Based on the theme of hope (dòchas in Scots Gaelic), works by almost 100 printmakers are showcased in Edinburgh Printmakers‘ biggest display of members’ work to date. The artists have responded to the subject in a variety of ways, from drawing inspiration from nature to looking at how we can make sense of world politics or environmental and social challenges. 

A wide range of printmaking techniques are featured such as screenprint, lithography, etching, relief, textile and three-dimensional works incorporating printmaking. Works include Scott Baxter’s Flotilla, an installation of paper boats made from screenprinted reproductions of tabloid front pages, Lindy Furby’s installation Hope not hate, featuring printed silks on a domestic washing line, and Ursula Bevan Hunter’s Magersta 01, reflects concerns of coastal pollution, but drawing on the resilience of 3 million year old rock formations on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

Edinburgh Printmakers supports the Own Art finance scheme, which makes purchasing artworks more affordable through payment by instalments.