Printfest
Printfest 2026
Printfest returns to Ulverston 30th April – 3rd May May, showcasing a diverse range of talent. This year’s Printmaker of the Year, Anne Desmet, will be featured alongside an exciting collection of over 40 emerging and established artists from across the UK and beyond.
The festival offers an exciting opportunity to see and purchase original prints, highlighting a variety of techniques and high-quality work. Visitors can meet the artists, explore their creative processes, and gain insight into the world of printmaking.
Printfest has also worked with local schools providing workshops and materials to help pupils experience printmaking for themselves. A selection of the students’ work will be on display in The Coro over the Printfest weekend.
Printfest 2026 Workshop: Screenprint with Katie Edwards
Take the first steps in this exciting art-form!
Printfest 2026 Workshop: Linoprint with Relief Collograph
With artist Sue Leech
Printfest 2026: Opening Talk
Featuring Anne Desmet, Printmaker of the Year and Printmakers’ Printmaker
Printfest 2026 Workshop: Monoprint Landscapes with Caroline Stow
Learn hand-printing techniques that can be easily replicated at home
Printfest 2026 Preview
Beat the crowds and be among the first to discover works by new and seasoned Printfest exhibitors.
Printfest 2026 Quiet Time
A more relaxed viewing experience
Printfest 2026 Workshop: Linoprint Stamps & Wrapping Paper
Make a set of personalised wrapping paper, a gift tag, and cards using a lino cutting technique
Printfest Main Exhibition 2026
Main Exhibition
Printfest 2026 Workshop: Cyanotype with Kim Tillyer
Discover the historical printing process of Cyanotype
Printfest 2026 Workshop: Degas Landscapes
Explore making and embellishing a landscape monoprint
Printfest 2026 Workshop: Printing Landscapes with TetraPak Cartons
Explore this exciting intaglio technique with artist Emily Brooks
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