Culture Awards - More than 100 artists & almost 100,000 visitors. Why not nominate us for an award?

If you liked Northern Print Biennale please nominate it for a Culture Award - click here to go to The Journal’s website.

Northern Print Biennale engaged with over 100 artists and almost 100,000 visitors and participants in a wide range of print-related exhibitions, workshops, activities and events in 13 venues across NewcastleGateshead in the summer of 2009. It was the first major event for printmaking in 20 years.

Northern Print Biennale, was an international event in NewcastleGateshead that set out to raise the profile of artists making prints and to excite new audiences for contemporary printmaking. If it did any of this for you - please spare a moment & click here to nominate Northern Print Biennale. Deadline for nominations is 31st December 2009

There are 2 categories which may be appropriate for your nominations – either ‘Best Event’ or ‘Arts Council Award’. The judges will be looking at the quality (not quantity) of the nominations so please think carefully about your reasons.

Learn printmaking in 2010

If you want to learn a new skill in 2010 and try your hand at printmaking, why not book on to one of our courses - click here to see a list of courses available. If you want to buy someone a course as a Christmas gift, we are open until Saturday 19th December, contact us to make a booking - tel: 0191 261 7000.

Winner - Loo of the year award

Northern Print is celebrating after its specially designed WC picked up a top prize at the recent National Loo of the Year Awards.

Created by Cumbrian artist Paul Scott, with the support of Newcastle-based architects Mosedale Gillatt, the ‘arty’ toilet not only received first place in the Museums and Galleries category, but also gained a five star rating from the judges.

The toilet space, which is fully accessible, caught the judge’s eye with its 450 glazed porcelain tiles and over 36 silk screen prints used from a confection of diverse printed sources, including the famous blue willow pattern and Thomas Bewick foliage and insects.

Run by the British Toilet Association, the awards aim to encourage the highest possible standard in all types of ‘away from home’ or public toilets and, this year, attracted over 1548 entries. Northern Print was up against the likes of Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds and The Fan Museum in Greenwich in its category.
 

With best wishes for Christmas and happy printing in 2010 from everyone at Northern Print

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