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Refugee Workshop 3 June 2023
Amy Hutchings ran a very productive workshop with Borderlands refugees recently and these are a few examples of their work – linocut was the chosen process. Good choice!
Posted June 5, 2023Refugees’ Workshop Saturday 4 March 2023
A few images from the most recent of our ongoing refugee workshops led by Amy Hutchings with help from Dean Cooke and Maria Quintin on Saturday 4 March.
Posted March 9, 2023Refugees’ Workshop 11 Feburary 2023
Amy Hutchings runs our free monthly Refugee Workshops. She says: “We had the most lovely workshop on Saturday, with ten of us in total. We had six participants – two who had never visited, and Nasa who came last around four years ago. We had a varied and active studio with trace monoprint – the most […]
Posted February 13, 2023This Place: Refugee Printmaking Workshops at Spike Print Studio
Exciting news! The printmaking sessions with Borderlands restarted on 5th November 2022. This is a wonderful opportunity for refugees to access professional print studio space and equipment and explore printmaking. It’s the best way to spend a Saturday morning. Held once a month, the workshops really benefit from Spike members contributing their expertise and time. […]
Posted February 11, 2023RWA 169 Open Exhibition
Congratulations to so many of our Members showcased in this year’s Open Exhibition at the RWA! The exhibition in the beautifully reburbished building is on until 8.1.23 with selected prints from many of our members, including Sandy Cocks, Sally Pike, Ivana Svabic-Cannon, Elaine Cooper, Martine Baldwin, Jacqui Watkins, Tuba Ustuner, Jess Townsend, Cate Davey, Julie […]
Posted October 19, 2022
Artists Sarah Duncan and Libby Lloyd nominated for Queen Sonja Print Award 2022
We are beyond chuffed that the very talented Sarah Duncan and Libby Lloyd have both been nominated for this prestigious award. The Queen Sonja Print Award has become the world’s leading award for graphic art and is presented every other year to a young, ambitious and promising artist who has excelled in the field of […]
Posted January 7, 2022SPS demos at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2021
Our member technician, Maria Quintin, took to the floor at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair https://www.woolwichprintfair.com/about/ with demos in intaglio and relief printmaking. It sounds as if it was a very busy time with much interest in the processes and discovering the magic of print.
Posted November 16, 2021Spike Print Studio Mobile Print Project November update
November 2021 Amy Hutchings and Anna Haydock-Wilson continue to deliver a far reaching community project. We were awarded a Originators Funding by Bristol City Council City Arts Team to continue offering printmaking workshops to vulnerable communities across Bristol. As with our Home Print Project this fund will enables us to support arts activities for young […]
Posted November 11, 2021