Print by Yolande Oakley.
The Print Council of Australia has an OPEN CALL for prints to join the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio for a major exhibition at La Trobe Regional Gallery 13 March-20 June 2027.
for more info https://www.theoverwinteringproject.com/
Willoughby Emerging Art Prize entries open CLOSES 30 AUGUST
for more T&CS, the definition of emerging VISIT
CLOSES SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 2026
ENTER NOW https://lanecoveartsociety.com.au/the-lane-cove-art-award/
| AGM registration, committee nomination forms and proxy voting forms are available here: https://www.printcouncil.org.au/agm-2026/ Completed proxy voting forms need to be emailed to (before 30 May): generalmanager@printcouncil.org.au |
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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/
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
A special art demonstration presented by Master Printmaker Andrew Totman will take place during the Silent Auction.
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, 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
also showing until 6th July
HABITAT
an open printmaking exhibition across Australia
exploring the places where humans, plants,and animals live and coexist
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
‘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
‘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
