Swansea Print Workshop

Saturday and Sunday, December 4 & 510.30am until 4.00pm. Open Days @ Swansea Print Workshop If you are in town drop in for  a cuppa or a hot spicy xmas drink and mince pie. We are right opposite the bus station in…

“Throughout the ages works of art in one medium have inspired artists in others” Malcolm Parr Dylan Thomas’ work is celebrated annually in festivals and symposiums around the world, and the poet continues to be an inspiration for many other artists and…

Sally Hands has been a printmaker for 35 years. Previously she worked in lino and woodcut but now works exclusively in printmaking as a wood engraver. She is an active, elected member of Society of Wood Engravers and has exhibited with the…

Since the 1970s, printmaking has been Rosie Scribblah’s preferred genre, underpinned by her life-long obsession with drawing. But when Covid19, “hit the planet”, Rosie’s art practice took a surprising and fascinating diversion. In her exhibition for September on our dedicated exhibition website,…

from Hartlepool to Swansea – the Early Years Our online exhibition for August showcases around 70 prints from the accomplished printmaker and art lecturer, Arthur Charlton, previously unseen as a body of work.The exhibition includes work from the 1940’s through to his…

If you haven’t already seen this exhibition, it is still available to view Continuing our theme of drawing from observation this is an inspiring collection of works using our immediate environment for inspiration. Working in a range of media, sometimes on a…

“The more you draw or engrave, the more you see, and vice versa,” says Kath Littler, our featured artist this month. Kath is a passionate, erudite wood engraver with an intimate understanding of her chosen printmaking technique. We learn how drawing from…

Award-winning printmaker Kelly Stewart’s creative energy is infectious, her passion for printmaking, inspiring. We learn more about her screenprinting process and the work she has been making during the pandemic. Edinburgh-based Kelly Stewart’s association with Swansea Print Workshop first began in 2011,…

We are lucky in South Wales in that we have such wonderful surroundings to gain inspiration from. A year of lockdown has also meant we have often had to stay in our immediate location for long periods of time and examine our…

Swansea Museum has always been very supportive in giving us access to their collections for a number of workshops and projects. This has included access to their stores which house many of the exhibits that used to be in the Waterfront Museum….