Southwest Scotland Printmakers

South West Scotland Printmakers (SWSP) is a printmaking cooperative that fosters a vibrant community of artists, promotes printmaking as an art form and provides access to quality printmaking facilities and resources

Artist: Andy Brooke

Artist: Annie Shnapp

SWSP’s print studio is located at the Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries, Scotland. Our studio set up supports dry point, collagraphy, screenprinting, monoprinting, cyanotype and various other printmaking techniques.

The print room at the Gracefield Arts Centre is also accessible.

Current Exhibitions

Artist: Colin Blanchard

Printmaking Present: South West Scotland Printmakers and Fife Dunfermline Printmakers’ Workshop

18 November – 22 December, 2023

Leena Nammari, Haneen – a journey of yearning, nostalgia and mythmaking.

Artist: Leena Nammari

18 November, 2023 – 3 February, 2024

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Saturday 2nd November member Doreen Boogert will give a presentation and demo of her approach to monoprinting in the print room at Gracefield Art Centre 2-4 pm. Part of the opening of the printmaking exhibition at @gracefield_art_centre from Saturda
It's that time again! Each year South West Scotland Printmakers hand makes our own membership cards; a quirky and lovely little job led by Colin Blanchard which produces a unique hand printed card for every member. Here are our previous three years
Latest screenprinting workshop @gracefield_art_centre
SWSP are in 20:20 original print exchange. Here are our entries which include etching, screen print, lino, and cyanotype, by Annie Scnapp, Julie Stephen, Julian Bains, Helen Walsh, Tricia Okin, Cath Harnett, Sarah Mccusker and Sarah Keast.
Next introduction to screenprinting is 12- 13th October. Contact @gracefield_art_centre to book by 5th October.