I N T R O D U C T I O N
LOVE LETTERS BOTANICA 🪴
LOVELETTERS 2026 will start exhibiting Friday 1st May to Tuesday 30 June 2025 at Nathan Homestead, Manurewa, Auckland, and then travelling to various botanical-themed spaces around New Zealand during 2026.
The collection will then be donated to the Te Kowhai Print Trust archives, housed in Whangarei, where it will be cherished and used for printing education.
As always, we will be promoting the exhibition on social media, and we would love you to tag us in your process images, reels and stories @loveletters_letterpress #lovelettersnz2026.
The LOVELETTERS team is excited to again offer the opportunity to promote print in Aotearoa, and we look forward to welcoming you to LOVELETTERS 2026.
For inspiration, please view the LoveLetters Pride 2023 Catalogue PDF here.
Yours in print,
Team LOVELETTERS
Toni, Rebecca & Steve
A R T W O R K E N T R I E S O P E N
Theme: For 2026 our theme is BOTANICA. Works should express this years theme, noting that your content must be suitable for audiences of all ages, race and gender.
Printing: Images must feature Relief Printed Text, i.e. Letterpress, wood or lino cuts.
Size: Minimum accepted size is A4 (210 x 297 mm) Maximum size is A2 (420 x 594mm)
Past Work: You may submit past works, no older than 3 years and NOT previously exhibited at Love Letters
Number of entries: A maximum of two entries per artist is permitted.
Cost of entries: $10 for New Zealand Residents. Overseas free (due to cost shipping artwork to New Zealand.
Deadline: 15 March 2026.
Supporters
Hilton Press for Design, Sign & Printing Solutions