The Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand
PCANZ is a member run, national, non profit organisation that promotes contemporary fine art printmaking.
Through workshops, exhibitions, collaborations and exchanges between members and national and international associations, we foster a greater appreciation of printmaking among our members and the wider community.
Boy Drawing etching aquatint Ruth Davey
‘With Ruth in Mind’ Exhibition 2025
A selected exhibition open to all PCANZ members at the Ruth Davey Gallery, Artspost, Hamilton from 10 July to 10 August 2025. In recognition of Ruth Davey and her importance in Aotearoa New Zealand regional art, PCANZ is organising a selected exhibition of prints inspired by Ruth’s work. Opening Saturday 12 July. 1pm - 3pm. Workshop Ruth’s ‘Shift Print’ technique 9.00am-12noon on Saturday, 12 July.
Exhibition Selector Kathy Boyle.
Small Print 2025 - now underway
The 2025-2026 series of Small Print, the PCANZ unselected exhibition of A4 prints is now underway. The exhibition tours Aotearoa each year, hosted by different galleries around the motū. There are at least 10 months of exhibitions, with new prints submitted each year. Prints are available for purchase at $100 each.
PCANZ Summer School 2025, 13 - 17 January in Hamilton - a great success!
Thank you to tutors, participants and organisers. Check out the photos here or the button on the left.
It was an exciting, immersive week of printmaking and connecting with printmakers from around the country. This year we were thrilled to have two international tutors (from Australia and Canada) alongside our tutors from around Aotearoa.
Check out the photos and e-catalogue here. The Expanded Field of Print exhibition was a great success. Thanks to the selector, Steve Lovett. Congratulations to those selected. It has been exciting to see all the fabulous work on show from 20 August - 14 September 2024. Thanks also to our members who conducted community engagement activities during the exhibition - https://www.northartgallery.net/upcoming-events-1
Print Rebound Project 2024
A collaborative printmaking exercise encouraging PCANZ members to make contacts with other printmakers and to explore the unusual psychological terrain of working into another person’s artwork while also letting go of any territorial habits and giving another person free rein to interpret the work submitted. Project completion date extended to 29 November 2024.
Winter workshop with Mark Graver RE
DRYPOINT & ACRYLIC RESIST ETCHING: $340 (Materials cost extra) A 3 - day workshop exploring drypoint and etching aluminium using copper sulphate/salt mordant, acrylic resists and printing with Akua water-based intaglio inks. The materials cost to students will be confirmed nearer the time. Fully booked and a great success.
Inaugural PCANZ Print Exchange 2019
Online sale of these prints is still open
The remaining available works may be viewed at Imprint Gallery, Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga
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