Opening Talk
Thursday 27th April, 6~8pm
Tickets £5, available online only & in limited numbers
Hear from Printfest’s headline artists as they talk about their work.
Friends of Printfest go free
Bar opens at 5.30pm
Printfest Preview
Friday 28th April, 6.30~9pm
Tickets £5, available online only & in limited numbers
Also valid for the Main Exhibition
Friends of Printfest go free and have access from 5.30pm
Hilary Paynter
Printmaker
of the Year 2023
Hilary is one of the UK’s leading wood engravers, and a force for printmaking. We look forward to welcoming her to Ulverston and to Printfest
Great reasons to become a Friend of Printfest
Free entry to the Friday Preview from 5.30pm is just one of them! Click for more!
Printfest
Saturday 29th April, 10~5pm
Tickets £5, available online and on the door
Valid for the whole weekend
Sunday 30th April, 10~4pm
Tickets £5, available online and on the door
Friends of Printfest go free
Printmaking Workshops
Seven Printmaking Workshops over five days, from Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th April, half-day and full-day workshops to choose from; Letterpress, Linoprint, Collagraph, Drypoint, Monoprint, Paper Lithography and Tetra PAK printmaking methods to explore
Gail Mason
Printmakers’ Printmaker
Voted Printmakers’ Printmaker 2022 Gail Mason will be back for Printfest 2023. Follow Gail on Instagram to see what she is getting up to. Print shown is Bolero; 56x75cm, screen monotype by Gail Mason
Printfest in Schools
We aim to inspire young people with printmaking, encouraging the use of printmaking techniques and an appreciation of printmaking by others.
A printmaking brief for 2023 has been provided to Primary and Secondary Schools to spark ideas for projects and artwork which will be displayed at The Coro during Printfest 2023.
Printfest 2023 Artists line-up
Hilary Paynter ~ Printmaker of the year
Gail Mason ~ Printmakers’ Printmaker