The Funen Printmaking Workshop

The Funen Printmaking Workshop in Odense is a working graphic art studio combined with a two-floor gallery-shop called “Grafikken”. It functions both as a professional workspace for printmakers and as a place where visitors can see and buy original, hand-printed works. The workshop’s members work with a wide range of techniques, from etching and relief printing to linocuts, woodcuts, photogravures and lithography. In the gallery-shop you can browse folders of prints and framed works at various price levels, from modest pieces to more costly artworks, with everything ready to take home as a lasting reminder of your visit.

Stop here if you are interested in printmaking or want to bring home original art rather than souvenirs. You can see the variety of techniques used by the workshop’s graphic artists and browse many hand-printed works in different formats and price ranges in the gallery-shop “Grafikken”.

Worth a stop if you like graphic art or want to buy an original print close to the H.C. Andersen sights.

Planning your visit

How long to stay

30–60 minutes, mainly for browsing the gallery-shop and getting an overview of the workshop’s output rather than a long visit.

Best time to visit

Daytime on a day when the gallery-shop is open, ideally combined with time in Odense’s old town and the nearby H.C. Andersen attractions.

Around here

Nearby on the Margueritruten

• H.C. Andersen’s original gravestone

  Attraction · 40 m

• Hans Christian Andersen House

  Museum · 40 m

• The old town in Odense

  Attraction · 72 m

• Oluf Bager's Gaard

  Attraction · 102 m

• Hans Christian Andersen Mural

  Attraction · 122 m

• Sortebrødre Torv (Blackfriars Square)

  Attraction · 125 m

Frequently asked

What is The Funen Printmaking Workshop in Odense?

The Funen Printmaking Workshop is a professional graphic art studio combined with a two-floor gallery-shop called “Grafikken” in central Odense. Members, all graphic artists, use the studios for techniques such as etching, relief printing, linocuts, woodcuts, photogravures and lithography. Visitors cannot use the presses, but they can see the environment and browse original prints in the gallery-shop.

Can I buy original prints at The Funen Printmaking Workshop?

Yes. The gallery-shop “Grafikken” sells hand-printed graphic works in a range of formats and styles. Prints are available at different price levels, from about DKK 100 up to more expensive works around DKK 25,000. You can flip through folders of unframed prints as well as look at many framed pieces that are ready to take home immediately.

Do I need to be a member to visit The Funen Printmaking Workshop?

You do not need to be a member to visit the gallery-shop or exhibitions. The studios and presses themselves are reserved for members, who are all practising graphic artists, and for invited guest artists. As a visitor you mainly experience the results of their work in the exhibition spaces and shop, where admission to view the exhibitions is free.

What kind of art techniques can I see at The Funen Printmaking Workshop?

The workshop focuses on graphic art and printmaking. Members work with etching, relief printing, linoleum printing, woodcuts, photogravures and lithography on a lithographic press. This means the prints on display in the gallery-shop represent many different traditional and experimental print techniques, giving a good overview of contemporary graphic work on Funen and beyond.

Is The Funen Printmaking Workshop suitable for a short stop on a road trip?

Yes. The workshop is close to central sights such as H.C. Andersen’s birth home on Hans Jensens Stræde, making it easy to combine with a short walk in the old part of Odense. It works well as a brief cultural stop to browse original prints, see how a printmaking community is organised, and perhaps pick up a compact artwork for the journey home.

Are there international artists at The Funen Printmaking Workshop?

The workshop has a large membership with artists from many different countries, and it also hosts guest artists from abroad. These visitors come to work on their own original graphic pieces in the studios and may give lectures or master classes. As a visitor you benefit from this international environment through the diversity of works on display in the gallery-shop and exhibitions.

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