Glasgow Print Studio - About the GPS

about the gps

Glasgow Print Studio is based in the heart of Glasgow, providing a range of services to artists and the public in the West of Scotland. These include a custom-built printmakers workshop, a gallery exhibiting local and international artists and a retail outlet: Gallery III.

The Glasgow Print Studio is a unique organisation with charitable status which exists to encourage and promote the art of printmaking in the West of Scotland. Founded in 1972, Glasgow Print Studio has grown in both reputation and size to offer world class facilities and a wide range of services to the public and artists alike.

Glasgow Print Studio is one of the largest publishers of original prints in the UK. Every year leading artists are invited to collaborate with our master printmakers to produce original prints of the highest quality. These publications can be seen in Gallery III and are also available by mail order.

Printmaking describes the process of making artists original prints, as opposed to signed limited-edition prints, which are in fact merely reproductions of existing artworks made using commercial print processes. Traditionally an original print involves the artist making blocks, plates, stones or stencils which are then hand printed onto handmade paper using non-mechanical methods. Prints are frequently made in editions (i.e. a number of identical impressions), and these editions are a fixed number so that the buyer knows how many have been produced. These are then signed and numbered by the artist and sometimes titled and dated.

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Glasgow Print Studio Workshop

Workshop facilities are available in etching/intaglio, stone and plate lithography, relief printing, photography and many other related processes. We also have a digital imaging service. The workshop is run by an experienced staff of expert artist printmakers who provide guidance and technical advice on all aspects of printmaking. Workshop access is available to all members of the public who have printmaking experience. Workshop Evening Classes are held quarterly in many printmaking disciplines.In addition to our programme of evening classes we can organise specialist printmaking classes, lectures and demonstrations for art groups, students and schools. We host In Service Days for teachers and promote a programme of Education and Outreach Workshops alongside our gallery programme.

Glasgow Print Studio Galleries

Our prizewinning galleries are internationally acclaimed both for the beauty of the space and the quality of the exhibitions presented. Entry to all exhibitions, talks and events is free.

Gallery III, 25 King Street

Gallery III stocks, displays and sells original prints by over 300 artists.To complement this we offer a bespoke framing service with a wide selection of mouldings available. For businesses we can offer a bespoke Print Hire Scheme.

Glasgow Print Studio Publications

Original etchings, lithographs, relief prints and screenprints by internationally renowned artists, including Elizabeth Blackadder, Christine Borland, John Byrne, Ashley Cook, Ken Currie, Peter Howson, Abigail McLellan, Ray Richardson, Carol Rhodes, Ross Sinclair, Adrian Wiszniewski and many others.

Glasgow Print Studio Education & Outreach

Glasgow Print Studio's education programme offers opportunities for all ages and abilities to participate in fine art printmaking. Our programme includes activities for schools, teachers, families and children of all ages and abilities as well as courses for adult learners and artists. We also offer a varied programme of artist's talks and events alongside our exhibition programme.

Glasgow Print Studio International

Glasgow Print Studio promotes Scottish art and artists through the organisation of major national and international touring exhibitions. We organise exhibitions outwith our gallery in venues as diverse as hospitals, theatres, cinemas, universities and prisons. Our work can regularly be viewed at major Art Fairs in the UK and further afield and each year we have a gallery presence in Edinburgh for the duration of the International Festival.

Contacts
Director: John Mackechnie Administrator: Carolyn Nicoll Workshop Manager: Claire Forsyth Education and Outreach Co-ordinator: Sarah Stewart Sales and Marketing Manager: Lynne Mackenzie Curator (Print Archive): Kerry Patterson	john@gpsart.co.uk carolyn@gpsart.co.uk clairef@gpsart.co.uk sarah@gpsart.co.uk lynne@gpsart.co.uk kerryp@gpsart.co.uk

Glasgow Print Studio
48 King Street
Glasgow G1 5QT

Tel: +44 (0)141 552 0704
Fax: +44 (0)141 2919
email: gallery@gpsart.co.uk

Open : Tues - Sat 10am - 5.30pm
Disabled access on request
The Glasgow Print Studio is an equal opportunities employer.
Supported by Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow City Council

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