Craft in Focus: Print your own letterpress poster
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Step away from the computer, and get back to the basics of ink, wood type and paper.
In this 45 minute workshop we teach you the origins of how to typeset, design and print your own A4 size letterpress poster.
You can use the wooden letters, make a small sentence of the metal type and combine them with the illustrations of Maartje van den Noort.
GWA stands for Graphic Workshop Amsterdam. The aim of the foundation is to conserve the Dutch Graphic Heritage and keep the craftmanship alive. We do so by providing workshops, courses and interdisciplinary projects.
GWA provides courses in letterpress, bookbinding, drypoint, linocutting, woodcut and photopolymer. On every level, from schoolprojects to amateurs to professional artists/designers. Welcome to step away from the computer!
The teachers speak both Dutch and English.
Organizer Craft in Focus New York
Organizer of Craft in Focus: Print your own letterpress poster
After six successful editions in Amsterdam, and a New York pilot in 2017, the Craft in Focus Festival will be making its return to New York, and taking place Saturday, May 18 to Monday, May 20, 2019. The three-day festival will transform Industry City in Brooklyn, NY into an open workspace and presents hands-on workshops for people of all ages, master classes and demonstrations, focusing on master craftsmanship. For more information on the Craft in Focus Festival, please visit our website.
Entrance to the festival is free, classes are ticketed.
May 18, 19, 20, 2019 at Industry City, Brooklyn.
Opening hours: 11am – 6pm, doors open 10.30am
