Prints give magic moments

‘There is always a magic moment when you lift the felt back. And that moment remains with every printmaker I know – even if you’re like me and you’ve been doing it for 40 years or so. It’s just the most amazing thing; something magical happens. It’s the marriage of ink and paper. And the energy that comes off that is phenomenal.’ – Marty Vreede, founder, Central Print Council Aotearoa

New Zealand

Print Council Aotearoa

New Zealand: Celebration brings together the work of printmakers across the country to Aratoi to honour 20 years of Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand and celebrates the bright future of printmaking in this country.

Celebration follows the successful launch of the publication Proof in

November 2022. While

Proof records the first two decades of Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand’s history, Celebration acknowledges that history and looks towards the future of printmaking in New Zealand.

Inspired by ancient mythological stories,

Shakespeare, ecological maps, rewriting whakapapa and exploring climate change, Celebration is a varied and fascinating collection of work connected by the medium used and the stories they tell. The exhibition was designed to display the