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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 Preview

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