Tutor: Francesco Poiana

Time: 10.30 – 16.30

Dates:  5 and 6 September 2025

Location: Messums Studios, Unit 1, Chilmark, SP3 5DU

Recommended age: 18+

Course Fee: £265

Handmade prints offer a distinct contrast to digital prints, as they are created through physically engaging and reflective printmaking techniques. This course led by artist Francesco Poiana adopts a thoughtful and experimental approach to various sustainable printmaking methods, allowing students to develop their own unique identity, style, and technique.

Focusing on layering techniques, students will create one-of-a-kind prints inspired by natural forms, exploring light, texture, and structure. This balance of observation, planning, and spontaneous experimentation often leads to unexpected and rewarding outcomes, whether as finished works or as inspiration for further creative endeavours.

Personalised, technical guidance and constructive feedback will be provided throughout the course at Messums Studios in Chilmark.

Please bring:

• Old books / Scrap papers for collage
• Assorted inexpensive brushes for applying ink
• Textured surfaces, fabric, wallpaper, leaves etc (optional)
• Apron
• Sensible shoes

Born in Faedis, North East Italy in 1990, Francesco Poiana attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and then the celebrated Albicocco fine art printing workshop in Udine before studying for a Masters degree at Central St Martins College of Art in London. He joined the Royal Drawing School in 2019. The discovery and development of new techniques in printing and painting are an essential part of Poiana’s work.

Poiana’s work represents an intimate voyage — towards the image of an intangible place, imagined only in daydreams.