Not-for-profit print studio based at INTRA. Regular printmaking courses and open access sessions where you can use our specialist equipment to practice your print skills. We have a large etching press and facilities for photo stencil silkscreen, Risograph, relief printing, collagraph, thermofax, textiles, Gelli printing, monoprinting and many more techniques.

INTRA is a Medway based arts venue, hosting creative events, classes, activities and studios, and offering one of the best collections in Kent of specialist arts equipment accessible to the general public.

Our not for profit company Intra Arts Ltd. was formed in 2014 when we took on the former Spemco building in Rochester High Street. This Art Deco fronted, Victorian building is much loved in the historic area of ‘Chatham Intra’. Our aim is to provide an arts programme, creative opportunities and education in a space that welcomes people of all ages, abilities and circumstances.

We have built a friendly community of people interested in creativity of all kinds. People come to us to learn specialist skills, make things in company, to get a break from the stresses of their lives, have fun, work on projects collectively and individually, meet other local people, and all sorts of other reasons. We don’t require membership, and we keep prices affordable.

There is a lovely workshop space where we run a programme of creative activities. The space can also be hired by groups or individuals to host meetings, parties or classes.

The studio spaces at INTRA are occupied by artists who bring and share their expertise and equipment with the community. We have Medway Fine Printmakers running a fantastic print studio with an excellent range of presses and courses spanning intaglio, stencil, and relief printing. Unravel & Unwind offer a craft drop-in four days a week where you can learn skills from crochet to decoupage, or bring along a project you are working on and make it in company. We have a small shop of hand printed gifts, stationery and textiles – mostly made on the premises, photographer Rikard Osterlund runs wet plate sessions at INTRA, Glassmania’s Karen Verma hosts glass classes every Tuesday, and dressmaker Christina Kinsey makes clothing and alterations every Friday as one of our coworking members.

INTRA doesn’t currently receive ongoing funding from any public body, but hopefully we will in the future. We do run projects funded by various arts and wellbeing organisations, and offer free and discounted activities as part of those schemes.

For more info see their website: www.intraarts.org/