Advanced Etching Masterclass with Norman Ackroyd
Norman Ackroyd will lead a 2-day masterclass on advanced etching. Following the masterclass, studio technical support and free access to the facilities will be available for 3 days while participants' use/experiment with etching techniques within their own work.
Dates: Dates of course to be confirmed (may take place at end of March/ beginning of April)
Places: 8

Editioning Masterclass with Mark Balakjian
Mark Balakjian, from Studio Prints in London, will lead a 4-day masterclass on editioning skills within etching. The course will also focus on the use of pigments, inks and paper used in etching. Following the masterclass, studio technical support and free access to the facilities will be available for 3 days while participants' use/experiment with etching/editioning techniques within their own work.
Dates: Dates of course to be confirmed (may take place in March)
Places: 8

Advanced Screenprinting Masterclass with Graal Press
Robert Adam, from Graal Press in Scotland, will lead a 2-day masterclass on editioning skills within screenprinting. As well as editioning skills, the course will focus on the use of different types of inks, blends and paper that can be used within screenprinting. Following the masterclass, studio technical support and free access to the facilities will be available for 3 days while participants' use/experiment with editioning techniques within their own work.
Dates: Dates of course to be confirmed (should take place in June/July)
Places: 4
Print & Craft: Designed & Made
This 5-day course will allow designer/makers/artists to explore the relationship between printmaking and craft through discussions, presentations led by artists already using print within their work and through ‘taster’ printmaking workshops at Northern Print Studio.

Day 1
Presentation by two to three designer/makers who use print in their work. All participants will be encouraged to discuss ideas and relationship to their own work.

Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4
All participants work in the print studio with NPS staff (Helen Donley / Theresa Easton). Processes available will include screenprinting, etching, monoprinting, woodcut, as well as combinations of these.

Day 5
All participants come together to present the work they have made and to share ideas about how this work could be developed.

Dates: 5 days in March 2006 – to be confirmed
Places: 10

How to Apply
The training is open to professional artists working in the northeast region. Before applying for a place on a masterclass/course, please contact the studio to check your eligibility.

To apply, please send an up-to-date CV, along with a one-page (A4) statement covering the following:
¥ Brief background information regarding your experience, skills areas and your work.
¥ An indication as to why you want to undertake the course.
¥ An outline of your future aspirations for your work and/or working practice.
Please remember to state which Masterclass/Course you are interested in attending.

Please post your application, with up to 6 images of recent work (in digital format if possible) to:

Northern Print Studio, 42-47 Fish Quay, North Shields, Tyne and Wear NE30 1JA

Tel: 0191 259 1996 Fax: 0191 259 1699 Minicom: 0191 258 6589
Email: enquiry@northernprint.org.uk

Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 21st December 2005

NB: Selected participants must be or become a member of the studio, participants for the Print & Craft training must also be or become a member of Designed & Made.

Additional Information

Norman Ackroyd
Norman Ackroyd was born in Leeds and studied at Leeds College of Art and The Royal College of Art. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1990 and was made a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 2000.

He has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally and has work in many collections such as The British Museum, Tate Gallery, National Gallery of Scotland and many more.

For more information see website: www.normanackroyd.com

Mark Balakjian
Mark Balakjian was born in Lebanon and came to London in 1966 to study painting at Hammersmith School of Art and then at the Slade School of Art to do a postgraduate in printmaking. He has taught at many art schools and runs Studio Prints in London with Dorothea Wight.

Mark has exhibited both nationally and internationally and has received many awards for his work. He has worked with artists such as Lucien Freud and Leon Kossoff.

Graal Press
Screenprinting specialists Robert Adam and Carol Robertson worked at Edinburgh Print Studio for 9 years before setting up their own studio Graal Press. They brought out a book ‘Screenprinting The Complete Water-Based System’, published by Thames & Hudson, in 2003.

Designed & Made
Designed & Made was formed in 2002 as an artist-led, not-for-profit organisation to promote the work of its members to a national and international audience; support their long-term creative and business development; and to foster new talent and innovation.
Designed and Made is about:
• Supporting the northeast designer-maker community through its Membership network and services;
• Harnessing the creative skills and energy of its Members through imaginative showcase events, international connections and exchanges;
• Re-thinking the boundaries of craft and design through innovative projects and by supporting links with industry;
• Encouraging awareness of eco-design and new technology;
• Collaborating across art disciplines;
• Nurturing the vitality and originality of new and emerging talent;
•Building partnerships with educational bodies and with cultural organisations in the northeast, across the UK and overseas.

This information is taken from the Designed & Made website, for more information visit: www.designedandmade.co.uk

This information is available in large print on request from the Studio.