Adult Summer Workshop

Risograph Riot - Poster and Zine Printing Workshop

Name: Hereford College of Arts
Price range: $

Cost

£125
Tutor

Jess Bugler
Duration

2 Days
Dates

29th -30th July

Experiment with Risograph printing and create your own vibrant limited-edition posters and zines.

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Overview

Join printmaker Jess Bugler for a dynamic two-day Risograph workshop at Hereford College of Arts. Discover the unique, bold potential of Risograph printing — a Japanese stencil duplicator process using translucent inks on 100% recycled paper.

On Day One, transform your drawings and collages into a riot of colour, creating two limited-edition posters. On Day Two, dive into zine-making, exploring different templates and turning your designs into a colourful, collectable publication.

Perfect for artists, illustrators, and anyone curious about experimental print processes, this course offers hands-on experience and plenty of beautiful prints to take home.

A riso print inspired by a K-Pop band. The scene depicts a destroyed city with a zeppelin flying across a neon pink and orange sky.

A riso machine in the print workshop. The photo is taken from a high angle, and shows the drying rack and colourful risograph prints behind it.

Someone holding up a print so that it covers their face. She is wearing a dark green jumper and showing off the print that is red and black. She is stood in front of a wall that is covered in colourful riso prints.

An example of student work. A brightly coloured print of a lady waiting at a crossing on a colourful street full of plants and trees.

An example of student work. Two cats cuddling with Japanese writing down the side. It is a one-colour print in red.

An example of work by Nicholas Stevenson depicting Sappho holding a pen. The print is mostly using grey, gold and orange.

Example of risograph illustration student work. Red dogs on a pink background

A collection of zines all piled up with a tree on the front cover.

About the Tutor

Jess is an award-winning printmaker and educator, specializing in Linocut, Risograph, Collagraph, and Takuhon. She teaches workshops across the UK and leads the Print Workshop at College Road Campus. Recent accolades include the Hawthorn Prize for Excellence in Printmaking (Flourish Awards 2024) and the Peter Reddick Bursary for Innovation in Relief Printmaking.

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FAQs

All materials will be provided including inks, paper, and more. You may want to bring a sketchbook for taking notes or experimenting with ideas. We sell sketchbooks in our on-campus shop, so you can buy one when you get here if you want.

Make sure to bring some water, and dress appropriately for using college equipment (for example, no open-toed shoes and long hair tied back when using workshop equipment)

This workshop will be held at our College Road Print Workshop.

This workshop will run across two days, the 29th and 30th July.

The workshop will start at 10am and finish at 4pm each day. You may need to arrive earlier than 10am on the first day for registration. You will be emailed about this once you have booked onto the course.

This course is suitable for anyone over the age of 16.

We recommend that attendees between the ages of 16 and 18 are accompanied by a parent or guardian who is also a paying participant.

This workshop will be most suited to people with some previous print or illustration experience, but will also be accessible for beginners.

We keep our class sizes small so that you benefit from a lot of contact time with the tutor. There will be a maximum of 8 people attending this course.

Yes, there will be a 45 minute break for lunch. Unfortunately, our on-campus cafe won't be open during this time, but there is a corner shop just down the road from the campus where you can buy lunch, or you can bring your own.

Light refreshments such as tea and coffee will be provided.