FDPW a printmakers’ workshop run by artists for artists
Established in 1981, The Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop is a registered charity.
We are a small but mighty studio - achieving great things with limited funds.
The ideals and spirit of the printmaking workshop movement sit at the very core of all that we do.
About the workshop
The Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop is well equipped with a range of fine art printmaking facilities. These include copper plate and zinc etching, water-based screenprinting, wood and linocut relief printing, collagraph printing and various forms of mono-printing. Facilities are open to all our members.
You’ll find our printmaker’s workshop in Dunfermline, tucked away in the basement of a thriving community and learning centre: a vibrant hub since the 1920s.
Courses, support and exhibitions
Courses If you want to learn new skills or brush up on some - you can book onto courses that are available throughout the year and open to members and non-members.
Technical Support As FDPW is run by members there are no paid staff outside course provision. We recently engaged a print technician to provide support for members during the day on Tuesdays.
Exhibitions FDPW has an active exhibition programme that encompasses local and Scotland-wide venues. Individual artist members contribute prints to galleries and exhibitions both national and international, many receiving recognition and awards for their work.
Our History
The Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop was formed in 1981 by a small group of artists including John Binning, Terry Keast, Ian Lindsay, Margaret Mathew, and Ann Smith.
We have charitable status; and lease our printmaker studio from Fife Council. FDPW artists come from a variety of backgrounds, which encourages a lively mixture of approaches to the medium. No one style predominates and there is a great sense of achievement and exhilaration.
We feel that we have our own identity and priorities. The Workshop remains independent and is exclusively run by volunteers. We value our friendly, intimate workshop space and the close collaboration and support members can offer each other.
We hold and participate in exhibitions throughout Scotland. Individual members contribute to galleries and exhibitions both national and international, many receiving recognition and awards for their work.
Our survival depends entirely on our own efforts. Yet we achieve much with our limited resources and operate very closely to the original ideals that gave birth to the Printmaking Workshop movement. Our aims are to promote the skills of printmaking in all its forms and to make our facilities available to all who may wish to acquire or practice those skills.
