INKED Print Festival will be the first printmaking festival in the Forest of Dean, brought to the area by The Yard Print Studio!
In 2025 The Yard Print Studio turns 5 and to mark the occasion we are celebrating printmaking in all its forms. With Arts Council England funding we are offering an exciting programme through the INKED Festival of Print including printmakers residencies, community print days and workshops, leading up to a two-day print fair and exhibition hosting stalls, demos, drop-in workshops, talks and a pop-up cafe.
Dates for your diaries!
We are currently working away behind the scenes to bring you lots of opportunities to get involved, learn about printmaking, sell your wares, buy original art direct from the makers and be inspired by this fabulous artform. In the mean time here are dates for your diaries:
INKED Print Fair
Friday 7th & Saturday 8th November
at The Miners Welfare Hall in Cinderford
Applications for the print fair stalls open Friday 4th July Deadline for applications: Friday 22nd August 5pm.
Exhibition
Friday 7th - Saturday 22nd November
at The George Gallery in Newnham-on-Severn
Apply for a residency
At The Yard Print Studio we are thrilled to offer this opportunity as part of the INKED Festival 2025 programme.
We are offering three creative practitioners one-week paid time in the studio with tutoring and technical support from professional printmaker and studio founder; Nichola Goff.
The printmakers residencies are designed for artists to take paid time out from their normal routine to spend an intensive week in a printmaking studio exploring ideas and new techniques or developing a new body of work within the printmaking discipline.
Work produced during these residency weeks will be celebrated as part of the INKED Print Festival in November 2025.
Image credit: Camilla Adams
Ways to get involved
We are planning an exciting programme of printmaking workshops and community print days that will be free or low cost to attend as well as drop-in workshops, talks and demos. Keep an eye here, on social media or sign up to The Yard Print Studio mailing list to see the festival programme when it gets published and hear about opportunities you can sign up for.
We are also recruiting volunteers to help with the print fair in November and other festival events. Email us at theyardprintstudio@gmail.com to sign up!
Thanks to our supporters!
