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Spike Print Fair July 24-26
July 24 @ 6:00 pm - July 26 @ 5:00 pm BST
Free
📅 DATES
Friday 24 July, preview night 6–9pm (booking advised)
Friday 24 July, preview night 6–9pm (booking advised)
Saturday 25 to Sunday 26 July, 10am–5pm
📍LOCATION
Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX
Spike Print Fair is a new contemporary print fair bringing together artists, printmakers, illustrators, designers and small presses from across the UK. Presented by Spike Island and Spike Print Studio in partnership with UWE Bristol School of Arts and Centre for Print Research (CFPR).
Across three days, Spike Island will transform into a vibrant marketplace for original prints, publications and artist editions. Visitors can buy work directly from artists, discover emerging and established practitioners, and explore one of the UK’s most dynamic printmaking communities.
The fair forms part of Spike Island 50, an anniversary programme marking 50 years since Spike Island and Spike Print Studio were founded in 1976. Looking both backwards and forwards, the programme celebrates the organisation’s artist-led origins and ongoing commitment to supporting creative experimentation, artistic communities and access to contemporary art.
Whether you’re an experienced collector, practising artist or simply curious about contemporary print, Spike Print Fair offers a welcoming opportunity to discover and support independent artists and printmakers.
Workshops
Alongside stalls from exhibitors across the UK, Spike Print Fair includes a programme of hands-on workshops, demonstrations and family activities introducing visitors to a wide range of printmaking techniques. Workshops across the weekend include screenprinting, linocut, zine-making and experimental print processes, alongside live demonstrations exploring both traditional and contemporary approaches to print and tours of the largest open access print studio in the South West.
View the full programme HERE.
Talks
In Conversation with Spike Print Presented by Centre for Print Research, UWE Bristol
Centre for Print Research, UWE Bristol presents a talk series with members of Spike Island’s printmkaing community. Exploring their practices, methods and the intersection of printmaking with topics such as environmentalism, architecture, technology and community. This event includes a guided tour of Spike Print Studio, the largest open-access print studio in the South West. Established in 1976 and based in Spike Island, a former tea packing factory, now a contemporary art centre, with a community of artists and creative businesses.
Book your place HERE.
Partners and Supporters
Spike Print Fair is presented by Spike Island, Spike Print Studio, Centre for Print Research, and The School of Arts, UWE Bristol. The event is generously supported by Branch Cider, Cranfield Ink, Intaglio Printmaker, J.M.Smith Framing, John Purcell Paper and Left Handed Giant.
