Northern Print are exhibiting and selling original prints from the 20:20 print exchange, a huge annual print exchange project organised by Hotbed Press in Salford, Manchester. Every year, printmaking studios as well as print departments in universities across the UK and overseas are invited to participate in this ambitious project; each studio has to enter a number of artists who each have to print an edition (or set) of 25 prints all measuring 20 x 20cm. 

Every artist receives a selection of randomly selected prints from the project to keep and each studio gets a selection to sell. Prints are just £10 each with all proceeds going to support Northern Print.

This exhibition has been organised, curated and installed by a group of Northern Print studio members.

Journey’s Into Printmaking presents the diversity of print processes undertaken at Northern Print by 24 studio artists who are all members of Northern Print. Works include finished pieces, trial prints, proofs and offcuts from prints along with some plates - such as linocuts and etching plates.

The exhibition shows the range of printmaking techniques that artists use in the studio and the addition of the ‘printmaking journeys’ text give an insight into how and why artists use the studio.