A blog about Stockport landmarks by artist/printmaker Neil Robinson which follows a printmaking project depicting the diverse architectural styles of my hometown both new and old.
On Saturday, I attended the 101st Stockport Art Guild exhibition at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery. I have 3 prints in this year’s exhibition which consists of 2 etchings based on Stockport that I worked on just before the Covid lockdowns and a photo screen print I completed this summer at Green Door Printmaking Studio in Derby.
The exhibition was a massive success and I helped with setting it up over the last few weeks.
You’re invited to Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery to see the artworks of our talented, creative members. Many works for sale!
Our artists all have their unique style, and you can expect a wide variety of works.
Preview: Saturday 26th November 2022 at 2pm to 4pm (Refreshments provided)
Exhibition: Sunday 27th November 2022 to Friday 20th January 2023
Venue: Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK3 8AB.
Gallery Opening Times:
Thursday and Friday: 1pm to 5pm
Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Sunday: 11am to 4pm
Closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Telephone: 0161 474 4453
Email: [email protected]
I attend the preview of the Stockport Open 2022 art exhibition this afternoon. I have two prints in this year’s exhibition and am really honoured to have my work accepted.
Since my last post, I have been on a much needed break from my printmaking. Yesterday, I started a new drypoint print which I hope to combine with a chine collé technique (which uses different colours of tissue paper overlaid on the print during printing). The new drypoint depicts the Masonic Guildhall which is located opposite the college. I used a photograph as a reference. I managed to get a proof done and hope to complete the print soon.
I am hoping to enter two of my prints in this year’s Stockport Open Exhibition which is returning to the art gallery in Stockport.
The exhibition is on from 22nd July to 23rd September.
I also printed a couple of prints from the Stopford House etching I did a few months back. I hope to enter this into the open exhibition.
One of my prints depicting Stockport Market is currently appearing in the ‘In Manchester Online’ art exhibition organised by Cotton on Mcr and the Saul Hay gallery Castlefield, Manchester. Check the link out below.
https://cottononmcr.com/in-manchester-online-art-exhibition/
I received an email reply from the organiser of the Cotton-on-Manchester open exhibition which I recently submitted work to. The rejection email was pretty upbeat. They offered me feedback on the two etching prints I submitted which were from this project and also to have my work displayed on their exhibition website as a consolation, which sounds good to me.
Recently, I learnt that Stockport Art Guild will be hosting their 100th annual art exhibition from Thursday 20th May to Friday 16th July 2021. I still haven’t decided what I will be submitting to the centenary exhibition. I may experiment with a mixture of paint and printmaking techniques for my submissions.
I managed to submit two digital artworks for Stockport’s Giant Leap Ahead project; one for the NHS, and one for the Eco frog. Not heard any news as yet, but reckon there was a lot of competition in the designs submitted.
At the end of next month, I will be resuming my visits to Prospect Studios to continue working on my etching print series for the Stockport In Print project. It will be my first visit since autumn of last year. Social distancing and precaution such as wearing face masks and the installation of clear plastic screens will still be in operation. I hope to continue where I left off with my last etching depicting the river Mersey.
The other weekend, I continued my photo walks around Stockport and this time I have captured ‘The Blossoms’ pub which is on the A6 main road which is south of the town.
During my visit, I took many photograph’s of the pub and also a few of the abandoned pool hall directly opposite which used to be a cinema in it’s heyday. Below are a selection of photographs taken on the day.
Enjoy.
I attended the 99th Stockport Art Guild Art Exhibition. The Guild is celebrating its centenary this year and has published a book celebrating the history of the art club. Exhibition runs until 16th January 2020.
I have two etching prints in the exhibition which depict the precinct and the railway station. I also have two artworks accepted into the Manchester Open which is in the new year.
Why not visit the ‘Land’ and ‘Pennines’ joint exhibitions by Prospect Studios at Bury Art Museum until 13th July 2019.
I have a couple of prints on show in the gallery and shop.
Attended the exhibition previews of Liam Spencer and Prospect Printmakers on Saturday 21st April at The Whitaker, Rawtenstall.
Some amazing work on show from Liam Spencer’s landscape paintings depicting Rossendale and the Whitaker archive and also Alan Birch’s Prospect Printmakers group which displayed 20 Pennine themed prints from the regulars to Alan’s printmaking workshops including my own collagraph print depicting drystone walls.
All prints are for sale. See poster in blog post for further details.
The Pennines exhibition at The Whitaker, Haslingden Road, Rossendale, Lancashire BB4 6RE.
Preview: Saturday 21st April at 2pm to 4pm. All welcome.
https://www.thewhitaker.org/whats-on/2018/4/21/prospect-printmakers-the-pennies
Stockport In Print 
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