Take part in a free printmaking workshop with a leading Welsh printmaker and create a small edition of mini prints ready for submission to MiniPrint Cymru | Wales 2025.
Workshops are open to all and suitable for both beginners and experienced artists.
Each workshop will guide you to create four 10cm x 10cm prints – ideal for submitting to MiniPrint Cymru | Wales.
Workshops are free to attend and include free submission to MiniPrint Cymru | Wales for all participants.
Sunday 13th July 2025
Join our beginner-friendly workshop and explore the exciting world of dry point printing! You'll learn the fundamentals of this traditional technique and create your own unique artwork.
What to Expect:
- Learn how to engrave a design onto a 10x10cm aluminium plate using dry point tools- Discover the process of inking and printing your plate on a traditional printing press- Create an edition of 4 prints, each one a unique piece of art- Take home your finished prints and enjoy the satisfaction of creating something truly original. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to submit your prints to the MINIPRINT Exhibition for FREE, giving you the chance to showcase your work to a wider audience.
No prior experience necessary. Our expert tutors will guide you through every step of the process, from design to print. This is a great opportunity to try something new, relax, and unleash your creativity. Feel free to bring along any references photographs for your design if you wish! '
Sunday July 20th 2025
A one-day workshop where you'll learn the core skills of linocutting and in particular the principles of the reduction method which will enable you to create a small editon of linocuts by the end of the day.
What is reduction linocutting?
Reduction linocut is a technique for achieving multiple colours in a print using a single block of lino. You carve/cut one layer, print it, carve/cut again, print again and repeat as needed for the number of colours you're printing - in this case two colours.
Planning
It's vital to think carefully about the image you're going to work from. As we'll be using just two colours for the reduction, images with plenty of light and shade are ideal. For the printing process itself, you'll be using various methods from a wooden spoon through to a small, portable press.
Please bring with you a tonal sketch or high contrast photograph to work from.
All other materials and tools will be provided
Friday 25th July 2025
This workshop will guide you through the process of creating a stylised, semi-abstract Collagraph using tapes, textures and cut card. You’ll have the option to explore À la poupée inking for beautiful gradated colour effects. Participants are welcome to bring personal motifs, but an intuitive, experimental approach will be encouraged on the day.
To reserve your free place on a workshop, please fill in the online form here https://tripetto.app/run/XBS7N...
Spaces are limited and booking is essential.
MiniPrint Cymru | Wales is a Wales-wide printmaking initiative led by Swansea Print Workshop and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. It celebrates the creativity of Wales-based artists through affordable, small-scale fine art prints.
Deadline for submissions: Midnight, Monday 28th July 2025
Exhibitions will take place at Mission Gallery, Swansea and the Royal Cambrian Academy in Conwy (2025/26)
Selected artists will be included in a high-quality, bilingual print catalogue
Open to Wales-based printmakers and members of partner print studios
Free expert-led workshops
Create a new edition of prints to submit
Your work could be selected for a national exhibition and publication
Help build a sustainable, biennial celebration of Welsh printmaking
These workshops are part of a broader ambition to create a vibrant Welsh Print Collective, strengthen printmaking networks across Wales, and offer opportunities to those who wouldn’t normally access printmaking facilities.
