Description

The Malvern Fire Station building served the local fire brigade for the better part of a century (1906-1988). When the building faced demolition in 1989, supporters rallied the then Malvern City Council, and it was saved and repurposed into an arts facility. It soon after became a centre for printmaking, and since 2001 has been home to the Firestation Print Studio.

The building is now within a heritage precinct and has maintained many aspects of its original structure and features. Visitors will be able to identify the original parking spaces for fire trucks, pegs for hanging fire hats and accommodation spaces for fire fighters. But behind the historic façade, visitors will also find an exhibition gallery, a workshop with three printing presses, a further workshop with several letterpress and relief printers, and several artists’ studios upstairs.

What's On

Firestation Print Studio is a unique facility supporting the creative life of Stonnington and beyond, as Melbourne's only 24-hour-access community print studio.

After entering through the original fire station big red doors, visitors can tour the gallery, printmaking rooms and artist’s studios. They can also explore the studio and see demonstrations of printmaking techniques such as etching, linocut, collagraphy, monoprint, letterpress and gel plate printing techniques, and practice printmaking themselves in this welcoming and vibrant artistic community.

Don't miss our annual members show _The BIG Print Show _either!

Children's Activities

Children will be able to take part in simple printmaking techniques, such as gel plate and letterpress printing, creating unique pieces of artwork to take home. They will be able to see how traditional and modern printmaking techniques produces stunning results in the hands of our team of volunteer printmakers.