1. DONATE TO WYPW - JUST TEXT GIVING
2. CHARITY ART AUCTION
3. CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
4. FLOURISH 2011 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
5. WYPW GIFT VOUCHERS - BOOK A COURSE FOR CHRISTMAS!
6. CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS
7. LIADIN COOKE - NORTHERN ART PRIZE SHORT FILM
8. ‘PRESENT’ EXHIBITION: CALL FOR ENTRIES
9. HELP WANTED TO RUN WORKSHOPS
10. TECHNICIANS IN NEED
11. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM WYPW

Part 2 - Other Opportunities

1. DEWSBURY LIBRARY EXHIBITION FEAT. WYPW MEMBERS
2. AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB NEEDS A TUTOR IN LS16
3. CALL FOR ENTRIES:WATERSIDE OPEN 2012
4. CALL FOR ENTRIES: HARLEY OPEN EXHIBITION
5. CALL FOR ENTRIES: POSTCARD PRINT EXCHANGE
6. CALL FOR ENTRIES: ‘ON BREAD ALONE’ AT NEXUS ART CAFÉ
7. HOPE HOUSE GALLERY CHRISTMAS MARKET

1. DONATE TO WYPW - JUST TEXT GIVING As you may know, in an effort to repair and maintain our ageing building, WYPW has been on a bit of a fund raising mission of late. We joined up to Vodafone’s Just Text Giving service for a short while and have managed to raise some much needed funds. Unfortunately our time on Just Giving will come to an end at the end of the year. On the plus side that means there is still time to donate and help us restore an important local landmark and valuable creative space. You can help us out by following these simple steps:  

  You will be able to donate through the Just Giving service until the end of December. Every penny counts and we are extremely grateful to everyone who has donated so far. Your donations will go a long way in helping us improve and maintain our lovely old building. Text WYPW10 to 70070 or visit www.justgiving.com/westyorkshireprintws/donate back to top

2. CHARITY ART AUCTION Continuing on our funding quest, WYPW will be holding its first Online Charity Art Auction this week. We have a variety of original, hand-made prints (and hand-crafted jewellery) from a number of talented artists and members of WYPW up for grabs, with bidding starting from as little as £5! This is an excellent opportunity to own some fantastic, original artworks, including a print from Northern Art Prize shortlisted Artist and WYPW studio holder Liadin Cooke. If you want to know more about Liadin and her work, click here to watch a short Northern Art Prize film. All the artwork for sale can be seen on WYPW’s eBay for Charity page myworld.ebay.co.uk/wyprintworkshop when the auctions go live shortly after 7:00pm tonight (Thursday 1^st December). All the auctions are open for 10 days, so get bidding on some fantastic artwork for yourself or a Christmas present and help us to raise some money at the same time. back to top

3. WINTER CRAFT FAIR 2011 This Saturday (December 3rd) is the Winter Craft Fair at WYPW. A range of stalls will host a selection of work by artists and craftspeople from 10am till 4pm. Please do come along to show your support and maybe find some unique Christmas gifts! Members are reminded that there is also a Members' Stall so if you would like to drop off smaller items for sale, please do so as soon as possible with prices. back to top

4. FLOURISH 2011 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED Congratulations to Miriam Trent and Meg Buick this year's joint winners of the Flourish Award for excellence in print making. We had a great response to the exhibition at WYPW with thirteen entrants and look forward to displaying the winners' work in 2012 at the WYPW Gallery and Huddersfield Art Gallery. The judges also commended the work of Gavin Campbell, Catherine Brooke and Graham Pilling. The judges felt that it was a really high standard of work to choose between and it was a tough task to pick the winners. Thanks to all who entered and to the judges for their time. I will be forwarding all the judges’ comments back to the members who entered in the next week. back to top 5. WYPW GIFT VOUCHERS - BOOK A COURSE FOR CHRISTMAS! This year why not buy an alternative present - WYPW runs a wide variety of printmaking courses and workshops in various different print-related disciplines, which usually run as evening classes or 1 or 2 day workshops, and there is something to suit everyone - from complete beginners to experienced printmakers. Please visit our website to see our current course programme and book online in a few simple steps. Gift Vouchers are valid for 1 year from the date or purchase and can be used towards any of our courses providing there are spaces available. If you would like to purchase a gift voucher for someone but would like to leave it to them to choose which course they would like to attend, please get in touch on the details below and we can arrange it. N.B. If you are booking the course as a present for someone else, please specify this in the name field of the online booking form. We can then send out a WYPW Gift Voucher in the post if you would like. back to top 6.CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOPS We still have a few places remaining on our December Children’s workshops, so book now to avoid disappointment! Saturday 10th December - Pom-Poms and Paper People, Large and Small with Jo Login & Annie Beech Join us in making life size paper chain people and the biggest textile pom-pom we can! Using paper, funky fabrics and shiny things, you will also get to make your very own pom-poms and paper-chain characters (think monsters, zombies or fairies...) to take home with you. Saturday 17th December - Magnificent Mask Making with Karen Stansfield & Damian Clark Come and be crafty and make a magnificent mask of your own! We will start by drawing our ideas and developing them and working out how we can construct and make them. We have a wide range of cardboard and paper to rummage through and explore. Your mask can be anything you like; mythical creature, reindeer, Santa Claus, angel, fairy, alien, sky scraper or a piece of art! Anything goes! We are also taking bookings for next year's Saturday workshops:  Saturday 7th January - Bobbing Beasties with Samantha Bryan & Helaina Sharpley Saturday 14th January - Drawing & Painting with Karen Stansfield & Damian Clark Saturday 28th January - Alternative Spoon People with Sam Bryan & Helaina Sharpley Saturday 11th February - TBC with Karen Stansfield & Jo Login Saturday 18th February - Sock Hobby Horse with Annie Beech & Helaina Sharpley Saturday 3rd March - Mod Rock Sculptures with Karen Stansfield & Damian Clark Saturday 10th March - Mad Hatter's Tea Party with Jo Login & Annie Beech

Saturday Children's Art Workshops are open to all children aged between 8-14 years, run from 10am - 1pm in the WYPW gallery and cost £5 per participant per session, payable in advance. To book a place, contact us via email on wypwworkshops@yahoo.com or call 01924 497646 during our opening hours.

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7. LIADIN COOKE - NORTHERN ART PRIZE SHORT FILM The preview evening for the Northern Art Prize was held last week and WYPW wish to congratulate studio holder Liadin Cooke on being part of the shortlist for the prize. Liadin was part of a short film a little while ago, talking about her work and the Northern Art Prize, at her studio here at WYPW. You can see the film below or on the Northern Art Prize website.

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back to top 8. ‘PRESENT’ EXHIBITION: CALL FOR ENTRIES Our next exhibition at WYPW is 'PRESENT' which opens on the 8^th December. It focuses on showcasing a wide range of contemporary art and craft from both members and non-members. The work on display will all be for sale to encourage purchases for Christmas. If you would like to be part of the exhibition please send images of your most recent work to wypwgallery@yahoo.co.uk. back to top 9. HELP WANTED TO RUN WORKSHOPS In the next few months we will be starting work on a joint project with Matrix Youth Project to create a Graffiti Art area at the side of the WYPW building. This project is about working with young people who hang about in public places. They provide a drop-in in the town centre where young people can go and sit inside, and introduce them to new skills and experiences. The project desperately needs new volunteers to help with new projects, particularly art based. For further details please contact Pam by email on pam@wypw.org. back to top  

10. TECHNICIANS IN NEED We need your old stuff! Rags, newspapers and plastic containers for mixing inks, please! You can drop them off outside our office. Press News: Our Imperial press is still being worked on at Harry. F. Rochat Ltd, and its arrival date will now be February 2012. Seeing as it’ll be a pretty permanent fixture in the print room for the years to come, we feel it ought to have a name. Any suggestions you have for what we could name it would be most welcome! Email them to paul@wypw.org. back to top  

11. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM WYPW As this will be the last bulletin from us this year, we'd like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. back to top

 

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A. DEWSBURY LIBRARY EXHIBITION FEAT. WYPW MEMBERS WYPW member’s work will be on show at Dewsbury Library’s Art Wall this month. The exhibition, curated by Mark Milnes, features work by Kate Desforges, Ian Wrench, Mark Milnes, Julia Clegg, Emma Lawrenson, Trafford Parsons, Cath Brooke and Alison Hardcastle. The show will be on throughout December at Dewsbury Library. back to top B. AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB NEEDS A TUTOR IN LS16 After school art club at a primary school in LS16 needs a tutor. The session is 1hr probably on Mondays from 3.30 to 4.30, covering a range of activities, programme open to discussion. Small group. Teacher/parent there to assist. All materials provided. Fee approx. £50 per session. Must be CRB checked. If interested, please email Emma Dolan on emmajanedolan@rocketmail.com for more details. back to top C. CALL FOR ENTRIES:WATERSIDE OPEN 2012 Entries to the Waterside Open 2012 are invited from artists/makers working in any medium, except live art. This includes: painting, print, photography, digital media, sculpture, textiles, crafts, furniture design and installation. How to enter: Download an entry Form or telephone Box Office on 0161 912 5616 to receive an entry form by post. Deliver artwork, completed entry form and entry fee in person to the Waterside Arts Centre at one of the following submission times:

• Friday 20^th January, 3pm – 7pm
• Saturday 21^st January, 10am – 5pm and
• Sunday 22^nd January, 1pm – 4pm.

Prizes:

• Best in Trafford - £500
• Judges Prizes - 1st £500, 2nd £250, 3rd £125
• Visitors Choice Award £150 - sponsored by The Elspeth and Imogen Turner Collection
• A group exhibition for winners in 2013.

Selectors: Halima Cassell (Artist) Dr Mark Turner (Art collector, The Elspeth and Imogen Turner Collection) Richard Evans (Creative Industries Co-ordinator, Waterside Arts Centre). This is an exciting opportunity for artists from the North West and across the UK to exhibit their work in an exhibition showcasing the best of contemporary art and craft. The exhibition will run at the Waterside Arts Centre from Saturday 11^th February until Saturday 21^st April 2012. back to top

D. CALL FOR ENTRIES: HARLEY OPEN EXHIBITION H is for... Harley Open Exhibition 7^th January - 5^th February 2012 The Harley Open Exhibition will showcase work by talented artists and makers, selected by Shauna Richardson, the East Midlands 2012 Cultural Olympiad Artist, Abi Spinks, curator at Nottingham Contemporary, Keith Logan, owner of Gallery Top, and a Gallery visitor. Find out how to apply to be a judge here. The theme is 'H is for'... art on show could be a picture of rolling hillsides or cosy houseboats; perhaps artwork in half-cross-stitch, or drawings of happy holidays. Lisa Gee, Gallery Director, says ‘We’re very excited to see entries from all artists – from those with years of experience and superb skill, to those that are brand new to art and just starting to experiment. We know there are a lot of talented artists out there and this is a fantastic opportunity to showcase their work.’ To enter: We're looking for wall based artworks, any size, any medium, to show in our prize winning gallery - plus we've a host of prizes to give away! You can enter up to 3 pieces - entry fee is £10. You need to get your entry to us between 5^th and 11^th December. See the entry form for the key exhibition dates. There's also a separate kids competition for the under 12's. Under 12's work needs to be wall-based, but these entries are FREE. Download the entry form here (pdf) Print it out, fill it in and send it in with your entry. Problems downloading the form? Email for a Word version Read the full entry guidelines here Harley Gallery Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LW t01909 501 700 e info@harleygallery.co.uk back to top E. CALL FOR ENTRIES: POSTCARD PRINT EXCHANGE The 12^th Annual University Print Society Postcard Print Exchange. The theme for this year’s exchange is “Disguise”. Feel free to interpret how you like. Requirements: 1. Any printmaking technique may be used (woodcuts, lithography, intaglio, photography, silkscreen, digital printmaking, etc.) 2. Create 13 duplicate postcards, each must be 4” x 6” 3. The 13 identical prints should be sent individually to the address posted below.  Each card must be stamped and will bear the markings of travel and the postal service. (Do not send the cards together in one envelope.) 4. Include the following information on the back of the card:          a. Your name and return address (legible please)         b. April Katz' address (details below)         c. Title         d. Process(es) used         e. Your e-mail (optional) 5. If you can, send (separately) a small donation of $8 ($4 for students) to help pay for postage. Checks payable to The University Print Society. Send postcard prints to:  April Katz University Print Society 158 Design Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-3092 USA ENTRIES DUE: Friday, April 13, 2012 After receiving everyone's postcard prints the University Print Society will divide up the cards and you will be sent 12 new and different prints from other participants. The University Print Society will keep one of the 13 for its collection. Postage for returning the 12 new prints will be paid for by the University Print Society, however your donation will help us out tremendously. *Please send questions and comments to the University Print Society president, Troy Chebuhar on troyc@iastate.edud back to top F. CALL FOR ENTRIES: ‘ON BREAD ALONE’ AT NEXUS ART CAFÉ Nexus host around six different exhibitions a year in and around our cafe and purpose built front window installation space. In addition to our core programme, we also run various related artist led events and workshops. Check out our Art at Nexus Facebook group here. We have also recently established a new artist in residency scheme which runs from one to three months and invite applications from local artists with an interest in community arts and outreach work. Call for Submissions: “On Bread Alone” When times are lean, is art an indulgent luxury that should be trimmed? Is it enough to focus on our physical needs, or are we in need of other types of nourishment? Does art just feed egos? Or does it set the table for us all to break bread together? Nexus Art Café is inviting submissions from artistic practitioners working across all fields and disciplines who are interested in exploring the relationship between need (broadly defined) and creativity. Please send submissions to submissions@nexusartcafe.com with ‘On Bread Alone’ as the subject title. We require up to 5 images (max 1000 pixels square/72 dpi), an artist statement and a CV. Deadline for submissions: Sunday 5^th February 2012. The exhibition will take place at Nexus Art Cafe between 19^th April and 17^th June 2012 (install period 9-18 April). Informal questions can be directed to Emily/Hannah on art@nexusartcafe.com. back to top G. HOPE HOUSE GALLERY CHRISTMAS MARKET Saturday 10^th December, 3-9pm. Come along for a wide selection of Objet d’art, Prints, Preserves, Busking Music, Jewellery, Cakes, Handcrafts, Mulled Wine, Vinyl and Vintage. If you would like your own stall please email darbyshiremartin@hotmail.com. Hope House Gallery 65 Mabgate LS9 7DR back to top