The Music of: Elvin Jones

An all star line up from the Leeds jazz scene pays tribute to the legendary drummer Elvin Jones.

Best known as a member of the era-defining John Coltrane Quartet, Elvin Jones also recorded with such jazz icons as Grant Green, Wayne Shorter, Larry Young and Joe Henderson.

This Leeds Jazz Festival show will focus on the numerous albums Jones made as a leader, including Coalition, Mr Jones, The Ultimate and the legendary Live At The Lighthouse.

Ben Powling - tenor saxophone

Matt Cliffe - tenor saxophone, flute

Sam Jackson - bass

Josh Smout - drums

Ricky Adam: Back-To-Back, A Solo Exhibition

Back-To-Back is a series of photographs from the terraces of Leeds - 2006-2024.The photos, taken by Ricky Adam, are the result of years of going round the houses (quite literally), all over Leeds, in all manner of weather, taking snapshots in and around the red brick terrace houses that surround the city like a giant donut made from red bricks.

Published by: Audit / This is Ours

With support from British Culture Archive.

Linocut Taster Session

Join us for a taster session exploring linocut relief printing techniques and print a range of your own greeting cards, or designs onto paper.

Your tutor will guide you through designing an image for linocut. You will be shown how to carve the lino block, apply the inks, and print it – both with our traditional Albion and Imperial relief printing presses, and burnishing by hand. You will be shown examples of lino prints and advice on the kind of designs that work best.

Introduction to Screen Printing – 5 Week Course

Explore the process of screen printing onto paper and develop your confidence as an independent screen printer. You will learn how to register and layer your designs, and print with multiple colours. You will gain an understanding of the photo stencil emulsion technique and will learn how to coat and expose screens using our UV exposure unit. Your tutor will also introduce you to relevant contextual artists and screen printing terminology.

Paper Screen Printing – 2 Day Course

The course will teach you the fundamentals of screen printing onto paper, introduce you to the equipment and develop your confidence as an independent screen printer. You will learn how to register and layer your designs, and print with multiple colours. By the end of the course, you will be able to use various stencil making techniques and understand their effects. You will gain an understanding of the photo stencil emulsion technique and will learn how to coat and expose screens.

Cyanotypes

Explore the beautiful photographic process of cyanotype to create your own cyan-blue prints.

You will learn how to produce a set of cyanotypes where thin objects or acetates are placed directly onto specially-coated paper and then exposed to UV light. When these objects are removed and the paper is washed with water a blue image remains. You will also learn how to use a variety of effects called toning, intensifying and reducing which alters the blue-ness of the prints.

Stencil Screen Printing

Explore screen printing using paper stencils on this one-day workshop.

Get to grips with our fantastic screen printing facilities and learn the basics of screen printing onto paper.

You will use paper stencil methods to print multi-layered prints, experimenting with transparent inks to produce interesting layers and outcomes. Handcut stencils allow you to work quickly and you’ll make a handful of layers throughout the day.

Letterpress Taster – 2 Week Course

Explore the basics of letterpress and work with traditional wood type and metal type to create a series of printed posters and postcards.

You’ll have the opportunity to use our wood type collection to create text and backgrounds using our historic Albion press and galley proofing presses. You’ll also work with our metal type to set your own smaller lines of type and use our Adana presses and equipment.

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