Listings and Opportunities

For FREE entries in the Listings and Opportunities Sections of the Summer (2024) Issue of Printmaking Today - for exhibitions, events and opportunities planned for June, July and August 2024 

 - please send your information to: listings@cellopress.co.uk  by the 1 May 2024

AWARDS, PRIZES AND COMPETITIONS


BIENALE 2024: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF GRAPHICS
graphicacak.com/bijenale-2024 

Open to all professional artists, theoreticians and researchers, as well as to students in their final years of study at the faculties of fine and applied arts. Works created using all traditional techniques and modern methods of printing or reproduction can be submitted to the competition held in Belgrade, Serbia. Applications must be sent to the Biennale’s email address: office@graphicacak.com. Along with the completed form, digital reproductions of works must be attached as digital files in JPEG format or TIFF formats with a resolution of 300 dpi. Prizes include a cash prize of €1,000.00 and an independent exhibition within the accompanying activities of the Seventh Biennale of Graphics in 2026.

DEADLINE: 1 APRIL


FLINT PRINT CLUB ARTIST COMMISSION 2024
bit.ly/FPC2024call

The Flint Institute of Arts Museum + Art School seeks an artist printmaker for a commission to produce an exclusive print edition for the Flint Print Club. Award includes acquisition into the museum’s permanent collection, $5,000 USD stipend, supply budget, and opportunity to give an artist talk. Artists must reside and be eligible to work in the United States or Canada. Full details on website. Entry fee $35.

DEADLINE 31 MAR


GWEN MAY RECENT GRADUATE AWARD
curatorspace.com/opportunities/detail/gwen-may-trust-graduate-award/7914

The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) is offering a student membership of two years plus £1000 from the Gwen May Trust to eight recent printmaking graduates. Membership to the society includes the opportunity to participate in RE exhibitions for two years both nationally and internationally. Any printmaking graduate who has graduated between 2020 and 2023 can apply, there are two winners from each year. The award is open to anyone who has studied printmaking on an undergraduate or postgraduate course (textile submissions are not eligible). All applicants must submit the following to be considered: 

Six high-resolution jpegs of your work in printmaking

A pdf including thumbnails and image details: title, process and dimensions of the images submitted

A brief CV

DEADLINE: 28 APRIL 


MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS
miniprint.org

44th edition of the Mini Print International Cadaqués 2024 open call and exhibition. Each artist should submit four prints. The image must not be bigger than 10 x 10cm the paper size must not be bigger than 18 x 18cm. The exhibition in Cadaqués will last around 90 days and will be open to the public daily from 6–9.30pm, from the end of June to end of September. The exhibition will then tour to Galerie L’Etangd’Art in Bages, France and other venues. Each prize-winning artist will be invited to have a solo show in the following year’s edition of the Mini Print competition. The fee is 50 EUR for Spanish residents, or 95 USD/80 EUR for non-Spanish residents.

DEADLINE: 15 MAR 2024



COURSES

THE STORES STUDIOS
thestoresstudios.co.uk

A new studio offering creative courses and project space for small groups and individuals, located on the outskirts of Corsham, Wiltshire. Home to Fine Art print studio INK on PAPER PRESS and artists Amy-Jane Blackhall and Tristan Reid. Upcoming Courses can be booked via website:

16-17 Mar: Changing States. Etching workshop led by Ian Chamberlain RE RWA & Amy-Jane Blackhall.

20 Apr: Block printing on fabric with Louisa Loakes

24 May: Monotype printing with Lisa Takahashi

22-23 Jun: Changing States. Etching workshop led by Ian Chamberlain RE RWA & Amy-Jane Blackhall.



EXHIBITIONS

75TH ANNUAL SUMMER EXHIBITION
chelseaartsociety.org.uk
Call to Artists for recent work including print. Exhibit alongside CAS members and well-established artists at a buzzing Chelsea calendar event run by Chelsea Art Society. Over £8000 worth of prizes. This is a two-phase selection process:
Phase 1. Preselection announced on OESS on 3 May.
Phase 2. Successful entries go through physical judging at The Chelsea Town Hall on 9 June. Maximum Artwork Entries: 3. First or Single Entry Price: £15.00. Up to 3 artworks: £45.00. 

DEADLINE: 29 APRIL 12 NOON


VII INTERNATIONAL MINI PRINT CANTABRIA, THE SEA AND THE LIGHTHOUSES AWARD
miniprintcantabria.es/en/rules

The Award is open to all printmaking disciplines, admitting digital printed artwork and monotype as well. The general theme is The Sea and the Lighthouses, but this does not imply that the artwork must be figurative. All kinds of aesthetic languages are admitted. The image and the paper must not exceed 20 x 20 cm. (7,8” x 7,8”)

There is no minimum image or paper size. You can submit up to 3 artworks Awards: 1st Prize: €4000, 2nd Prize: €1500, 3rd Prize: €500 and Mar Cantábrico Award: €500. Exhibition: 1 Sept–31 Dec 2024 in Santander, Spain.

DEADLINE: 31 JULY 


FRINGE ARTS BATH FESTIVAL
fringeartsbath.co.uk

Call out to artists for FAB festival 2024. Curators are calling for artworks relating to a variety of exhibitions, media and project themes during the festival which runs 24 May to 9 June. Some themes include ‘Deserters’, ‘Hell Is’, ‘Girls + Guts’, ‘Pratfall’, ‘Seeing in the Dark’ and ‘The Waters of Sulis and Beyond’. FAQS and application process available online.

DEADLINE: 12 APR 


GREENWICH PRINTMAKERS
greenwichprintmakers.co.uk

Membership applications welcome. Greenwich Printmakers Association sells members’ original prints from its gallery at: 1a Greenwich Market SE10 9HZ. If you are a London-based printmaker willing to help run the association and to invigilate in the gallery once every five weeks, then please visit apply.

DEADLINE: ONGOING 


OPEN CALL FOR PRINTS
theoverwinteringproject.com

New Zealand and Australian artists only are invited to contribute to the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio. Artists are asked to contribute two prints on paper 280 x 280mm from an edition of any size made in response to their local migratory shorebirds and shorebird habitat. The Overwintering Project is a multi-faceted art project designed to raise awareness and funds for migratory shorebirds, their habitat and their research and conservation by BirdLife Australia. For details please email overwinteringproject@gmail.com.

DEADLINE: ONGOING


PLANTAE 2024
theolist.oess1.uk

Online exhibition by the society of botanical artists for artists working in a variety of media including printmaking. Works must be predominantly of botanical content only work that has been completed within the last two years and not shown at a previous SBA exhibition. The exhibition will be held online between 1–30 Jun. Maximum Artwork Entries: 3 First or Single Entry Price: £10. Additional Entries: £10 per artwork up to 3 artworks. No commission on sales. 

DEADLINE: 30 APRIL 12PM


WOOLWICH CONTEMPORARY PRINT FAIR

woolwichprintfair.com

Exhibition opportunity in Woolwich, London. All artists working in an original print medium to submit up to 6 pieces to be part of an exciting line-up of ones-to watch, well-known names and internationally-renowned specialist galleries. Open call will accept large-scale print installations as well as works-in-progress and there are no size restrictions. Along with images, artists must submit an artist statement written in third person, price, dimensions and number of editions available for sale. Submitted work will be judged by a panel. More details on application to become live on weblink. Submissions begin on 1 April. £5 student discount. Previous fairs include many RE artists. 

DEADLINE: 26 MAY



RESIDENCIES


MILAN RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIP SUMMER 2024

pigprints.org/2024-residency-fellowship-summer-fall

PigPrints invites printmakers working in intaglio and relief techniques to submit their work for its residency fellowship. This is a fully-funded, 2-week residency period in Milan to take place between June and December 2024. The dates will be determined by the artist and PigPrints upon the studio availability. Residency includes free accommodation, 24/7 studio access and a €500 stipend. Artist must produce a small collaborative edition and donate a few artist proofs of work completed on the residency. There is a non-refundable €20 entry fee. The winners will be announced on social media. Please note only the winner will be notified directly. Application and open call rules are available from website. 

DEADLINE: 5 APRIL


TWO CENTS PRESS
twocentspress.com

TwoCentsPress is a residency printmakers favored for artists who wish to work in an extraordinary natural setting in the quiet and the beauty of the Tuscan countryside. Two CentsPress residents are housed in independent apartments in the village of Serrazzano, southwest of Volterra, with full access to a professional printmaking workshop fully equipped for all intaglio techniques, a B&W darkroom and – in progress – a letterpress workshop. Daily fee of €130 covers the accommodation in one independent apartment in Villa Beltrami (adjacent to the printmaking studio) and the use of the printmaking studios for one person. Additional guests (friends/family) are welcome. 

DEADLINE: ONGOING


EXHIBITIONS: LONDON 

BANKSIDE GALLERY
48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH
banksidegallery.com

RE Original Prints
3 May–2 Jun
Hilary Paynter: Moving Mountains
4–9 Jun

 THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
britishmuseum.org
Gesture and Line: Four Post-War German and Austrian Artists
Until 1 Apr
Superb line prints and drawings from Genoa 1500–1800
Until 1 Apr

 

CRISTEA ROBERTS GALLERY
43 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JG
cristearoberts.com
Clare Woods: Soft Knock. See Preview.
8 Mar–20 Apr

EAMES FINE ART GALLERY
58 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UD
eamesfineart.com
Susie Stone
Until 24 Mar


FLOWERS GALLERY
21 Cork Street, London W1S 3LZ
flowersgallery.com
Edward Burtynsky. New Works.
Until 6 Apr

GUILDHALL ART GALLERY
Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HH
guildhall.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Kaleidoscope: Anne Desmet RA RE
See Cuttings.
12 Apr–8 Sept

SERPENTINE SOUTH GALLERY
Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA
serpentinegalleries.org
Yinka Shonibare CBE
12 Apr–1 Sep

SIMS REED GALLERY
43A Duke Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6DD

gallery.simsreed.com
Drop Shadows. Katherine Jones RA RE and Temsuyanger Longkumer.
Until 14 Mar

SLAUGHTERHAUS
Vincent’s Yard, 23 Alphabet Mews, London SW9 0FN
slaughterhaus.net
Siss/Phuss
27 Apr–5 May

SOUTHBANK PRINTMAKERS
Unit 12, Gabriel’s Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PP
southbankprintmakers.com
Alison Lumb. 4–7 Mar
Diane McLellan. 18–31 Mar
Sally Miles. 1–14 Apr
Tim Mitchell. 15–28 Apr
Peg Morris. 29 Apr–12 May
Theresa Pateman. 13–26 May
Susie Perring. 27 May–9 Jun

 

TATE BRITAIN
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
tate.org.uk
Women in Revolt! Art, Activism and the Women’s Movement in the UK 1970–1990
Until 7 Apr

 V&A
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
vam.ac.uk
Lucian Freud’s Etchings: A Creative Collaboration
Until 25 Aug

EXHIBITIONS: ENGLAND

DUBREK GALLERY
67 Bridge St, Derby DE1 3LB
dubrek.co.uk
The EcoGothic Forest. Robyn Maclennan
Until 30 Mar

EASTGATE STUDIO
11 Eastgate, Beverley HU17 0DR
eastgatestudio.co.uk
Members’ Spring Exhibition
9 Mar–20 Apr
“Impressions”. Exhibition of Print by the Hull Print Collective.
4 May–15 Jun

HIGHGATE GALLERY
Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London N6 6BS
hlsi.net
Bodenpress Artists: A Walk with Laurie
10–23 May

IKON GALLERY
1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2HS
Start the Press! See Cuttings.
Until 21 Apr

LEICESTER PRINT WORKSHOP
50 St George Street, Leicester LE1 1QG
leicesterprintworkshop.com
You Will Never Know How Happy I Am. See Cuttings.
23 Mar–11 May

MC GALLERY
University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY
wlv.ac.uk
Printing in Swiss
8 Mar–24 May

 

MURRAY EDWARDS COLLEGE
University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF
murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk
The Goddess, the Deity & the Cyborg
8 Mar–8 Sep

NORTHERN PRINT
Stepney Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2NP
northernprint.org.uk
86th Annual Exhibition. Society of Wood Engravers.
9 Mar–26 Apr

THE NORTH WALL
South Parade, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7JN
thenorthwall.com
Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds
8–25 May

TOWNER GALLERY
Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ
townereastbourne.org.uk
Melting Ice/Riding Tides. Emma Stibbon RA RWA.
9 May–15 Sep

THE PEOPLE’S GALLERY
Kendal Archeaology Museum, Cumbria LA9 6BT
kendalmuseum.org.uk
SCARIFICATIONS. A solo exhibition by Theresa Taylor.
28 Mar–4 May

RACHEL BEBB CONTEMPORARY
The Paddock, Rookery Lane, Broughton, Hampshire SO20 8AZ
rachelbebbcontemporary.com
Our Ocean
11 May–8 Jun

RBSA GALLERY
4 Brook Street, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham B3 1SA
rbsa.org.uk
RBSA Print Prize
Until 7 Apr

 

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
royalacademy.org.uk
Entangled Pasts, 1768–now. Art, Colonialism and Change.
Until 28 Apr

ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
Royal West of England Academy, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX
rwa.org.uk
Gentle Geometry. Original Prints by the late Denny Long RWA, sculpture and work on paper by Tim Harrisson RWA, original prints by Sandra Porter RWA and painting by Carol Robertson.
Until 24 Mar

ZILLAH BELL GALLERY
15 Kirkgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 1PQ
zillahbellgallery.co.uk
Merlyn Chesterman – Rod Nelson – Anthony Ratcliffe
2–16 Mar
Deborah Grice and Andrew Tyzack
6–20 Apr

 

EXHIBITIONS: WALES, SCOTLAND & N. IRELAND

THE BARN
Burn O Bennie, Banchory AB31 5QA
thebarnarts.co.uk
86th Annual Exhibition. Society of Wood Engravers.
9 May–29 Jun

 


CASTLE GALLERY INVERNESS
43 Castle Street, Inverness IV2 3DU
castlegallery.co.uk
Spring Mixed Exhibition
1 Apr–25 May

EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
Castle Mills, 1 Dundee Street, Edinburgh EH3 9FP
edinburghprintmakers.co.uk
Journey
Until 17 Mar

 

FFIN Y PARC GALLERY
Betws Road. Llanrwst, Conwy LL26 0PT
welshart.net
Of A Feather: An Avian Alphabet. Colin See-Paynton RCA Hon RE SWE.
20 Mar–20 Apr

 

GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
Trongate 103, Glasgow G1 5HD
gpsart.co.uk
Screenprint Technique Show
Until 30 Mar
Diane Dawson
7–30 March
David Osbaldeston
4 Apr–25 May

THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL
royalscottishacademy.org
The Artist’s Garden
Until 17 Mar

Exhibitions: EUROPE

FONDAZIONE TITO BALESTRA ONLUS
Piazza Malatestiana, 1 Longiano (FC), 47020, Italy
fondazionetitobalestra.org
Raccolta indifferenziata
Until 17 Mar

FYNS GRAFISKE VÆRKSTED
Hans Jensens Stræde 18-20, 5000 Odense, Denmark
fynsgv.dk
PETER BRANDES 80 years
Until 2 Apr
Climate-prints. See Preview.
6–30 Apr
Night and Day: NESTEROVA and SVIRGUNENKO
3–28 May

GALLERI F 15
Albyalléen 60, 1519 Moss, Norway
gallerif15.no
Tendencies 2024
23 Mar–12 Jun

KERLIN GALLERY
Anne’s Lane, South Anne Street, Dublin D02 A028, Ireland
kerlingallery.com
like the light at the beginning of the world
12 Apr–18 May

 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND
Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Ireland
Silent City
13 Apr–21 July

 

EXHIBITIONS: NORTH AMERICA, CANADA & BEYOND

CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
28 West 27th St, 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10001, USA
centerforbookarts.org
Exposition littéraire autour de Mallarmé
Until 1 May
Hello Thank You Come In: 50th Anniversary Members Exhibition
Until 1 May
Working Title
23 May–17 Aug

 

CHAZEN MUSEUM OF ART
University of Wisconsin, 750 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706
chazen.wisc.edu
Art Of Enterprise Explores 15th-Century Printmaker’s Work Through An Entrepreneurial Lens. See Preview, issue 128.
Until 24 Mar

EDAMS MUSEUM
Damplein, 81135 BK, Edam, The Netherlands
edamsmuseum.nl
Biodiversity: Gea Karhof. See Cuttings.
31 Mar–7 Jul

HE WAKA TUIA GALLERY
42 Kelvin Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
hewakatuia.nz
Southern Mother. An exhibition of works by printmakers Kyla Cresswell, Emma Kitson and Kim Lowe, exploring the artists’ connections to Southland and celebrating Murihiku, the great Southern Mother.
30 Mar–5 May

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM
California State University, Chico, 400 West First Street, Chico, CA 95929
csuchico.edu
Hard Pressed: Etching Then & Now
16 Mar
Ink & Clay
2 Apr–11 May

MANAAKI NUI
Te Atamira, 12 Hawthorne Drive, Frankton, Queenstown/ Tāhuna, New Zealand
teatamira.nz
Small Holes in the Silence Exhibition
Until 14 Apr

MCBA MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
1011 S Washington Ave, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
mnbookarts.org
Shift-lab: Ten Years of Collaboration
Until 1 Jun
Jody Williams: A Life in Art
Until 23 Mar
Caitlin Skaalrud: somewhere to rest
Until April 27

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART
1050 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20013
asia.si.edu
Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change
Until 4 May

PRINT CENTER NEW YORK
535 W 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
printcenternewyork.org
Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt
Until 18 May

SLA ART SPACE
Lithuanian Alliance of America, 307 West 30th Street/ 8 Th Ave, New York, NY, United States, 10001
laa-sla.org
Printmaking
Until 23 Mar

 ART FAIRS

 LONDON ORIGINAL PRINT FAIR
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
londonoriginalprintfair.com
21–24 Mar

VENICE BIENNALE 2024
La Biennale di Venezia, Arsenale Venue, via Campo della Tana, 2169/F – Venice, Italy
labiennale.org
20 Apr–24 Nov