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 new Printfest 2026 Friends of Printfest membership card is being designed and will carry a work by the Printmakers’ Printmaker 2025: Aga Kubish.

Sign up today to sustain this great and much loved event. As a registered charity Printfest Ulverston is now able to invite you to Gift Aid your donation, just tick the Gift Aid box on the form.

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

How to become a Friend 2026

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

Pay with PayPal – Individual

Pay with PayPal – Couple

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:

~ 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.

Jenny Armer | Janet Benefield | Alison Bolt | Irene Buckhard | Shirley Cahill | Sharon & Mike Callaghan | Tara Chittenden | Sarah Cooper | Dominic Dean | John & Alyson Dickson | Sheila & Brian Edmondson | Lesley Heptinstall | Gary & Jane Howarth | Phil & Lisa Hulme | Amanda Hunter | Shirley Jackson | J Gaynor | Gay & Graham Jarvis | L Johnson | Wendy Johnson | Carol Kitts | Sue Leech | Claudia Long | Rosemary Lundgren | Jean & Chris Mack | Maureen McAlonan | Denis McGeary | Tim Melville | Garratt Monaghan | Theresa Urbainczyk & Ian Naylor | Susan Newton | Margaret Newbiggin | Liz & Gordon Nuttall | Ruth Parkin | Anja Percival | Tim Robertson | Judith Roscoe & Tony Hughes | Gillian Sheath | Elizabeth & Keith Shorrock | Helen Smith-Ward | R Smith | Rebecca Payn & Alan Stones | Lorraine & Andrew Thompson | Mike & Cherrie Trelogan | Hanneke Van Schelven | Russell & Petre Waite | Bonnie Wells & Adrian Gough | CK Partnership |

That’s what Friends are for

Page updated 16th October 2025