Applications for Printfest 2027
open 1st October
Printmaker of the year 2026 ~
Anne Desmet~
One of Britain’s most celebrated printmakers and only the third wood engraver ever elected to the Royal Academy of Arts, Anne Desmet RA RE will headline the 2026 festival, bringing with her a career of innovation, precision and poetic vision in print spanning four decades.
Printmakers’ Printmaker award winner 2026
Martin Grover ~
Martin Grover is an accomplished and inventive screen printer, he hand paints his stencils directly onto the screen, creating richly coloured densely layered prints that resonate with gentle humour. Martin is looking forward to returning to Printfest in 2027 as our Printmakers’ Printmaker to take up his free stand, discuss his work at the opening talk and judge the Printfest Young Printmaker Awards.
YOUNG Printmaker of the Year ~
Young Printmaker of the Year (Primary): Finley, year 1, Cambridge Primary School, Barrow-in-Furness
Young Printmaker of the Year (Secondary): joint winners, Jessica, year 13, The Queen Katherine School, Kendal, and A student, KS3, Sandgate School, Kendal
Find out about printmaking workshops in the North | become a Friend of Printfest and be ready for 2026 | read the impact paper about Printfest in Schools | read about the art collection of Canter Holland, Printfest’s Main Sponsor
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Printmaking in the North
There are printmaking workshops taking place all over the North of the UK. Click the image, choose a location, book yourself into a workshop
