Letting in the Light: Book Art Exhibition

Letting in the Light
Liverpool Book Art

6th May – 8th August 2025

Letting in the Light is a collaboration between Liverpool Book Art, Printmaking Today, and the Society of Wood Engravers, in partnership with Kirkby Gallery.

The participating artists have used all forms of printmaking and bookmaking, and have been invited to consider the theme “Letting in the Light”, interpreting it in their individual ways. Relief printmaking techniques, such as wood engraving, are subtractive: every mark is white, you are letting in the light. Wood engravers have to think like photographers: “Where is the light source, where is the light falling?”

The exhibition will run in parallel with the Society of Wood Engravers 87^th Annual Touring Exhibition, with the two displays complementing each other, and encouraging visitors to make connections between the artists and techniques.

Both exhibitions are selling shows, with works available to buy.

The first floor of The Kirkby Centre is home to the stunning Kirkby Gallery, which displays work by local, regional, national and international artists, touring exhibitions from the Hayward Gallery, Knowsley’s annual Open exhibitions and community arts projects. Knowsley Council also works in partnership with other arts agencies to deliver exhibitions such as Liverpool Biennial and pan-Merseyside projects. Kirkby Gallery has excellent provision for schools, hosts regular art classes for adults and children, and seasonal family-friendly activities.