- Venue
- Shoreditch Town Hall Basement
- Starts
- Friday, June 28, 2013
- Ends
- Sunday, June 30, 2013
- Address
- 380 Old Street London EC1V 9LT
- Location
- London
This year, East London Printmakers will be holding its annual summer show at Shoreditch Town Hall Basement. Over 70 artist printmakers, all using a wide variety of approaches to print, will be exhibiting their latest work.The exhibition will be opened by Norman Ackroyd RA, one of Britain’s foremost contemporary etchers. Norman Ackroyd was elected a Royal Academician in 1990. He has lectured extensively in both the UK and the USA. In 2007 he was awarded a CBE for his services to engraving.East London Printmakers is an independent collective of artists based in Hackney. Established in 1998, ELP celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The studio was set up with the aim of providing a printmaking resource to promote the creative potential of practising artists and individuals in the local community. The spacious studio provides open access facilities and courses. It also organises exhibitions and events for the benefit of its members.Recent ELP exhibitions have been held at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery, the Freud Museum, Space Studios and the V&A Museum of Childhood. The annual Box Set of prints is held in the print collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum. The ELP Box Set of Prints 2012 will be launched at the exhibition.East London Printmakers129-131 Mare Street, Hackney, E8 3RH
