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| August 31, 2010 | Call for Proposals for the 1st International Mokuhanga Conference, Japan, June 7 - 12, 2011 The Conference board welcomes proposals for papers and panel sessions that deal with Japanese woodblock printmaking and related subjects. We are also interested in your ideas for workshops and demonstrations. http://www.mokuhanga.jp/ |
| September 21, 2010 | Boston Printmakers 2011 North American Print Biennial Entries will require digital images submitted online. Artists may submit up to three digital images of original prints completed in the past two years. All artists in North America are eligible to enter. Original works completed in the past two years in all printmaking media including monoprints and monotypes, books and mixed media; digital and three-dimensional prints are eligible. To enter, log on to callforentry.org and follow their free registration instructions. |
| September 24, 2010 | Clemson National Print and Drawing Exhibition. The theme of the exhibit is "Place." All U.S. artists at least 18 years old may submit original prints and drawings in any medium except photography. Questions? Email Sydney Cross, Distinguished Alumni Professor of Art at csydney@clemson.edu. For a prospectus, click on Print-drwg prosp.pdf |
| September 29, 2010 | Delta Small National Print Exhibition 2011 Sponsored by the Bradbury Gallery at Arkansas State University. Open to printmakers 18 or order. Eligible prints must be original works on paper, including but not limited to, digital, intaglio, lithographic, photographic, relief, silkscreen and stencil processes. Mono prints are also eligible but reproductions of pre-existing works of art are not. Entry Form: http://www2.astate.edu/bradburygallery/ |
| October 1, 2010 | La Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières The only international printmaking competition exhibition to be held on a regular basis in Canada. Its mission is to promote and enhance the importance of contemporary printmaking. The event is held every two years and it proposes contemporary research and tendencies in printmaking. PDF of prospectus |
| October 15, 2010 | Broadsides Atelier 6000 and The Nature of Words in Bend, Oregon present a juried exhibition of text and image, mixed media and two-dimensional works. Open to artists of all ages. The broadsides will be exhibited at Atelier 6000 from November 1-30, 2010. The major body/image of original work must be printed by hand or letterpress, calligraphy will be accepted for text. No digital reproductions will be accepted. The prospectus is available on line at www.atelier6000.com |
| November 1, 2010 | smallprint:big impression Leicester Print Workshop announces a call for artists for a touring exhibition of contemporary prints that measure no more than 100 sq cm. All selected work will be featured in a full colour catalogue and will tour continuously in a selling exhibition throughout 2011 and will also be available for purchase online. Selected by an independent panel of experts. Prizes include materials and a cash award. |
| Four Times Per Year | International Print Center New York IPCNY presents selections of current prints four times per year. These are juried shows. For information go to www.ipcny.org/info/info_artists.htm |
| Yearly | Nagasawa Art Park Artist-in-Residence Program in Japan accepts applications from printmakers interested in learning traditional watercolor woodblock printmaking. For information, go to www.endeavor.or.jp/nap |
| Yearly | Mini Print International of Cadaques |
| Varies | The Art of Democracy is a national coalition of political art exhibitions.
Go to www.artofdemocracy.org/ art_of_democracy_join.html. |
| Biennial event, held on even numbered years. Entries are accepted in the fall of the previous (odd numbered) year |
Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition Held at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Campus Center Gallery, Hilo, HI. For information go to www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~art/ |
| Triennial, next exhibit will be in 2011 | The Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints is sponsored by the the Kochi Prefecture in Japan where unique kinds of handmade papers called Tosa Washi are made. While prints on all kinds of paper are accepted, those done on Tosa Washi are eligible for a special prize. Tosa Washi can be purchased through www.hiromipaper.com. Follow the English directions for the Trienniel Exhibition found at www.tosawashi.or |
| Quadrennial, the next exhibit will be in 2011. Deadline for entries is July 30, 2010 | KIWA (Kyoto International Woodprint Association) sponsors an unjuried exhibition every four years. In the last exhibition 222 artists from 37 countries participated. Prizes are given including one from McClain's. For information go to www.kiwa.net |
| The Art Deadlines List is a subscription service that sends out artist opportunity announcements. To subscribe go to artdeadlineslist.com/subscribe | |
| The American Print Alliance makes a list of competitive exhibits available to subscribers of their magazine, Contemporary Impressions. Go to www.printalliance.org to subscribe. | |
| The Book Arts Classified newsletter includes a section called Calls for Entries, listing competitions open to letterpress and book artists. Their web address is www.bookarts.com | |
| Exchange Partners in Print is an Australian based non-profit artist run organization for printmakers, photographers and all media artists who want to share their work and ideas. They have been organizing print exchange portfolios since 1992. Exchange Partners in Print welcomes Australian and overseas printmakers, photographers, media artists and designers.Their web site is www.pnp.org.au/default.aspx |