The East London Printmakers are a group based in Hackney. They provide an open access studio open to those with enough experience. The hold workshops, exhibitions and events. They have a massive range of facilities and the space is large and bright and clean.
First time users must book an introductory session and then after that you are free to book time slots whenever they are available.
Booking is done all online in advance so give it one to two weeks so that you make sure you can get a slot!
They are open on thursdays and saturdays and you get 3-4 hours of printing time. The introduction takes an hour and outlines the health and safety and an introduction to the equipment, after that is done you can print for the rest of the session.
Session times:
Thursday: Session 1: 10.30 - 1.30
Session 2: 2.30 - 5.30
Session 3: 7.00 - 10.00
Saturday: Session 4: 10.00 - 2.00
Prices:
Introduction session: £20
Thursday: (3 hours) £13
Saturday: (4 hours) £17Booking for:
Thursday: elp-thursday.eventbrite.com
Saturday: elp-saturday.eventbrite.com
The studio has equipment for: waterbased screen printing, etching, intaglio, relief printing, fabric and photo etching.
They have a large exposure unit for silk screens, 4x vacuum tables, a large rubber topped table, squeegees and coating troths, wash out units and drying racks. You can hire various screens.
There is also an etching press, exposure unit for photo etching, lightboxes, cutting mats and guillotines, specialist papers, system 3 inks and medium, large and small rollers and all other small utensils used when printing.
You can find all info at: http://www.eastlondonprintmakers.com/
129 Mare Street Hackney Central
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