Edinburgh Printmakers
{{Short description|Scottish printmaking studio}}
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Edinburgh Printmakers is a printmaking studio and gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has played a key role in the careers of Alan Davie, John Bellany, Carol Rhodes and Kate Downie.{{Cite web|title=How Edinburgh Printmakers made a lasting impression on the history of Scottish art|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/art/how-edinburgh-printmakers-made-lasting-impression-history-scottish-art-3054344|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.scotsman.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Edinburgh Printmakers|url=https://www.edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/about|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Edinburgh Printmakers|language=en-GB}}
History
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Edinburgh Printmakers was established in 1967, Britain's first open access printmaking studio promoting wider participation in the arts.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-19|title=Edinburgh Printmakers secures almost £1M in funding from SIS|url=https://www.socialinvestmentscotland.com/edinburgh-printmakers-secures-almost-1m-in-funding-from-sis/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Social Investment Scotland|language=en-GB}}
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In 2019 the Printmakers moved from its former home on Union Street to Castle Mills, Dundee Street in Fountainbridge, a building which was once the headquarters for the North British Rubber Company.{{Cite web|title=Former rubber factory to reopen as artists’ hub|url=https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/national/17594049.former-rubber-factory-reopen-artists-hub/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=South Wales Guardian|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Artists take over factory as Edinburgh Printmakers reveal new £11million creative hub|url=https://www.creativescotland.com/what-we-do/latest-news/archive/2019/04/artists-take-over-factory-as-edinburgh-printmakers-reveal-new-11million-creative-hub|access-date=2021-09-05|website=www.creativescotland.com|language=en}} They opened with exhibitions by German printmaker {{Interlanguage link|Thomas Kilpper|lt=|de||WD=}} and Scottish artist Callum Innes.{{Cite web|title=Edinburgh Printmakers: Opening date & first exhibitions - The Skinny|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/news/edinburgh-printmakers-fountainbridge-opening-april-2019|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.theskinny.co.uk|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=£11m Edinburgh Printmakers building to open with site-specific work by German artist Thomas Kilpper|url=https://www.a-n.co.uk/news/11m-edinburgh-printmakers-building-to-open-with-site-specific-work-by-german-artist-thomas-kilpper/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=a-n The Artists Information Company|language=en-US}} Janet Archer was appointed CEO in 2021{{Cite web|title=New CEO at Edinburgh Printmakers|url=https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/faces/new-ceo-edinburgh-printmakers|access-date=2021-09-19|website=ArtsProfessional|language=en}}
The building at Castle Mills won architecture awards for re-use and social impact.{{Cite web|title=Edinburgh Printmakers - Page Park|url=https://pagepark.co.uk/project/architecture/edinburgh-printmakers/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Page \ Park|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Now|first=Scottish Construction|title=Edinburgh Printmakers wins Project of the Year at inaugural RICS Social Impact Awards|url=https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/article/edinburgh-printmakers-wins-project-of-the-year-at-inaugural-rics-social-impact-awards|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Scottish Construction Now|language=en}} The organisation is successful in winning subsidies and investment in order to ensure that creative art spaces are open to the public.{{Cite web|title=Edinburgh Printmakers in pledge to support artists after securing £1m loan|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/19171510.edinburgh-printmakers-pledge-support-artists-securing-1m-loan/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=HeraldScotland|language=en}} It is now offers access print studio printmaking facilities for artists using traditional and digital processes. The facilities include dedicated learning space, art galleries, a shop, café and print archive.
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External links
- [https://edinburghprintmakers.co.uk Edinburgh Printmakers]