by ArtCollect
Kenya·Run by Rift Valley Printmakers
Nakuru Printmakers Collective
Etching press restoration and copper-plate supplies for the Rift Valley's only open-access printmaking studio.
The Nakuru Printmakers studio has a working etching press from 1987, a stock of copper plates donated by a retired Nairobi printer, and a waiting list of artists who can't afford commercial rates.
This fund restores the press to reliable tension, replaces the plate-stock as editions run through it, and keeps the studio open on Saturdays for artists who can only come after their weekday work.
What a donation buys
- 6,000 KES — copper plate stock for a 30-print edition
- 14,000 KES — press restoration parts and a technician day
- 35,000 KES — a quarter's Saturday open-studio hours
Each edition's proceeds and a materials-cost ledger are published per release.
Recent supporters
- D. OtienoKsh 1,100
“My first print came from a workshop like this.”
Sat, 5 Sept, 10:17
- Grace W.Ksh 800
“Keep the walls painted.”
Sat, 5 Sept, 10:17
- AnonymousKsh 2,000
Sat, 5 Sept, 10:17
- Kariuki M.Ksh 1,200
“Stipend week, with respect.”
Sat, 5 Sept, 10:17
- Amina H.Ksh 500
“For the work on the ground.”
Sat, 5 Sept, 10:17
2% funded · 5 supporters