Dundee is to host an international celebration of printing and printmaking.
Among the highlights will be exhibitions of works by some of the 20th century’s most famous artists and of publishers DC Thomson.
Several city venues will take part in the inaugural Print Festival Scotland and artists and academics from all over the world will attend IMPACT 8, a printmaking conference.
The programme runs from August 28 to September 1.
The effort to attract the conference to Scotland for the first time was led by Professor Elaine Shemilt and Dr Paul Harrison, of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
Prof Shemilt said: “We wanted to make this a truly national celebration of printmaking in all its many forms so we have been working with arts organisations around Scotland.
“The events will cover commercial and digital printing, historical aspects of printmaking, avant garde print practices and contemporary research.
“We will also explore how new technology will bring new ideas, opportunities and challenges.
“Volunteers from a wide range of creative organisations and community groups have been coming together to help make this a special celebration of Scotland’s heritage and strengths in print media as we host the world’s most prestigious printmaking conference.”
Both city universities, DCA and the McManus will be taking part in the festival and there will be offshoots in other major cities.
The McManus will show prints by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol and DCA will host an exhibition of works by Sister Corita Kent alongside five contemporary artists inspired by her printmaking.
The Hannah Maclure Centre at Abertay University will show off works created by Beatrice Haines during her residency at the university’s forensics lab, while a history of DC Thomson and some its most famous publications will be hosted by Dundee University’s Lamb Gallery.
The full programme for IMPACT 8 and Print Festival Scotland can be found at www.conf.dundee.ac.uk/impact8/home/.