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OUT acts as a platform to push the boundaries of contemporary printmaking, provoking alternative approaches and possibilities, while questioning the conventions that have steadily narrowed the field. This exhibition responds to the increasing sameness of many print shows; their commercial expectations, reliance on framed presentation and shop-like displays - and proposes an alternative vision of what printmaking can be when freed from these constraints.
Theatre Series
Rachel Shannon
Xerox lithograph
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Atlantic-Formed Sea Plate
Brian D Hodgson
Naturally etched and formed copper plate
Photo by Asako Yokoya
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At its core is a single rule: no works are to be framed. This principle functions as both a conceptual anchor and a structural gesture, inviting artists to explore scale, materiality, and process beyond the boundaries of the traditional print frame. Furthermore, OUT’s identity is shaped by practices that expand from the studio, into woods, streets, mountains and everyday environments, producing works through rubbings, recordings, found objects, and cross-disciplinary approaches that merge print with other media.
When The Light Leaks In
Laura James
Ink and coloured pencil on board with monoprint
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A Monument to Time
Ben Topping
Etching with aquatint on Somerset
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As a project, OUT does not reject conventional print exhibitions but instead highlights the medium’s inherent openness. It advocates for print as an expansive, collaborative, and materially adventurous practice; one capable of occupying space, responding to site, and engaging with the world beyond paper and frames. The exhibition seeks to give visibility to ambitious, boundary-pushing works, championing artists who push printmaking outward and establishing a platform for experimentation, dialogue, and exploration in contemporary printmaking.
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The exhibition will take place at Unit 2, who are an artist-lead, non-profit gallery based in St Leonards-on-Sea. The opening event will take place between 2-6pm on January 24th and will run until February 1st. Check the above poster for details of opening days/times. The artwork featured in the posters and the background belongs to Sofia Alrich Veytia and the exhibition is organised and curated independently by Matty Emery.