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Studio Access

Castlemaine Press offers members access to a bright, well-equipped printmaking studio with two Merlarue printing presses –  a small format 500 x 1000 mm direct-drive etching press and a large format 1000 x 2000 mm geared etching press.

To independently hire the print studio, artists must be current members and be assessed as competent in printmaking by completing our free induction session prior to hire.

Members looking to develop their print practice and studio competency also have the option of attending our popular, members-only Saturday Sessions.

Inductions and Saturday Sessions can be booked via our eventbrite.  Please email a copy of your vaccination certificate to the Press to complete the booking process.

 

 

 

Studio hire and COVID

We are committed to creating a COVID safe working environment so please take time to familiarise yourself with our COVID safe measures. We are supplying hand and surface sanitisers and clear cleaning instructions and we ask that members:

  • book the Press 24 hours in advance
  • observe all the steps in the guidelines we’ve put in place, this includes cleaning both on arrival and on leaving the studio
  • email us a copy of your vaccination certificate at the time of time of booking.

Remember: Please do not hire or attend your session at the Press if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness. 

 

Studio hire fees

 

BIG PRESS SMALL PRESSES
Full day
9 am–9 pm

$30

Discount for booking 10 sessions to be used within 3 months  $250

$20

Discount for booking 10 sessions to be used within 3 months  $175

4-hour session

9–1 pm, 1–5 pm, 5–9 pm

 $15 $12

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What you need to bring and what Castlemaine Press supplies

 

Castlemaine Press supplies presses, a drying rack, baths for non toxic etching solutions and for soaking paper, rags and vegetable oil for cleaning, boards for pressing prints, and newsprint.

Studio users are responsible for bringing their own ink, palette knives, rollers, plates, printing paper, cutting and etching tools, gloves, aprons and ‘consumables’.

 

Booking the space to make your own work

 

Once you have become a member and have attended an induction session and subsequent supervised session(s), you are right to go! To book the space to make your own work, please email to: castlemainepress@gmail.com

Bank details will be provided by return email so that you can pay the hire fee. Please make your payment within 3 days of making your booking. Once payment is received, you will be given the key code to get into the studio.

 

Booking the space to run a workshop or course

 

If you have an idea for a workshop, or course, or masterclass, or project you would like to run, we want to hear it! Proposals can be for something you run yourself or an activity coordinated by you and run by someone else. Please email a short proposal (one page maximum) with a brief CV and a description of what it is you want to run (and when), and how you will approach it.

Proposals will be assessed by a panel and, once approved, the committee can work with you to plan and implement the project you’re proposing.