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Sunday, 8 February 2015
Reminder about deadlines for BBH Print Society exhibition in Letchworth
Dear BBH members
Just a reminder about rapidly approaching deadlines for your submissions for our forthcoming exhibition.
It would be really interesting to post up examples of work in progress & BBH artist in their studios.
BBH EXHIBITION 2015 - 17th to 28th March ‘Pushing Print’ Letchworth Arts, 2 The Arcade, Letchworth, SG6 3EW
Key Dates
Entry Form returned by
Art Work listing returned by
Submission & Hanging Day
INFORMATION for MEMBERS
Friday 20th February 2015
Friday 6th March 2015
Monday 16th March 2015 10:00 am - 1.00 pm
Collection of rejected work - if your work could not be hung then I will phone or email you and a suitable
evening will be arranged for you to collect from me or Helen
Herts & Beds members – Redshanks, West Street, Lilley Herts LU2 8LH
Bucks members - Bodenpress, Unit 3 Pentagon Place, Berkhamsted Road, Chesham, Bucks
Please ensure quality frames are used, as some work has been previously rejected by the Selection team for poor framing and mounts. Clip frames are not permitted.
Meet the Artists / free Drypoint taster session Saturday 21st March 10:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Break Down & Collection Day - from Letchworth Arts Friday 27th March 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two options, last viewing day is Sat, but Kim will be there on Friday OR Saturday 28th March 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm
Hanging space :
Wall bays are available with a usable hanging space measuring 3.0 metres wide x 1.3 metres high.
As a guide each bay will accommodate 6 - 8 medium sized prints.
Alternatively, you may want to share the cost of a bay with another member, which will allow 3 - 4 medium sized prints each.
If you want to share with a specific member you will need to pre-arrange this with that member personally before submitting
your individual applications.
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Pillars are available with a usable hanging space measuring 0.5 metres wide x 1.3 metres high and will accommodate
2 medium sized prints or perhaps 3 small prints.
All hanging space will be allocated by the Selection Committee. This is a large, very well lit, white gallery rectangle. Visitors enter, walk round and leave by the same door, so all hanging spaces enjoy equal prominence. Applications will be dealt with on a first come, first served basis.
Non-refundable fees : Full Bay - £30 Half Bay - £15 Pillar - £10
cheques made payable to BBH Print Society or preferably by bank transfer - see booking form.
Labelling and Presentation : all artwork must have 3 labels, one stuck onto back, one hanging from thread on D ring
and one on the bubble wrap bag the artwork is delivered in, to be returned to artists on the collection day.
If the print has not been sold, we will remove the art work on break down day and place it in your bag for collection.
Labels must have Title, Medium, Name of printmaker and Price framed & unframed - all work must be available for sale.
Please ensure quality frames are used, as some work has been previously rejected by the Selection team for poor
framing and mounts. Clip frames are not permitted
Hanging method on Backs : All framed prints must have mirror plates attached to the back of the vertical edges. Existing D Rings, if flat, and hanging threads / wire need not be removed.
Submission :
If you are unable to get to the Venue on the submission day, please email or phone Kim to arrange a possible alternative arrangement Tel : 01462 769024 Email : kim@majorgeorge.co.uk
Selection process : All framed prints are viewed by 3 selection team members ensuring balanced voting. Each submission needs two votes to get through.
Commission : Letchworth Arts takes a commission of 25 % + vat - please make sure your price takes account of this.
The BBH Print Society will receive the total payment plus sale list - we in turn will send BBH payments to the relevant members.
Framed work will not be removed off the walls until the break down day and Letchworth Arts takes full responsibility for customer
collection of sold art work. They have assured me your framed prints will be properly stored until collection.
Gallery open : Mon – Fri 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat 10:00 am - 3.00 pm
Folios/ unframed : Members can submit up to 10 unframed prints for the duration of the whole exhibition. These will be sold throughout the exhibition by Letchworth Arts staff and handed over at time of sale, and the sale will be documented on sales list at reception / sales desk. All unframed prints must be board supported and cellophane wrapped, labelled with title, printmaker and price. The committee reserves the right to remove from the folio stand any work which they feel is of poor quality and / or unsuitable –
their decision is final.
Meet the Artists / Drypoint Day : Sat 21st March 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
We have decided not to do a Preview Night as we cannot always attract visitors to the event who are not the artists,
so we are holding a Meet the Artists / Drypoint day which we hope will work better.
This is a golden opportunity to talk about your work, show your printing plates and get the customers interested in YOU – very often
customers buy pieces of work they know much more about.
Also the drypoint bar is a great way to get the public in, have a go and again engage with the artists who are exhibiting in the gallery.
All materials are provided, I will be there on Saturday to show the new members the ropes, if they do not know what to do.
A BBH Member puts the ink onto the customers small scored plate, burnished, placed on the printing press, paper added and then
the visitor pulls it through the press. SIMPLE !.
Collection day : Friday 27th March 4:00 to 5:00 pm, or Sat 28th March 2:00 to 3:30 pm.
if you unable to get to Letchworth on either of these dates please contact me on 01462-769024 and we can arrange
another day for you collect from Redshanks, West Street, Lilley, Herts LU2 8LH
Loss or damage to artwork : Whilst due care and attention will be taken, the BBH Society and Letchworth Arts accept no
responsibility for any loss or damage to any work submitted. All works left in Letchworth Arts and the holding venues of the
BBH Print Society remain at the owner’s risk and printmakers should insure their work, should this be of concern.
Kim Major-George
President
Obsidian Gallery - exhibition opportunities 2015
 We're really excited to announce that following the success of the last two year's shows, we're hosting a further poetry inspired exhibition in 2015, once again to coincide World Book Night. Once again a self-published book will accompany the exhibition with poems illustrated by the selected work. We're inviting entries in any media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, textiles, glass, ceramics, wood, metal, jewellery, etc. You can choose any poem that inspires you, as long as it is out of copyright (if the poet died more than70 years ago), or you have obtained copyright permission, or you can use your own poetry. The entry deadline is 1st March. Summer Collection We're inviting entries in any media, for a themed summer exhibition - work depicting or inspired by the British coastline and English summer meadows. Please email up to 10 images along with dimensions, medium & proposed selling price, or artist price Entry deadline : 15 May Winter Fairy Tales We are inviting entries from artists and makers for work in any medium that is inspired or depicting a fairy tale. All mediums welcome - painting, illustration, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, textiles, glass, wood, metal, jewellery, etc. Email from one to ten images along with details on medium, size & price along with your biography. Entry Deadline : 14 Sept 2015 All work must be for sale and the artist must be based in the UK. |
TO APPLY : Email image(s) (max 2MB per email please) along with details on Medium; Approximate Size; & Price Guide Obsidian Art Layby Farm (The Bucks Goat Centre), Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks HP22 5XJ. |
BBH PRINT SOCIETY - March 2015 group exhibition
'Pushing Print', 17-27 March 2015
Over 300 framed and unframed prints using traditional hand-pulled methods from the highly experienced printmakers of the BBH Print Society. Collagraph, lino, etching, screen printing, solar printing, and many more. Come in for a free taster session on Saturday March 21 ...
Members of the BBH Print Society are experienced print makers living or working from their studios in the three counties of Beds, Bucks and Herts.
There is an extensive range of techniques reflecting so many print methods a great opportunity to pick up hand pulled, original prints, framed and unframed at prices well below those normally charged in galleries.
There is a complementary exhibition, Spirit of the Earth, by printmaker Kim Major-George in the Café and Foyer galleries (17-28 March). Kim is the current President of the BBH Print Society and the author of Collagraph - a journey through texture, the well-received, best selling book on textured printing.
Letchworth Arts Centre
2 The Arcade, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 3EW
T: 01462 670788
Taster Sessions in drypoint printing Saturday March 21 between 10.30 and 3.00
Ever wanted to have a go at hand-pulled printing? Members of the BBH Print Society will show you how to score your printing plates and print on our special hand-pulled printing presses. Free - no mess printing - all ages welcome.
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