Intaglio Print Studio
Continuing a forty year history of printmaking on site, the Intaglio Print Studio is open to the public and available for hire. The Studio is clean, safe, light and airy, and current working practice is geared towards new developments in ‘safe’ printmaking.
Recent additions to the equipment in the Studio include a sheet metal guillotine (foot treadle operated) for cutting your plates and a small nipping or pinch press for relief printmaking.
Equipment and materials on site include:
One large etching press (Hughes and Kimber, bed 66 x 135cm)
One small table top press (bed 28 x 55cm)
A hot plate and oil based intaglio proofing ink
A range of mordants, grounds and strippers
Acrylic aquatint spray booth (you need your own spray gun)
Home-built UV exposure unit for plates and screens of up to A3
Sessions are timetabled daily from 10.00am – 1.30pm and 2.00 – 5.30pm and 6.00 – 9.30pm (no evening session on Mondays or Sundays) with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Please note there will be a new pricing structure for hiring the Intaglio Studio coming into effect on 1st June 2010, the session times will remain the same. The new rates are as follows:
The cost per session is changing to £10 per session per person with three hirers able to book simultaneously at a cost of £10 each or a group of 3-6 may book for a session at the group hire rate of £25.
On the Monday morning session (10am - 1.30pm) there will be a technician present covering both studios who will be able to provide support. The cost of this session will be £20 per person.
For more information please download the new Print Studios Brochure:
The current cost of a session is £25 (until 31st May). To book a session or sessions please visit Tickets and Information at the Bluecoat in person or call 0151 702 5324. You will be asked for payment when you book.
For autumn / winter printmaking courses, workshops and events please download the new Printmaking at the Bluecoat flyer:
Hire the studio on your own to print an edition, or work in a group of up to 6 to swap ideas and techniques.
The only restrictions are that you must be over 18 years old, you will need to have received a free Health and Safety Induction. You will also need to have some relevant printmaking experience due to the fact that the hire sessions are not staffed.
To book a Health and Safety Induction ring the Print Studio Manager directly by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or calling 07708 024 528. The Induction is free and lasts approximately 40 mins. More information can be downloaded here:
Related events
For information on workshops in the Intaglio and Screen Print Studios please click here.
Fri 16 July. As part of the Durer and Italy exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Emma Gregory, Print Studio Manager will give a gallery talk, to find out more click here.
Print Partner at the Bluecoat
Are you a local artist with an idea for a print based research project or body of work? Then you might want to consider becoming a Print Partner at the Bluecoat. As a Print Partner you will receive advice and support on your project proposal, help with your fundraising and the offer of time in the Studio as income in kind, on condition that you are able to raise some funding towards your project. Sounds interesting? Call the Print Studio Manager on 07708 024 528 for a chat.
Ackroyd, Hicklin, Tucker – Three Etchers Talk About Their Work
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