Call & Response, a printmaking initiative from Glasgow Print Studio, officially launched on Friday.
It will see a host of cultural figures from across the country create their own limited-edition print in collaboration with the studio, which will culminate in a public exhibition at the studio’s gallery next year.
The cultural figures taking part include:
Alan Cumming
Peter Capaldi
Franz Ferdinand
Bobby Bluebell
Greg Hemphill & Julie Nimmo
Pam Hogg
Ashley Jensen
Sanjeev Kohli
The Pastels
Kirsty Wark
More participants are set to be announced in the coming months.
Each piece will reflect the artist as an individual, taking inspiration and reflecting on some of their own creative work.
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The artworks will be created using traditional printmaking techniques and will then be available for purchase, with all proceeds supporting the work of the not-for-profit studio.
Claire Forsyth, Glasgow Print Studio’s creative director, said: “This project is a true celebration of creativity and collaboration.
“Building on our legacy of inviting cultural icons to engage with printmaking – as we have over the decades with polymaths such as John Byrne, Alasdair Gray and others – we’re opening up fresh conversations across disciplines, while supporting the future of printmaking in the process.”
The first artwork has already been completed, and will be launched to the public in Glasgow Print Studio’s gallery on November 6.
The piece, created by Bobby Bluebell – of legendary Scottish indie new wave band The Bluebells – draws on inspiration from the band in depicting the bluebell flower.
(Image: Mark Cameron)
Bluebell commented: “I was really pleased to be asked by the Print Studio – I graduated in design from the printing college, now part of Strathclyde University – and I’ve been popping in there ever since.
“I’ve always been involved in design, doing record sleeves, posters, and flyers for my own band and others, as well as for pretty much every nightclub in the city. So this was something I was always going to say yes to.”
The sale of each artwork will also support one bursary place at Glasgow Print Studio, providing access to classes, training and membership for people who face barriers to accessing art.
The studio opened six decades ago and has since become a nationally significant centre for printmaking.
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