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MEMBERS PROJECTS.

​UPCOMING MEMBERS OPPORTUNITIES



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ARTISTS BOOK PRIZE

Entries Open: 1st September
Entries Close/ Work to be delivered by: 20th March
Exhibition Dates: 8th April - 2nd May 2026

​ENTRY FORM HERE
​VIEW 2024 ARTISTS BOOK CATALOGUE HERE
Announcing our 2026 Members Artist Book Prize Judges 

Susan Long
Susan Long is a Curator in the Victorian and Australian Collections, State Library Victoria, and a lens-based artist. Long has an interest in the artist book as ‘an object’ and its potential to present diverse meanings; rendered by the forms of abstract narration, visuality and design.

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Marian Crawford
Marian Crawford is a visual artist whose artworks explore the relationships between the book, fine art printmaking processes, and the printed image in contemporary culture. She has presented her creative works and writings publicly for over twenty years, and her artist books are included in the collections of The British Library, National Library of Australia, and the State Library of Victoria. Crawford is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Monash University Art Design and Architecture.

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GREETING CARDS FUNDRAISER

Submissions Open: Now
Images and Forms Due: 23rd April 2026
Estimated  : 8th April - 2nd May 2026

All FPS Members are welcome to submit a minimum of 2 designs with extra designs able to be added on as requested.

What you Get:
Total for 50 cards (25 of each design) for personal use: $70 (1.40 per card)

Additional designs - if you wish to submit more than 2 designs, we charge $30 per additional design. Ie. for four designs, $70 + $30 + $30 = $130 (cost of $1.30 per card)
If you are unable to collect your cards from FPS, there will be an additional fee for delivery to your address.
(EXTRA COST OF $10 design fee for submissions needing resizing)

For more information and to submit your card designs please fill out an entry form (link below) and email it to [email protected]


​ENTRY FORM HERE





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ETCHED EXHIBITION

ENTRY & DELIVERY OF ARTWORKS BY:  Saturday 6th June 2026
EXHIBITION DATES: 17th June - 4th July 2026
EXHIBITION EVENT: Thursday 18th June 6-8pm

All FPS members are elligible to submit up to 3 works for this exhibtion.

Who Can Exhibit: FPS Members only. You can sign up for membership from as little as $55 for remote artists HERE

Sizing and Limits: Must be no more than 60cm in any direction including any framing. Any unframed works MUST not be mounted in anyway as they will be hung with magnets. For this exhibition we will accept 2D works only.
Work must have been made within the last 24 months and not shown prior in the FPS Gallery.
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Medium: All entries MUST incorporate etching techniques, they may incorporate other pritnmaking methods as long as the work includes an etched plate.


Entry Form HERE

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PRINT CLUB EXHIBITION

ENTRY & DELIVERY OF ARTWORKS BY:  Saturday 4th July 2026
EXHIBITION DATES: 7th - 27th July 2026
EXHIBITION EVENT: This year the Print Club show coincides with our Open House Melbourne Event on the 25th OF JULY the gallery and studio will be open all day from 10am-4pm with print demonstrations and more! This is our biggest event of the year with over 200 people attending last year.

This Exhibition is open to all FPS Lino Club/ Reduction Lino Club / Intaglio Club and Letterpress Club participants. Artists must have participated in a club since January 2025

FREE ENTRY 

This exhibition is proudly supported by Stonnington Council

​ENTRY FORM HERE







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* Artwork used by Wendy Fletcher

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The Writing on the Wall: Text in Contemporary Printmaking

ENTRY & DELIVERY OF ARTWORKS BY:  Saturday 27th August 2026
EXHIBITION DATES: 9th September - 3rd August 2026
EXHIBITION EVENT: Thursday 10th September 6-8pm

Who Can Exhibit: FPS Members only. You can sign up for membership from as little as $55 for remote artists HERE

Sizing and Limits: Must be no more than 1m in any direction including any framing. Any unframed works MUST not be mounted in anyway as they will be hung with magnets. For this exhibition we will accept 2D works only.
Work must have been made within the last 24 months and not shown prior in the FPS Gallery.
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Medium: All entries MUST incorporate traditional printmaking techniques, no digital printing will be accepted.

​ENTRY FORM HERE


FPS Summer Artist Market 
Find all details on the Summer Art Market Page HERE

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​FIRESTATION PRINT STUDIO 2 Willis Street Armadale Victoria 3143 Australia Ph 03 95091782
OPEN: Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 4pm 
​​Of course our qualified members can visit 24/7... why not join?



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