Oxford Printmakers Co-operative is an open access fine art printmaking workshop in Oxford, England, located in the Christadelphian Hall at the end of Tyndale Road off the Cowley Road near The Plain. [1] It was set up in 1976 to help and enable artists in the Oxford area to provide them with a platform and a place where they could make their own artwork and prints.
It offers facilities for intaglio, stone litho, silkscreen and relief printmaking. It is a non-profit making organisation that regularly holds exhibitions and welcomes people from the local community to join in. It has a community outreach programme and runs courses each year in several printmaking processes.
The workshop is open Saturdays 11-5, Monday evenings 4-8, and Tuesdays 10.30-6.30 with technical help and support. [2]
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Exeter College of Art and Design was an art college based in Exeter, Devon. Founded in 1854, it amalgamated with what would become Plymouth University in 1989.
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