A mobile printmaking studio in a 40-foot-long shipping container will be a temporary addition to the local arts and design scene.
The shipping container will be set up outside Artspace Mackay as part of a special residency by the Moveable Type Studio (MTS) in Mackay from July 2 to July 11.
The Moveable Type Studio will be hosted by Artspace Mackay in conjunction with the prestigious 2025 Libris Awards: The Australian Artists Book Prize, and the abbe Conference and Artists Book Fair by Cobalt Editions, Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University.
It will offer a unique opportunity for attendees and the broader Mackay community to engage with letterpress printmaking.
Artspace Mackay will host the MTS residency to provide opportunities for visitors and artists to discover the heritage craft of printing using rare letterpress printing equipment, and wooden and metal type from the Clint Harvey collection.
Artspace Mackay Director Tracey Heathwood said this would be a wonderful opportunity to engage with a craft that had been integral to communication ever since the Guttenberg press was invented centuries ago.
“The Moveable Type Studio will be bringing these historic processes to life through the work of resident artists and educators Clint Harvey and Dzintra Menesis who travel with the studio,” Ms Heathwood said.
“Local schools, artists, designers, historians, poets and writers are invited to participate in a range of creative workshops and masterclasses to learn about letterpress printing processes, techniques and inspirations,” she said.
MTS founder Clint Harvey said the machines, like the ones in the studio, were all used in the past to print books, newspapers, magazines, posters and brochures.
“We want to share our enthusiasm for these traditional printing techniques with the whole community and invite the general public to come to watch free demonstrations and presentations to discover more about printing history and heritage,” Mr Harvey said.
Limited spaces are still available in workshops and masterclasses at the MTS. For more information and to make a booking visit https://bit.ly/3ND3oyK
The Moveable Type Studio is bringing historic letterpress printmaking processes to life through the work of resident artists and educators Clint Harvey and Dzintra Menesis
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