10 years of the Regional Print Centre The Regional Print Centre is a joint project funded by Yale College, Wrexham and the Arts Council of Wales.
2001
................................................ After the success of the original Wrexham Print International exhibition at the Memorial Gallery, Yale College and Wrexham Arts Centre (now Oriel Wrecsam), Yale College Art Lecturers Anna Adair and Luci Melegari saw the potential of utilising the College’s print studio as an open access facility for artists in the North Wales area.
2003 Wrexham Print International exhibition at the Memorial Gallery, Yale College and Wrexham Arts Centre (now Oriel Wrecsam).
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2006 Aspects of Landscape, a hospital touring exhibition in partnership with Denbighshire Arts Service is show at various venues in North Wales.
2008
2010
The Regional Print Centre takes part in PrintFest, the UK’s only artist led printmaking festival in Ulverston, Cumbria.
Rhosnesni High School Printmaker in Residence Project with Regional Print Centre Artist Nichola Goff.
The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
The Print Symposium: The shifting of traditional boundaries. A one day symposium debating developments and techniques within traditional and contemporary printmaking.
2004 2002 The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
The Regional Print Centre was founded with support from Yale College, Wrexham and the Arts Council of Wales - a strong partnership that still continues to sustain the project.
2005 Wrexham Print International exhibition at the Memorial Gallery, Yale College and Wrexham Arts Centre (now Oriel Wrecsam).
................................................ Printmaker in residence at the Centre - Ann Johnson Schuster (USA).
There is a change at the Centre when Jim Creed is appointed as the new Regional Print Centre Co-ordinator alongside Print Tutor Greg Fuller after Steffan Jones-Hughes took up a position at the Arts Council England.
Le Chéile Project, A Welsh-Irish collaboration begins involving artists from the Regional Print Centre, Wales and the Leinster Printmaking Studio, Ireland.
Paul Peter Piech: Work from the Archive, a touring exhibition curated by the Regional Print Centre is shown at various venues including Aberystwyth Arts Centre, exhibiting work from the Yale College collection.
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The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
2009
2011
2007 Print Centre Postcard Project, a postal printmaking project organised by Regional Print Centre members to develop collaborative work.
Wrexham Print International exhibition at the Memorial Gallery, Yale College and Wrexham Arts Centre (now Oriel Wrecsam).
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Wrexham Print International exhibition at the Memorial Gallery, Yale College and Wrexham Arts Centre (now Oriel Wrecsam).
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A team from the Regional Print Centre take their Rocking Prints workshop to the National Eisteddfod for the first time.
2012 The Regional Print Centre celebrates its 10th Birthday.
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Rensburg Sheppards Exhibition Project, Liverpool. Printmakers from the Centre create work in response to the city.
The Centre takes part in the North Wales Helfa Gelf Art Trail.
................................................ Wrexham Print International exhibition at the Memorial Gallery, Yale College and Wrexham Arts Centre (now Oriel Wrecsam).
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The newly appointed Print Worker Steffan Jones-Hughes took on the challenge of developing the resource. He later became the first Co-ordinator for the project.
................................................ The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
Printmakers in residence at the Centre - including Marta Bozyk (Poland) and Jo Ann Lanneville (Quebec).
Le Chéile touring exhibition in Australia, showing collaborative work by artists from the Regional Print Centre, Wales and the Leinster Printmaking Studio, Ireland.
The Regional Print Centre’s official bilingual website is launched acting as a portal to promote upcoming printmaking events and activities www.regionalprintcentre.co.uk.
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The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
The Regional Print Centre conducts various workshops, outreach and exhibition projects.
Past, Present, Future: 10 years of the Regional Print Centre is shown at Oriel Wrecsam.
................................................ The Print Symposium: Printing the Personal. A one day symposium led by leading academics, writers and artists discussing personal expression in printmaking.