2025
CURRENT
The BIG Print Show
OPEN HOUSE MELBOURNE MEMBERS SHOW
FPS's Annual Members Group Show to coincide with Open House Melbourne.
11th July - 2nd August
Exhibition Preview / Celebration:
Thursday 10th July 5-7pm
OPEN HOUSE MELBOURNE MEMBERS SHOW
FPS's Annual Members Group Show to coincide with Open House Melbourne.
11th July - 2nd August
Exhibition Preview / Celebration:
Thursday 10th July 5-7pm
ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO EVENT
Join the Firestation for their Open House Weekend where we will have Open Studios, Members Group Show and
Demonstrations for a range of Printmaking Methods, Letterpress and More!
Open House Event:
Saturday 26th July
UPCOMING
Printed Wear & Drawn Bare
We are bringing back the Wareable Art Exhibition and pairing this with our triennial exhibition of sketches and works from our
Life Drawing participants.
6th -23rd August
Opening Celebration:
Thursday 7th August 6-8pm
We are bringing back the Wareable Art Exhibition and pairing this with our triennial exhibition of sketches and works from our
Life Drawing participants.
6th -23rd August
Opening Celebration:
Thursday 7th August 6-8pm
|
Shirley Joan Ross Scholarship Show Erica Elgin Solo Exhibition Erica Elgin is the recipient of the Shirley Joan Ross Scholarship 2025, which awards an emerging artist a solo exhibition here at FPS. 27th August - 13th September Opening Celebration: Thursday 28th August 6-8pm |
|
Duality James Farrar and Patricia Agus The exhibition ‘Duality’ embarks on the exploration of our cultural identities and their significance in our lives. James Farrar, an adopted Korean male living in Australia, and myself, Patricia Agus, is a Filipino Immigrant raised away from family and in a culturally different environment, share a nuanced and complex relationship with our sense of self and cultural heritage. This exhibition will have a primary focus on healing and our sense of home. 17th September - 4th October Opening Celebration: Thursday 18th September 6-8pm |
|
|
Can You see What I See? Fiona Lerk Solo Exhibition 8th - 25th October Opening Celebration: Saturday October 11th 2-4pm |
OFFSITE EXHIBITIONS
This RSVP Collaborative Project and Pollinators Members Exhibition will be held at
the Print Council of Australia Galleries in Southbank Arts Precinct in Melbourne
|
RSVP In Print FPS Members Show in Collaboration with the Southern Highlands Print Studio RSVP In Print is a print exchange exhibition between the Firestation Print Studio and Southern Highlands Printmakers, the first iteration of this collaborative project was undertaken in 2018. The Project asks each member to produce 2 unique prints; one reflecting their own practice and a second print in response to another artist’s work. Artists are assigned into pairs consisting of one artist from each studio who’s work they will respond to. 28th October - 14th November |
|
|
Pollinators FPS Members Show In celebration of Australian pollinators week 28th October - 14th November |
|
Opening Events:
Opening for both exhibitions will be on the 30th of October at the Print Council of Australia galleries Studio 2 Guild, 152 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC 3006
Opening for both exhibitions will be on the 30th of October at the Print Council of Australia galleries Studio 2 Guild, 152 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC 3006
Tales of a Type: The Illustrated Letterpress
Sally Nansen, R.I. Sutton and Kain White
Group Exhibition
29th October - 15th November
Opening Celebration:
TBC
Off The Wall
FPS End Of Year Members Exhibition
2024 end of Year Member's exhibition, for small works, A3 and under, 2D or 3D.
All works priced $300 or under.
FPS End Of Year Members Exhibition
2024 end of Year Member's exhibition, for small works, A3 and under, 2D or 3D.
All works priced $300 or under.
'FPS Off the Wall' 2024, will allow for works to be purchased directly 'off the wall' during the exhibition, as to allow for collectors / art lovers, to purchase artful gifts ahead of the festive season. All media, framed or unframed works, prints, paintings, ceramics, books, photography, jewellery, bags and more!
21st November - 20th December
Exhibition Celebration: TBC
21st November - 20th December
Exhibition Celebration: TBC
PAST
|
Print Club's Making an Impression
Print Club Exhibition A Show of FPS Members and Non Members. We are pleased to bring together works from our talented community of Print Club participants across Lino Club, Reduction Lino Club, Intaglio Club and Letterpress Club. 16th January - 8th of February Opening Event: Thursday 30th January 6-8pm Proudly Sponsored by the City of Stonnington 
|
|
FPS GRADUATE PRIZE
Leah Shrya, Lucas Jennings and Bella Howison
Graduate Prize Show, Featuring works from recent graduates from Monash University, RMIT and Melbourne University (VCA)
13th February - 1st March
Opening Celebration
Thursday February 13th 6-8pm
Leah Shrya, Lucas Jennings and Bella Howison
Graduate Prize Show, Featuring works from recent graduates from Monash University, RMIT and Melbourne University (VCA)
13th February - 1st March
Opening Celebration
Thursday February 13th 6-8pm
Close to Home
Sue Top
Solo Exhibition
As a result of the Covid pandemic, I began to look for detail in nature to inspire my art Close to home. Living less than 10kms from the CBD but blessed with Caulfield Park and many leafy gardens, the sources of fascination were endless.
5-22nd March
Opening Celebration
Saturday March 15th 2-4pm
Sue Top
Solo Exhibition
As a result of the Covid pandemic, I began to look for detail in nature to inspire my art Close to home. Living less than 10kms from the CBD but blessed with Caulfield Park and many leafy gardens, the sources of fascination were endless.
5-22nd March
Opening Celebration
Saturday March 15th 2-4pm
|
Alchemy Laura Osborne Solo Exhibition 26th March - 12th April Opening Celebration: Saturday 29th March 4-6pm |
We are excited to be holding our 4th Biennial Monoprint Prize.
View 35 selected Monoprints HERE
Thank you to our judges:
Lisa Sullivan, Senior curator at Geelong Gallery, &
Emily Ferretti, renowned Australian Painter and printmaker.
24th April - 17th May
Thank you to our Major Sponsor Melbourne Etching Supplies.
FPS Artist Book Prize Exhibition
22nd May - 14th June
Coinciding with the Art Book Fair Held at the NGV we have our exhibition of Prize winners from the 2024 Members Artist Book Prize.
This year's artists were selected under the below 3 prize categories
Opening Celebration:
Thursday 22nd of May, 6-8pm
22nd May - 14th June
Coinciding with the Art Book Fair Held at the NGV we have our exhibition of Prize winners from the 2024 Members Artist Book Prize.
This year's artists were selected under the below 3 prize categories
Opening Celebration:
Thursday 22nd of May, 6-8pm
|
PETER WARD 2024 winner in the category of Experimentation with Form
|
JO DARVALL, 2024 winner in the category of Incorporation of Text
|
LAURA CASTELL, 2024 winner in the category of Craftsmanship
|
|
Odin Strbac Low Arts National Residency Recipient Exhibition Studio Exhibition Exhibition dates: 28th May - 14th June Exhibition Event / celebration: Thurs evening, June 5th, 6-8pm Odin Strbac Low is an emerging artist from Melbourne, Australia, currently living and working in Naarm. His practice explores the ecological networks shaped by humans and his own connection to nature. Using techniques like screen printing, intaglio, sculpture, and electronic sound synthesis, Odin’s work examines environmental influence through fleeting moments, scenes, and sounds endangered by human-driven climate change. |
|
Everyday Magic: Prints from the Garden and Beyond Kate Herd Solo Exhibition 18th June - 5th July Opening Celebration: Thursday 19th June 6-8pm |
