Monoprint Taster Workshop

This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026.

A fun introduction to the potential of monoprinting.

Join us for this half day delve into the versatility of monoprinting. Using found, natural and recycled objects, clingfilm, paper masks and much more you’ll create your own multi-layered print.

In this three-hour workshop you’ll explore different monoprinting methods including direct drawing and masking techniques, and experiment with positive and negative printing to create your own stencils using found/recycled objects.

You’ll then try combining techniques to produce a series of unique layered prints to take home.

About the tutor:

Tutor Jo Shearer is an artist and art educator from Leicestershire. Jo believes that art is for everyone.After teaching art in secondary schools and colleges in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire for over 10 years she moved into one-to-one tuition and workshops. She enjoys nurturing creativity and developing skills to build confidence, and recognises the therapeutic benefits achieved through the process of making. She loves the freedom of working in a variety of media and has a passion for printmaking.

Further information:

All materials and equipment will be provided. Please come in old clothes and/or bring an apron as printing can get messy!

Participants must be aged 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by a paying adult at all times.

If the course/workshop you’d like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list – simply contact our box office team on 0116 252 2455 / arts-centre@le.ac.uk and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if you’ve made other plans!

Please ensure that you read and agree to our updated Terms & Conditions before booking as courses/workshops are non-refundable in some circumstances.

We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome – just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you’d like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email arts-centre@le.ac.uk, pop in or call 0116 252 2455, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road.

The closest public car park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us (near De Montfort Hall).