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Small Print Exhibition 2026
Small Print is at Stoddart Cottage, Diamond Harbour, Christchurch, in January before heading to Darfield’s Te Huanui for February, and to wrap up the 2025-2026 round, it will be at Hangar Art in Whangārei.
Then it will be time to prepare the 2026-2027 prints. The deadline for PCANZ members to submit prints and pay the $40 entry fee is Friday, April 3rd.
So far in this 2025 round , we have sold 108 prints by 40 artists. Small Print has been around since 2013 and it is an unselected, travelling exhibition of PCANZ members’ prints, which travels to galleries around Aotearoa raising awareness of printmaking and the Print Council.
Small Print is on show for about 10 months each year, with a changeover of prints in March or April. The exhibition is seen by visitors to galleries around the country and it is a great opportunity to showcase your very best work.
Organisers
Gretchen Buwalda - Email: gretchen@buwalda.co.nz. Mobile: 021 682 359
Ali Murray - 28 Ferry Road, Clive, Hawke’s Bay 4180 - Email: alimurray@xtra.co.nz. Mobile: 021 124 8095
Thank you, Ali and Gretchen, for organising the touring Small Print Exhibition for 2025/26. An awesome job.
Member/entry information
All PCANZ members are invited to send up to six prints to the Small Print organisers before the deadline on Friday 3 April 2026.
The prints must be A4 (or even better, just slightly smaller) as they have to fit in A4 cellophane bags and folders. Prints may be an edition or all different, it is up to you!
The entry fee in 2026 is $40.00 for each artist. PCANZ bank account: 03 0791 0387378 00 with reference: Full name and SP2026.
The retail price for the Small Print 2026 prints will be $100. The price to the artist will vary, depending on the commission charged by a particular gallery. Artists will be paid for sold prints throughout the year once the PCANZ treasurer receives the salesmoney from each gallery minus their commission.
The PCANZ Small Print 2026 colophon and all other relevant information pertaining to the exhibition can be downloaded below. Please include a printed copy of the completed colophon with your prints.
Send your prints before 3 April 2026 to:
Ali Murray
28 Ferry Road
Clive 4102
Requirements:
This is an unselected exhibition.
Paper: 220gsm or 300gsm good quality paper
Paper size: A4 or preferably slightly smaller to fit in A4 sleeves and folders
Image size: No size limit, edge to edge allowed
Method of printmaking: Any, but no reproductions or photocopies
Number of entries: Up to 6 prints may be entered, either an edition or a variety. If your work sells, you are welcome to replace it with another work
Works will not be framed so clean edges only please. If there are fingerprints or dirty marks, the print won’t be hung.
We will be using a magnetic hanging system, which is sent to the galleries with the works.