Gallery by the Lakes, at Sculpture by the Lakes near Dorchester, has announced its final event for 2022 – an exhibition and series of workshops celebrating the ingenuity, creativity, and diversity of contemporary printmaking.

Look Up! A Journey Through Print Land, which opens on November 5th, will showcase pieces from the Citizens of Print Land, a collective of nine artists from the South-West, who share a love of traditional printmaking techniques including Wood Engraving, Linocut and Screenprint, and use these to create vibrant images that celebrate the beauty of our landscape, both in the country and the city.

Madeleine Bertorelli, Manager of Gallery by the Lakes explains the title of the exhibition, saying: "Imagine a place without smartphones and Zoom calls. A place where your to-do list consists only of the instruction to slow down and to LOOK UP.

"With an emphasis on exploration, this exhibition showcases the Citizens of Print Lands' collective sense of curiosity and experimentation within their respective practices. Alongside work on paper will be a number of 'sculptural interventions'; printmaking that has outgrown its usual two-dimensional format and literally leaps from the page, blurring the boundary between print and sculpture. Prepare to have your eyes bathed in colours, textures, and patterns."

Throughout the exhibition, members of the Citizens of Print Land group will also present a series of workshops and events inviting gallery visitors to try some of the printmaking processes, and experience for themselves the joys of printmaking.

"The workshops will not only bring this vibrant exhibition to life but allow us to end a busy year for Gallery by the Lakes on a high," Madeleine added.

Look Up! A Journey Through Print Land opens on November 5th and continues until December 23rd.

For more information about these and other upcoming exhibitions click here.