Ikon stays open late and invites visitors to celebrate the culmination of eight printmaking residencies by West Midlands artists: Taiba Akhtar, Haseebah Ali, Simon Harris, Fae Kilburn, Karen McLean, Laura Onions, Satinder Parhar and Heather Peak.
As part of Ikon’s exhibition Start the Press! the printmakers established a functioning printmaking studio in the gallery. They worked with an antique, flatbed printing press from Wolverhampton School of Art, shared their processes with visitors, produced original prints and filled the gallery walls with new artwork. This event is a chance to view the full collection of new work and meet the printmakers.
Ikon Youth Programme (IYP) also showcase their interventions with the antique Wolverhampton printing press.
Start the Press! is supported by Freelands Foundation, Jerwood Foundation, The Saintbury Trust and University of Wolverhampton. Taiba Akhtar and Haseebah Ali’s residencies are supported by Culture Forward as part of the Qur’an in the City project.
Start the Press! is presented as part of Ikon’s 60th anniversary year.
