Printmaking Resources > Associations

International Fine Print Dealers Association
A non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the highest ethical standards and quality among fine print dealers, and to promoting greater appreciation of fine prints among art collectors and the general public.

Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
Founded in 1880 by Seymour Haden and five colleagues to seek recognition for artists working in etching, engraving and mezzotint. At that time the Royal Academy refused to recognise printmaking as a creative rather than reproductive art.

The Printmakers Council
Founded in 1965 to promote the art of printmaking and the work of contemporary printmakers.

London Print Studio
Over the past twenty five years the London Print Studio has helped to create a wide variety of projects.

The American Color Print Society
Philadelphia, PA
The American Color Print Society is a non-profit National Organization Founded in Philadelphia PA in 1939 for the purposes of exhibiting the color print. At that time most of the galleries were showing black and white prints and color prints were not accepted in shows. Today the American Color Print Society accepts black and white prints. The American Color Print Society has always been an invitational members organization. Exhibitions in even years are open to non members whose work is juried for admission as well as for prizes.

Kala Art Institute
Their mission is to help artists sustain their creative efforts over time through its Artists in Residence and Fellowship Programs, and to increase appreciation of this work through exhibitions, public programming and educational efforts.

East London Printmakers
A group of artist-printmakers based in Hackney, London E8. ELP organises printmaking workshops and talks and runs a spacious and modern printmaking studio with open access.

The Dayton Print Co-op
Formed in 1983 to provide printmaking access to all qualified visual artists. Along with active members, the Print Co-op involves other visual artists in workshops, portfolio exchanges and group print exhibits.

Booklyn Artists
Booklyn arranges classes, lectures, and workshops for educational institutions at all levels of instruction. Classes range from bookbinding workshops at after-school programs to lectures on book arts history and theory at universities. Booklyn is committed to training teachers, providing them with creative options for promoting literacy and integrating the arts into their curricula.

Boston Printmakers
Its membership attracts young talent as well as established artists through the North American Print Biennial, members' shows, traveling exhibitions to museums, libraries, and other institutions in the United States and Canada.

The Print Club of Rochester
An organization devoted to fine art printmaking. It is currently an organization of 117 dues paying members, who mostly live in the North East. We want to spread the message about what we are doing-which is significant: The Print Club sponsors individual artists to work on commission to create original works of art for the subscribers. The Print Club has been in existence since 1934, and has an unbroken string of commissioned prints, and successful shows. Many of the artists we commission are of international stature. Along with this feature of our Club, we also have educational demonstrations, and lectures given by visiting artists.

Los Angeles Printmaking Society
One of the main goals of Los Angeles Printmaking Society is education; for this reason many programs, lectures and demonstrations have been presented in the past and are planned for the future.

Atelier Presse Papier
Situated in the center of Quebec, the Presse Papier artist's center was founded in 1979 to meet the creative needs of a group of young artists, and now the studio has developed into a multidisciplinary print workshop.

Printmakers of Cape Cod
Organized in 1976 to encourage, assist, and promote printmaking on Cape Cod as well as to provide educational opportunities for new printmakers, collectors, and others interested in original prints.

Malaspina Workshop
Offers professional facilities for lithography, intaglio, relief and photo-based printmaking. Artists who show competence by submitting a portfolio may use the facilities at the workshop to produce their own editions. For a nominal rental fee, artists have access to equipment which includes manual and motorized litho presses, four etching presses, an aquatint box, a fully equipped darkroom and a good selection of limestone and marble stones.

hand PRINT Studio
hand PRINT Studio is located in the charming village of Stockton-on-the-Forest, on the outskirts of the beautiful, historic city of York, and is equipped with all facilities for the needs of the various workshops, boasting two etching presses, plus ample space for etching, plate construction, inking and printing.

Honolulu Printmakers
Their current program includes exhibitions by local printmakers, summer workshops and lectures, and year-round classes in the Printmakers Workshop and the Honolulu Academy of Arts.

Women Printmakers of Austin
Austin, TX
An organization dedicated to encouraging women to actively pursue artistic expression through printmaking and to promote community through annual exhibits, regular meetings and outreach projects. Their objective is to expand the audience of fine art printmaking.

Two Rivers Printmaking Studio
Supports working artists' exploration of printmaking media, and builds interest in the art and history of the print through workshops, seminars, lectures, and exhibitions.

Seattle Print Arts
An association of artists, arts professionals and collectors who have an avid interest in the expanding field of print arts and an appreciation of the print media. SPA fosters intellectual and artistic dialogue, serves as a resource for news in the field of printmaking, and forges links between artists. SPA serves as a base for a variety of activities which focus on the print arts.

St. Barnabas Press
Offers artists' proofing and professional editioning services, studio space for rental by artists working on individual projects in printmaking or related disciplines and media, and open-access printmaking courses for artists.

Pittsburgh Print Group
The Group's purpose is to support artists who are printmakers through exhibits, educational projects and other promotional activities.

The Philadelphia Print Collaborative
A dynamic network of organizations and individuals that builds upon the region's rich history and abundant resources to enhance Philadelphia's presence as an international center for fine art printmaking.

The New York Society of Etchers, Inc.
An artist-run printmaker organization serving New York based artists.

Monotype Guild of New English
An organization dedicated to the art of the unique print.

Highpoint Center for Printmaking
A non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking. Its goals are to provide educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities to engage the community and increase the appreciation and understanding of the printmaking arts.

SNAP Gallery
Offers the exceptional exhibition programming by print-artists of local, national and international reputation.

Printmaking Council of New Jersey
A non-profit organization specializing in the the fine art of printmaking.

Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop
An artists' studio and gallery dedicated to contemporary fine-art printmaking. Established in 1967 it was the first open access studio in Britain and is now a thriving organisation which attracts funding from the Scottish Arts Council.

Cork Printmakers
An open-access fine art printmaking studio. It is funded by the Irish Arts Council and Cork Corporation, and currently has over fifty artists, both local and visiting, using the range of facilities that the studio provides.

The California Society of Printmakers
A non-profit arts organization which promotes the appreciation of prints and printmaking.

ARPRIM
Organization that promotes and contributes to the development of printmaking. Site in French.

The Print Center
A nonprofit gallery whose mission is to support printmaking and photography as vital contemporary arts and encourage the appreciation of the printed image in all its forms.

International Mezzotint Society
Can be of special assistance to members with technical questions, especially about inks, paper, tools, etc. Listings of overseas opportunities and future shows are made available.

International Print Center New York
Established in Chelsea in September 2000 as the first and only non-profit institution devoted solely to the exhibition and understanding of fine art prints.

Councils of the American Print Alliance
A consortium of non-profit printmakers' councils in the United States and Canada. If you're not already a member of one of our councils, please contact one listed below for membership information. The councils provide opportunities to meet and talk with your colleagues, attend lectures and demonstrations, and take part in exhibitions.

Swedish Printmakers Association
Founded in 1910 by a handful of artists with the intention, then as now, of furthering the interests of printmakers, arranging print exhibitions and distributing information about printmaking as an art form. The Association has worked internationally from the very beginning, exhibiting in many countries, and arranging print exhibitions from abroad. The Swedish Printmakers´ Association runs a gallery from which there is a vast network of contacts to other printmakers´ collective workshops and printmakers´ associations in Sweden and abroad.

The Greenwich Printmakers Association
Founded in 1979 with the primary aim of providing a permanent display of members' work in their own gallery.

Maryland Printmakers
Promotes printmaking through charitable and educational lectures, demonstrations, juried, and non-juried and traveling exhibits.

Mid America Print Council
A non profit organization of artist printmakers and educators

Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA)
Reflects the growth and changes taking place in printmaking as well as transformations in the larger world of art. The high standards of SAGA are perpetuated in national exhibitions which continue to expose the public to the best of American printmaking.

Print Arts Northwest (PAN)
A nonprofit that represents professional printmakers in the greater Northwest Region and educates the general public about printmaking.

Hong Kong Open Printshop .
The first non profit-making open printshop that is run by artists. Their major objective is to promote visual art with an emphasis on image making.

Graphic Arts Workshop
Graphic Arts Workshop is a cooperative of approximately 40 artists who work primarily in traditional printmaking techniques.

Florida Printmakers
Its purpose is to better educate the public on handmade prints. The goal of the present Florida Printmakers Board is to promote the art of printmaking in the state of Florida through exhibitions of the membership, and we aim to attract members from around the world.

Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Established to support and encourage serious emerging and professional artists in the creation of original prints and to educate the community to a better understanding and appreciation of prints and the process of printmaking. It offers both an historic and contemporary view of printmaking, encouraging traditional techniques as well as modern technologies.

Wood Engravers' Network
Since 1994, a group of printmakers, especially interested in wood engraving, have gathered and formed an organization called the Wood Engravers' Network. The group pursues communication, encouragement, and education in this historic, yet contemporary relief medium.

The Washington Print Club
Open to all who are interested in fine art prints and the graphic arts: collectors, connoisseurs, artists, and just plain folks who enjoy prints as an art form. The Club organizes frequent programs for its members.

Southern Graphics Council
A nonprofit membership organization that advances the professional standing of artists who make original prints, drawings, books, and hand-made paper.

The Print Council of America
An incorporated non-profit organization with elected membership, officers and a board of directors. Membership in the Council is achieved through a process of nomination by existing Council members and review/approval by the board of directors at their semi-annual meetings.