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Iconic print design conference returns after 12-year hiatus

Creative Boom

Today, it's finding a new contemporary audience of designers, printmakers and typographers who come to enjoy a regular programme of design events and workshops. The St Bride Foundation was originally set up in 1891 to serve the burgeoning print and publishing trade of nearby Fleet Street in London.

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UK's biggest comic art festival returns to Yorkshire this November

Creative Boom

Photography by Andrew Benge Teaming up once again with partners LeedsBID, Thought Bubble Festival 2023 will present a week of talks, workshops, exhibitions, public art installations, film screenings, venue takeovers and more. Dapo Adeola will be hosting a family-friendly library workshop. Thought Bubble.

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August 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York, will host one artist age 45 or older for a 4-6 week residency. Artists of all disciplines interested in printmaking are eligible for this new fellowship from the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. Deadline: August 1, 2022. The Anita Wetzel Residency Grant (U.S.).

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Picky Eaters and Critters in Knits Populate Strangford’s Playful Animal Prints

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” With a background in ecology, Strangford discovered printmaking when she joined local Extinction Rebellion groups, decentralized initiatives designed to persuade governments to act on the climate emergency. ” A solo exhibition of Strangford’s work opens tomorrow at The Workshop Ballynahinch and continues for two months.

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November 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Virgin Islands) This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art. Women’s Studio Workshop Grants (U.S.) Deadline: November 13, 2023. Deadline: November 15, 2023.

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The role of Aberdeen People’s Press in late 20th century activism

Creative Review

The exhibition has been organised by the University of Aberdeen Special Collections and Peacock Visual Arts, the latter established as a printmaking workshop just months after APP. Fitting for a printer with collectivism at its heart, the curation of the show is a combined effort from 14 people, many of whom were APP members.

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Five Artists to Meet at The Other Art Fair’s Upcoming Brooklyn Edition

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Attendees can also dive into hands-on workshops with the Secret Riso Club, custom pet portraits brought to life by Ben Lenovitz, and video portraits by Tamara Staples. Works in her recent solo exhibition, WRETCHED , combine traditional printmaking with mystical aesthetics from the late 1800s.

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