Print Day in May is all about celebrating the global printmaking community. A great way to do that is by participating in an event hosted at a printmaking studio! Browse the list of global events below to find one near you.
If you are hosting an event, or know of one that should be included here, it’s easy to add it to the list! Just write a blog post (you’ll need to be logged in first) and select “Print Day Events” from the list of categories.
- Salt Spring Island Printmakers
Hi everyone, Hello from Salt Spring Island on Canada’s west coast. We’re in our collective’s studio, experimenting with using trash to create collagraphs and gelly prints. We’ve just taken down Th-Ink! the 2nd Islands Printmaking Biennale and it was a… Read more: Salt Spring Island Printmakers - Robynn Smith Printing at Printopia!
Here is Robynn, founder of Print Day in May, participating in a letterpress printing session at the Printopia print festival in Auckland. So fun! Vicki from the PDiM team - Charcoal Gelli-Plate Printmaking with The Printing Girls
This Saturday The Printing Girls are joining the global Print Day in May! From 2-4 Cloudia Rivett-Carnac is hosting a free ONLINE charcoal gelli plate workshop! 📅 2 May, Saturday ⏰️ 14h00-16h00 🎨 You need: gelli-plate, roller, charcoal and dry… Read more: Charcoal Gelli-Plate Printmaking with The Printing Girls - PRINT DAY IN MAY SYMPOSIUM IN SONOMA!
The Sonoma Community Center is hosting a Printmaking Symposium for Print Day in May! Step into the exciting world of printmaking with a full day of print-focused live art demonstrations led by four talented local Bay Area teaching artists. Each… Read more: PRINT DAY IN MAY SYMPOSIUM IN SONOMA! - Print Day in May at Local Color Gallery, Belfast, Maine
Drop in to Local Color Gallery to make a botanical print using a Gelli plate with printmaker Abbie Read on Print Day in May. - PDiM at Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven CT
Print Day in May is an annual international celebration of printmaking taking place on the first Saturday in May. Join us in the print studio at Creative Arts Workshop as we gather with thousands of participants around the globe to… Read more: PDiM at Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven CT - Print Day in May at the Athenaeum Art Center!
Come join us at the Athenaeum Art Center on May 2nd from 1-5pm for our Print Day in May festivities! This free event celebrates all things printmaking and community. We’re opening the print studio and classroom for community members to… Read more: Print Day in May at the Athenaeum Art Center! - Virtual Smorgasbord! optional printing theme inspo
Want a loose theme to inspire your Print Day printing? You’re welcome to join our #DHprints virtual smorgasbord by making & sharing a print that’s inspired by (or of) food, picnics, or plenty 🧺 🍔 🎨 🖼️🧪 You do not… Read more: Virtual Smorgasbord! optional printing theme inspo - Print Day in May Open House Celebration at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking!
Join us for a vibrant Open House Celebration for Print Day in May on Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 10 AM to 4 PM! The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is located in Mathews Park in Norwalk, Connecticut. This special event is free and… Read more: Print Day in May Open House Celebration at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking! - Dundarave Printshop – hosting postcard printing with the public
On May 2nd we at the Dundarave Printshop in Vancouver BC will be hosting a community event to make postcards. Last year we had over 300 participants. Our studio members are carving blocks for the event. Here are some samples. - Arts Benicia Printmakers Open House – Demos and sales – May 2 2026
FINE ART PRINTMAKING DEMONSTRATIONS May 2, 2026 Arts Benicia Annex 991 Tyler St, Suite 116, Benicia CA 11:00 BRIDGET LYONS – Lino-Cut Prints 11:30 MIRO SALAZAR – Etching 12:00 … Read more: Arts Benicia Printmakers Open House – Demos and sales – May 2 2026 - Print Day in May at “Artide”_Vicenza_Italy
Print Day in May at Artide – Monotype Workshop & Open Studio In celebration of Print Day in May, the annual international day for printmaking and mark‑making, I am pleased to host a special monotype workshop at my art space… Read more: Print Day in May at “Artide”_Vicenza_Italy - Teen print club collagraph printmaking session
Teen print club , will be running collagraph printmaking session , open to young people age 13-19 £16 all materials are included . We will use recycled materials make layered up prints . Will show you how to print using… Read more: Teen print club collagraph printmaking session