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SPS goes to Hepworth Wakefield
The Hepworth Wakefield’s popular Print Fair returns in 2019 with a host of exciting stalls, activities and events celebrating the art of printmaking. Held in The Calder, the converted mill space, and featuring a handpicked selection of over 50 printmakers, collectives and galleries from around the UK, the fair will provide a friendly atmosphere in […]
Posted February 6, 2019Creating, Producing & Collecting Contemporary Prints
A conversation at Hauser & Wirth around collecting prints and the meaning of editions.
Posted December 4, 2018[This] place and Fair Saturday
24 November 2018 EXHIBITION 12-5 PM at Spike Print Studio, Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX Asylum seekers and refugees from Borderlands Drop-in Centre have had the opportunity to attend free printmaking sessions at Spike Print Studio, held once a month, since September 2017. This exhibition shows a remarkable series of prints that […]
Posted October 30, 2018Lisa Takahashi wins the Wild Card heat on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year
Lisa is the wild card winner in heat 2 of Sky Arts Landscape artist of the Year 2018. The heat took place at Viking Bay, Broadstairs and her painting was voted the best out of the 50 artists that participated by the judges, Tai Shan Shierenbeg, Kate Bryan and Kathleen Soriano. Lisa’s painting will now […]
Posted October 25, 2018Gail Mason wins at The Society of Women Artists
Gail won the Premier Art Award at the Society of Women Artists at The Mall Galleries which was presented by their patron Princess Michael of Kent , she even got to shake hands with Royalty! Wow, well done Gail! Her winning print was Rip Tide, a silkscreen monotype. The exhibition runs from 25-30 Sept at the […]
Posted October 1, 2018Jess Bugler wins award at The National Original Print Exhibition
Jess has won the Intaglio Printmaker Prize at this year’s National Original Print Exhibition for her Linoprint Collage “Fracture” which was exhibited at the Spike Island open studios in May. Wow, great news Jess! National Original Print Exhibition is an international open competition established by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers which celebrates the best in all […]
Posted September 26, 2018Sarah Duncan at Derwent Art Prize
Sarah’s drawing “Ceigar” was chosen from 33oo submissions for the Derwent Art Prize. Well done Sarah! Trowbridge Town Hall Arts is thrilled to welcome the fourth instalment of the Derwent Art Prize, following its launch at the Mall Galleries in London. Exceptional in quality and a hugely diverse, this prestigious exhibition offers an overview of […]
Posted September 26, 2018Clare Cutts at Zillah Bell
The Original Print Show 2017 is a selection from this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This major exhibition, curated by Senior Royal Academician Norman Ackroyd, will include originals by some of the UK’s most respected contemporary artists. This year the show concentrates on four artists including our very own Clare Cutts – well done Clare! The Private View will […]
Posted September 12, 2018UWE SPS Scholarships 2018–2019 announced
This month we announced the successful applicants for the UWE SPS Scholarships for the coming year. Congratulations to Sara-Jane Gautlett, Justyna Medon and Zoe Tissandier from Spike Print Studio and Miranda Harris (MA Multi-disciplinary Printmaking), Zoe Power (MA Multi-disciplinary Printmaking) and Maria Quintet (BA Drawing and Print) from UWE. Watch this space for more information about […]
Posted August 20, 2018Leonie Bradley – Peter Reddick bursary award 2018
Leonie Bradley has been selected for The Peter Reddick Bursary Award 2018. Leonie will spend 2018-2019 making new work at Spike Print Studio supported by this bursary. Artist’s statement: “I work in a wide range of media including filmmaking, etching, making artists’ books, linocut and wood engraving. I get repeatedly drawn back to wood engraving as […]
Posted August 16, 2018