Double Elephant Print Workshop is a not-for-profit open access printmaking resource based at Exeter Phoenix. It was established in 1997 at The Old Bakery Studios, Spicer Road 1998 by Simon Ripley & Lynn Bailey and the name Double Elephant taken from the large Imperial paper size used in printmaking.

The aims of DEPW are to: 

• provide open access to fine art printmaking resources and equipment
• to encourage and support people to discover their creativity
• offer a range of courses in printmaking including outreach to schools and hard-to-reach community groups.
• provide high quality exhibitions, print sales and an editioning service.
• be committed to maintaining an enjoyable, accessible, environmentally healthy and solvent-free working environment.

DEPW currently has over 60 artist members from Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset. We support professional and semi professional artists as well as those new to printmaking. In addition we work with groups of people normally excluded from mainstream arts activity, both on site in our premises and off-site through our portable workshop facilities. We work with over 2000 children, young people and adults through the outreach programme each year. Most of our work is based throughout Devon, but our outreach extends across the South West. 

Our facilities include:

• Bewick and Wilson 30inch etching press
• 1830s Albion relief press
• Natgraph all-in-one Photo Stencil Exposure Unit
  
• Acrylic resist etching facilities
• Portable Rollaco etching presses
• Equipment for photographic screenprint stencils and photo etching
• A wide range of rollers, cutting tools and all other plate-making materials
  

Click here to find out more about Double Elephant Board of Directors: Meet the Directors

Read our blog http://deprintworkshop.tumblr.com/

or our

Latest Ebulletin -  Double Elephant EBulletin June 2010.pdf

If you would like to keep up to date with Double Elephant activities, email  to receive our Ebulletin four times per year.

Past Copies:

Double Elephant EBulletin March 2010

Double Elephant Ebulletin January 2010.pdf

Double Elephant is a Co-operative Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England & Wales number 04433706.