Lino printing, also known as linocut or lino cutting, is a traditional printmaking technique that involves cutting a design into a block of linoleum and then transferring the design to paper or fabric.

During these workshops we will design, carve, and print unique pieces of art inspired by our relationships to identity, cultural heritage and celebration! This workshop is about more than learning a skill; it’s a space to explore identity, connect with others, and celebrate this through your creativity!

What Level?

This class is open level.

This class is for BIPOC, created to centre our relationships to identity, culture and heritage. Together we will create art that is an expression of resistance and encourage connection and storytelling through patterns.

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) is a self-identifying term. We are currently using this term, and this workshop is a BIPOC only space. We understand that not all racialised people will use this term in relation to their identity. We use BIPOC to include people who identify as structurally racialised including Black, Asian, Mixed-race, Multiple heritage, East, South-East Asian, West Asian, African, African-Caribbean, Caribbean, Latinx, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, or First Nations, and these diasporas. We use this term to identify that these workshops are a closed space, with the aim to address and overcome systemic barriers to access art spaces that people face directly or indirectly based on their racial or national identities, race or perceived racial identities and/ or the colour of their skin.

What does it cost?

Classes are £8 each with Course Passes available ahead of each half-term.

What should I bring?

Please bring some inspiration photos of patterns and/or imagery from your culture. Please note ink does stain so please bring clothing you don’t mind getting messy just in case. You will be using sharp tools, so do take care.

Who's it with?

Saba Siddiqui [b.1999] is a British Asian artist from Sheffield who has recently completed her BA in Art and Design at the University of Leeds gaining a first-class degree with honours.
Saba's installation "Defiance My Way" won the 2024 FUAM People’s the 2024 FUAM People’s Choice Award and and she is a recipient of the Berkofsky Award. A champion for decolonizing education, she earned the University of Leeds Partnership Awards for Equality and Inclusion (2023) and Student-Staff Partnership (2024) while serving on advisory boards. She also interned at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery during her final year. Saba blends her research on decolonizing education, museums, and galleries with her vibrant multimedia art practice. Her colorful, textured work reflects her cultural influences and considers accessibility by engaging multiple senses. Inspired by set design, film, and social issues, she explores relational aesthetics and embraces her positionality in her creations.

Of South Asian heritage and having spent part of her childhood in Dubai, Siddiqui creates art that sparks dialogue about the experiences of Global Majority communities. Her thought-provoking work champions inclusion in education, art, and community engagement. As an intern, she collaborated with asylum seekers to create Cook Up Recipe Book, now part of the University of Leeds Special Collections and showcased at Sunny Bank Mills’ Don’t Play With Your Food exhibition, raising funds for LASSN. Originally a medical student, Siddiqui transitioned to art, continuing her passion for supporting others through volunteering and promoting art’s role in wellbeing. Currently, she is a youth curator for Transform Festival and an upcoming exhibition at Lotherton Hall, where she co-curates the programme and displays