A huge plethora and a bit of a whose who of artists from across Melbourne, all condensed into an amazing display of prints that you can meander through, purchase and put up on your walls. This is the upcoming print exhibition, Fit To Print, from No Vacancy, and we’re looking forward to checking it out – the show itself will include a whole bunch of print making demonstrations on the weekends as well, in the QV square.

“This December, No Vacancy Gallery and QV Melbourne present FIT TO PRINT a one-off exhibition and weekend printmaking demonstrations to be held in QV Square that showcase Australia’s finest emerged and emerging printmaking artists. In total more than 40 artists’ will present different print techniques and processes including – Screen- Printing, Linocut Printing and Gocco Printing – with featured works making for the perfect gift this Christmas.”

Who: Adriana Bernardo, Andrea Innocent, Ann Gee Neo, Aramas Ridge, Belinda Kemp, Ben Carollo, Bonsai, Beastman, Brooke Williams,Caitlin Sherwood, Cat Rabbit, Cat Macinnes, Catherine Campbell, Charotte Lance, Cougar Flashy, Edouard Mouy, Elise Hurst, Emma Leonard, Eugenia Tsimiklis, Eveline Tarunadjaja, Fee Harding aka Burntfeather, Gary Seaman, Gemma Jones, George Whelan, ghostpatrol, Glen Smith, Hayley O’Connor, Heesco, Jake Stollery, Jennifer Cossins aka Red Parka, Jeremy Ley, Jessica Tremp, Jessica Charlotte, Jessica McCausland, Joel Zika, Kaitlin Beckett, Katherine Hepworth, Katie Houghton-Ward, Katja Mouvlin, Keren Dobia, Lashna Tuschewski, Lauz Rigbye, Lazerfist, Leif Podhajsky, Leigh Rubin, Liesl Pfeffer, Mark Silipo, Max Plumley, Michael Fikaris, Michael Hawkins, Miso, Natasha Sim, Nathaniel Kiwi, Niels Oeljten, Noah Seldom, Raph Banks, Ria Green,Robot Academy, Ruby Aitken, Sally Shand aka Ragdoll Illustrations, Sarah Mair, Sarah Hankinson, Scizzorface, Sera Hocquard,Simon Attwooll, Steph Pryor, Sylvia Jeffriess, Tom Vincent, Toni-Anne Dowd, TWOONE, Vidad Narayan
What: Fit To Print – No Vacancy Print Exhibition
Where: No Vacancy GAllery, Jane Bell lane, QV, Melbourne – and the QV square on Sundays.
When: Show opens Thursday December 9 and runs til to December 23

Demonstration info:

On Saturday December 11, QV Square will host an interactive Screen-printing Demonstration. Exhibitors from the FIT TO PRINT exhibition will demonstrate the screen-printing process in a marquee in QV Square. Screen-printing pushes inks through a blocked out stencil imposed on fine woven mesh to create a sharp clean image onto a chosen material
such fabric and paper. Works of art will be on sale and are priced from $20 to $200. (See image from Robot Academy).

Sunday December 12, QV Square will host an interactive Linocut Printing Demonstration. Exhibitors from the FIT TO PRINT exhibition will demonstrate the linocut process in a marquee in QV Square. Linocut is a printmaking technique where a design is cut into the linoleum surface with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller and then impressed onto paper or fabric. Works of art will be on sale and are priced from $20 to $200.

Saturday December 18, QV Square will host an interactive Gocco Printing Demonstration. Exhibitors from the FIT TO PRINT exhibition will demonstrate the Gocco printing process in QV Square. Gocco printing uses the exposure of flash bulbs to thermally transfer an image onto a screen where inks are then pushed through to leave the stenciled design on a chosen material. Again, works of art will be on sale and are priced from $20 to $200

Check out the No Vacancy website for more info.