Workshop
Autumn Art Workshops
17 Oct 2023 – 28 Oct 2023
RBSA Gallery
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Workshop
Abstract Screenprint on Paper Workshop
28 Oct 2023
Regular hours
- Sat, 28 Oct
- 11:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
£65
Address
- 4 Brook Street
- Birmingham
England - B3 1SA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The 101 bus runs from Birmingham City Centre down Newhall Street. For timetables and bus stops, please check National Express West Midlands.
- The RBSA Gallery is in walking distance from St Paul's Metro tram stop
- The RBSA Gallery is in walking distance from Snow Hill and Birmingham New Street train stations
Event map
Abstract Screenprint on Paper Workshop with Karoline Rerrie
Create a series of bold abstract prints on paper using hand cut stencils, bright coloured inks and the technique of screen printing.
About
Morning activity
- Introduction including health and safety
- Demonstration of how to set up to screen print and how to screen print an abstract design using hand cut stencils
- Demonstration of how to clean up equipment
- Outline of how to create a design and hand cut a stencil
- Participants will draw shapes and create their own A4 designs for hand cut stencils
- They will hand cut their first stencil using a scalpel
- Some of the group will set up to screen print and print their first layer of colour on A4 or A3 paper (others will go for lunch)
- When finished they will clean screen printing equipment
Afternoon activity
- The rest of the group will set up and screen print their first colour on A4 or A3 paper
- When finished they will clean screen printing equipment
- Participants will hand cut their second stencil using a scalpel
- They will set up to screen print, register their second layer of colour and add it to their prints
- Participants will screen print a series of about six prints on A4 or A3 paper
- Once finished they will clean screen printing equipment
- Prints will dry, participants will clean up, pack away and then take their prints home at the end of the workshop
