At the Printing Table

Heritage Crafts at the Hive is a new year long programme, featuring a new heritage craft each month. This series of workshops and courses is celebrating Birmingham's award of World Craft City status by the World Crafts Council in 2025. Each craft will be showcased in a display in the Hive's Heritage Lounge, skilled craft practitioners will lead craft sessions, and an exhibition in the Gallery in May 2027 will showcase Birmingham based craftspeople.

Our Heritage Craft programme celebrates wood block printing this month. Join us for a unique experience in the Hive Gallery with artist Natasha Taheem. You can explore repeat pattern and motif through large-scale printing using handmade foam and cardboard blocks; there’s an opportunity to make your own foam blocks; and we’ll work on one long piece together and then you’ll be able to cut away and take home a section of the printed paper to use as wrapping paper or keep as a poster.

This session is free and you can drop-in to take part between 12.00 and 2.30pm.