Hope Press

Hope Press is a print making studio that promotes wellbeing through art. We offer introductory classes in a range of printmaking techniques, open access studio space, and supported print making sessions for people with chronic illness.

We are based in Adelphi Mill, Bollington, Cheshire.

How to get involved...

Try Printmaking

We offer a range of introductory workshops covering printmaking techniques including dry point, lino, woodcut, kitchen lithography and etching. Find out more about the different techniques here.

I can also cater to small celebratory or social groups – why not combine printmaking with a glass of wine or a cream tea? At Hope Press you can get creative with your hen-do or birthday.

To book, please contact bybenmo@gmail.com

Open Access

We offer an open access studio session on weekday evenings called ‘Print Club’. This is a session from 7pm to 9.30 where you can use the facilities to make your own work.

Membership costs £7 per month which includes your own storage box in the studio. Each session is £12.50. You can bring your own materials or buy them as you need them. Check out the facilities we have here.

CFS/ME

I run a nine week "introduction to print-making" course tailored to people suffering from a neuro-immune condition like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME, Fibromyalgia or Long Covid.

There’s printmaking support on hand to help you develop your creative practise, and a supportive, welcoming vibe. The sessions are £15 but if money is an impediment to your taking part we can make a plan.

The Hope Press Story

In 2022 my life looked pretty normal: I was a Dad, a garden designer, and a keen walker.

Suddenly everything changed. One day I simply couldn’t get off the sitting-room floor. I’d had a nasty bug and the next thing I knew: I was diagnosed with ME/CFS.

Overnight my world shrunk to the size of a bedroom.

As the weeks passed, I began to discover painting and drawing. And as the weeks turned to months I was making more and more art, and steadily feeling better.

My studio was a refuge: a place to get better from. I wanted to offer this space to other people suffering with neuro-immune conditions: so Hope Press was born.