Red Hot Press

20/07/2021

Whether abstract imagery, landscape or a crazy blue bird are your thing you can explore it all on this final course of the summer run by
Carborundum and Drypoint weekend 14th - 15th August
Course fee £140

01/06/2021

Don't forget we are exhibiting at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens until 13 June. So there is still time to go up and see this brilliant exhibition.
Framed and unframed work is for sale and it's a great place to stock up on a huge range of beautiful greetings cards.

As you can see from these pictures there is tons of work to look at and our wonderful artists are always on hand to answer any questions you may have.

You don't need to pre book or pay to access the exhibition space (although you do if you are tagging on a trip into the Gardens)

25/05/2021

Our exhibition at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is up and running now..and it looks absolutely fabulous. We really do have such a talented group of members producing work at the workshop.
Here are a few pictures showing work by Sian Appleyard, Jo Cheer, Katherine Anteney - Printmaker/Bookbinder and Kay Brown.
Pictures taken on phones at exhibitions never do the work justice so we really recommend that you head to Hilliers asap.
Exhibition ends 13 June.
You don't need to book or pay if you are just visiting the exhibition.

19/05/2021

Our exhibition at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is open! We've already had lots of visitors.
The work is looking fabulous. Here are just a few quick snaps.
Well done to all our brilliant artist printmakers!
We are open every day 10am - 5pm until 13th June. We will close at 3pm on the final day.
See you there soon.

13/05/2021

Opening next Tuesday at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens!
We really hope to see you there
Open every day 10am - 5pm

Exhibition closes June 13th 3pm.

04/05/2021

We still have a few spaces left on Experimental Linocut this coming weekend. Learn to make marks with lino blocks in new ways. Including etching the block with caustic soda.

03/04/2021

We hope you are all having a restful Easter weekend. We couldn't find a print of a bunny or a chick so here are some spring blooms to brighten a slightly dull day

Don't forget we re-open this month and we have got lots of great courses coming up in April and May.

Monoprint Day
Saturday 24th April
10am - 4:30pm
£75

Linocuts – Five Week Course
5th May – 2nd June
Wednesday Mornings 10am - 1pm
£145

Experimental Linocut Weekend
8th - 9th May
10am - 4:30pm
£140

Collage & Screen Printing Weekend
15th - 16th May
10am - 4:30pm
£140

Print to Abstraction weekend
22nd - 23rd May
10am - 4:30pm
£140

you can find all these courses at www.redhotpress.org.uk/courses

09/03/2021

We are thrilled to say will be open again very soon and our courses from April to August are now live on the website.

We've got all sorts of great courses lined up from one day monoprint to screenprinting weekends and experimental linocuts.

You can find them all at www.redhotpress.org.uk/courses

To book simply download a booking form and email it to us. We will send you payment details.

08/12/2020

Why not try something new in 2021 - Linocutting is always a popular technique and this course is designed especially for beginners. We start with simple cutting exercises to get you familiar with the technique and end the course by printing a small edition of your very first linocut.

Linocut - First Steps
11th January – 1st February (4 weeks)
Monday Afternoons 2pm - 4:30pm
£115

https://www.redhotpress.org.uk/courses/single-technique/linocut_firststeps_11january2021.php

01/12/2020

Covid-19 update November 2020

Following the latest Government announcement, we will be reopening from Thursday 3rd December until Christmas. If you are booked on a course with us in December you will have been contacted by us.

The procedures we had in place prior to lock down will continue to be in place and regularly reviewed to ensure that we continue to be a Covid secure environment.

All of our courses and workshop sessions until the end of March are now available on the courses page.

Red Hot Press Printmaking Workshop is a Southampton based workshop running courses and weekend workshops in printmaking. The workshop facility can be hired on a daily basis by experienced printmakers.

23/10/2020

Etching Tool Kit Day - Texture
Sunday 8th Nov 10am -4:30pm Course fee £75

The final etching course of this year. An experimental etching day to add some textural etching techniques to your tool kit. Explore different methods of applying resists to a metal plate to create subtle and bold textures and marks in your etchings.

How to Book:
Simply sign up by emailing us a completed booking form and we will let you know how to pay by Bank Transfer.

28/09/2020

Carborundum printing weekend 17th - 18th October 10am - 4:30pm
Course taught by Sarah Mander
Course fee £140 (non-members) £126 (members)

If you like gutsy, richly coloured and textured prints and would like to learn how to make them. This is the course for you. We have a couple of spaces left on this Carborundum printing weekend. Carborundum grit is used on printing plates to create rich, dense areas of colour. On this course we will cover selecting suitable imagery for carborundum printing, a range of ways to apply carborundum to your printing plates. We will also explore different inking and printing techniques.