Course details

Year of entry

2025

Duration

9 weeks

Institution Code

G53

Location

Wrexham

Why choose this course?

This evening class offers an affordable and enjoyable introduction to some of the principal techniques of studio printmaking.

Key course features

  • Class sizes are small to allow good access to staff and facilities.
  • After a demonstration of a printing technique and an induction to safe handling of materials and equipment, you will be encouraged to explore your ideas for generating images.
  • This course is suitable for those with little or no experience in printmaking.

What you will study

This course will introduce you to some of the processes of printmaking at the School of Creative Arts, Wrexham University. Participants will learn intaglio and relief printmaking, monoprint, woodcut, collagraph, drypoint and linocut.  You will be guided to produce your own individual design ideas using experimental methods guided by demonstrations of print in practice.

Teaching & Assessment

The portfolio of work accumulated during the short course can be presented for assessment providing 10 HE credits.

Fees & funding

£195

This fee covers attendance and tutorage, including assessment and basic materials. Additional costs may be incurred if participants choose to work with non-standard materials or at high volume or large format.

Do you live in Wales? We have a number of funding opportunities available, please complete the form below to find out if you are eligible to study this course for free. Apply now via this form.

Once you have completed your fee waiver application this will go to our funding team to process, and we will then contact you as soon as possible to let you know if you are eligible or not to have your fees waived..

If you are eligible, we will then contact you to let you know how to secure your place on the course..

* Please note the fee waiver is only available to students studying 30 credits or less in an academic year. If you commence further study during this academic year, which will take you over 30 credits, this may result in the fee waiver being removed and you may be charged for the short course.

Course dates

There are currently no upcoming start dates for this course. 

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