This exhibition considers fragility and instability. Both artists find ways of repairing the materials with which they work and in so doing show that these fragile objects can be repaired and renewed, and through this process of recovery are transformed.
To correspond with his retrospective exhibition at Dean Clough in Halifax; we are very pleased to welcome artist and printmaker Nobuo Okawa to WYPW. Nobuo will be talking through his 40year journey of exploring nature via the medium of Mezzotint. Join us as he demonstrates his meticulous and meditative approach to the process and how […]
As part of our series of artist talks to correspond with the exhibition programme at WYPW, we welcome Maggie Thompson for an informal discussion about her practice and most recent works shown here as part of her solo show. Maggie Thompson has exhibited widely since completing her MA at Manchester School of Art in 2017and […]
Over 500 prints, each 20cmx20cm, by artists from print workshops throughout the uk and abroad, co-ordinated by Hot Bed Press in Salford.
WYPW is currently using an empty shop unit in the Piazza opposite the Art Gallery in Huddersfield town centre.
On Saturday we had the lovely Bianca and her Dad in the workshop to do a bespoke tuition session in solar plate printing with our technician Kate. This technique is sometimes also referred to as photoploymer gravure or flexo printing. The plates have a steel backing and are pre-coated with a light-sensitive emulsion. Photographic or hand-drawn […]
Linocut is a relief printing technique in which a linoleum block is cut into using a sharp gouge tool. The block is then inked with a roller and impressed onto paper, either by hand by burnishing on the back of the paper, or with a press. The higher (uncarved) areas of the block are the […]
Looking for that unique Christmas gift for friends and family this year? Then make sure you visit our annual PRESENT exhibition!
We’ve had Alicia with us since June on work placement from Huddersfield University and she has been an absolute star in helping out around the workshops. A couple of weeks ago we had a session in the print room trying out some of the lovely new-to-us letterpress equipment.
Maggie Thompson has exhibited widely since completing her MA at Manchester School of Art in 2017, and here she presents a set of new and recent prints.
