AN ART society has collaborated with a Worcester art gallery to bring a printmaking exhibition to the city this weekend

The Arts Society Worcester and Bevere Gallery have been working together to showcase the work of 10 artists who use a variety of printmaking techniques.

The inaugural exhibition of Original Printmaking, Under Pressure will be available to visit from Saturday at the gallery.

Maggie Keeble, The Arts Society chairperson said: "The Arts Society Worcester is so pleased to be working with Bevere Gallery to welcome such high calibre artists to showcase their work in Worcester.

"The aim is to increase awareness of the history and techniques of original printmaking as well as promoting the work of contemporary printmakers.

"As someone who is a collector of prints, being involved in curating this exhibition has been a labour of love."

Kim Taylor, owner of Bevere Gallery said: "With such an eminent line up of UK Printmakers in this show, we hope it will pique the interest of our visitors to learn more and perhaps even start a collection of their own."

The artists include Anne Desmet, who is only the third wood engraver to be elected as a member of the Royal Academy, Harry Brockway whose work features in many book illustrations and Angie Lewin’s whose linocuts frequently appear on cards, notebooks and calendars.

The free event will be available for visitors till October 23, with the artwork available to purchase.

Mrs Keeble said: "We’re really keen to engage more widely with cultural organisations in the city to support art and culture generally.

"We've collaborated with the gallery to put on the exhibition to highlight what the term original print making means.

"We’re in a world where reproduction of art is very simple and straight forward - what we're trying to do is highlight the original piece of art."

Funds made from the event will go towards a bursary for print makers and schools for printmaking.