2024 SPRING INTO PRINT - OPEN DAY & MARKETNewcastle Printmakers WorkshopMarie-Therese Wisniowski

Preamble
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Art Quill Studio@2019 Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair
2024 SPRING INTO PRINT - OPEN DAY & MARKET

2024 SPRING INTO PRINT - OPEN DAY & MARKET
In 2024 the Newcastle Printmakers Workshop in Newcastle (NSW, Australia) celebrates 45 years as the oldest community access printmaking workshop in Australia! A significant event marking an important juncture in Australia’s printmaking history!

On the 14th September 2024, Newcastle Printmakers Workshop held their Annual ‘Spring into Print’ Open Day and Inaugural Market at the NPW’s premises at 27 Popran Road, Adamstown, NSW, Australia.

With a focus on renewal and coming together, visitors could enjoy a range of activities which included:
(i) An opportunity to meet members of the NPW.
(ii) An exhibition of prints by NPW members which focused on celebrating the Spring season.
(iii) A series of demonstrations by printmakers using gel plate, dry point, and lino print techniques.
(iv) A cake stall selling freshly baked goods and refreshments.
(v) A plant stall for visitors to purchase plants to bring in the Spring.
(vi) A quality second-hand art materials and tools stall.
(vii) The NPW’s Inaugural, bespoke Art Market which featured a range of unique hand-made and hand-printed Items and artist prints by members.

Art Quill Studio attended the ‘Spring into Print’ Open Day Inaugural Market featuring my prints on paper/cloth, scarves, pashmina's and ArtCloth textiles along with other stall holders who presented their array of unique, printed items for sale.

On a perfect Spring day, it was a wonderful opportunity to meet and support local printmakers and artist’s from the Newcastle region.

Below are images of the activities that were enjoyed on the day thanks to the hard work of the NPW team in organizing not only the Annual Spring Open Day, but also in creating the new Market initiative.

See the Newcastle Printmakers Workshop website for information about their exhibitions, workshops and activities by clicking on the following link - Newcastle Printmakers Workshops

Newcastle Printmakers Workshop’s colorful poster promoting the 2024 Annual Open Day activities.
Image Courtesy Newcastle Printmakers Workshop.

NPW members Lois Herman, Fiona Johnson and Jo Wood (left to right), manning the cake stall and refreshment stand, and doing their ‘groovy’ moves!

NPW member Shirley Mort (right hand side) demonstrating the gel plate printing technique employing plant materials to a visitor.

NPW member Vicki MacNamara (left hand side) demonstrating and discussing lino block printing techniques with visitors.

NPW member Lynne Birchill (standing) manning the colorful plant stall with attendees.

NPW members and friends setting up their marquees and stands for the Inaugural Open Day Market.

General view of the NPW members marquees and stands brimming with unique hand made, hand printed items and artist prints.

NPW member Valé Zakarauskas of Inknot featured with her exciting array of hand crafted and hand printed bags, tea towels, cards, and artist prints.

NPW member and former Chairperson, Ardel Prout featured with her range of exquisite hand printed artist prints.

NPW member Jane Collins featured with her range of striking and colorful hand printed artist prints.

NPW member Simone Lindhout (left) of Promenade Design featured with her display of hand printed tea towels, textile items and artist prints.

NPW member Emma Croxton featured with her range of stunning hand printed artist prints.

NPW member Aurelia Nowak featured with her range of distinctive hand printed artist prints.

View of Marie-Therese’s Art Quill Studio stand with CEO of Art Quill & Co. P/L, Dr. Ellak von Nagy-Felsobuki attending to final details.

A general view of the Art Quill Studio stand at the NPW Open Day Inaugural Market which featured Marie-Therese’s 'Unique, Australian, contemporary, hand dyed and hand printed ArtCloth textiles and artist's prints.

A general view of the Art Quill Studio stand at the NPW Open Day Inaugural Market which featured Marie-Therese’s hand dyed and hand printed ArtCloth fabric lengths, fat quarters and fabric samplers; hand dyed and hand printed ArtCloth velvet scarves, silk scarves and pashminas; hand dyed and hand printed Shibori ArtCloth; one-off/limited edition digitally printed fabric lengths and artist prints on paper and artist prints on cloth.

A general view of the Art Quill Studio table of items at the NPW Open Day Inaugural Market which featured Marie-Therese’s hand dyed and hand printed fat quarters and fabric samplers; hand marbled book marks, books published by the parent company, Art Quill & Co. P/L, and artist prints on paper and artist prints on cloth.