October Newsletter

Friday, 18 October 2019

9th Studio Exhibition PV and Open Weekend

Hi Visitor,

Barràgan Window, Rose Electra Harris, Etching

We’re looking forward to seeing you at our opening night this Thursday, 3rd October from 6.00-8.00pm, or at the weekend. This print by Rose Electra Harris has been made exclusively for the exhibition. The print, available in an edition of 30, has been made with Rob White to launch our fundraiser and all profits from sales of this print and all of the prints by our members in the exhibition will be donated to the studio.

This is Slaughterhaus

As we enter our tenth year (it is hard to believe it is that long ago that Alex and I moved all of our presses in, in torrential rain) we want to build on our work so far and have big plans for the next ten years.

To continue to support and facilitate artists to make prints.

Explore and push the boundaries of printmaking through innovative use of materials alongside traditional processes.

Committed to teaching, encouraging and sharing our love of printmaking through our programme of courses and events such as this Open Studio Weekend.

Continuing to champion and support recent graduates through our SLAUGHTERHAUS Studio Membership prize- you can see work by the two new recipients of our prize this year in the exhibition.

Plan to launch an outreach programme next year for young artists and 'would be' artists, to help them move into an art career. And to develop a print technician apprenticeship.

Our fundraising campaign will continue in the new year.

Be Curious

If you would like to find out more about printmaking, we have two demonstrations this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday. The artists have swapped days since my previous newsletter, and Matt will now demonstrate Stone Lithography on Saturday between 1-3pm, and Chris will be demonstrating how to make and print his very successful drypoint prints on Sunday at 2pm. Both Matt and Chris will answer your questions during the demos, and both artists are teaching courses later in October so that you can try the techniques out for yourself after seeing how exciting they are!

We have also programmed a whole series of taster courses in October and November- and we’d love to see you at one of those. Here are just some of the courses. For full information on all of our courses please see our website.

Drypoint

Saturday 19 October 2019, 1.30-4.30pm

Tutor: Chris Christodoulou

Cost: £54. Acrylic printing plates, paper and inks included.

Polyester Lithography

Saturday 26 October, 11.00- 4.00pm

Tutor: Matt Young

£75. Includes materials.

Etching: Hard & Soft Ground

Sunday 27 October, 2019, 11.00- 4.00pm

Tutor: Michelle Avison

Cost: £80. Materials included (one A5 etching plate, paper and inks).