Celebrating Print in the Northwest
Northwest Print Jam 2026
Bremerton, WA | September 18-20, 2026.
Northwest Print Jam (NW Print Jam) is a three-day festival celebrating printmaking. It aims to showcase the Northwest’s rich printmaking traditions while educating the audience about this multifaceted art form.
Join Us for this Inaugural Event
The Festival takes place September 18-20, and brings together artists, studios, and the broader creative community to share work, process, and ideas in an open, accessible environment.
Northwest Print Jam takes place in historic downtown Bremerton, centered on Quincy Square and Pacific Avenue. The area is home to local shops, restaurants, landmark theaters and galleries.
NW Print Jam is Pacific Northwest-focused, and draws participants from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Western Montana, and Northern California, alongside artists traveling in from across the country.
Our Mission:
The mission is simple: to make print visible and accessible, as well as show how varied print techniques can be. Longtime artists or those encountering printmaking for the first time will all find something of interest at Northwest Print Jam.
The festival is designed to invite people into the process, showing not only finished work, but how it’s made and why it matters. Across the weekend, attendees will be able to take part in pop-up gallery exhibitions, hands-on demonstrations, workshops, and conversations with artists actively shaping the field.
Linocut Workshop with Yoshi Nakagawa
Join us for a hands-on Linocut Workshop! Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this workshop is for anyone interested in learning the art of relief printmaking. Tacoma printmaker, Yoshi Nakagawa, will guide you through the process of carving your design into 4"x6" linoleum blocks and creating unique prints to take home. If you have time to prepare before the workshop, please bring a 4”x 6” image you’d like to work with. We will transfer the one-color image on the block, carve, and handprint proofs and at least two washi (mulberry paper) prints with oil-based ink. This is a technique you can do at home once you have the materials and even print on textiles.
Sunday, September 20th
10am - 2pm
Locations is TBD (Quincy Square)
Cost: $100 Materials Provided.
NW Print Jam VIP Pass
Max your experience at NW Print Jam with the NW Print Jam VIP Pass! Your VIP (Very Important Patron) ticket gets you a few extra perks, exclusive goodies, and the best seats in the house.
Your VIP Pass includes:
- Limited-edition NW Print Jam VIP lanyard
- Free admission to all Print Jam movie screenings
- Advanced seating for the keynote speaker
- Advanced seating for Josh Farley’s Bridging Bremerton talk
- Three special-edition Heavy Jeans posters, created exclusively for Print Jam
Cost: $75 - your purchase goes to help keep this festival going.
What to expect!
Friday night sets the tone with pop-up gallery openings across participating spaces, culminating in gallery awards and a film screening that highlights print culture and storytelling.
Saturday and Sunday are the core days of the festival, with vendors, workshops, live demos, a keynote speaker, and large-scale steamroller printing. With the help of local businesses and museums, the festival will bring downtown Bremerton to life, celebrating the art of print.
Northwest Print Jam is about connecting artists and audiences to the longstanding printmaking history of the region. It’s a chance to celebrate that legacy while making space for new voices, new techniques, and new ways of engaging with print today.
This Year's Poster Artist
Christine Martin is a Butte, Montana–based artist and printmaker whose work blends surrealism with a critical lens on the environmental impacts of industry. She serves as Curator of the Clark Chateau Museum, organizes the Butte Art Walk, and plays an active role in strengthening the local arts community.
You can find out more about Christine and her work at lostornithology.com