The deadline to propose an exhibition for the 2019 SGCI conference in North Texas is Friday, July 20. Venues slated for guest curator proposals including Voertman's Gallery, the Elm Fork Environmental Sciences Exhibition Hall, the UNT Union Art Gallery, and the Greater Denton Arts Council Festival Hall Gallery.

More about these venues at http://sgci2019.org/…/2…/07/ExhibitionSpacessupplemental.pdf

The proposal website is http://sgci2019.org/calls/#apply-now

GHOST PRINT :
- striking another print without adding more ink; a second print made from the remaining ink on a matrix, block, or plate after the first print has been pulled
- also known as a cognate or rétage
- in a monoprint or monotype, may provide the basis or working up a subsequent image
- lighter, thinner, fainter - a suggestion of the first
- sometimes considered inferior by collectors
- spectral, eerie, haunting, ethereal

This open call is for prints or related work that fits the definitions and themes outlined above either strictly by process or under a broader conceptual framework.

We are primarily seeing works utilizing traditional printmaking processes such as monoprint/monotype, intaglio (collograph, etching, drypoint), lithography, silkscreen, relief, letterpress. Other works will be considered on a case by case basis.

Using the form below, you may submit up to 1-3 works for consideration; to show detail, you will be allowed 6 total images for a total of 2MB. A $13 submission fee will be used to defray the cost of review and exhibition.

Ghost in the Machine will open on August 23rd and run through September 13th. Please do not mail submissions until asked. If accepted, you will be notified by August 1st and must deliver your work in-person or by mail to Shoestring Press by August 12th. You must pick up your work in person by September 16th, or provide appropriate packaging with prepaid shipping for return by mail.

MGC is thrilled to announce a national juried small works exhibition, The Print Effect. This exhibition is open to US residents working in all forms of original fine art printmaking.

JUROR

Lothar Osterburg, has been an active artist and master printer for the past 30 years. He received a Guggenheim Creative Arts Fellowship (2010) and teaches at Bard College. Osterburg work is included in many public collections including Art Institute of Chicago, Fine Art Museum Houston and Library of Congress.

Apply via 'External Link' below.

The Port Authority of Santander and SM Pro Art Circle invite to all artists of the world to participate in the I Mini Print Biennial The Sea and the Lighthouses.

- The Biennial is open to all disciplines of prints. It admits also digital artwork printed and monotype.

- The general theme is The Sea and the Lighthouses, but this does not imply that the artwork must be figurative, admitting all kinds of aesthetic languages.

- The image and the paper must not exceed 7, 8” x 7, 8”

- The exhibition of the selected artworks will be held in the Faro Cabo Mayor Art Center, from August 17th to Sunday September 16th, 2018.

The following Prizes will be awarded:

1st Prize: 4000. - EUR
2nd Prize: 1500. - EUR
3rd Prize: 500. - EUR

IMPACT 10 ENCUENTRO delegates can participate for free with one print.

Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York (Brooklyn, NY) is excited to announce our open call for artists to participate in the sixth year of our annual Flat File Program. The 2019 program will run for one full year, from December 2018 through November 2019. The program will kick off with an event in our gallery in December 2018 comprised of works selected from the new season’s flat file.

Individual works from the Flat File Program will be selectively highlighted throughout the year in the gallery, on our website, through social media (Facebook/Instagram) as well as shared as part of our press releases with our mailing list; the Flat File will also be accessible to gallery visitors for browsing. Works included in the Flat File Program will be available for purchase throughout the year on our website. TSA will also produce a catalog that includes all of the artists in the flat file

Submission Details:

• Open to professional working artists only. Currently enrolled students are not eligible to apply.
  
• Artists who currently have work in our Flat File are not eligible to apply this year.
  
• All work for consideration must be unframed and unmounted.
  
• Dimensions should be no larger than 16 x 20 inches, with a maximum thickness of ¼ inch or less.
  
• Submission fee is $15, non-refundable and for up to four jpegs.
  
• Maximum retail price of each work submitted should be less than $1,000.
  
• All submissions must be in by 11:59pm EDT on July 31, 2018 for consideration.
  
• Selected Artists will be notified in early Fall of 2018.
  
• Specific works submitted to the open call must be available for the Flat File. If an accepted work is not available for any reason it may not be switched with replacement.
  
• Each image should be no larger than 1000 pixels at the largest dimension.
  
• Files must be numbered and named following this naming convention: LastnameFirstname#.jpg for example ObamaBarack1.jpg.
  

International Juried Art Exhibition

September 21, 2018 - October 21, 2018

This is an open call to artists for an exhibition at Site:Brooklyn. This exhibition will reflect the ambitious, innovative and contemporary in printmaking today.

About The Juror:

Jennifer Melby is a master printmaker specializing in intaglio printmaking. She opened her studio in the early 1980’s and has worked with Brice Marden, Donald Baechler, Michael Byron, Eric Fischl, Janet Fish, Jane Freilicher, Joanne Greenbaum, Dan McCarthy, Suzanne McClelland, Sean Mellyn, and Paul Henry Ramirez, among others. Prints made in her studio have been acquired by many contemporary print collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York Public Library, Whitney Museum, Houston Museum of Fine Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Smith College, Tate Gallery, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, and the Yale University Art Gallery.

DATES:

Call Announcement Date: June 7, 2018

Final Submission Deadline: August 7, 2018

Notification Letter Date: August 15, 2018

Gallery Exhibition Dates: September 21 –October 21, 2018

Opening Reception: Friday September 21, 2018 from 6-9PM

This is an open call to artists for an exhibition at Site:Brooklyn.

This exhibition will reflect the ambitious, innovative and contemporary in printmaking today. Highlighting traditional printmaking processes in any combination of serigraphy, letterpress, collagraphy, etching, woodcut, lithography, linocut, drypoint, mezzotint, monoprint and solar plates. Digital and photographic elements may be used only as a supporting element.

ABOUT THE JUROR:
Jennifer Melby is a master printmaker specializing in intaglio printmaking. She opened her studio in the early 1980’s and has worked with Brice Marden, Donald Baechler, Michael Byron, Eric Fischl, Janet Fish, Jane Freilicher, Joanne Greenbaum, Dan McCarthy, Suzanne McClelland, Sean Mellyn, and Paul Henry Ramirez, among others. Prints made in her studio have been acquired by many contemporary print collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York Public Library, Whitney Museum, Houston Museum of Fine Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Smith College, Tate Gallery, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, and the Yale University Art Gallery.

Site:Brooklyn is a gallery dedicated to exhibiting the current practice of contemporary artists.

CALL TO ARTISTS FOR SUBMISSIONS:

Final Submission Deadline: August 7, 2018

Notification Letter Date: August 15, 2018

Gallery Exhibition Dates: September 21 –October 21, 2018

Opening Reception: Friday September 21, 2018 from 6-9PM

ELIGIBILITY: This call for submission is open to all artists 18 years of age or older. This is a juried exhibition for artists working in painting.

JURYING: Entries that differ significantly from their digital images may be rejected. The decision of the judges, are final.

SUBMISSIONS AND FEES: Only original works may be submitted. The fee is $35. The fee is for up to three (3) images, plus $10 for each additional image.

A completed application consists of the following information and files: Name, contact information, Images,

Text descriptors for each image must include Title, Year Completed, Medium & Dimensions

All entries must be registered/received by midnight August 7, 2018 MST

All entry fees are non-refundable.

DIRECTIONS FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION VIA 'External Link' BELOW.

Guest Curator: Lissa Rivera (Museum of Sex)

Field Projects is pleased to announce our Summer 2018 Open Call! Emerging and mid-career artists are invited to submit their work for consideration in our June-July 2018 exhibition: Show #51 put together by our Guest Curator, Lissa Rivera, curator at Museum of Sex, NY. All submissions will be considered for Show #51 and the accompanying online show. Simultaneously, Field Projects Panel will be considering the submissions for future group shows, solo shows, art fairs, off-site exhibitions, feature in Field Magazine, feature on our social media and our studio visit program (NY Artists). About 85% of the artists we have shown at Field Project are discovered through the open call process. Believe in the PROCESS!

Check out a few of our previous Open Calls; DEEP STRETCH curated by Sara Salamone and Tyler Lafreniere (Mrs.,NY), STRING THEORIES curated by Charlotte Mouquin (Director Pelham Art Center, Director Rush Art Galleries), JULIE SPOKE SOFTLY UNDER HER LONG SKINNY NOSE curated by Paulina Bebecka (Director Postmasters Gallery). Here are a few other examples of what can happen with your submission: A NIGHT IN THE WOODS (solo show), HANDS ON (solo show), SOONEST MENDED (solo show), WAVE POOL (group show), SPRING/BREAK (art fair), VOLTA (art fair), SOFT ANIMAL (off-site exhibition), A SERIES OF MOVES (off-site exhibition).
Field Projects is an NYC-based project space located in the heart of Chelsea's gallery district. As an artist run space, we are committed to opening the field of exhibition opportunities to other working artists. Whether you have submitted to Field Projects before or it's your first time, we would love to see your work!

All submissions will be considered for:
- The Summer Exhibition
- The Online Exhibition
- Solo Exhibitions at Field Projects
- Group Exhibitions at Field Projects
- Art Fairs
- Off Site Exhibitions
- Featured in Field Magazine
- Featured on our Social Media
- Our Studio Visit program for NYC artists

Guest Curator: Lissa Rivera, curator Museum of Sex (NY). Rivera is a photographer and curator based in NYC. Since 2016, Lissa Rivera has curated and produced exhibitions at the Museum of Sex, with a focus on contemporary art. As a curator, Rivera strives to include traditionally underrepresented voices regardless of formal education or exhibition history. Recent shows have been widely covered and celebrated in the media. Rivera has worked with collaborators including Marina Garcia-Vasquez of VICE Media and Frank Maresca of Ricco/Maresca Gallery.

Field Projects Panel
Rachel Frank (Artist / Curator), Jacob Rhodes (Artist / Curator / FP Director), Kristen Racaniello (Curator/Artist), Alissa Polan (Curator/Artist), Mikela Wesson (Artist / Curator)

Eligibility & Terms
Artists working in all medium are welcome to apply.
All artwork submitted must be ready to hang or install. Works on paper must be framed. Photographs must be framed.
Artist living outside NYC are also welcome to apply, however you will be responsible for artwork shipping costs.
Artists working in new media, film, or video - you may be required to use your own equipment for exhibitions.
Artists may submit up to 5 works.

Submission Fee : $35

About Show #51 --------
The theme of the show will come from the work submitted.
Selected artists will be notified by June 11th, 2018
All artwork must arrive at Field Projects by Thursday, June 21, 2018.
Show #51 opens June 28, with an artist reception June 30th, 6-8pm
Show #51 closes July 28
All artwork in Show #51 will be for sale, with artists receiving 50% of final sale.

How to Apply -----
Please visit our Submittable page by clicking on the APPLY button below !!!
Create a user account. It's free and you can revisit the site to put finishing touches on your submission. It is confidential and your information will not be shared.
Upload your Artist Statement, CV, and up to 5 images of your work.

Highpoint is pleased to announce Stand Out Prints, our fourth international juried print exhibition. This exhibition will fill Highpoint's 1,000+ square feet of gallery space with select impressions of contemporary printmaking. The exhibition will run from September 7th through October 6th, 2018 with an opening reception taking place Friday, September 7th from 6:30-9pm.

Juror: Crawford Alexander Mann III is the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He previously worked at the Chrysler Museum (Norfolk, VA) and the RISD Museum (Providence, RI), following studies at Yale University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His responsibilities cover all periods of American art, from colonial to contemporary, with particular interest in the nineteenth century and in transnational exchange.

This is an exhibition of unframed work and Highpoint pays for return shipping within the U.S.!

Eligibility:
Artists must be 18 years of age or older
Work must have been completed within the last two years (since 2016)
While non-traditional or digital output is accepted as a print element, submissions must utilize some form of traditional print media (Lithography, Relief, Intaglio, Screenprinting, Monotype, Collograph)
Individual artworks may not exceed 8 feet (96 inches / 243 centimeters) in any direction
Three-dimensional work may be submitted
Prints will be displayed unframed behind glass cut to paper size (unless otherwise specified by the artist)
Each artist may submit 1-3 images for consideration (including detail images)
Prizes: $3,000 in cash prizes and $300 in retail prizes will be awarded by the juror.

Entry Fee: Non-refundable handling fee of $30.

Sales: Highpoint will retain 20% of proceeds from exhibition sales. Work does not need to be available for purchase in order to be eligible for this exhibition. All unsold work will be returned after the exhibition in its original packaging.

Agreement: Submission of artwork constitutes an agreement that allows Highpoint to photograph and reproduce accepted work for promotional purposes and allows work to remain on display at Highpoint for the full duration of the exhibition. Submission also grants Highpoint and the juror permission to make final presentation decisions.

Liability: Work will be insured the entire time it is on Highpoint's premises. If damage occurs and the piece can be repaired, liability will be limited to the cost of repair. Damages incurred in transit to and from HP are the responsibility of the artist.

Shipping: All accepted work must be packaged in sturdy, reusable containers. Prints may be shipped rolled in mailing tubes or flat in well-padded containers. Packaging, shipping, and related costs to Highpoint are the responsibility of the artist. Highpoint will pay return shipping costs for artists located in the continental United States. Artists outside the continental United States will be assessed return shipping charges.

The Chicago Print Crawl is an annual, self-guided tour of printmaking production, publishing, exhibition and sales venues throughout the City of Chicago, organized by Spudnik Press Cooperative.

The inaugural event is Sunday, June 24, 2018 from 12-6 pm. A free after party will be held at Spudnik from 6-8 pm.

Eligible venues include:
• Artist's studios engaged in on site printmaking
• Nonprofit printmaking shops, exhibition spaces or galleries showing prints
• Commercial printmaking shops, preferably also engaged in fine art production
• Commercial galleries or other for profit spaces exhibiting and selling prints.

Chicago Print Crawl participants agree to:
• be open to the public on Sunday, June 24 for the entire duration of the posted hours
• offer demos or tours (if appropriate) on the day of the event
• charge no visitor entry fees to the Chicago Print Crawl
• provide maps to visitors upon request (maps may be downloaded and printed)
• feature #ChicagoPrintCrawl in your promotions, social media and press releases
• pay the appropriate participation fee

Fee Structure (all fees are used for event promotional expenses)
• Artist Studio $20 • Nonprofit Venue $40 • Commercial Venue $60

Application deadline is May 1, 2018