2025

UPCOMING

Print Club's Making an Impression
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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: Saturday 1st February 4-6pm​

​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)

12th February - 1st March

Proudly Supported by patron of the arts Robin Bowen 

Opening Celebration
​Thursday February 13th 6-8pm
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​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

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​Alchemy
Laura Osborne
Solo Exhibition

26th March - 12th April

Opening Celebration:
Saturday 29th March 4-6pm 


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KEY DATES:
​16th April 2025 - Exhibition opens
1st May 2025 - Official opening and announcements
17th May 2025 - Exhibition closes
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We are excited to be holding our 4th Annual Monoprint Prize. 
More information can be found HERE
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Judges Announced: 
Lisa Sullivan, Senior curator at Geelong Gallery, &
Emily Feretti, renowned Australian Painter and printmaker.   
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16th April - 17th May

Official Opening and Announcement of Winners:
1st May 2025

Thank you  to our Major Sponsor Melbourne Etching Supplies.
​LAURA CASTELL, 2024 winner in the category of Craftsmanship
JO DARVALL, 2024 winner in the category of Incorporation of Text
PETER WARD 2024 winner in the category of  Experimentation with Form
FPS Artist Book Prize Exhibition
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21st 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

Prizes Categories
1. Craftsmanship
2. Experimentation with form
3. Incorporation of text

Opening Celebration:
Thursday 22nd of May

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Everyday Magic: Prints from the Garden and Beyond

Kate Herd
Solo Exhibition
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18th June - 5th July 
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Opening Celebration:
Thursday
The BIG Print Show

OPEN HOUSE MELBOURNE MEMBERS SHOW
​FPS's Annual Members Group Show to coincide with Open House Melbourne. ​

Peoples Choice Prize Categories
1. Monoprint
2. Relief
3. Intaglio
4. Artist Book / Paper Sculpture

9th July - 2nd August​

ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO EVENT
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​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 Weekend: 
Saturday 26th - Sunday 27th July

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
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Opening Celebration:
Thursday 7th August 6-8pm


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​​​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



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​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
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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.
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28th October - 14th November

Pollinators 

FPS Members Show 
In celebration of Australian pollinators week

28th October - 14th November


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Opening Events: 
Opening for both exhibitions will be on the 30th of October.
 
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 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!

19th November - 20th December
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Exhibition Celebration: TBC