Firestation Print Studio

Firestation Print Studio The Firestation Print Studio supports and promotes the art of making original prints. OPEN Wed - Sat 11am - 4pm

We aim to inspire both individuals and the community by fostering excellence and innovation in the practice of printmaking. Creativity is vital to our culture and society, and we aim to inspire both individuals and the community by fostering excellence and innovation in the practice of printmaking.

‘The Writing on the Wall: Text in Contemporary Printmaking’Members ExhibitionOpens this Thursday The Writing on the Wall...
07/09/2026

‘The Writing on the Wall:
Text in Contemporary Printmaking’
Members Exhibition

Opens this Thursday
The Writing on the Wall will be a showcase of works that incorporate text; pushing the bounds of the written word in various forms of printmaking and imagemaking. Through the use of mediums such as letterpress, etching, relief printing and more the exhibition provides a platform for artists to connect visual imagery with poetry, handwriting and the printed word.

Exhibition Dates:
9th September - 3rd October

Opening Event: Thursday 10th September 6-8pm

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Myra Kaufman, Heidi Collins, Kirstin Lowe, Rachel Blue, Bridget Howes, Sheena Mathieson, Kat Parker, Robin Hirst, Violeta Chapovska, Anne Riggs, Abbi Gilbert, Laura Osborne, Leanne Kenny, Marla Guppy, Julie Walker, Sande Bruch, Fiona Taylor, Anneliese Hough, Linden Johnson, Sally Nansen, Kathy Fahey, Jacqui Sidney, Margaret Marks

BOOK for this months Print Clubs now!Always the happiest place to print!UPCOMING SESSION DATES:SAT Reduction & Lino Club...
03/09/2026

BOOK for this months Print Clubs now!
Always the happiest place to print!

UPCOMING SESSION DATES:

SAT Reduction & Lino Clubs:

Sat Sept 5th

Sat Oct 3th

Sat Nov 7th

Sat Dec 5th

SAT Intaglio Clubs

Sat Aug 15th

Sat Sept 12th

Sat Oct 10th

Sat Nov 28th

Sat Dec 12th

FRI Lino Clubs

Fri Aug 21st

Fri Sept 11th

Fri Oct 9th

Fri Nov 20

Fri Dec 11th

FRI Letterpress Clubs

Fri Aug 14th

Fri Sept 11th

Fri Oct 9th

Fri Nov 20

Fri Dec 11th

The Firestation Print Studio thanks the City of Stonnington for supporting our PRINT CLUB programs and events.

Print Clubs support promotion and celebration of arts programs with a wide audience. These programs promote the City of Stonnington as a creative destination for community residents and those outside the boundaries and connects communities through equitable, inclusive and accessible creative practice. Lino Club supports all local creative individuals and their growth as artists - including people experiencing vulnerability.

PLEASE NOTE: Our Print Clubs are not teaching sessions, participants need to have some knowledge of the technique prior to attending. Advice from supervisors is on hand and fellow participants are often keen help out too. If you are wanting to learn this technique please book a workshop or a 1:1 tutorial - email us at [email protected] to book.

PRICING
$16.50 - $30 per session
BLACK RELIEF PRINTING INK PROVIDED

You bring whatever you like to work on, and you may use the presses. It’s very social, with lots of laughs. You learn a lot from others and teach others too. Those new to printmaking work alongside established printmakers.
REMEMBER - closed toed shoes only in print studios.
As always, smile, learn, share knowledge and create!
City of Stonnington Stonnington Residents

Who’s been printing in the studio this week!1.&2 Sue Crothers Sue modelling our new red aprons, and working on her fabul...
28/08/2026

Who’s been printing in the studio this week!
1.&2 Sue Crothers Sue modelling our new red aprons, and working on her fabulous new reduction Lino
3. & 4, Lindesay J. L. Dresdon printing on his handmade papers ahead of his solo exhibition here at FPS
5. Robin’s Robin Hirst new three panel wood engraving in the making with exquisite transition of light to dark
6&7. Violetta’s prints for our ‘Writing on the Wall’ exhibition, we are thrilled to show her work for the first time
8. Kathy Kathy Fahey printing Lino cut and work for our next exhibition
9. Abbi Abbi Gilbert working on a large format ambitious and impressive reduction Lino
So many inspirational printmakers on the presses!

Meet printmaker Ruth Stanton this Saturday for Ruth Stanton ‘Undercurrents’ Exhibition. You can view the exhibition onl...
28/08/2026

Meet printmaker Ruth Stanton this Saturday for Ruth Stanton ‘Undercurrents’ Exhibition.
You can view the exhibition online now or in the gallery Wed-Sat 11am- 4pm this week and next week.

Exhibition Dates
19th August - 5th September

Undercurrents is an exhibition of etchings and ceramics spanning ten years of work. Drawing inspiration from the rich history of ceramics, detailed aquatint etchings of ceramic vessels reimagine their decoration, and the landscapes of their journeys from kilns to homes.

The use of a variety of etching and printing techniques including:
aquatint, chine collé, multi-plate, and monotype, allow the ink to portray the smooth surfaces of glazed pots, the gritty texture of sand and organic flow of water, giving a tactility to the prints.

The ceramics depicted represent more than crafted objects, they are vessels of memory, fragments of landscape and place. Through them the viewer is invited to imagine their stories and consider the unseen currents of memory that flow beneath the surface of everyday objects.

Undercurrents reflects a deep longing to connect.

https://www.fps.org.au/undercurrents

Ruth Stanton

Over the past couple of years FPS has worked hard to update and improve our organisational structure. This has included ...
27/08/2026

Over the past couple of years FPS has worked hard to update and improve our organisational structure. This has included obtaining a new ABN, updating our Associations Model Rules, successfully registering with the ACNC to obtain our Charitiy status, and refining our policies and procedures for better efficiency.

We thank our current President, Secretary and Vice President for their roles in helping us achieve so much and acknowledge that they have earned their right to step aside from their committee roles in the knowlegde that they have made a difference. We sincereily thank our treasurer and those staying on as general committee members for their ongoing commitment to remain on our committee.

Now our Incorporated Organisation with Charity Status, a strong team of devoted employees who work closely with our treasurer, and our record number of members, is ready to enter into the next chapter.

The following roles will be vacant:
President
Secretary
Vice President

Be a part of a committee eager to see FPS grow from strength to strength.
Our committee plays a vital role and we need some of our loyal members/supporters to please step forward and help us continue to provide our actively inclusive, joyful community print studio, and our presentation of a high standard of contemporary printmaking.
Please get in touch with the director at [email protected] to learn more about these roles and coming on board!

BOOK for September Print Clubs now!Always the happiest place to print!Pics from Friday’s Lino Club supervised by Sande B...
26/08/2026

BOOK for September Print Clubs now!
Always the happiest place to print!
Pics from Friday’s Lino Club supervised by Sande Bruch
The Firestation Print Studio thanks the City of Stonnington for supporting the following PRINT CLUB programs and events:

1 Friday LinoClub per month 10am - 1pm

1 Saturday morning Reduction LinoClub (intermediate Lino technique) per month 9.30am - 12.30pm

1 Saturday afternoon LinoClub per month 1pm - 4pm​
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1 Saturday Intaglio Club per month 10am - 1pm

1 Friday Letterpress Club per month 10am - 1pm

1 Exhibition for Print Club participants per year, with an opening night celebration/event annually
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Print Clubs support promotion and celebration of arts programs with a wide audience. These programs promote the City of Stonnington as a creative destination for community residents and those outside the boundaries and connects communities through equitable, inclusive and accessible creative practice. Lino Club supports all local creative individuals and their growth as artists - including people experiencing vulnerability.

PLEASE NOTE: Our Print Clubs are not teaching sessions, participants need to have some knowledge of the technique prior to attending. Advice from supervisors is on hand and fellow participants are often keen help out too. If you are wanting to learn this technique please book a workshop or a 1:1 tutorial - email us at [email protected] to book.

PRICING
$16.50 - $30 per session
BLACK RELIEF PRINTING INK PROVIDED

You bring whatever you like to work on, and you may use the presses. It’s very social, with lots of laughs. You learn a lot from others and teach others too. Those new to printmaking work alongside established printmakers.
REMEMBER - closed toed shoes only in print studios.
As always, smile, learn, share knowledge and create!
City of Stonnington Stonnington Residents

26/08/2026

Missed our opening last week? for Ruth Stanton 'Undercurrents' Exhibition. You can view the exhibition online now or in the gallery Wed-Sat 11am- 4pm this week and next week.

Exhibition Dates
19th August - 5th September

Undercurrents is an exhibition of etchings and ceramics spanning ten years of work. Drawing inspiration from the rich history of ceramics, detailed aquatint etchings of ceramic vessels reimagine their decoration, and the landscapes of their journeys from kilns to homes.

The use of a variety of etching and printing techniques including:
aquatint, chine collé, multi-plate, and monotype, allow the ink to portray the smooth surfaces of glazed pots, the gritty texture of sand and organic flow of water, giving a tactility to the prints.

The ceramics depicted represent more than crafted objects, they are vessels of memory, fragments of landscape and place. Through them the viewer is invited to imagine their stories and consider the unseen currents of memory that flow beneath the surface of everyday objects.

Undercurrents reflects a deep longing to connect.

https://www.fps.org.au/undercurrents

Ruth Stanton

The Writing on the Wall exhibition invites FPS Members to produce prints that incorporate and hero text. Used on its own...
21/08/2026

The Writing on the Wall exhibition invites FPS Members to produce prints that incorporate and hero text. Used on its own or incorporated with other imagery.

How can I add text? Letterpress, Collage, Inscribed in the plate, Monoprinted, Stamps, be inventive!

REMEMBER: All works must be original hand made prints, no digital / photographic prints.

Entries Due and Artworks to be Delivered by: 27th August 2026

Who Can Enter: This exhibition is open to FPS Members only. You can sign up for membership from as little as $55 for remote artists

Sizing and Limits: Must be no more than 1m in any direction including any framing. Any unframed works MUST not be mounted in anyway as they will be hung with magnets. For this exhibition we will accept 2D works only.

Work must have been made within the last 24 months and not shown prior in the FPS Gallery.

Please enter by completing OUR ONLINE ENTRY FORM

Image: Abbi Gilbert, ‘Not Dead’, reduction linocut

Book today for Saturday’s Workshop here at the Firestation. Learn how to - prepare your Lino plate- transfer your image-...
17/08/2026

Book today for Saturday’s Workshop here at the Firestation. Learn how to
- prepare your Lino plate
- transfer your image
- safe and effective cutting
- inking up with the brayers
- preparing and registering your paper
- printing on our glorious big presses!
Book now via our website.
Questions? Send us an email or give us a call Wed - Sat 11am - 4pm
What's On Stonnington Stonnington Residents Glenferrie Road Malvern

Book now for the Friday Aug 21stYou Bring Your Project To Work On, Or Purchase A Square Of Lino (Lino Club) Or Plastic ...
17/08/2026

Book now for the Friday Aug 21st

You Bring Your Project To Work On, Or Purchase A Square Of Lino (Lino Club) Or Plastic Plate (Intaglio Club) From The Office. With Supervision You May Use The Presses. It’s Very Social, With Lots Of Laughs. You Learn A Lot From Others And Teach Others Too. Those New To Printmaking Work Alongside Established Printmakers.

REMEMBER - Closed Toed Shoes Only In Print Studios.
As Always, Smile, Learn, Share Knowledge And Create!
Our print clubs are supported by the City of Stonnington

City of Stonnington Stonnington Residents What's On Stonnington Glenferrie Road Malvern Sande Bruch

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2 Willis Street
Armadale, VIC
3143

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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