History

The Curwen Print Study Centre was established by Stanley Jones Hon. D Litt. Master Printer and Director of The Curwen Studio (http://www.thecurwenstudio.co.uk) with Sam Alper managing director of Curwen Chilford Prints as an educational Print making charity.

They identified a need for fine Art Print making teaching for students and artists against a background of growth within computer-generated art and the declining provision and facilities within art schools for fine art printing techniques.

The aim of the study centre is to preserve and develop the experience and skills which form a background to the concept of the artist's original print.

The study centre has the unique benefit of being situated adjacent to the Curwen Studio (http://www.thecurwenstudio.co.uk) allowing students and artists the opportunity to learn how a commercial fine Art Print making editioning studio works.

Since the formation of the Curwen Print Study Centre students from schools, primary and senior, have benefited from the printmaking experience along with University graduates.

Teachers attending training workshops ensure Print making skills are taken directly back into the classroom to enrich and support the curriculum.

Print making at The Curwen Print Study Centre responds to all ages and abilities and delivers high quality education and experience for all. Groups have come knowing nothing and left feeling enriched.

Premises

The current Print and Digital provision at The Print Study Centre is designed to provide a total hands-on graphic environment. We have the facilities and tutors to allow groups and individuals the creative freedom to explore and experiment with a whole range of equipment from the classic etching press through to digital creation using Apple Macs.

The rationale and emphasis of the Centre is to provide a "classic" printmaking environment, which considers the digital to be only a part of a whole learning experience. The actual size of our facility (a converted Dutch barn) becomes a great advantage here as you have the room to explore process without being constricted by over cluttered architecture. We have the space for your ideas to grow.

The centre is particularly well serviced for Lithography (offset and direct) both from stone and plate and also benefits from having the famous Curwen Studio, literally next door, where some of the most well known contemporary artists of the day produce lithographs of the highest order.

Running alongside Lithography, are the Relief printing, Etching and the Screen presses which combine to facilitate the more traditional aspects of Printmaking. Adjacent to these is our "Apple Mac Suite" where the emphasis is on digital print output, which in turn may combine with these other process bases.

The Curwen Print Study Centre's current portfolio of group and individually tailored courses, explains the extent to which the centre can facilitate an open-minded attitude towards learning to students and artists of all ages and abilities.

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