sexta-feira, 27 de novembro de 2015

Ouseburn Open Studios - Northern Print - Newcastle - Reino Unido

Kick off the Christmas Season with
Ouseburn Open Studios

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 November

Buy straight from the artists and shop locally this winter as Ouseburn's studios throw open their doors and offer you a warm North Eastern welcome.

Discover a wealth of unnusual, original and beautiful gifts and items for you home as you soak up the festive atmosphere, meet the makers, peruse the live artist demonstrations,and indulge in some of the seasonal culinary treats that the Ouseburn Valley has to offer.

At Northern Print you will find a studio and gallery full of warmth, colour and creativity:

* Have-a-go printmaking activities where you can hand print your own Christmas decoration to take home with you;
* Northern Footprints, our latest exhibition featuring over 50 different prints produced by our own talented studio artists;
* Carefully selected hand-printed gifts to help you with your Christmas shopping;
* Hot spiced apple juice and nibbles to enjoy while you browse;
* A behind-the-scenes experience of printmakers at work where you can meet the following artists:

Saturday 28 November
AM: Joanna Bourne will be showing her beautiful atmospheric woodcut prints
PM: Chris Daunt will be giving insight into the world of wood engraving
All day: Lydia Wysocki will be giving demonstrations on the electric press.

Sunday 29 November
All day: Cath Hodson will be showing her striking screenprints
All day: Jan Walton will be demystifying the collagraph process

This year a record number of studios are participating in the event:

Northern Print, Biscuit Tin Studios, The Biscuit Factory, Cobalt Studio, 36 Lime Street, Jim Edwards, The Toffee Factory, Mushroom Works

With so much to see and do it will be well worth a visit so we hope to see you very soon.

Announcing Our Brand New Classes and Courses Brochure!

Whether you'd like to try your hand at etching, screenprinting, wood engraving, gum arabic or another form of printmaking we have it covered so click here to find out what's on offer from Jan to June and don't forget you can give vouchers and courses as gifts too - just call 0191 261700 for details.

Our gallery shop is now full of unique presents and stocking fillers so why not pay us a visit the next time you're in the area or take a look at our website which now offers even more prints and gifts to help make Christmas shopping a treat.

www.northernprint.org.uk

Wed 9 & 16 Dec
Late Night Shopping
6-8pm

We appreciate that December can be a very busy time for many people, so we have set aside two evenings in December where you will be able to browse our gallery shop and Northern Footprints exhibition in a relaxed setting with festive refreshments at hand. We have free parking in front of the main entrance for gallery visitors so why not visit on your way home from work for a spot of winter inspiration?

Until Sat 19 Dec

Northern Footprints

Northern Print is proud to showcase over fifty original prints celebrating the varied work of its own talented studio artists from the last twelve months.

The pieces each measure twelve inches square and are all available to purchase at a price to suit every pocket which makes it a perfect exhibition to see in the run up to the festive season.

Throughout Nov & Dec

Scrum Down Print Forward Film

If you've followed us on social media or checked our website in the last few months you have most probably heard about our extraordinary world record breaking linocut print created to celebrate the Rugby World Cup 2015.

You can watch a short teaser film created by Alan Fentiman ahead of the release of the full version here. and we'll be announcing the full length film very soon.