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Collaboration & Facilitation Derrick Guild Edinburgh Printmakers was established in 1967 to provide equipment and expertise to support artists, and is dedicated to the promotion of contemporary printmaking through entrance free galleries and an inexpensive, open access print studio; the first of it’s kind in Britain. We are recognised as an international leader in innovative contemporary printmaking practice and we commission and publish prints with some of the best and most exciting local, national and international contemporary artists living today. We invite artists into the studio to collaborate with our master printers on the production of limited edition prints in the areas of etching, lithography, screenprinting, relief and digital. We work with existing printmakers and also artists who have never worked in this medium and provide technical assistance and creative input to help them realise ideas or concepts. The artworks created by the artist and facilitated by the master printer are original prints: not a reproduction of an existing artwork. A limited number of prints are printed by the master printer as an edition, and on completion the edition is split between the artist and Edinburgh Printmakers. These prints are launched as part of our annual exhibition programme and are showcased at international art fairs and as part of touring exhibitions. These prints are sold through our galleries, and unlike the commercial art sector, profits do not go to a private art dealer, all monies go directly to the studio. This helps to sustain our artists’ careers and enables Edinburgh Printmakers to continue to maintain and develop the highest quality print studio facilities at affordable prices. Edinburgh Art Festival |
 with a 0% loan from Edinburgh Printmakers Edinburgh Printmakers is part of the OWN
ART scheme that has been designed to encourage more people to buy art by
making it easy and affordable. Loans
are available from as little as £100 and up to £2000
Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery is one of Scotland's foremost gallery spaces devoted to contemporary fine art original prints - most of which are made in our studio. Some of the most established artists working in Scotland use our studio alongside recent graduates, professional artists and many printmakers from all over the world, who come to use the facilities on offer. We have four print browsers - over 500 prints - visitors can view an amazing range of the best contemporary prints available in Scotland. We have highly knowledgeable gallery staff on hand to help and answer any queries about the artists, their working syles and subject matter. Exhibition Programme To complement the work on show by the resident artists we have a rolling programme of exhibitions representing the whole spectrum of contemporary graphic art. Previous exhibitions have ranged from the graphic works of artists such as Marc Chagall , David Hockney, Matisse and Picasso to contemporary American prints by such artists as - Andy Warhol and Jim Dine - to the wealth of talent that exists in Scotland itself. The Gallery and Studio are very centrally situated being only a few minutes walk from both the railway station, central bus station and the main shopping and cafe areas. Our Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm |
