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NA TIONAL PRIN TMAKING FES TI VAL S TROUD
 IM P RE S S’0 9
CA TALOGUE
 
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NATIONAL PRINT FESTIVAL STROUD
 
 IM P RE S S’0 9
Foreward by Norman Akroyd RA RETricia Torrington Chair GPC
The aims o setting up the Impress 09 National Printmaking Festivalwere simple –to provide a dynamic orum to promote contemporaryprintmaking, in Gloucestershire and located in the Stroud Valleys inparticular. This orum was to encourage, inorm and excite the publicabout what ine art printmaking actually is, and to oer contemporaryprintmakers the opportunity to exhibit, learn, meet and discuss.It was agreed early on that Impress 09 Festival was to be a dynamicand inclusive month-long event, showcasing some o the best incontemporary British printmaking and eaturing invited artists ostature. Perhaps organising a Festival o this prominence and thisbreadth in a recession was ambitious but this catalogue and theseries o exhibitions, talks, demonstrations and workshops thatsupport the Festival show that Printmaking is very much alive andkicking.This catalogue celebrates printmaking and print workshops romEngland, Wales and Ireland, as well as providing a platorm or someInternational artists. We hope this will prove a reerence tool or bothThe aims o setting up the Impress 09 National Printmaking Festivalwere simple – to provide a dynamic orum to promote contemporaryprintmaking, in Gloucestershire and the Stroud Valleys in particular.This orum was to encourage, inorm and excite the public aboutwhat ine art printmaking actually is, and to oer contemporaryprintmakers the opportunity to exhibit, learn, meet and discuss.It was agreed early on that the IMPRESS’09 Festival was to be adynamic and inclusive month-long event, showcasing some o thebest in contemporary British printmaking and eaturing invited artistso stature. Perhaps organising a Festival o this prominence andthis breadth in a recession was ambitious but this catalogue andthe series o exhibitions, talks, demonstrations and workshops thatsupport the Festival show that Printmaking is very much alive andkicking.The estival celebrates printmaking and print workshops romEngland, Wales and Ireland, as well as providing a platorm or otherinternational artists. We hope this will prove a reerence tool or allprintmakers and or all those interested in print over the next ewyears.Tricia Henry
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