[Special Exhibition Public Programme Series] Letterpress Printing Workshop: Red Packets | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-15T10:10:23+08:00PeatixSun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall[Special Exhibition Public Programme Series] Letterpress Printing Workshop: Red Packetstag:peatix.com,2019:event-5892322019-02-02T10:00:00SGT2019-02-02T10:00:00SGTIn conjunction with Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall’s latest special exhibition “Between the Lines – The Chinese Cartoon Revolution”, Join Sun Yao Yu, founder of Typesettingsg, in this workshop to explore the art of letterpress printing.This workshop will begin with an introduction of the history of printing, the process of block printing with a letterpress printing press, as well as the tools and equipment used. Participants will also get to try to printing their own red packet with a printing kit.For more information on “Between the Lines – The Chinese Cartoon Revolution”, visit http://www.sysnmh.org.sg/.About the Presenter:Sun Yao Yu is a traditional letterpress printer and the founder of Typesettingsg. What started off as a personal passion project is now an education setup that aims to promote and preserve traditional letterpress printing, focussing only on handset types for printing - which is the underlying foundation for typography and graphic design. Yao Yu spends his time organising hands-on creative printing workshops and giving talks on the history of the letterpress.Please take note of the following:
This workshop is conducted in English
This workshop has limited availability. Should the workshop be fully subscribed, a waiting list will be created for interested participants. We will get in touch with you a week before the workshop date, should there be any open slots. Please email nhb_wqy@nhb.gov.sg to be added to the waiting list.