Artist and poet Jay Bernard is inviting ‘artists who are interested in poetry and poets who are interested in art’, to take part in a full-day screen printing workshop this April.
The free workshop hosted at Print Club London, E8, is aimed at those who have text, writing and language at the core of their practice. For writers, you might want to print a broadside of a poem; for artists, you might have a text-centric image or typographical sample.
Artists of any age (16+) are welcome to apply. The workshop will be a beginners' class or a refresher, and therefore suitable for those who are relatively new to print, and are looking to experiment with both image and text in their work.
You will learn different digital and analogue processes that will help translate your chosen images into prints on paper which you can then take home.
Bernard’s current installation at Studio Voltaire, Far from the Start (2024) includes a large-scale three-colour screen print containing both visual and textual cues that relate to the artist's 45-minute sound piece. The visual clues include images of the Clapham South Deep Level Shelter, the HMT Empire Windrush, senior civil servant Ivor Cummings, alongside pages from Bernard’s own notebook, quotes and poems, enclosed within lattice frames.
There are limited places available at this free workshop and we are asking for a short expression of interest to secure your place. Please send us:
- A link to your work or, if you don’t have a portfolio or website, then up to 4 attached images
- A maximum of 150 words about why you are interested, and any response you may have to Bernard’s sound piece and installation Far from the Start (We understand not everyone will have been able to attend).
Please share your work and expressions of interest to participation@studiovoltaire.org by Friday 12 April.
