With a lot of help from you – our 2024 Crowdfunder story

Thank you to everyone who supported our appeal, by buying a one-to-one class, an original print, a lovely green HAUSPRINT apron, a set of postcards, or by simply donating. Every penny makes a huge difference.

For this reason, we are keeping the Crowdfunder open, as we hope to try and reach our stretch target of £14,000. This would give us enough to provide the start we need to try and match-fund our Young Technician post and provide financial support to our Recent Graduate Prizewinners. It will support new outreach work in our local community and work to explore sustainable printmaking practice. 

Donate to our Crowdfunder appeal here.

With the £10,000 you donated, we can buy the two new etching presses so we can work larger and facilitate different ways of printing. We will have more flexibility to work in more experimental and sustainable techniques.

We will now be improving our facilities to make better, more sustainable space, re-configure the studio, add new benches and generally have a refresh. 

This means so much to us because at every stage in our 14-year history, we have risen to the challenge of surviving as a small arts organisation.

“When I established the studio in 2010, I wanted to make a shared space where printmaking friends, artists, and new printmakers could come together, make work, and learn from each other. I am indebted to several important London-based printmakers who shared their knowledge with me, who took me under their wing and helped build my confidence when I was a young artist. HAUSPRINT is the place where that mentoring work continues.”

Michelle Avison, founder and director

As a not-for-profit CIC, profits go back into our work supporting artists. It’s important to us that we continue to offer good value and the best equipment we can afford, so we can make sure the prints made by artists in the studio are of a professional high standard. The Crowdfunder appeal has provided the additional money we needed to upgrade the studio. 

Now we are getting on with the studio transformations, so this story will be updated to show the impact of your donations. Thank you again for your support.