Black Church Print Studio

19/10/2026

A sincere thank you to all the print partners who joined us in late September for our inaugural print partners’ webinar. Designed for printmaking organisations, workshop providers, and groups, the session focused on fostering connections, driving collaboration, and building future partnerships across the printmaking and wider visual arts sectors.

Key discussions highlighted green and sustainable printmaking practices alongside opportunities for ongoing collaboration. All invited organisations are featured on our Printmaking in Ireland map.

PNI looks forward to continuing these dialogue-building efforts and connecting even more printmaking communities in the future.

We are also delighted to have two new print partners added to our Printmaking in Ireland Map Lismore Castle Arts and Just Art IT. The map can be viewed on our website.

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Black Church Print Studio Cló & Co Printmaking Studio Cork Printmakers Creative Spark Print Studio & Darkroom Custom House Studios + Gallery Graphic Studio Dublin & Graphic Studio Gallery Lucy & Robert Carter Leinster Printmaking Studio Limerick Printmakers The Manorhamilton Print Group National Print Museum René Mullin pulled Conor Burke

12/10/2026

HAPPENING THIS WEEK:

Black Church Print Studio is taking part in 'Marks of Mulhuddart: Here & Now', run by the Fingal County Council. A new, free creative programme for adults centered on Mulhuddart, explored through publication related artforms.

🎨 This Friday, October 16, artist and BCPS technical manager David McGinn and visual artist and printmaker Sophie Hanna Hayes, who combines words, language, and imagery, will lead a PRINT WORKSHOP.

✨Bring along your own Mulhuddart image to recreate in print through three workshops.

📧For bookings, email [email protected]
Booking is essential, and spaces are limited. You can also contact us directly.

Fingal County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce 'Marks of Mulhuddart: Here & Now' - a new, free creative programme for adults centered on Mulhuddart, explored through publication related artforms. Programmed and funded through Fingal's Public Art Programme and supported by Mulhuddart Community Centre and Parslickstown House.

Explore Mulhuddart through Photography, Illustration and Comic, and Print. The first instalment of the programme begins this October 2026, with more to be announced!

October 12th:
Join Beta Bajgart for six weeks learning photography techniques and storytelling through camera. Beta is a Dublin-based filmmaker and photographer known for impactful work that addresses social justice, environmental conservation, and human rights. She collaborates with communities and organisations to tell stories that resonate featuring themes of resilience, care, and belonging.
Email [email protected] to book.

October 13th:
Over three weeks, research and showcase local, current news through illustration and comic, with Harry Burton, a political cartoonist and illustrator that's worked for multiple domestic and international publications including the Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, the Private Eye and the Times of London.
Email [email protected] to book.

October 16th:
Mulhuddart will also get inked, with David McGinn, artist, printmaker and technical manager specialising in multiplate copper editions, and Sophie Hanna Hayes, visual artist and printmaker with a special interest in combining written word, language and imagery, both joining from Black Church Print Studios! You can bring along your own Mulhuddart image to recreate in print through three workshops.
Email [email protected] to book.

Booking is essential and spaces limited, contact each venue directly.

If you are unavailable to attend this series run, but are interested in future workshops, please let the location venues know.

11/10/2026

We are pleased to be featured in the latest edition of Irish Printer Magazine (Issue 4, 2026). In the article, David McGinn speaks about the democracy of print and the joy of building a community of fine art printmakers.

You can read the feature in the digital edition here: https://ashville.com/portfolio-item/irish-printer-issue-4-2026/

Thank you to the team at Irish Printer Magazine for highlighting our studio's work.

08/10/2026

Emerging Curator Announced for BCPS Exhibition February 2027

We’re delighted to announce Kathryn Graham as the curator of the next Black Church Print Studio exhibition, taking place at The Library Project, Dublin, from 5–27 February 2027.

Kathryn Graham is a Belfast-based visual artist and independent curator working across expanded printmaking. Her practice explores how memory, place and desire shape our relationship with lived and imagined spaces. Her recent curatorial projects include Paper Palace at QSS Gallery, Belfast (2026).

Read more about Kathryn and the upcoming exhibition: https://www.blackchurchprint.ie/announcement-emerging-curator-for-february-2027/

We look forward to welcoming Kathryn to Black Church Print Studio and sharing more about the exhibition in the coming months.

04/10/2026

𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣?

Although the exhibition at The Library Project has now closed, you can still explore and purchase prints from 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣 via the Black Church Print Studio online shop.

🛒 Explore the Satellite Salon collection:
https://www.blackchurchprint.ie/product-category/satellite-salon-2026/

Featuring around 60 diverse works by Black Church Print Studio members, the exhibition celebrated the breadth of printmaking practices and the studio's collaborative spirit.

Art in this post: Summum Bonum Domus, Alan Crowley.
Medium: Infrared B&W Celluloid Film Trichrome, reproduced as CMYK

30/09/2026

✨ PHOTO ETCHING WEEKEND WORKSHOP

Join Janine Davidson for a hands-on weekend workshop exploring the fascinating process of photo etching.

Over two days, you’ll learn how to prepare a plate, apply light-sensitive film, create a transparent image and expose it onto the plate.

🎟️ Book your place: https://www.blackchurchprint.ie/events/photo-etching/
📅 21 & 22 November 2026
🕙 Saturday & Sunday, 10am–5pm

It’ll also be covered:
- Inking & wiping
- Registration
- Printing

With only 5 places available, this focused workshop offers plenty of hands-on time. Suitable for all levels - no previous experience necessary.

25/09/2026

I’m working on some archival clamshell boxes for Blackchurch Print Studio.

Each handmade box is going to hold 21 fine art prints created as part of a collaboration with the Witness Trees project at Trinity College Botanic Garden.

Here I’m adding gum tape along the seams to strengthen where the tray floor meets the tray walls. Once the tape is dry, this future box will be rock solid 🤘

Clamshell boxes are made up of an inner tray with 3 sides, an outer tray which fits snugly over the inner tray and then a case which wraps around and hinges both sides together. I love making them because you have to get the measurements just right in order for them to work. They close with a satisfying whoosh sound when done just right!

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21/09/2026

𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣

Only one week left to visit Satellite Salon at The Library Project.

Featuring around 60 diverse works by Black Church Print Studio members, the exhibition celebrates the breadth of printmaking practices and the studio's collaborative spirit, presented in a custom scatter hang inspired by the traditional salon style.

✨ All artworks in the exhibition are available to purchase. ✨

For the full collection and more information, click this link: https://www.blackchurchprint.ie/shop/

𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣
4 – 26 September 2026
Curated by Colin Martin

📍 The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
⏰ Monday – Friday 11am–6pm
Saturday 12pm–6pm

If you haven’t visited yet, this is your last chance to see the exhibition before it closes on Saturday, 26 September.

Kindly supported by Dublin City Council and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

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