Study day/Workshop Screenprinting Beginners Workshop

Entry year
2024/25
Course code
Z51000186
Application
University
Level
Professional/Short Course
School
School of Arts
Campus
Frenchay
Duration
One day
Delivery
In-person
Course Director
Laura Clarke Oaten

Delivered by the Centre for Print Research

Page last updated 2 January 2024

Introduction

The Screenprinting Beginners Workshop provides you with the opportunity to learn about the history of screenprinting and various techniques - from artworking to coating your own screen - but, most importantly, to have fun, get inky and engage with the printing process.

You will leave with your own hand printed artwork. You will also have gained a good understanding of the process of screenprinting which would give you the confidence to return for future workshops, or to enter any print room and know what to do.

View the Screenprinting Beginner's Workshop flyer (PDF).

Who is it for?

The Beginners' workshop is perfect for people who have little or no experience in screenprinting.

Structure

Content

The course will start with an introduction to the history of screenprinting, and its uses over the years. The course tutor will show examples of different methods and techniques within screenprint and talk about artworking, inks and substrates.

Next, you will learn how to prepare a screen, with each person coating their own individual screen. We will talk about artwork, and printing positives digitally to be exposed onto a screen, based on artwork you have bought to the workshop. We will expose the screens and then break for lunch.

After lunch, we will mix inks and talk about different inks we can use for different substrates. You will then begin printing in pairs and tidy and clear up.

Features

Study facilities

Learn more about UWE Bristol's facilities and resources.

Prices and dates

Supplementary fee information

  • Full price registration: £129
  • *Concessionary price registration: £103

*Available to UWE Bristol staff and alumni (including previous CFPR CPD attendees), anyone reliant on state benefits for their income, anyone currently in full-time education (worldwide) or part-time higher education (UK), and those who are retired.

The course price includes all materials and PPE.

Please sign up early to secure your place.

Date

Thursday 11 April 2024 (10:00-16:00).

Please note the University terms and conditions of purchase for CPD.

How to apply

How to apply

To book your place, please apply online.

Please sign up early to secure your place.

Extra information

About the tutor

Laura Clarke Oaten graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2010 with an MA in Fine Art Printmaking, where she received the Alf Dunn prize and the Augustus Martin Award for excellence. She was awarded a Fellowship at the Royal Academy Schools in 2012 and has worked as a Tutor in Fine Art Printmaking at City & Guilds of London Art School for the last 10 years. She currently works for the Centre for Print Research (CFPR), master printing for artists as part of the Artist in Residence scheme.

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