How do printed portraits depict the changing and expanding knowledge about nature in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Join Irina Tautschnig to discover the portraits of early modern astronomers, anatomists, and natural historians and find out the stories behind the prints.

Presented as part of the Festival of Ideas 2026.

Step back in time on a guided walking tour of York’s rich printing history led by Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for Print.

Presented as part of the Festival of Ideas.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

Lydia Kennaway, Poet-in-Residence at Thin Ice Press, introduces The Marker Committee, a collection of poems addressing the ephemerality of the written word.

Tickets include a drink upon arrival. Signed copies of Lydia’s book, The Marker Committee, will be available to purchase on the evening.

Presented as part of the Festival of Ideas 2026.

Join Izzy & Nic for weekly lino club! More of a social than a workshop, we’ll be carving, talking about our work and drinking cups of tea.

Step back in time on a guided walking tour of York’s rich printing history led by Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for Print.

Presented as part of the Festival of Ideas.

Discover how Michelle Hughes transforms the beauty of the British countryside and wildlife into striking linocut art and see examples of her creations.

Tickets include a drink upon arrival. Signed copies of Michelle’s book, Printing Birds and Wildlife in Linocut, can be pre-ordered to pick up on the evening.

Presented as part of the Festival of Ideas 2026.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

Join Izzy & Nic for weekly lino club! More of a social than a workshop, we’ll be carving, talking about our work and drinking cups of tea.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

Join Izzy & Nic for weekly lino club! More of a social than a workshop, we’ll be carving, talking about our work and drinking cups of tea.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

An evening of Risograph printing and zine making. Using pens, collage materials and simple folding techniques, you will create a zine: a small, self-published booklet with roots in punk and DIY scenes.

Join Izzy & Nic for weekly lino club! More of a social than a workshop, we’ll be carving, talking about our work and drinking cups of tea.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

Join Izzy & Nic for weekly lino club! More of a social than a workshop, we’ll be carving, talking about our work and drinking cups of tea.

Join textile artist Hayley Mills-Styles for this workshop and create a hand embroidered response to the University of York grief survey.

Hayley will show you how to use fabric and thread to share a story using collected responses from the university’s grief survey. Learn how to create a design using text and images and use a range of hand embroidery stitches to create a unique embroidered design. You will use six stranded embroidery threads and a variety of hand embroidery stitches to build your design.

Attend the Picturing Grief exhibition outside of public opening hours, and hear from some of the academics and creatives behind the project.

An opportunity for anyone whose work involves grief to explore overlooked aspects of the experience of grief, guided by the exhibition.

This workshop will bring together professionals whose work involves grief. It will provide a quiet space to reflect on poorly understood aspects of the experience of grief, guided by the exhibition and quotes from the grief survey. Refreshments will be provided.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

Celebrate the opening of Picturing Grief with artists and grief practitioners from York and surrounding areas.

Join Izzy & Nic for weekly lino club! More of a social than a workshop, we’ll be carving, talking about our work and drinking cups of tea.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

Join Izzy & Nic for weekly lino club! More of a social than a workshop, we’ll be carving, talking about our work and drinking cups of tea.

Join us for a live online conversation with South African artist Norman Kaplan. With Thin Ice Press Director, Helen Smith, Kaplan will reflect on his printmaking practice, process and influences.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

An evening of Risograph printing and zine making. Using pens, collage materials and simple folding techniques, you will create a zine: a small, self-published booklet with roots in punk and DIY scenes.

Join Izzy & Nic for weekly lino club! More of a social than a workshop, we’ll be carving, talking about our work and drinking cups of tea.

Everybody welcome, from beginners to seasoned riso pros - come along and explore everything riso! Tea and biscuits provided!

Introducing Mini-Riso Club – a monthly children's workshop inspired by our popular weekly Riso Club for grown-ups!