All Boxed Up Step into a pocket-sized print adventure where ancient printmaking techniques meet modern innovation. Visit Rochester’s smallest art gallery during the festival for a special print artist takeover.
The Printers’ Process A celebration of printers and the many varied processes that are part of their armoury. Fifteen of the country’s most respected and celebrated printmakers’ wonderful work will be exhibited in the Halpern Gallery in Chatham for Medway Print Festival.
Rewilding: Louise Pettifer Louise Pettifer’s work combines painting and gilding with a monoprinting technique based on block printing, building up extremely thin layers to create beautiful images on a rewilding theme.
Young at Heart linocuts Medway Diversity Forum (MDF), & local Community Artist-Educator Jay M. Patel, present their latest intergenerational collaboration, featuring first time lino prints by MDF’s Medway Hindu Parivar ‘Young At Heart’ seniors’ group, with grandchildren also invited to take part. Community members & volunteers appreciated the creative opportunity to try a new craft,…
Dockyard40: Hazelnut Press on Tour As part of the 40th anniversary of the closure of the Dockyard and the formation of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, the Hazelnut Press artists are on a print-based journey through popular Dockyard landmarks and mysterious hidden history in unexpected spaces.
Whittle and Daub: an exhibition of printmaking by Paul Jerome Paul’s beautiful prints are often inspired by nature and British folklore, he specialises in linocuts, but also etchings, collagraphs and screen prints. Why not pop along to see critters, creatures and characters from Kent and further afield, including the hare, Hooden Horse and the…
Textile Texture Effects Working with foiling, flocking and puff techniques, create exciting textured prints on fabrics in this workshop led by Xtina Lamb. Combine stencil and block printing methods with heat press to experiment with special effects applied to textiles, creating unique fabric designs. medwayfineprintmakers.co.uk/textile-textures/
Relief printing at Social Art Join us for a pressure-free ‘Social’ art environment where you can explore your creativity and develop your skills! Free event but booking essential Please book online at: www.nucleusarts.com/whats-on For adults over 18’s living in Kent and Medway
Dockyard40: Hazelnut Press Come and have a go at lino printing with Heather Haythornthwaite from Hazelnut Press. Choose from a couple of Dockyard themed designs and create your very own print to take home. Free Drop-In workshops Suitable for all ages including children 7+
The Art of Mono Printing with Suminagashi Join artists Nicole and José at a fun and easy workshop to a create a monoprint using a marbling technique called suminagashi (floating ink). The art of paper marbling originated in China about 2,000 years ago. Originally, it was a secret technique. It became popular in the 12th…
Cyanotypes on the Meadow Discover the flora and fauna on Watts Meadow whilst trying out a Victorian form of photography that uses the sun’s rays to produce ethereal blue prints. They say it’s science but it feels like magic! It’s so simple to do that anyone can have a go, even children with a…
Introduction to Gelli Plate Printing with Medway Adult Education Join us in our Rochester studios to explore the wide and varied techniques associated with Gelli Plate printing and produce at least 2 prints. Basic tools and materials will be provided but please bring your own apron, range of textured items for experimentation (such as leaves,…
The Art of Mono Printing with Suminagashi Join artists Nicole and José at a fun and easy workshop to a create a monoprint using a marbling technique called suminagashi (floating ink). The art of paper marbling originated in China about 2,000 years ago. Originally, it was a secret technique. It became popular in the 12th…
Young at Art - Mono screen printing Explore the spontaneity and excitement of mono screen printing with Rachel from iPrintedThat. Delve into a technique that offers a more painterly effect than traditional methods, perfectly suited for creating abstract prints. Book online at: www.nucleusarts.com/whats-on For adults over 55’s living in Kent and Medway. Suggested donation…
Printing with Packaging Materials Lo-fi versions of popular printmaking techniques using humble scrap packaging materials can achieve beautiful results on paper. Foil-lined Tetrapaks offer a good surface for drypoint drawings, and cereal packets can be cut into low relief printing plates for bolder shapes. Embossing is achieved quickly with a textured collage of reclaimed…
Dockyard40: Hazelnut Press Come and have a go at lino printing with Heather Haythornthwaite fromHazelnut Press. Choose from a couple of Dockyard themed designs and create your very own print to take home. Free Drop-In workshops. Suitable for all ages including children 7+
Peonies in Print – a linocut workshop Capture these stunning summer flowers in print. Learn transfer techniques, understand image reversal, get hands-on carving your tile and add colour using the chine-collé method. After a light lunch you’ll finish by inking and hand-printing your linocut using a 19th century press. No previous printmaking experience…
Textile Repeat Patterns In this workshop you’ll spend a day learning how to plan out a repeating pattern, creating a stencil from your choice of inspiration, and screen printing 3 metres of your own unique design on cotton fabric - for dresses, cushions, accessories etc. Booking: medwayfineprintmakers.co.uk/textile-repeat-patterns/
Botanical printing - PRINT CLUB Botanical printing, eco dyeing, eco printing...call it what you will, in this session you’ll learn how to harness the naturally forming compounds in leaves and flowers and transfer their form to print. It’s experimental and varies from plant to plant but the results can be stunning. Workshop delivered by Rachel…
Print & A Pint – a linocut workshop Master the art of linocut as you get to grips with transfer techniques, understand image reversal and carve your lino tile using specialist tools. After a well-earned drink you’ll finish by inking and hand-printing your linocut using a 19th century press. No previous printmaking experience required. Refreshments…
Young at Art - Mono screen printing Explore the spontaneity and excitement of mono screen printing with Rachel from iPrintedThat. Delve into a technique that offers a more painterly effect than traditional methods, perfectly suited for creating abstract prints. Book online at: www.nucleusarts.com/whats-on For adults over 55’s living in Kent and Medway. Suggested donation…
