Ōtautahi Prints 2025

Ōtautahi Prints is back in a new location: the entry foyer of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.

This one-day event runs 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and celebrates original printmaking. The foyer will be filled with 40+ artists showing woodblock, linocut, intaglio, cyanotype, monoprint, screenprint and more. Meet artists from across Ōtautahi and the South Island, browse their booths, and purchase original artworks.Throughout the afternoon there will be live printing demos. Whether you have never seen a press in action and are curious how these works are made, or you would like to learn from local printmakers, come along and watch. Short artist talks will happen on the hour, a chance to hear about process, practice and symbolism.

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PRINT DEMOS

12:00 PM

Ben Reid
Ben Reid goes through the nuts and bolts of editioning. Learn practical workshop habits and how to present and sign prints so they are ready for collectors and galleries.

2:00 PM
Kyla Cresswell
Drypoint with the 3D Printed Openpress project.
Kyla Cresswell demonstrates drypoint on a 3D-printed intaglio press. Watch her print from different plates and talk through plate making and inking. These tiny presses are portable and open source, enabling easy access to intaglio, relief, and monotype printing.

All day
Evan Woodruffe
Gelli Print Magic
Join artist Evan Woodruffe at the Gordon Harris print table throughout the day and try the easiest way to make beautiful monoprints using Gelli plates. Come experiment with this fun medium and take home your own print.

ARTIST TALKS

11:00 AM
Tiffany Thornley
Tiffany walks through an etching from the first line drawing to the final artist’s proof. She will show examples of hard ground, soft ground, and other techniques she uses to build successive states, with plates and prints that chart the progression.

1:00 PM
Fiona Van Oyen
Fiona speaks about the significance of the materials she uses, along with the signs and symbols that appear in her print processes.

3:00 PM
Renee Hadlow
Join printmaker Renee Hadlow as she shares the story of developing her Nelson based studio, The Armarie Room. She will discuss introducing modern letterpress into her printmaking practice and the inventive ways she combines techniques across commercial projects and fine art.

All are welcome.