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Sign up to take part in the Hot Bed Press 20:20 Print Exchange!

This is an international exchange in which artists produce an edition of prints 20x20cm in size in any traditional print making media. The prints are circulated around the world and culminate in a series of exhibitions around the country.

Each year between 500 – 700 artists from print workshops, print collectives and university print departments exchange prints through The 20:20 Print Exchange

Detailed Description

There is no set theme for the subject of the prints you make, but they must be 20x20cm in size and an edition of 25 in a traditional printmaking media. For more info visit the Hot Bed Press website here. Print Club is an ideal space for people to get involved and develop their prints, everyone is welcome, staff and students of any level.

 

Key Dates:

18/02/2025 Print Exchange Q&A, 5pm, Mk018 (Intaglio Workshop)

18/03/2025 Deadline to Register

27/06/2025 Deadline to Submit completed Prints

 

About Print Club:

Since 2017 Print Club (Tuesdays, 5 – 7pm, MK018) has been a space for supporting printmaking activities across subjects. Facilitated by Fine Art lecturers Simon Harris & Laura Onions, this is a vital space for supporting staff and students in printmaking practices and for the development and production of prints for 20:20 exchange. In 2022 we hosted the Print Exchange exhibition in the Fine Art studios (pictured).

 

About Hot Bed Press:

Hot Bed Press is a community of printmakers based at the Casket Works in Salford. They deliver short courses in a variety of printmaking techniques and offer a membership scheme for local artists and printmakers. They have been running the 20:20 print exchange since 2009 and the registration fee supports this work.

 

For any questions contact Laura Onions (L.J.Onions@wlv.ac.uk) or Simon Harris (Simon.Harris@wlv.ac.uk)