Support us
There are many ways you can support the festival. Come along, spend the whole weekend, bring a friend, colleague, or the whole family, become a volunteer, sign-up to one of our workshops, buy a print or two from the Print Fair, follow us on social media @printopia_festival and share with your networks.
Any questions, get in touch with ina@printopia.nz
PF25 Membership
Don’t want to miss out on tickets to the Printopia Festival 2025 (PF25) workshops? When you purchase our annual PF25 Membership, we’ll send you an access code that will allow you to purchase tickets from 12 January before they go on sale to the public on 2 February. You’ll also receive an access code when you sign up for the festival’s annual print commission
PF25 Print Commission Limited Edition Print
Each year, we select a promising, young, emerging artist who has shown a commitment to exploring print as part of their art practice. We then commission a limited edition of 30 silk-screen prints that can be purchased by festival supporters.
This year’s recipient is Brie Rate, an Auckland based artist whose practice includes drawing, printmaking and paper-making. Her work explores mark making using both conventional mediums like pencil and ink, as well as assemblages of found organic and recycled material. Brie is interested in local ecologies, especially where natural and urban histories intersect.
Whanganui Dreamscape II was completed during her recent three month residency at the Glasgow Street Arts Centre Artists in Residence Programme in Whanganui in 2024. She was also a finalist in the Parkin Drawing Prize 2024.
Watch her contemporary approaches to papermaking demo at Printopia 2024 here
Volunteer with us
Printopia is a community, artist run festival which couldn’t be done without the support of our wonderful volunteers. Come along and be part of the action, learn about printmaking and meet like-minded print peeps. We need volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks before and during the event.
Interested in volunteering? Send us your completed application form and we’ll be in touch!
Sponsors
We are extremely grateful for the support from our sponsors, who help us to sustain Printopia and its various activities.
Printopia generates an enormous amount of pleasure for the local community, visitors, potential and practising printmakers, art students and buyers of prints from amazing artists at affordable prices.
If you’d like to partner with us to deliver this inaugural event contact me ina@printopia.nz
