Upcoming workshops

The Artist’s Development course will help you to delve into the relationship you have with your creative practice, in a way that will allow you to expand your thinking and the possibilities you see for yourself and your work. The course will help you challenge your own expectations of your practice so that you can become more experimental, engaged and expressive with your work. Using Julia Cameron’s The Artists Way as a starting point, we will explore topics such as your identity as an artist, possibilities for practice, your connection with your work and the wider art world, and how to allow ourselves space for empathy and compassion. Each week small tasks will be set, which will act as prompts and discussion points for the group. And all being well we will create some art along the way!

The course is suitable for people with any level of creative practice and is an opportunity to share time and personal experience with like-minded people in a safe, generous and supportive environment. This is your time for dedicated reflection on your creative practice and development. Maximum 6 participants.

9 sessions over 12 weeks: 6 Jan, 13 Jan, 20 Jan, 3 Feb, 10 Feb, 24 Feb, 3 Mar, 10 Mar, 24 Mar

Spend a day discovering the historical printing process of Cyanotype; making beautiful “blueprints” from natural forms, found objects and hand drawn transparencies.

You will learn about the history of the process, how to mix the solution to coat a variety of surfaces, prepare and print a large selection of paper to use as greetings cards or other creative projects and explore ways of mark making on transparent surfaces to make negatives.

Participants may wish to bring a small selection of personal items to print with, such as pressed flowers, flat objects including feathers, keys, paper templates, images to trace etc. but there will also be plenty provided by the tutor.

Create striking original art under the guidance and tuition of artist and printmaker Emily Brooks.

A one-day workshop suitable for beginners and those with a little experience, we will be working from photos or sketches of our beautiful lake district fells to create artworks to take home. Even people who say they cannot draw, create beautiful linocut prints.

We will provide a relaxed and nurturing atmosphere and you will get the opportunity to work at your own pace.

Market Place Print Studio is located in Cockermouth on the edge of the Lake District National Park. The studio offers printmaking workshops as well as classes in other mediums. Look at our Workshops for upcoming dates or read about personalised group bookings. We have a large printing press that can be used for printing etchings, monoprint, linocuts and woodblocks. We offer courses for beginners and advanced level as well as open access for experienced printmakers. The space is run by artists Jack Fawdry Tatham and Emily Fairlie Baker.

Create striking original art under the guidance and tuition of artist and printmaker Emily Brooks.

A one-day workshop suitable for beginners and those with a little experience, we will be working from photos or sketches of our beautiful lake district fells to create artworks to take home. Even people who say they cannot draw, create beautiful linocut prints.

We will provide a relaxed and nurturing atmosphere and you will get the opportunity to work at your own pace.

Create striking original art under the guidance and tuition of artist and printmaker Emily Brooks.

A one-day workshop suitable for beginners and those with a little experience, we will be working from photos or sketches of our beautiful lake district fells to create artworks to take home. Even people who say they cannot draw, create beautiful linocut prints.

We will provide a relaxed and nurturing atmosphere and you will get the opportunity to work at your own pace.

Learn how to create beautiful handprinted landscapes from re-purposed TetraPak drink cartons under the guidance and tuition of artist and printmaker Emily Brooks. A new and exciting course for this year which is suitable for both beginners and those with experience, this one-day workshop will give you the skills and confidence to continue printmaking at home using minimal equipment.

We will provide a relaxed and nurturing atmosphere, and you will get the opportunity to work at your own pace. Our tutor will be on hand to guide you whatever your level of experience – even people who say they cannot draw create beautiful prints.

We will provide a selection of pre-prepared images and ideas to work from, although if you’d like to bring a moody image your own please do.

TetraPak printing is a form of ‘drypoint’ printing, where a handled needle is traditionally used to scratch into a metal plate. Instead of using a metal plate, this method uses repurposed drink cartons instead.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll have printed one or more moody landscapes – unique artworks to take home to be cherished forever.

Join our fantastic printmaking specialist, Emily Brooks to carve and print your very own pet portrait.

A one-day workshop suitable for beginners and those with a little experience, we will be working from photos or sketches of our favorite friendly animals to create unique artworks to take home. Even people who say they cannot draw, create beautiful linocut prints of these loved and characterful creatures.

We will provide a relaxed and nurturing atmosphere and you will get the opportunity to work at your own pace.