Art Print Residence
Art Print Residence offers its professional printmaking workshop to visual artists who desire to develope their own project. Art Print Residence is specialized in intaglio printmaking and woodcut, so Master platemaker can give technical advice and personal assistance to the artists (if they need it).
The workshop is located on the ground floor of the hosts' home. In addition to the approximately 150 square meters of working space, they also have an outside working space of 80 m2. This garden area can be used when the weather is suitable. One of their studios main features is the natural light, with 12 linear meters of south-facing windows.
The shop is divided into several specific work areas: Artist’s workplace, Plate making area, Printing area, Paper handling area and Mechanical zone. They have a big size intaglio press so artists can work on large format with copper or wood plates up to a maximum size of 100x200cm.
The residence has a private apartment totally equipped available to the artists: bedrooms with double beds, bathroom, kitchen with fridge, saloon, patio and free internet connection. The host will clean towels and sheets once a week, to be environmentally friendly.
They can also accomodate artists of other disciplines like writers, drawers, illustrators...
The workshop's specific areas are: printing's zone, aquatint zone, acid baths (ferric chloride), photo-etching area, paper handling area and mechanical zone with a wide variety of saws, milling machines, guillotines, flexible shafts, drills, and a set of electrical tools. Artists are able to work on metal materials (copper, iron, …) as well as on plastic and wood. They have three motorized presses with bed sizes:
- Gea Jalon 27,55x59,05 inches
- Ribes 31,40x66,9 inches
- Ribes 53,14x94,48 inches
Their Master platemaker can give technical advice and personal assistance if artists desire it (optional). Also they offer the possibility of printing artist's plates by the hand of their Master printer.
Art Print Residence is located in Arenys de Munt, approximately 30 minutes from Barcelona and 45 from Girona by road. Arenys de Mar, the adjoining seaside town, is within walking distance and where you can catch local trains travel regulary to Barcelona or Girona. Arenys de Munt is in the Maresme region, which extends from the Barcelona coast up to the Costa Brava. This region is graced with beautiful beaches, excellent hiking and is rich with local culture.