it takes to teach a course or have a unique process you wish to share with others then please get in touch, we’d love to have you on board!

Finally, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the previous team for all the hard work they have done over the last two years, especially Stephan; without his input and continued support, advice, guidance the press would be in a very troubled situation and I would not have been in a position to continue his great work. Also, a massive thanks those who have helped out over the last couple of months, your hard work and continued support have been an inspiration; it’s very much appreciated.

If you have any queries, suggestions or want to get involved then please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Hope to see you at the press very soon!

Adam Eager

adam@badgerpress.org

07745104540


20
Mar 12

Printmaking Summer School

Artists International Print Project / Atelier Avit France Summer School 23rd - 27th July 2012

The Paupers Press will be holding its 2nd summer school at the Atelier Avit studio in the small medieval village of St. Avit Senieur, in the picturesque Dordogne region of France.

The week long course will use techniques such as carborundum, chine colle, collage, monoprint & multiple plate printing to explore how the various languages of print can generate new ideas. The course will be structured so as to introduce the techniques through experimentation & improvisation around ideas developed whilst on the course. The studio is based in the heart of the village, with the C12th abbey and its cloisters directly opposite. There is plenty of accommodation within the village and in the surrounding area, to suit all budgets, family requirements and facilities.

The basic cost of the course will be £300 inc vat including all course materials, excluding flights and accommodation. The nearest airport is Bergerac, with daily flights by Ryanair & Flybe. Lists of suitable accommodation can be supplied if required.

For further information contact: pauper@talk21.com


04
Mar 12

Sue Halloway at Oxmarket


25
Feb 12

Without Walls

Without Walls, a consortium of 8 UK arts festivals who work together to deliver an annual programme of new outdoor arts by British artists, invites artists and companies from any discipline to propose ideas for the development of new outdoor work for presentation in 2013.They are looking for work from all disciplines and genres that is innovative and ambitious and challenges the idea of what outdoor arts can be.

The expected investment between £2000 – £5000 in each research and development award. The hope is that several of the projects they support with an R+D award will be supported by Without Walls in the next stage of its development for production and presentation in 2013.

Deadline for submission of proposals is: Wednesday 4 April 2012, 5pm

For more information on what is required and how to apply, please visit the Without Walls website

reposted from Creative Winchester, visit www.cafeculture.org.uk


12
Feb 12

Chasing Light

For more details visit www.quayarts.org

 


03
Feb 12

Mostly Print