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New shop opening times for 2012

The Snap shop is going on a post Christmas diet with slimmed down opening times.   The shop will no longer be open Tuesdays and Wednesdays (except by prior appointment). So 2012 opening will be Thursday to Saturday 10am till 6pm.   Snap will re-open again after a nice break on Thursday 12th Jan.

Christmas Exhibition

Snap is now fully up and running hosting Christmas! We are open every day now until the 23rd of December except Sundays.

Hope to see you down in the gallery!

SNAP presents a Bjorn Rune Lie Solo Exhibition

A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED!

Bjorn has produced work for Nobrow Press, Yee Haw Studios, Aardman Animation, The Independent on Sunday and many many more.

Lara Harwood Exhibition

Snap is very much looking forward to exhibiting work by Lara Harwood!
Friday 24^th June  until Saturday 17th  September 2011

Lara is based in London, and is a screen printer working from her lovely chocolate factory studio.

New Member

Snap is very chuffed to announce Clare Owen is our new member at snap. A recent graduate Clare has achieved an awful lot in the world of illustration and some lovely work. We look forward to having her on board.

SNAP is looking for a new member.

Snap is looking for a new member to join for one year to cover maternity!

Becoming a Snap member includes a number of duties as part of a cooperative, in return you get a desk space, shared communal areas, screenprinting facilities and a gallery to sell your works in!

The membership fee is £120 per month.

We are looking for an artists work who will fit into Snap and who’s work has an element ofscreenprinting to it.
The artist must be available to cover 8days every 10 weeks covering the gallery (shop duty). The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturdays 10-6pm.

We are hoping to fill this space within one month.

If you would like to apply for this position then please send no more than 3 images of your work.
Please Please….only send low resolution…as this clogs up our ‘inbox’.
Also website address if you have it, and a biography with an explanation of why you think you would like to join us here.

The email address to send the information above to is snap@snapstudio.org.uk

We very much look forward to hearing from you

Farewell Winter, Hello Spring!

The SNAP Spring Show featuring Jane Ormes. Thursday 10th February 6 – 9pm

Spring may be just around the corner – it might be. Let’s say it is. We should celebrate.

For the first show of the year we have invited printmaker Jane Ormes to rouse our flagging spirits.    Taking animals as her subject she combines collaged patterns and textures with bold forms to make screen prints that are witty and refreshingly cheerful. Jane will be showing alongside new work by the regular Snap artists.   This event falls shortly before The Feast of St Valentine and Snap will be offering interesting and unusual prints, gifts and hand printed cards appropriate to the occasion.

Come to the Private View – and get a free tattoo!

Yes it is true. Every man woman and child that comes on the night (while stocks last) will receive a free tattoo – choose from designs by the Snap artists and and our guest artist.  You can take them away or ask a certified member of staff to assist you in applying the tattoo; with water and a sponge of course.

And what refreshments will be on offer at this Private View?

Well, as is traditional around Valentines day, the drinks will come in pink, so there will be the classic champagne (cava) with Cassis, the Kir Royale.   But in addition Snap will be serving a cocktail created specially for the occasion:   The Cider Royale.   This drink has been created in association with our sponsor, The Cider Shop.    Snap recommends this new venture on the Christmas Steps – a  fantastic shop dedicated to the national drink of the west country.

And for finger food we will be offering pretzels.

PS: Screenprint workshops
Want to try screenprinting yourself?  The next block of classes are listed on the website – running most Saturdays and occasional Sundays currently bookable up until March.

Farewell Winter, Hello Spring runs from Tuesday 8^th Febuary until Saturday 2^nd April.

Kelly Stewart’s Winter Show At SNAP

Snap presents The Winter Show featuring Edinburgh based print maker Kelly Stewart.

Kelly will be presenting a brand new collection of prints based on Bristol street scenes. Taking her inspiration from Victorian and Gothic architecture, Kelly uses the medium of screen print to combine these towering, and sometimes tottering forms with handwritten text.

Alongside Kelly, the usual Snap suspects have been busy making new work for the festive period, from hand printed Christmas cards, artist books, cushions, decorations and of course lovely prints and much more!

The Winter Show runs from Tuesday 9th November until the end of January.

Jonny Hannah’s Poster show

Here’s Jonny!

Snap studio proudly presents…..

the Poster show with a capital P by Jonny Hannah

Please join us and Jonny for the Preview night on Thursday 9^th September from 6 – 9pm

and Peruse the Posters whilst Partaking of some Peroni and a Portion of Peanuts….

The show runs from Tuesday 7^th September until Saturday 9th November

The prolific Mr Hannah will be exhibiting a plethora of Posters and Prints, at very affordable prices. All of Jonny’s work is produced using traditional printing techniques, with plenty of colour and quirky ideas. Snap is very proud to be have him with us in Bristol.

Jonny Hannah studied illustration at Liverpool Art School & the Royal College of Art, & recessions permitting, he now does it for a living. His many clients include The Sunday Telegraph, The New York Times & The St. Kilda Courier. He is represented by the Heart agency & teaches on the illustration course at Southampton Solent University.

Jonny also runs the Cakes & Ale Press, a humble cottage industry, making prints, posters, wee books & other objects d’art. He loves using his jigsaw, a gift from his in-laws, to cut a variety of cheap & cheerful scraps of wood into weird & wonderful shapes. He then paints them at his studio at the Arches, in sunny Southampton.

His most recent obsessions are swimming in the sea & The Chico Hamilton Quintet.

Chitra Merchant

As the summer approaches, we all start to daydream about getting away to the exotic sands and seas of foreign nations. Well, daydream no more as Snap’s summer show brings you a little taste of India via the visual delights of Chitra Merchant, our second invited artist to exhibit in our gallery alongside the regular Snappers. Chitra was born in India and currently resides and works in Bristol, where she experiments with various print processes, including monoprint and screenprint, to build colours up in layers that express emotion and a psychological narrative. Her clients include Actionaid, the Green Party and the Guardian. Find out more about Chitra here: www.chitra.co.uk

Private view Thursday 13th May