Ian’s Print Rally

Look out for print stations dotted around town and collect a series of two colour prints in your very own print rally zine. 

Start from Station 1, where you can meet the artist, Ian, and be shown how to fold your zine and ink your first print. Then it’s time to set off on your journey around the Festival to find the next five. 

Once you’ve collected all the prints, you’ll have a souvenir zine filled with prints based on different making skills that can be unfolded into a poster. Make sure you show your completed zine to Ian when you’re done to get a completion stamp to finish off your zine!

This Print Rally is connected to a collaboration with Fred Aldous, a long-established arts supply store in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Each year, the National Festival of Making commissions a unique, artist-led window installation, transforming the shopfront into a celebration of a wide range of making activities and materials.

For 2026, Blackburn-based artist and long-time Festival of Making CIC collaborator, Ian Halawi, has been commissioned to create the window and connected Festival activity. Keep an eye on social media for when the window launches! You can read more about our past collaborations with Fred Aldous here.