Location: Black Church Print Studio, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 (Level 2, 3, 4)

Physical Access

• Black Church Print Studio is not wheelchair accessible. Our workshop facilities are accessible by a spiral concrete staircase.
• Entrance to BCPS is through a large heavy wooden door, there is a wide footpath outside the studio, and the adjoining street has a cobblestone surface.
• From the ground floor there are 50 steps to the office and lithography/relief workshop on level 2; 75 steps to the intaglio workshop on level 3; and 100 steps to the screenprint/darkroom workshop on level 4.
• Two toilets on level 2.
• We have basic folding chairs available on every floor.
• There are a number of accessible parking spaces near the studio entrance, please see the dropdown menu on this page for a list of these in order of proximity to the studio.
• It is possible to drive to the door for a drop off until 11am.

Disability Access Support

• Black Church Print Studio has a panel of four support artists who are available to assist other members with physical or technical needs with various printmaking activities.
• Members can avail of this support for assistance with activities such as preparing stones/plates/screens/paper, operating presses, etc. As well as technical support with photographing work, preparing digital images/files for screenprinting/photo-etching positives, and Risograph printing, etc.

Sensory Information

• All workshops in the studio have large windows to provide natural lighting. There is also overhead fluorescent lighting.
• The studio can be somewhat noisy during busy periods. There is some equipment which produces noise such as the metal guillotine on the intaglio floor, and the vaccuum table, pressure washer, and exposure unit vacuum on the screenprinting floor.

Safety Measures

• Non-slip inserts on stairs.
• Motion sensor lights in staircase.
• Shock absorbing floor mats in workshops.

Language Accessibility

• ISL interpreter can be organised for exhibition events upon request and advance notice.

Accessibility to our educational programmes

• Black Church Print Studio provides access to the public through our artistic and education programmes. We provide a well-managed, fully equipped, professional facility with technical, administrative and digital support for full-time members, dedicated printmakers and the wider public. Due to the physical limitations of BCPS building and to increase accessibility, BCPS aims to combine off-site accessible locations including the availing of Temple Bar Gallery + Studios’ ground floor studio adjacent to BCPS, with street-side access. This accessible studio allows BCPS to invite participants with reduced mobility to access printmaking skills from BCPS Studio Artists.
• BCPS has a Mobile Printmaking Unit to expand the BCPS Education programme into the community.
• BCPS can also provide virtual opportunities including workshops and exhibition previews.
• BCPS have recently begun using VAI premises in Temple Bar for public talks and screening as this building is wheelchair accessible with a lift.

Location: Black Church Print Studio at The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 (Level 1)

Black Church Print Studios holds two exhibitions every year in our gallery space in The Library Project. We are committed to making our exhibitions as accessible as possible. If you have queries, comments or suggestions regarding our gallery space, please contact us by email [email protected] or by phone on 01 677 3629.

• Accessible parking spaces near the gallery entrance.
• Step free access to gallery.
• Nearest accessible public toilet for visitors: Irish Film Institute (IFI), 6 Eustace Street Temple Bar, Dublin 2. 160m from the gallery.
• We have basic folding chairs, and cushions.
• Availability of battery-powered phone charger, and filtered water in gallery.
• Designated low lit and quiet area within the gallery.
• Stim toys and basic drawing materials.
• Audio guide will be provided: this can be accessed via headphones/media players in the gallery or a QR code.
• Large text versions of all printed materials for visitors who may require them.
• Captions will be provided for online event.
• ISL interpreter can be organised for exhibition events upon request and advance notice.
• Availability of masks for visitors throughout the exhibition.
• Availability of hand sanitising stations at multiple locations within the gallery.
• Disposable headphone covers for visitors who would like to use the headphones provided in the gallery
• High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter installed to maintain clean air quality.