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Print Workshop

What is it?

The Print Workshop at Gainsborough's House is an open-access studio available to anyone interested in printmaking. The Workshop was established in 1978 in premises opening onto the charming garden at Gainsborough's House.

A small staff maintains the Workshop and develops its facilities. A membership scheme is open to all - complete beginners and established printmakers. A voluntary committee organises members' exhibitions, visits and fundraising events.

How can I use it?

Anyone may use the facilities. Help and advice is available from the technician, while experienced printmakers are free to work on their own. There is a session fee which covers processing chemicals and other consumables. Paper and printing plates may be purchased at very reasonable prices. Members pay an annual subscription and benefit from a reduced session fee. Visitors are welcome.

To apply for membership, please contact Andrew Hunter at Gainsborough's House.

Education

There is a timetable of evening classes, intensive Summer Courses, and Saturday Masterclasses. One-off sessions at a general or specialised level can be arranged for schools and other groups. Around twenty can be accommodated for demonstrations, twelve for hands-on work.

Further information about courses, group bookings and membership is available from gainsborough's House.

Facilities

The Workshop is exceptionally well laid out, the result of major refurbishment in 1997. The presses are on the ground floor together with custom built sinks, a fume extract cabinet, darkroom and screen-wash. Double doors open into the garden. Screen printing takes place on the first floor where there is further bench-space for drawing on plates.

Presses and other equipment

• Albion press (block printing)
  17 by 22 inches.
• Britannia press (block printing)
  21 by 28 inches.
• Littlejohn etching press
  28 by 48 inches.
• Newsum Roberts direct lithography press (for stones or plates)
  21 by 36 inches.
• EMUS vacuum table to take screens up to 36 by 48 inches.
• UV exposure unit to take screens up to 36 by 36 inches.
• Screen wash unit with back-lit panel and pressure cleaner.
• De Vere 54 Jualite black and white photographic enlarger.

Open

Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 2-5pm
Closes 4pm November to March

The Print Workshop is available to visitors by appointment during the above hours. Members enjoy extended access. Further information about courses, group bookings and membership is available from Gainsborough's House.

Gainsborough's House
46 Gainsborough Street
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2EU
UK

Telephone 01787 372958
Fax 01787 376991

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Gainsborough's House, 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, UK.
Telephone: (UK) 01787 372958   Fax: (UK) 01787 376991