About This Event

This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. A vibrant six-week course exploring the creative possibilities of printmaking. Discover a range of techniques, including monoprinting, lino printing, collagraphs, and mixed-media processes, and experiment with colour, texture and layering. Through tutor demonstrations, hands-on studio practice, and creative exploration, you’ll develop practical skills, gain confidence with different printmaking methods, and create a unique body of original work. Week 1: Introduction and Exploration An introduction to monoprinting, lino printing, and collagraphs. Explore mark-making, texture, and visual research while generating ideas for your personal project. Week 2: Developing Techniques Build confidence through demonstrations and practical exercises. Experiment with colour, layering, and composition while beginning to develop your imagery. Week 3: Project Development Refine your ideas and chosen techniques. Explore how different printmaking processes can be combined to strengthen your visual language. Week 4: Expanding the Series Produce and review a growing body of work. Develop consistency, edit your outcomes, and identify the most successful directions for your project. Week 5: Refinement and Resolution Focus on resolving your prints through technical refinement, editing, and individual guidance. Prepare work for presentation. Week 6: Presentation and Critique Complete and present a cohesive series of prints. Reflect on your progress through group critique and discussion, and consider future directions for your printmaking practice. Whether you’re looking to try something new or expand your existing practice, this course offers the freedom to experiment, combine techniques, and develop your own visual language in print. About the tutor: Tutor Jo Shearer is an artist and art educator from Leicestershire. Jo believes that art is for everyone. After teaching art in secondary schools and colleges in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire for over 10 years she moved into one-to-one tuition and workshops. She enjoys nurturing creativity and developing skills to build confidence, and recognises the therapeutic benefits achieved through the process of making. She loves the freedom of working in a variety of media and has a passion for printmaking. Further information: This 6-week course will run on Tuesday afternoons, 1:30pm – 4:30pm, starting on 8 September, ending on 13 October 2026. All materials and equipment will be provided. Please come in old clothes and/or bring an apron as printing can get messy! We do have aprons to borrow too if you prefer. Participants must be aged 18+. If the course/workshop you’d like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list – simply contact our box office team on 0116 252 2455 / arts-centre@le.ac.uk and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if you’ve made other plans! Please ensure that you read and agree to our updated Terms & Conditions before booking as courses/workshops are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any reason. We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome – just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you’d like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email arts-centre@le.ac.uk, pop in or call 0116 252 2455, open 7 days a week. We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied. Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us (near De Montfort Hall).

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