Printmaking competition rules
Edmonton Print International 2008
from the EPI 2008 web site
The Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) is pleased to host a competitive international exhibition of the best innovative print art being produced in the world today.
Background:
The Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) is a non-profit artist run production and exhibition centre located in the city of Edmonton, the continent’s most northerly metropolis.
SNAP has provided workshop facilities and exhibition space for Canadian and international artists for over twenty-five years. SNAP has also organized a number of international exhibitions including: International Print Cooperatives, presented as part of Sightlines: an International Symposium on Printmaking and Image Culture; held in Edmonton in 1997.
In 2002 SNAP presented the True North International Print Competition which drew hundreds of entries from around the world. In 2007 the city of Edmonton was designated Cultural Capital of Canada. EPI 2008 will build on these achievements by exhibiting the best and most innovative prints and print-based work being produced in the world today.
About us
EPI 2008 is a world-class event that will focus attention on Edmonton as a centre of vision and leadership in visual arts and culture. EPI 2008 will open eyes and minds to evolving graphic traditions around the world, engaging audiences with a magical energy and sense of connection with artists and cultures from Boston to Beijing.
The event will showcase all print-art mediums including but not limited to; delicate bookplate miniatures; large print installations incorporating sculpture and video; and etchings, magnificently rendered to digital murals and fabric.
An international jury will select winning works from local and international print-artists.
SNAP will work with the University of Alberta as well as other local and national arts organizations in the presentation of integrated functions, including expositions, lectures, panel discussions and workshops.
The Edmonton Print International 2008 confirms SNAP’s mission to support printmaking and related activity; to increase the local community's understanding and appreciation of printmaking and print-related work; to provide a forum for local artists to gain exposure to print techniques and print-related issues; and to facilitate the exchange and exhibition of work from local, regional, national and international artists.
Call for Submissions
Eligibility: open to all artists
Original work in all traditional printmaking techniques is eligible including: intaglio, relief, lithography and screen printing as well as digital and three-dimensional print based work and print installations. There are no size limits.
Conditions:
* Work must have been produced after January 2006.
* Neither pure photographic images or photomechanical reproductions
of existing work will be accepted.
* Work done under instruction is not eligible.
* Matted or framed work will not be accepted (see: shipping).
* Prints will be assumed to be for sale unless stated. In the event
of sales, twenty (20) percent of the sale price will be retained
to cover administration costs.
* SNAP board members and EPI organizing committee members are not
eligible.
* Large scale and three dimensional work will be juried in the context
of available exhibition space, costs of shipping and installation.
Stage One:
* Each artist may submit up to five (5) images as good quality
35mm slides or on CD’s with a optimum file dimension of 768
x 1024 pixels.
* Slides and CD images must be labeled/identified with the artists
last name and numbered to correspond with the entry form. Slides
and CD’s will not be returned.
* Images, entry forms and non-refundable entry fee of $65.00
(US) in the form of a bank money order made out to the
Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists must reach the
exhibitors by April 22, 2008.
* Notification of accepted works will be mailed by May 16,
2008 (please do not send actual work until notified of
jury results).
* Slides, CD’s and completed entry forms (printed or typed
in english in block letters only) should be sent to;
EPI 2008
Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists
10309 – 97 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 0M1
Telephone: 780-423-1492 (for express courier only) Telephone inquiries
regarding shipping or jury results will not be answered.
Direct all inquiries in writing to the above address or to
e-mail: epi@snapartists.com
Stage Two:
* Selected work must be received by June 30, 2008.
* Work must be shipped in strong reusable cardboard tubes or other
suitable packaging.
* Work must be sent by parcel post or express courier and all shipping
and insurance costs must be borne by the sender.
* Labels enclosed with the official notification package must be
affixed to the back of the work(s) and to the outside of the package
as indicated.
* All applicable customs forms must accompany shipment.
* All work must be sent as printed matter / no commercial value.
Return of work:
All works will be returned in the same packages that they were
received in.
Exhibited works (except those receiving awards) will be returned
within 60 days after the close of the exhibition at EPI’s
expense.
Artists are responsible for notifying EPI of changes in return address.
Works returned as undeliverable will become the property of EPI
2008.
Work will be handled with all possible care, however, organizers
shall not be held responsible for unforeseen loss, theft or damage
incurred during shipping or handling.
Jury:
International juries will be convened for both stages of the competition.
Catalogue:
A colour catalogue including reproductions of selected works will be published and each artist included in EPI 2008 will receive a copy of the catalogue without charge.
Calendar:
* April 22, 2008 - Receipt of slides, CD’s, entry form and
fees
* May 16, 2008 - Notification of acceptance
* June 30, 2008 - Final date for receipt of accepted works
* Sept 26, 2008 - EPI 2008 opens at Capital Arts Building and other
venues
Terms
* All prize winning works will become the property of SNAP, or
awards sponsors.
* EPI has the right to reproduce and photograph accepted works for
non-commercial purposes related to promotion, education and catalogue
reproduction.
* EPI reserves the right to reject any entries that do not match
the images submitted on slide or CD.
Prizes
A grand prize of $5000 CND along with silver and bronze prizes and a number of purchase awards will be given.
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http://www.edmontonprintinternational.com/
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