Friends of Printfest


As a Friend you help to keep the future of Printfest alive. We all need Friends. Printfest is run and managed by artists and art-lovers, 13% of our funding comes from trusts, foundations and local authorities, 35% comes from our exhibiting artists, just 6% comes from Friends of Printfest, the remaining finance comes from admissions, catalogue advertising and several smaller revenue streams such as the raffle. We are very grateful to all Friends who joined us this year.

The title of this print by Printmakers’ Printmaker Sally Adkins is ‘And so begins the simple mineral monologue of water‘, Sally says “I have used titles for this series of etchings and prints that are taken from the exquisite poetry of Alice Oswald. This is from ‘Nobody’.” The print is created using the etching printmaking method.

We need more Friends

Sign up today to sustain this great and much loved event.

Request a Friends Entry card for yourself, or as a gift for an art-loving friend, by following these instructions:

1. Click your preferred annual payment method to open the Google Form:

2. On the Google Form you will be asked to select your preferred donation type:

3. Submit your Google Form

4. Make your payment

5. Receive your Friends Entry Card and welcome letter through Royal Mail.

1. To pay by PayPal, select your preferred donation type

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2. complete the PayPal form and submit your payment.

3. Receive your Friends Entry Card and welcome letter through Royal Mail.

Great reasons to become a Friend for Printfest 2024:

~ Free entry pass to Printfest

As a Friend you can enjoy priority access that enables you to re-visit Printfest throughout the weekend.

~ Friends Entry Card

Your Friend of Printfest membership card features the Printmakers’ Printmaker award winner

~ Free entry to the Printfest Preview

The Printfest Preview is a ticket-only event. For Friends of Printfest the doors open at 5.30pm. Then at 6.30pm it opens to all Preview tickets holders. Beat the crowds and be first to see this year’s exhibition. Booking essential with Friends promo code, ​tickets will be available online only, in limited numbers, and are valid for the Main Exhibition.

~ Free canvas bag with:
~ Free exhibition catalogue
~ Free glass of wine

~ Your name on the Friends page

As part of our thank you for your support, with your permission, we will add your name on the Friends page of the catalogue at the time of going to print and on the website.

Thank you

Printfest would like to thank these Friends of Printfest, your contribution and your support help to sustain Printfest and are very gratefully received.

Canter Holland | CK Partnership | Kate Allen & Mark Watson | Zoe Arnold-Bennett | Patricia Bagot | Denise Belamy | Alison Bolt | Janet Benefield | Emily Brooks | Shirley Cahil | Sarah Cooper & Simon McKenna | Pam Cuttell | Ann Dickinson | Alyson & John Dickson | Bryan & Sheila Edmondson | Frank Edwards | Wendy Ellis | Dawn Elsworth | Caroline Gilfillan | Suzanne Garnett | Adrian Gough & Bonnie Wells | Rachael Green | Jacqueline Green | Gay & Graham Jarvis | Jonathan & Helen Hartley | Lesley Heptinstall & Andrew Carpenter | Gerry & Jan Holland | Phil & Lisa Hulme | Amanda Hunter | Shirley Jackson | L Johnson | Wendy Johnson | Carol Kitts | Avril & Walter Kos | Sue Leech | Tony & Maggie Linde | Jonathan & Claudia Long | Gabrielle Lorenz | Rosemary Lundgrun | Tina Mabey | Jean Mack | Anne Makin-Taylor | Maureen McAlonan | Denis McGeary & Rebekah Bailey | Moira McTague & Guy Parker | Tim Melville | Chris Millar | Nancy Murgatroyd | Margaret Newbegin & Roy Duke | Susan Newton | Debbie & Malcolm Nicholas | Alison & Alick Nicholson | Liz & Gordon Nuttle | David Penn | Ann & David Petherick | Judith Roscoe & Tony Hughes | Nicky Salmon | Rosina Singleton | Elizabeth & Keith Shorrock | Andrew & Putzi Smith | Helen Smith-Ward | Alan Stones & Rebecca Payn | Lorraine & Andrew Thompson | Cherrie & Mike Trelogan | Theresa Urbainczyk & Ian Naylor | Petra & Russell Waite | Sandra Whinnett | Nicky & David Wilson | Judi Winterson |

That’s what Friends are for

Updated 23rd February 2024