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Summer School 2025 Scholarship NOW OPEN
The Gary Tricker Summer School Scholarship is now calling for applications to attend Summer School 2025. The scholarship assists an emerging printmaker to attend the annual PCANZ Summer School. Applications close 1st November 2024
National Youth Art Awards Print Prize 2024
PCANZ Hamilton representative Vicki Jones presented the print award for the Waikato Society of Arts National Youth Awards 2024. PCANZ has sponsored this award for some years as part of its aim to promote printmaking. This year’s winner is Penamino Tuia, a student at Dilworth School.
Congratulations Lori Pittard, Gary Tricker Scholarship recipient 2024
Congratulations to Lori Pittard, the 2024 Gary Tricker Summer School Scholarship recipient.
Summer School 2024 Scholarship NOW OPEN
The new Gary Tricker Summer School Scholarship is now calling for applications to attend Summer School 2024. The scholarship assists an emerging printmaker to attend the annual PCANZ Summer School. Applications close 1st November 2023.
New fund for Summer School Scholarship
PCANZ is excited to announce a new fund has been created to support the Summer School Scholarship, now named the Gary Tricker Summer School Scholarship. Applications will be called for, when Summer School 2024 expressions of interest information goes out.
Printopia 2023 5-7 May
PCANZ is proud to support Printopia Festival of Original Print in Auckland, bringing another weekend of print-filled fun 5-7 May 2023.
PCANZ proud to sponsor NZPPA 2023 print award
PCANZ is proud to be a main sponsor to the Major Print Prize to the 2023 NZ Painting and Printmaking Awards. Congratulations to the 2023 NZPPA awards winners!
PCANZ Book PROOF now published
Exciting news! PCANZ book publication “PROOF: Two decades of printmaking” has been published and due to be publicly released in November 2022 at the retail price of $70 available at selected bookshops throughout NZ.
Printopia Festival 2022 a success
The Printopia Festival was a hugely successful inaugural event that showcased the variety and exciting possibilities of printmaking. Print Council of Aotearoa New Zealand was proud to be involved.
Additive Woodcut Print Workshop 15 to 17 April 2022
An intensive, fast moving printmaking workshop facilitated by PCANZ life members Marty & Marilyn Vreede from Pakohe Whanganui. In partnership with and held at Pompallier Mission & Printery, this workshop is an opportunity to network and feed your inner artistic soul.
New PCANZ Honorary Member Mark Graver RE
New PCANZ Honorary Member Mark Graver RE, in recognition of his contribution to the print council and wider NZ print community.
Mark Graver RE honoured
Congratulations to PCANZ member and Northland printmaker Mark Graver for his official promotion to a full fellow of The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) in the UK.
Congratulations to PCANZ Member Lee Brogan
Congratulations to Lee Brogan for being selected as a finalist in the Estuary Art and Ecology Prize.
Thinking_Unfolding Artist Book Exhibition Award Winners
Thinking_Unfolding Artist Book Exhibition opened in Aratoi with presentation of awards, and talk by selector Paul Thompson.
Supreme Award for Val Cuthbert
Congratulations: Val Cuthbert was awarded the Supreme Award at the Lake House Members Merit Awards.
PCANZ Summer School 2020 Scholarship
The PCANZ Summer School 2020 Scholarship was awarded to Will Pike, an emerging printmaker currently studying at the Learning Connection.
Congratulations to Award Winners Val Cuthbert and Toni Hartill
Congratulations to Award Winners Val Cuthbert and Toni Hartill, both PCANZ members.
Congratulations to PCANZ members Jo Giddens and Faith Thomas
Congratulations to PCANZ member, Jo Giddens, who has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 National Contemporary Art Awards, Waikato.
Congratulations also to PCANZ member, Faith Thomas who has had work selected in Portugal and Russia.
PCANZ Youth Printmaking Award 2019
The PCANZ Youth Printmaking Award was presented by Faith Thomas, PCANZ member in Cambridge, to Cassandra Hill Year 13 from St Peters’ School , Cambridge who won the Award.
Congratulations to Northland printmaker Mark Graver
Congratulations to Northland printmaker and PCANZ member, Mark Graver who has been elected as a member of The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) in London.