Fall in Love with Furniture - The Library of John Bedford
For Heritage Open Days 2024 we invite you on an exclusive tour of our exhibition, Part of the Furniture: The Library of John Bedford.
Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield
Join us in our monthly life drawing class with Gallery favourite, experienced artist and tutor, Rob Oldfield.
This workshop is open to everyone, from newcomers who want to take up a hobby through to experienced artists looking to hone their sketching skills.
Materials including various papers, pencils, charcoal and drawing boards will be supplied, but please feel free to bring your own too.
Public Art Walk
Join us on a walk around the University of Leeds campus to explore our collection of Public Art.
Take some time out of your day to enjoy a breath of fresh air, stretch your legs and take in the sights of the University of Leeds. Learn some interesting facts about the artworks around campus – revisit familiar favourites and discover hidden gems.
Works to see may include Barbara Hepworth’s ‘Dual Form’ and Hubert Dalwood’s ‘Untitled Bas-Relief’, along with works by Mitzi Cunliffe, Quentin Bell, Lorna Green and many more.
Beauty and the Beast
When a magical sorceress transforms the handsome Count into a frightening Beast, only true love will break the spell.
In a tale as old as panto-time, join bookworm Belle and a whole host of colourful characters on a journey to discover that true beauty is more than just skin-deep.
With plenty of audience participation and huge helpings of laughter, spectacular scenery, captivating costumes and enchanting special effects, Beauty & the Beast is the traditional family pantomime that will leave you spellbound!
Arabic Calligraphy & Screen Printing
Join us for a one day calligraphy taster course to learn Arabic calligraphy. During the first part of the day you will learn flourishes and basic lettering, before moving onto an abstract design. You will also learn how to write your own name and some basic techniques in decorative calligraphy.
In the second part of the day you will make a screen print with an abstract design and will learn how to use layering and colour to make your own individual prints.
Etching with Copper Sulphate
On this one day workshop you will explore the basics of etching metal printing plates such as zinc and aluminium using hard wax grounds and copper sulphate solution.
Etching is an intaglio printmaking process where etched lines or grooves are created on a metal surface which are then inked up and printed from using an etching press. Using copper sulphate to etch is a much safer and less toxic alternative to using traditional nitric acid to etch copper plates.
Introduction to Screen Printing - 5 Week Course
Explore the process of screen printing onto paper and develop your confidence as an independent screen printer. You will learn how to register and layer your designs, and print with multiple colours. You will gain an understanding of the photo stencil emulsion technique and will learn how to coat and expose screens using our UV exposure unit. Your tutor will also introduce you to relevant contextual artists and screen printing terminology.
Next Steps in Letterpress - 5 Week Course
Develop your skills in letterpress techniques on this five-week follow on course.
Throughout the course you’ll have the opportunity to work with our metal type and wood type sets and various traditional presses to develop your ideas and knowledge of letterpress.
You’ll be encouraged to explore your own projects and work on existing ideas, with the support and guidance of the tutor. Along the way you’ll learn about letterpress context, history and technical terminology.
Explore Printmaking - 5 Week Course
This course will introduce you to some of the processes you can access at Leeds Print Workshop and give you the basic skills to continue using them after the course. The tutor will demonstrate:
Monoprinting – using oil based relief printing inks you will produce one-off multicolour prints working with paper stencils and our presses.
Collograph – you will use collage to create images that will be printed using our our presses.
Screen Printing Tees and Totes
Explore screen printing onto blank tote bags and t-shirts. This one day workshop will cover:
Preparing imagery for screen printing
Coating & exposing screens
Mixing inks
Screen printing methods
Heat setting/fixing inks to make them washable
You’ll come away from the session with some finished products with your own design screen printed onto them and a whole lot of knowledge to continue with your own projects.