Edinburgh Printmakers is a centre for printmaking and the visual arts in Fountainbridge. It has a large light-filled printmaking studio, digital studio, darkroom, classes, two galleries, a shop selling original prints and handmade products, hire spaces for meetings, events or learning activities, a cafe, a courtyard and community garden.
It is set in Castle Mills, a beautiful heritage building that used to be a rubber factory and a brewery complex. Castle Mills houses two galleries, with a changing programme of contemporary visual art exhibitions.
It’s also home to one of the largest printmaking studios in Europe. It’s open to anyone who would like to join a course or become a member. It was established in 1967 as the first open-access studio in Britain.
Our online Viewing Rooms offer a curated selection of prints for sale, all made onsite at the Edinburgh Printmakers studio.
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Latest News
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In From the Margins: Project Launch
Edinburgh Printmakers to lead Europe wide project providing ‘Studios of Sanctuary’ for refugee artists In from the Margins will create the first network of Studios of Sanctuary in Europe, offering opportunities for 30 artists from refugee and migrant backgrounds to take up supported residencies... -
Edinburgh Printmakers announce new CEO
16 Sep 2021 The Board of Edinburgh Printmakers is delighted to announce the appointment of Janet Archer as CEO. Prior to joining Edinburgh Printmakers, Janet held the role of Executive Producer for The... -
Edinburgh Printmakers re-opens to the public on 4 August
3 exciting new exhibitions now open 26 Jul 2021 Entanglements of Time & Tide, developed in partnership with Marine Scotland and Ascus Art and Science is a research-based art-science engagement project by Sonia Mehra Chawla exploring the North Sea... -
New Online Shop and Viewing Room
10 May 2021 Since the doors of Castle Mills closed to the public in 2020, our sales and archive team have taken the opportunity to catalogue and digitise our extensive archive of prints...
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Current Exhibitions
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Anything is Possible: Mohammad Barrangi
21 Jan - 27 Mar 2022 Enter Mohammad Barrangi’s fantastical world, populated by magical creatures and inspired by ancient Persian storytelling. Mohammad Barrangi’s work combines elements of Persian calligraphy, storytelling, text, and touches of humour. Using... -
Presence of Absence: Leena Nammari & Louise Ritchie
21 Jan - 27 Mar 2022 A two-person exhibition exploring the interplay between the practices of Leena Nammari and Louise Ritchie, as artists, peers and collaborators. Departing from porcelain paper-clay as a material in common, through... -
Victoria Crowe Print Launch
Resilient Tree, Rising Moon 1 Dec 2021 - 1 Apr 2022 Edinburgh Printmakers is proud to launch a new print edition by Victoria Crowe. The print can now be pre-ordered exclusively through Edinburgh Printmakers at a special launch price of £950....
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