Researching Screen Print Studios

I've been thinking about contacting some print studios in London, as this is where I'll hopefully be based after I finish uni, and I feel like would be really useful for me to try and gain some work experience or just experience in general within this kind of environment. I know I will definitely want to carry on screen printing after uni so I'll need to find a suitable studio so I can carry it on in my practise. Luckily I do have access to a screen printing studio in Guildford where I live at home which isn't too far from London, so if I'm unable to afford it in the beginning i'll be able to carry on there. I thought it would be good to gather a bit of research on some studios I found so I'm a bit more clued up on what they do when i'm contracting them.

PRINT CLUB LONDON

• established in 2007 and is run by Fred Higginson and Kate Higginson, who work closely to illustrator and creative director Rose Stallard
• As well as running the studio they also curate an annual exhibition called 'Blisters' which is one of the UK's largest poster shows
• They also have desk spaces available next door to them in a creative studio called Millers Junction in Dalston. There is a desk space for over 40 designers and illustrators, and costs £220pm which also includes a free screen printing workshop and 10 hours of screen printing per month
• the screen print studio is open 24 hours a day and you can book up to three 3 hour sessions per week. membership is £100pm

PEOPLE OF PRINT

• established in 2013 by Marcroy Smith but originally started in 2008 as a website directory for illustrators, designers and printers
• each designer is given the opportunity to become a vendor on their online department store marketplace, where they also sell their own items
• they self publish a magazine called 'Print Isn't Dead' alongside 'Posterzine' which is a poster that folds out into a magazine
• you have to apply for a membership so they can first see whether you're suitable to become a member

SONSOLES PRINT STUDIO

• a fully equipped open access screen print studio based in Peckham Rye and it's run by artists based in London Royal College of Art MA Printmaking graduates
• 1 years membership costs £60, but you also have to pay for a compulsory induction which is £25, and you have to pay individually for each session

JEALOUS

• contemporary gallery, print publisher and printing studio based in shoreditch
• although you can't join as a member they do run educational workshops and live printing events
• they run an on-going project called 'Jealous Needs You' which is an open submission for an image which can be turned into a 3-5 colour screen print. they welcome all artists from any point in their career, and choose 30 winners whose work will be made into an edition of 36 screen prints
• another project the run is the 'Jealous Rooftop Mural Project' where you can submit a proposal for a mural which they also welcome well established artists as well as younger up and coming artists

WHERE TO GO FROM HERE

• after researching and looking into these studios I am definitely a lot more intrigued. I am thinking about contacting a couple of them but I need to think about the best way to do it. Maybe sending them a screen print?
• I want to ask about any up and coming projects I could potentially help out with to gain some experience
• It's making me think about my options for screen printing after I leave Leeds and move to London. I think it'll be difficult to access financially but hopefully if I can get some work experience or an internship I'll be able to use the facilities 
• I'd love to have a go at entering both the submissions for the two projects that Jealous run