Make a collection of hand painted tiles inspired by this season's Collection Gallery display.

Facilitated by artist Vicky Graham, this day long workshop takes place on Saturday 2 August 2025, £65.00 per person. It is based at MIMA, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and Teesside University Main Campus. No previous experience required; materials included. Over 18's only, refreshments provided.

Vicky Graham has worked as a Senior Technician for 15 years, with a background in textiles and surface design that has developed into a love for all analogue processes, including screen printing, fabric dying, ink making, book binding and hectograph printing.

​About Inspired By:

MIMA’s Inspired By workshops are an opportunity to learn a new skill and experiment with creative techniques in an informal setting with guidance from experts from the School of Arts & Creative Industries, Teesside University. They take inspiration from artists and artworks in MIMA’s artistic programme.

Create a collage print using a variety of papers and an etching press. 

Draw inspiration from artist Paul Chan whose work features in this season's Middlesbrough Collection display. Create a collage print using a variety of papers and an etching press.

Facilitated by artist Janice Downs, this day long workshop takes place on Saturday 24 May 2025, £45.00 per person. Based at MIMA, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and Teesside University Main Campus. No previous experience required; materials included. Over 18's only, refreshments provided.

Janice Downs has worked as a Senior Technician Demonstrator in Printmaking, Fine Art at Teesside University for 17 years. Previously she worked at the Northern School of Art and Middlesbrough College in Art and Design and Textiles. Her practice is predominantly based in printmaking and her subject matter of late has concentrated on the red list – a list of endangered birds in the UK.