26TH – 27TH APRIL
Join RAMP for Print in Action Festival, a weekend celebrating printmaking. Learn from some of the nation’s best printmakers through workshops, demonstrations, talks, exhibitions, print fair and opportunities to connect with printmakers at Print in Action Festival – 26th – 27th April.
The festival highlights printmaking in all its forms, a weekend full of creativity, a platform for learning about printmaking through ink, interaction and inspiration.
Print in Action is a Festival for all, a chance to meet new makers, create with friends, learn and develop your printmaking skills, or simply a moment to have fun, be mindful, collaborate and be curious.
Throughout the weekend we’ll be talking about printmaking as a skill to include in your creative toolkit, encouraging discussions around creative intersections between different practices, including the importance of traditional printmaking processes and their interaction in an evolving digital world.
Print in Action is a platform for all, we welcome all artists,
Explore our opportunities, line-up, tickets and masterclass information below.
festival line-up
ley roberts - matt holmes - will mower - barton hargreaves - Ben Challen -
Anita Reynolds - Jemma Gunning - Vivienne Spencer - lou holland - ironbridge printmakers -camp print kin - debby mason - sonja burniston | aup students | peter ursem - sue lewry - artemis collective- jealous studios london - tweeny van mierlo
What to expect across the Festival weekend
Hands-on Workshops & Live Demonstrations – Discover Etching, Screenprinting, Letterpress, Linocut, Collagraph, Riso and more with some of the most talented printmakers from SW and beyond.
Exhibitions & Open Studios – Step inside the creative spaces of working artists and experience the depth of contemporary printmaking in our exhibition spaces.
Stalls & Marketplace – Browse and buy from our curated print fair, a platform for independent printmakers, printmaking studios and specialist suppliers. Take home prints, materials, and connect with local and regional printmakers, collectives and print studios.
Talks – We have some wonderful talks planned from Printmakers and Print Studios from around the SW and Beyond including Jemma Gunning RWA, Anita Reynolds, Ley Roberts, Barton Hargreaves, Matt Holmes, Bench Allen and Jealous Studios London and Double Elephant.
Connect with Printmakers – Join our Saturday afternoon panel discussion and our night social, a chance to network, discuss ideas and talk about the weekend, nurturing conversations for collaboration and connecting the print community.
Learn from the Best – demonstrations and drop in tasters with leading printmakers and printmaking collectives including Will Mower (Blockface printing),Bench Allen (of Jealous Gallery London), Bristol Print Collective, Ironbridge Printmakers, CAMP PrintKin, Sue Lewry, Artemis Collective, Peter Ursum, Viv Spencer, Sonja Burniston, Debby Mason, Students from AUP, Lou Holland and many more.
Take a Break – RAMP Café will be serving locally sourced cakes, snacks, and barista coffee throughout the weekend.
Fully Accessible & Dog Friendly – Everyone (including your four-legged friends) is welcome!
Dates & Timings:
Saturday, 26th April 2025, 9am till late.
Sunday, 27th April 2025, 9am to 5pm.
Tickets:
Early Bird 1 Day – £8
Early Bird 2 Days – £15
Standard 1 Day – £12
Standard Weekend – £22
VISIT OUR PRINT FAIR
MEET PRINTMAKERS, SUPPLIERS, PRODUCERS, STUDIOS AND COLLECTIVES
Whilst exploring the festival brrowse and buy from our curated print fair, including work from…
Made Print Haus, Livia Gravil, Two Rivers Paper Company, Wendy Rhodes, Skeaping & Morel, Matt’s Paper Hog @Raay, Marrow and Stuff, Idas Inkling, Kapi, Alicia Breakspear, Flat Fox Trading, Stay Weird Surf & Nadia Welch Design, Gaters Art, Joanna Williams, Helen Rollinson Art, Scarlet Tiger Press, Memori Prints, Peter Ursem, Debby Mason, Rachel Snowdon Studio, The Unseen View, Eleanor Russell – Hsieh, Andrea Brown, Flotsam Prints, Melanie Davies, GF Smith, CAMP Print Kin, Double Elephant, Artemis Collective, Sam Goodwin, Bristol Print Collective
get your
print in action ticket
Whether you’re an artist, designer, maker, hobbyist, or simply curious, connect with like-minded people through a festival of making, highlighting the breadth of creative expertise and innovation across Plymouth and the Southwest, celebrating collaboration, networks and skill-sharing.
