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Australian Print Workshop Australian Print Workshop is an internationally renowned centre of excellence for contemporary printmaking.

Australian Print Workshop offers Australia's most comprehensive professional printmaking facilities. Located in Melbourne, Australian Print Workshop is a unique centre providing both established and emerging artists with access to a wide range of printmaking equipment and expertise in the context of a world-class printmaking workshop. The Australian Print Workshop fosters the development of printmaking as a vibrant and progressive art form. Through its annual program, the Workshop represents the very best in contemporary printmaking. Established in 1981, over the years the Australian Print Workshop has rapidly expanded its activities, attracting many of Australia's leading artists based on its reputation for high quality work and professional support facilities. Australian Print Workshop is recognised as a key authority on contemporary Australian printmaking. It is a 'not-for-profit' organisation that receives support from a range of sources including state and federal government arts funding agencies, charitable foundations, corporate sponsors and individuals. Works produced at the Australian Print Workshop are represented in all major Australian public art gallery and museum collections in addition to significant international collections. Australian Print Workshop undertakes a number of activities, including:

PRINTSTORE
Australian Print Workshop offers a wide selection of limited edition prints for sale online through its Printstore. The range of prints includes works by contemporary Australian artists who have worked at APW. PROJECTS
Australian Print Workshop undertakes innovative Projects to further develop the art form of printmaking including: continuing Partnerships with Indigenous Artists, Special Projects, International Projects, Commissions and Scholarships. CUSTOM PRINTING WORKSHOP
Australian Print Workshop Custom Printing Workshop provides artists with an opportunity to produce limited edition prints in collaboration with APW printers using the Workshop's world-class facilities and equipment. PRINT STUDIO ACCESS PROGRAM
The APW Print Studio Access Program offers artists access to APW's professional printmaking equipment and facilities to make their own work. EDUCATION PROGRAM
Australian Print Workshop conducts a comprehensive Education Program including: Printmaking Classes, Workshops and Guided Tours. EXHIBITIONS
Australian Print Workshop Gallery mounts regular exhibitions of prints made at the APW, as well as curating and organising Exhibitions at Other Venues.

45 years of printmaking. Countless artists. One remarkable creative community.Today, we’re shining a spotlight on Victor...
20/10/2026

45 years of printmaking. Countless artists. One remarkable creative community.

Today, we’re shining a spotlight on Victorian artist Odin Strbac Low.

In 2024, Odin received the APW Collie Print Trust Scholarship for Emerging Victorian Printmakers, giving him dedicated access to APW’s professional print studio, equipment, and facilities. Building on his printmaking studies at RMIT, Melbourne, he used the opportunity to push his practice in exciting new directions.

APW’s connection with Odin continues today. A valued member of APW’s Artist Alumni community, Odin has created a new work especially for our major fundraising project, ‘IMPRESSIONS: 45 Years in Print’, opening at APW Gallery at 6pm on Friday 6 November.

Image: Odin Strbac Low printing in the APW Studio, 2024.

Megan Cope and Dr Jessica Clarkat APW Gallery2pm, Saturday 17 October 2026Join us this afternoon for a special 'In Conve...
16/10/2026

Megan Cope and Dr Jessica Clark
at APW Gallery
2pm, Saturday 17 October 2026

Join us this afternoon for a special 'In Conversation' event to hear artist Megan Cope and Dr Jessica Clark (Senior Curator, First Nations Art, National Gallery of Victoria) discuss Megan’s art practice and her suite of prints currently on display in the APW Gallery.

All welcome. Free Admission.
Come along and be part of the conversation.

1888: Place of Oyster Rocks is an exhibition of new original prints by Megan Cope -a multidisciplinary artist and Quandamooka woman from the Moreton Bay region of Southeast Queensland.

This project has been made possible through the generous support of a philanthropic donor.

Exhibition continues until Saturday 24 October.

16/10/2026
APW is proud to celebrate its enduring creative partnership with esteemed artist Hertha Kluge-Pott (1934–2025), whose wo...
15/10/2026

APW is proud to celebrate its enduring creative partnership with esteemed artist Hertha Kluge-Pott (1934–2025), whose work is held in private and public collections across Australia.

In 2022, Hertha received the APW George Collie Memorial Print Award, honouring her lifetime contribution to printmaking as an artist, educator, and passionate advocate. To mark the award, APW Gallery presented a celebratory exhibition featuring a selection of her prints that had been curated from the APW Print Collection.

A devoted champion of APW and contemporary printmaking, Hertha served on the APW committee in the 1980s and contributed regularly to APW’s ‘Impressions’ fundraising projects for more than two decades.

The legacy of Hertha’s expansive print practice continues to impact the field of contemporary Australian printmaking. APW is honoured to have been part of her creative journey and proud to celebrate a legacy that will inspire generations to come.

Images:
1.
Hertha Kuge-Pott in the APW Gallery, 2022.

2.
Artist: Hertha Kluge-Pott
Title: Hood
Year: 2018
Medium: Intaglio
Edition size: 10 (plus proofs)
Image size: 19.5cm × 15cm
Paper size: 28.5cm × 25.5cm

3.
Artist: Hertha Kluge-Pott
Title: page for hakia
Year: 2014
Medium: Intaglio
Edition size: 10 (plus proofs)
Image size: 19.5cm × 15cm
Paper size: 28.5cm × 25.5cm

45 years of printmaking. Countless artists. One remarkable creative community.Today, we’re shining a spotlight on Victor...
13/10/2026

45 years of printmaking. Countless artists. One remarkable creative community.

Today, we’re shining a spotlight on Victorian artist Callum Jackson.

In 2016, Callum received the APW Collie Print Trust Scholarship for Emerging Victorian Printmakers, giving him dedicated access to APW’s professional print studio, equipment, and facilities. Building on his printmaking studies at RMIT, Melbourne, he used the opportunity to push his practice in exciting new directions. Immersing himself in APW’s print studio, Callum created an impressive body of new work in the print mediums of intaglio, lithography and monoprint. These works were presented in a group exhibition at APW Gallery, marking an exciting outcome of his scholarship experience.

APW’s connection with Callum continues today. A valued member of APW’s Artist Alumni community, Callum has created a new work especially for our major fundraising project, ‘IMPRESSIONS: 45 Years in Print’, opening at APW Gallery at 6pm on Friday 6 November.

Image: Callum Jackson printing in the APW Studio, September 2026.

Applications NOW OPEN - 2027 ProgramAustralian Print Workshop invites applications for our exciting 'Apprentice' Printer...
12/10/2026

Applications NOW OPEN - 2027 Program

Australian Print Workshop invites applications for our exciting 'Apprentice' Printer - Training Program - designed to foster and train the next generation of Collaborative Fine Art Printers.

The APW 'Apprentice' Printer - Training Program offers a rare opportunity for talented printmakers, who are keen to pursue a career as a Collaborative Fine Art Printer, to undertake a twelve-month, paid placement at APW.

Guided by APW's highly skilled and experienced print specialist team, this program offers rare access to the collaborative print process - with hands on experience of fine art printing in a range of printing techniques, along with studio management skills.

In addition to working with APW's Printers on a range of collaborative print projects with leading contemporary artists, a key feature of the program is the opportunity to initiate and manage a collaborative printmaking project.

Generously supported by The Ian Potter Foundation this program offers a 12-month, paid, part-time (EFT.8) placement in 2027 for an aspiring Collaborative Fine Art Printer.

If you are excited by the prospect of working in our internationally recognised centre for contemporary printmaking and you have the demonstrated printmaking skills and interest in acquiring experience as a collaborative fine art printer - we'd love to hear from you!

For information on how to apply, visit the APW website at:
https://www.australianprintworkshop.com/about/apw-apprentice-printer-training-program

Applications close: 5pm, Friday 30 October 2026.

Megan Cope and Dr Jessica Clarkat APW Gallery2pm, Saturday 17 October 2026 Join us next weekend for a special 'In Conver...
09/10/2026

Megan Cope and Dr Jessica Clark
at APW Gallery
2pm, Saturday 17 October 2026 

Join us next weekend for a special 'In Conversation' event to hear artist Megan Cope and Dr Jessica Clark (Senior Curator, First Nations Art, National Gallery of Victoria) discuss Megan’s art practice and her suite of prints currently on display in the APW Gallery.

All welcome. Free Admission.
Come along and be part of the conversation.

1888: Place of Oyster Rocks is an exhibition of new original prints by Megan Cope -a multidisciplinary artist and Quandamooka woman from the Moreton Bay region of Southeast Queensland.

This project has been made possible through the generous support of a philanthropic donor.

09/10/2026

Join us for the opening of ‘IMPRESSIONS: 45 Years in Print’ at 6pm on Friday 6 November 2026.

More than 150 APW Alumni Artists from across Australia have created new works especially for this major 45th anniversary fundraising project.

Explore an extraordinary selection of beautiful original prints at very special prices.

Start your collection, discover a new favorite or add something exceptional to your existing collection, while helping shape APW’s next chapter.

Applications NOW OPEN - 2027 ProgramAustralian Print Workshop invites applications for our exciting 'Apprentice' Printer...
07/10/2026

Applications NOW OPEN - 2027 Program

Australian Print Workshop invites applications for our exciting 'Apprentice' Printer - Training Program - designed to foster and train the next generation of Collaborative Fine Art Printers.

The APW 'Apprentice' Printer - Training Program offers a rare opportunity for talented printmakers, who are keen to pursue a career as a Collaborative Fine Art Printer, to undertake a twelve-month, paid placement at APW.

Guided by APW's highly skilled and experienced print specialist team, this program offers rare access to the collaborative print process - with hands on experience of fine art printing in a range of printing techniques, along with studio management skills.

In addition to working with APW's Printers on a range of collaborative print projects with leading contemporary artists, a key feature of the program is the opportunity to initiate and manage a collaborative printmaking project.

Generously supported by The Ian Potter Foundation this program offers a 12-month, paid, part-time (EFT.8) placement in 2027 for an aspiring Collaborative Fine Art Printer.

If you are excited by the prospect of working in our internationally recognised centre for contemporary printmaking and you have the demonstrated printmaking skills and interest in acquiring experience as a collaborative fine art printer - we'd love to hear from you!

Applications are NOW OPEN.

Applications close: 5pm, Friday 30 October 2026.

APW is proud to celebrate its continuing relationship with Melbourne-based artist Hannah Caprice, a highly regarded prin...
06/10/2026

APW is proud to celebrate its continuing relationship with Melbourne-based artist Hannah Caprice, a highly regarded printmaker whose practice is distinguished by her intricate and finely resolved intaglio works.

Hannah’s connection with APW began in 2021, when she received the APW Collie Print Trust Scholarship for Emerging Victorian Printmakers. The scholarship provided dedicated access to APW’s professional studio, equipment, and facilities, enabling Hannah to build on her printmaking studies at RMIT and develop a new series of intaglio prints.

In 2024, Hannah returned to APW to present a selection of her handmade artist books in our Gertrude Street-facing windows as part of the APW Showcase Program.

Her connection with APW continues today. A valued supporter of APW and contemporary printmaking, Hannah has created a new work especially for our major fundraising project, ‘IMPRESSIONS: 45 Years in Print’, opening at APW Gallery at 6pm on Friday 6 November.

Image: Hannah Caprice in the APW Studio, September 2026.

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210 Gertrude Street
Collingwood, VIC
3065

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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