The Press Room seeks print-based artists for experimental live artwork inspired by propaganda, underground and anarchist presses. In this era of increasing digital surveillance and data collection could non-digital, ephemeral distribution of ideas become revolutionary again? Work will be generated live by participating artists. Comprising a venue with a group of artist-printmakers, and various manual and digital presses, media will be produced rapidly and collaboratively. Method and content will be devised by the artists in response to a brief to manipulate news and cultural stories at the time of the event and reference historic/cultural uses of print in propaganda and revolution whilst reflecting the difficulty of knowing ‘the facts’ in an age of over-saturation. Output will be distributed daily via visitors and street hand-outs throughout the festival duration, creating an outlet for the media produced. There is further potential for visitor participation workshops, open to artists proposals.

The Press Room seeks expression of interest from all types of Printmakers, including Digital Printmakers, who are keen to experiment and collaborate  in a live artwork taking place at Bath's Visual Arts Festival, Fringe Arts Bath, May- June 2017.

The Press Room is also open to receiving submissions from artists wishing to to exhibit only.

The Press Room is also interested in expressions of interest from artists or writers with an interest in propaganda, mass media, and the history of the Printing Press.