Print Council of Australia Print Commision 2026

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The PCA Print Commission offers major promotional and professional development opportunities for commissioned artists. Many public galleries and institutions along with private collectors purchase PCA commissioned prints and build their collection of works on paper on a yearly basis. Commissioned prints are also included in the PCA Print Archive 1967-present; the Canson Australia and State Library Victoria collections. Judges to be confirmed soon.

KEY DATES 2026

28/2/26 – APPLICATIONS CLOSE

15/3/26 – SHORTLISTED ARTISTS NOTIFIED - up to 
          ten artists are shortlisted 

1/5/26 – SHORTLISTED ARTISTS SUBMIT BON À TIRER (Proof print that would be commissioned) 

1/9/26 – ARTIST EDITIONS DUE AT PCA

PCA pay an artist’s fee of $1000 to each selected artist (Ex GST).

for more information

https://www.printcouncil.org.au/print-commission-entries-2026/

PCA PRINT BASH 2025 at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios

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Support the Print Council of Australia and help champion the future of printmakers!

Join us at our special fundraising event, featuring a silent print auction with standout works from the PCA Collectionas well as prints generously donated by local artists.

Every bid directly supports the PCA’s ongoing work to nurture, promote, and advocate for artists and the vibrant future of printmaking in Australia.

Be part of the community that keeps artists creating, exhibiting, and thriving.

See you at the PRINT BASH 2025!

Where: Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios 
164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove, NSW 2066

When: 2 – 5pm Sunday 30th November

RSVP Now

A special art demonstration presented by Master Printmaker Andrew Totman will take place during the Silent Auction.

Melissa J Harvey &Lois Waters : Fold, Vessel

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left: Lois Waters, Warp 1, 2025, etching ink on kozo paper on board. right: Melissa J Harvey, Fold Over, 2025 pulp print made from repurposed cotton t-shirts and pigment pulp

5-22 August 2025

Opening reception 5-7pm Thursday 7 August

Print Council of Australia Studio 2 Guild, 152 Sturt Street Southbank VIC printcouncil.org.au

Gallery Hours 10am-4pm Tuesday -Friday

Exhibiting Partner M.E.S Melbourne Etching Supplies

Andrew Totman Exhibitions

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Andrew Totman, Moon Shadows, (detail) 2025, multiplate monotype, 50 x 50 cm.

ALCHEMY OF THE NIGHT

The process of printmaking is one of a delicate dance between the press, the plate and the artist.

Print Council of Australia Studio 2 Guild

152 Sturt Street Southbank VIC 3006

Opening reception: 5–7pm Thursday 12 June

10am–4pm Tuesday to Friday from 10th to 27th June

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also showing until 6th July

HABITAT

Belconnen Arts Centre

an open printmaking exhibition across Australia

exploring the places where humans, plants,and animals live and coexist

Barbara Davidson Retrospective at PCA Gallery, Melbourne

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Barbara A. Davidson

A retrospective exhibition of the work of Sydney Printmaker, Barbara A. Davidson (1928-2022)

“Because she is an intuitive, rather than analytical artist, the social messages conveyed in her work are subtle, almost subconscious. She celebrates the ordinary: interaction between, people, common domestic objects. The stuff of life is the stuff of Davidson’s images.”  Tanya Crothers, Barbara A. Davidson, 2001

Please join us to celebrate the work of Barbara A. Davidson
at the opening reception

Thursday 14 November, 5-7pm

Anthea Boesenberg and Therese Kenyon at PCA Gallery, Melbourne

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Therese Kenyon, Panel 1: Swirling Water Under Clouds, 2023, Ink, Wash and screen printed motif over 3 panels of Japanese Kozo

‘The Poetics of Abstraction’ 

Print Council of Australia

Exhibition Dates: 19 April to 10 May

Opening reception: 19 April, 5-7pm with Dr Sally Gray 

Gallery Hours: 10am – 4pm Tuesday to Friday

Anthea Boesenberg, Remembered Sky 4, 2023, relief collagraph, hand printed, 120cm H x 77cm W

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Studio 2 Guild, 152 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC

Anthea Boesenberg and Therese Kenyon at PCA Gallery, Melbourne

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Therese Kenyon, Panel 1: Swirling Water Under Clouds, 2023, Ink, Wash and screen printed motif over 3 panels of Japanese Kozo

‘The Poetics of Abstraction’ 

Print Council of Australia

Exhibition Dates: 19 April to 10 May

Opening reception: 19 April, 5-7pm with Dr Sally Gray 

Gallery Hours: 10am – 4pm Tuesday to Friday

Anthea Boesenberg, Remembered Sky 4, 2023, relief collagraph, hand printed, 120cm H x 77cm W

printcouncil.org.au

Studio 2 Guild, 152 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC

EOI for a show at the PCA Gallery open now

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Artists (individuals and groups) are invited to submit an Expression of Interest to exhibit at the newly established PCA Gallery. Exhibitions to commence from January 2025. Proposals may be inter-disciplinary but must contain elements of contemporary printmaking. This may be in the form of artists’ books, established or experimental forms of print and more broadly paper-based art. Submissions for solo exhibitions, two / three person shows, or larger group shows are all welcome.

Established in 1966 the Print Council of Australia Inc. (PCA) is the peak body representing and connecting our national communities in printmaking and works on paper.

Based in Naarm/Melbourne this national organisation promotes and supports contemporary artists working in print media, and advocates for the appreciation of printmaking, artist books and works on paper as a vibrant field of creative endeavour in the Australian context.

The PCA Gallery is located in Melbourne’s designated Arts Precinct. Close to the CBD, the gallery is a short walk to the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne Recital Centre, and the National Gallery of Victoria amongst other cultural destinations.

Enter HERE to Apply.

Call for Entries: Colin Holden Print Commission

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Entries Close 28th August, 2023  

The Colin Holden Print Commission is a new opportunity for tertiary students currently enrolled in visual or fine arts at TAFE or university in Australia to create an original print edition for the Print Council of Australia.

Commissioned students will receive $1000, printmaking paper, and their work will be promoted and launched at the Print Council of Australia Gallery and in IMPRINT magazine.

The PCA has been commissioning contemporary artists to make new works in print media since 1966 through the PCA Print Commission. This program has showcased some of the most talented, innovative and influential artists working in print, with institutional collections regularly acquiring prints from the annual commission.

The Colin Holden Print Commission has been specially established to encourage emerging artists engaged in tertiary study to develop and promote their printmaking.

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