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Art courses available at the West Yorkshire Print Workshop, Mirfield.
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ONLINE BOOKING NOW AVAILABLE

The West Yorkshire Print Workshop is an open access facility that makes printmaking and other art forms accessible to everyone through a regular programme of classes & courses for people of all abilities.

WYPW classes and courses offer high quality tuition by experienced, practicing artists. We keep the groups small to give you a more practical and hands on experience and beginners are more than welcome.

All course prices include basic materials. Places are filling up fast so book online now to avoid disappointment!

Most courses can act as a lead-in to membership. If you decide to join as a member within 2 weeks of completing a course, we offer guaranteed technical support for your first 12 hours in the workshop with whichever technique you are using. Please see our MEMBERSHIP page for further details.

Courses can now be booked online by following the links below to the left or by also following the "Find out more" link on the course summaries below. Payment must be made immediately by credit or debit card to secure the booking. For any other course enquiries please contact us by phone or e-mail.
( join our mailing list to receive regular e-mail updates, you can find the form on the right side of the home page.)

The majority of our courses are designed so that you will gain the skills and confidence required to enable you to join WYPW as a member, and use the facilities on an open-access basis. You can then carry on practising the techniques you have learned, and develop your skills further, with technical support available if needed.
*Prices in brackets apply to WYPW members.

UPCOMING COURSES
Introduction to Printmaking
Textile Printing for Beginners
Etching
Screen Printing
35mm Black and White Photography
Introduction to Pinhole Photography
Printing Without a Press
Festive Linocut Christmas Cards
Screen Printed Gig Posters
Wood Engraving
Printed Textiles Masterclass
Introduction to PhotoEtching
How to Photograph Your Artwork
Demonstration Norman Ackroyd RA
Introduction to Printmaking
For complete beginners, this course gives an overview of what can be acheived using different print processes.
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sat 3 Mar 12 • 3 sessions • • Cost: £110.00 (£99.00) • FULL
 
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Textile Printing for Beginners
No experience needed for this weekend course, learn how to print your own designs on textiles.
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sat 4 Feb 12 • 2 sessions • • Cost: £125.00 (£112.50) • FULL
 
 
Course starts: Sat 7 Apr 12 • 2 sessions • • Cost: £125.00 (£112.50) • 1 place
 
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Etching
Learn all the basics of etching in our friendly, well-equipped professional workshop set-up.
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Mon 5 Mar 12 • 5 sessions • • Cost: £110.00 (£99.00) • 5 places
 
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Screen Printing
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sat 10 Mar 12 • 2 sessions • • Cost: £110.00 (£99.00) • FULL
 
 
Course starts: Sat 19 May 12 • 2 sessions • • Cost: £110.00 (£99.00) • 3 places
 
 
Course starts: Sat 14 Jul 12 • 2 sessions • • Cost: £110.00 (£99.00) • 4 places
 
 
Course starts: Sat 22 Sep 12 • 2 sessions • • Cost: £110.00 (£99.00) • FULL
 
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35mm Black and White Photography
Learn to take and develop black and white photographs the old school way!
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Wed 15 Feb 12 • 3 sessions • • Cost: £55.00 (£49.50) • FULL
 
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Introduction to Pinhole Photography
Take and develop photographs with you own hand-made pinhole camera!
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sat 24 Mar 12 • 1 sessions • • Cost: £50.00 (£45.00) • 4 places
 
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Printing Without a Press
All you need is a kitchen table and a sink!
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sat 18 Feb 12 • 1 sessions • • Cost: £55.00 (£49.50) • FULL
 
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Festive Linocut Christmas Cards
Make your own hand-printed Christmas to send out to friends and family. Mince pies included!
 
The next dates available for this course are;
No upcoming dates scheduled for this course
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Screen Printed Gig Posters
Learn to Design and Print your own gig poster
 
The next dates available for this course are;
No upcoming dates scheduled for this course
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Wood Engraving
Back due to popular demand...
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sat 25 Feb 12 • 2 sessions • • Cost: £120.00 (£108.00) • FULL
 
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Printed Textiles Masterclass
Learn experimental, accessible screen printing techniques to create samples to take away with you to develop further.
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sun 12 Feb 12 • 1 sessions • • Cost: £75.00 (£67.50) • FULL
 
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Introduction to Photo-Etching
Learn how to incorporate photographic and hand-drawn images into your etchings.
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Fri 24 Feb 12 • 1 sessions • • Cost: £60.00 (£54.00) • FULL
 
 
Course starts: Sat 25 Feb 12 • 1 sessions • • Cost: £60.00 (£54.00) • FULL
 
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How to Photograph Your Artwork
This practical session will show you how to take fantastic photographs of your artwork
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sun 11 Mar 12 • 1 sessions • • Cost: £55.00 (£49.50) • 4 places
 
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Demonstration Norman Ackroyd RA
We are very excited to welcome Norman Ackroyd RA to WYPW in April, for a demonstration of how he uses etching to create his magnificent landscape prints.
 
The next dates available for this course are;
 
Course starts: Sat 14 Apr 12 • 1 sessions • • Cost: £40.00 (£36.00) • 15 places
 
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