Listings and Opportunities
For FREE entries in the Listings and Opportunities Sections of the Summer (2021) Issue of Printmaking Today - for exhibitions, events and opportunities planned for June, July and August 2021 - please send your information to: listings@cellopress.co.uk by the 1 May 2021.
AWARDS, PRIZES & COMPETITIONS
ARTIST RELIEF USA
www.artistrelief.org
Grants of $5,000 for USA-based artists experiencing dire financial needs due to Covid-19. Artists need to have been resident in the USA for two years or more.
DEADLINE: 23 JUNE
BLACK ARTISTS GRANT
www.creativedebuts.co.uk/bag
The Black Artists Grant is £500 given out monthly to three black artists in the UK with no strings attached, the grant was established by Creative Debuts.
ONGOING
HEART OF ENGLAND
www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk
See excellent list of grants available for education, community and arts organisations based in the Black Country/ Midlands UK on ‘Grants Available’ page of website.
DEADLINES: VARIOUS
PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2021
www.typawb.wales
Calling all traditional and contemporary printmaking artists, submit up to three prints to be considered for exhibition at Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham. Exhibition dates: 4 Dec–26 Feb 2022. £1,000 first prize – plus many other prizes including Printmaking Today editorial prize.
DEADLINE: 31 JULY
QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOLARSHIP TRUST (QEST)
www.qest.org.uk/apply
Individual applications for up to £18,000 for training focusing on traditional crafts. Also, up to £12,000 available through apprenticeship programme. See website for details. Previous recipients include Jemma Gunning ARE and Theadora Ballantyne-Way.
DEADLINE: JULY
STIWDIO MAELOR ANNUAL COMPETITION
www.stiwdiomaelor.com/competition-2021/
Prizes include a two-week residency opportunity, details on website. This year’s judge is Evgenia Gostrer, an experimental animator. Stiwdio Maelor offers selected artists and writers time and space out of their normal life to focus on the development of their work and explore the beautiful landscape of mid Wales. Residencies provide artists and writers the experience of working alongside other artists of different disciplines and at different stages in their careers.
DEADLINE: 19 JULY
SUNNY ART PRIZE
www.sunnyartcentre.co.uk
Open to artists worldwide age 18 and over, entry fee of £25 for one artwork, up to £45 for four artworks. Total cash prizes of £6,000 plus a month-long residency in China and a solo exhibition in London.
DEADLINE: 30 JUNE
UK COVID-19 FREELANCE ARTIST RESOURCES LIST
www.ukcovid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/
An aggregated list of FREE resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to artists and creatives of all disciplines. Note: this grew out of an equivalent American list, a link to which is on this site. Further artists opportunities in the UK can be found on websites such as a-n (Artists’ Newsletter), Artquest, ArtsHub and Art Rabbit, while the London-based organisation Art Licks has temporarily given over its weekly newsletter to artists opportunities. The Art Newspaper has also compiled a list of UK and international financial aid for the self-employed and small business in the arts. See www.artquest.org.uk
WORLD PRINTMAKING
www.facebook.com/worldprintmaking/
Newish online resource created for printmakers using Facebook. Lists open calls worldwide. Currently modest, this will grow if we follow it.
COURSES
ARTIST MENTEESHIP MASTERCLASSES
www.artistmentor.co.uk/masterclasses/
Ceri Hand’s masterclasses: Artist’s Statements; Online Marketing for Artists; Pricing & Selling Your Work, Copyright for Artists. Cost £25–30.
BAT PRINT STUDIO
www.batprintstudio.com
Courses in lithography, based in Frome UK.
BRISTOL PRINT ATELIER
www.bristolprintatelier.com
New workshop with regular classes in photopolymer, traditional etching and print more generally.
CURWEN PRINT
www.curwenprintstudy.co.uk
Check out the website for a new series of workshops delivered online. The Study Centre also hosts an online gallery currently advertising for printmakers to upload work for sale (30% commission deducted at point of sale).
EDINBURGH LASER CUTTING STUDIO
www.edinburghlaserstudio.org.uk
Laser Cutting
LEMONADE PRESS
www.lemonadelitho
Stone and plate lithography courses in Bristol UK
EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS
AWAGAMI INTERNATIONAL MINIPRINT EXHIBITION
www.miniprint.awagami.jp
Artists are invited to submit their mini prints created on Japanese washi paper. There are considerable cash prizes to be won, totalling over one million yen (approx. £6,500) as well as many valuable washi prizes to be awarded.
DEADLINE: 15 JUNE
CANARY IN A COALMINE
www.zeamaysprintmaking.com
North America has lost 30% of its bird species since the 1970’s. Help raise awareness of this ongoing high rate of decline by sending your print of a bird on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss. Money raised goes to various related causes.
DEADLINE: 1 OCTOBER
FIGURATIVE ART NOW
www.mallgalleries.org.uk
For their 60th anniversary, the Federation of British Artists at Mall Galleries are launching a new exhibition with prizes.
DEADLINE: 1 JUNE
GREAT NORTH ART SHOW
www.greatnorthartshow.co.uk/call-for-artists/
Annual open exhibition promoting the quality and diversity of contemporary art in the North of England. Submission fee and commission on sales.
DEADLINE: 25 JUNE
ING DISCERNING EYE
www.thediscerningeye.artopps.co.uk
Annual open exhibition with the longest-running commercial sponsorship of the arts in the UK. Results in six smaller exhibitions, running under the one banner. Various cash prizes.
DEADLINE: 31 AUGUST
RENÉ CARCAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ENGRAVING
www.renecarcan.org
5th edition. Three prizes awarded by International Jury and one by the public. For information see website.
DEADLINE: 30 SEPTEMBER
TRINITY BUOY WHARF DRAWING PRIZE 2021
www.tbwdrawingprize.artopps.co.uk
Open international drawing exhibition with a UK tour launched in London in September. (Formerly Jerwood Drawing Prize). This year’s jury are Sheila Gowda, Simon Groom, Zoé Whitley. Various prizes including Working Drawing Prize.
DEADLINE: 17 JUNE
RESIDENCIES
IN CAHOOTS RESIDENCY
www.incahootsresidency.com
In Sonoma County near San Francisco, providing housing and studio space to both emerging and professional artists in a variety of mediums with a focus on artists’ books, letterpress, printmaking, writing and collaboration. This is a paid-for residency although grants are available. Application fee $25.
NEXT DEADLINE: 1 OCTOBER
KALA ART INSTITUTE
www.kala.org
Artists working in various printmaking techniques, photo-processes, book arts and digital media including video production can apply to become an Artist-in-Residence at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California. Artists who apply for a residency should be familiar with at least one of the media offered at Kala. Considerations for acceptance are conceptual creativity and technical knowledge, deadline relates to residencies commencing December 2022.
DEADLINE: 15 OCTOBER
RAGINI ART RESIDENCY
www.ragini-art.com/artist-residency/
Serviced loft apartment and print studio for rent in the beautiful grounds of artist Ragini Upadhayay’s home 8km from Kathmandu in Nepal. The guesthouse can accommodate up to four adults. Price for one adult: 350 euros per month (or 25 euros per day). Plus, additional studio cost 20 euros per day, includes ink.
DEADLINE: ONGOING
TUSEN TAKK FOUNDATION
www.tusentakk.org
Situated in the dunes of Lake Michigan, Tusen Takk offers 3–8 week-long residencies for artists, writers and composers. Etching and photography studios. Apply now for June 2022 – June 2023. Honorarium/accommodation provided.
DEADLINE: 15 JULY
EXHIBITIONS: LONDON
ART SPACE GALLERY
84 St Peter’s Street, London N1 8JS
www.artspacegallery.co.uk
Peter Freeth RA: 40 Years of Aquatints. See profile in spring issue.
Until 12 Jun
BANKSIDE GALLERY
48 Hopton St, London SE1 9JH
www.banksidegallery.com
RE Original Prints 2021. Annual show from RE Members.
Until 5 Jun
Chelsea Physic Garden. A Year in the Life. Members of the RE and RWS were invited to respond to one of the oldest botanic gardens in Britain.
12–30 Aug
CRISTEA ROBERTS GALLERY
43 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JG
www.cristearoberts.com
Clare Woods: The Great Unknown. New collages and prints by British artist.
Until 19 Jun
EAMES FINE ART GALLERY
58 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UD
www.eamesfineart.com
Paul Catherall. Sent from Coventry.
Until 5 Jun
Malcolm Franklin: Vantage Point. Prints, sculptures and drawings.
7 Jul–1 Aug
Paul Hogg. At Eames Print Room Gallery.
Until 20 Jun
HAYWARD GALLERY
Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 8XX
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Matthew Barney: Redoubt. Major new direction for renowned artist and film-maker: features a series of sculptures cast from fallen trees and over 40 engravings and electroplated copper plates.
Until 25 Jul
HIGHGATE GALLERY
11 South Grove, London N6 6BS
www.hlsi.net/highgate-gallery
Bodenpress artists – The Poetics of Print.
Until 10 June
ONE PAVED COURT
1 Paved Court, Richmond TW9 1LZ
www.onepavedcourt.co.uk
A Trace of Space. Prints and photography by German artist Ute Haring.
23 Jun–11 Jul
ROYAL ACADEMY
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
www.royalacademy.org.uk
David Hockney RA: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020. 116 works ‘painted’ on an iPad and then printed onto paper.
Until 22 Aug
SOUTHBANK PRINTMAKERS
Gabriel’s Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PP
www.southbank-printmakers.com
Hil Scott. Colourful screenprints.
14 Jun–27 Jun
Susan Short. Bold woodcuts of urban architecture.
28 Jun–11 Jul
Yoonjung Shim. Abstract and repeating geometry: etchings.
12 Jul–25 Jul
Diane McLellan. Experimental lithographs and etchings.
26 Jul–8 Aug
Jane Stotherd. Brightly coloured screenprints.
9 Aug–22 Aug
TATE BRITAIN
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
www.tate.org.uk
Paula Rego. Retrospective with many prints – see Preview.
7 Jul–24 Oct
TATE MODERN
Bankside, London SE1 9TG
www.tate.org.uk
Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Multidisciplinary abstract artist, she made embroideries and paintings, carved sculptures and edited magazines, created puppets and mysterious Dada objects.
15 Jul–17 Oct
V&A
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
www.vam.ac.uk
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser.
Until 31 Dec
Epic Iran. Wide-ranging exhibition highlighting the impact of the culture of former Persia, includes contemporary works.
Until 4 Apr 2022
WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QX
www.whitechapelgallery.org
Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy. Retrospective of spirited and poetic artist.
Until 29 Aug
Nalini Malani: Can You Hear Me? Widely considered the pioneer of video art in India, Malani has a 50-year multimedia practice. This is the artist’s first UK commission and comprises 88 print animations projected onto the gallery’s historic interior.
Until 5 Sept
EXHIBITIONS: ENGLAND
THE BEANEY HOUSE OF ART & KNOWLEDGE
18 High Street, Canterbury CT1 2RA
www.canterburymuseums.co.uk
Paul Coldwell – Temporarily Accessioned: Freud’s Coat and other works. Significant recent works including a full-size x-ray print of Freud’s coat.
Until 27 Jun
CASTLE HOWARD
York, YO60 7DA
www.castlehoward.co.uk
Moth – Sarah Gillespie. See Preview.
Until 5 Sept
EMMA MASON GALLERY
21 Lushington Lane, Eastbourne BN21 4LJ
www.emmamason.co.uk
Collages by Geoffrey Wales.
Until 25 Jun
FRY ART GALLERY
19a Castle Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BD
www.fryartgallery.org
Lithographic Fever: ‘Britain’s Mid-Century Print Boom’.
Until 31 Oct
LEICESTER PRINT WORKSHOP
50 St George St, Leicester LE1 1QG
www.leicesterprintworkshop.com
Sue Baker Kenton. Forward Broadcast. An installation exploring visibility as a multigenerational conversation.
4 Jun–22 Aug
MODERN ART OXFORD
30 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP
www.modernartoxford.org.uk
Samson Kambalu – New Liberia. Solo show combining video, images, texts and sculptures. Expect outstanding creativity.
Until 5 Sept
MUSEUM IN THE PARK
Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud GL5 4AF
www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Society of Wood Engravers 83rd Annual Exhibition.
Until 4 Jul
NORTHERN PRINT
Stepney Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2NP
www.northernprint.org.uk
Seiko Tachinbana: Fractal. Intaglio prints also showing a small display from Beyond Words, Beyond Boundaries by Nunik Sauret.
Until 10 Jul
RABLEY GALLERY
Mildenhall, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2LW
www.rableygallery.com
Wessex and Other Moths – Sarah Gillespie. Mezzotints, see Preview.
16 Jul–14 Aug
SEA PICTURES GALLERY
Well Lane, Clare, Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8NH
www.seapicturesgallery.com
Society of Wood Engravers 83rd Annual Exhibition.
15 Jul–14 Aug
TOWNER GALLERY
Devonshire park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ
www.townereastbourne.org.uk
John Nash – The Landscape of Love and Solace.
Until 28 Sep
THEATRE SEVERN GALLERY
Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury SY3 8FT
www.theatresevern.co.uk
Printing in Dutch. Works on paper by artists with a connection to The Netherlands, including Ed Catley.
Until 21 Jul
WELLS CATHEDRAL
Cathedral Green, Wells BA5 2UE
www.wellsartcontemporary.co.uk
Wells Art Contemporary. International juried open exhibition.
28 Aug–26 Sept
WEST YORKSHIRE PRINT WORKSHOP
75A Huddersfield Road, Mirfield WF14 8AT
www.wypw.org
Urban Wallpaper. Hand printed papers by local young people led by artist Sam Groom.
Until 26 Jun
Wonderland. Prints, illustrations and wall drawings by Mohammad Barrangi.
10 Jul–28 Aug
EXHIBITIONS: WALES, SCOTLAND & N. IRELAND
MOSTYN
12 Vaughan Street, Llandudno LL30 1AB
www.mostyn.org
The Mobile Feminist Library: In Words, In Action, In Connection. Previewed in spring issue.
Until 29 Aug
TATHA GALLERY
The Newport, 1 High Street, Newport-on-Tay, Fife DD6 8AB
www.tathagallery.com
Here and Now. Society of Scottish Artists – Professional Members’ Exhibition. Group show including Bronwen Sleigh.
26 Jun–24 Jul
EXHIBITIONS: EUROPE
BORCH GALLERY
Goethestr. 79, 10623 Berlin, Germany
www.nielsborchjensen.com
Julie Mehretu – Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Colour prints combining photogravure with classic intaglio techniques.
Until 24 July
CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY
Dublin Castle, Dublin
www.chesterbeatty.ie
Edo in Colour – Prints from Japan’s Metropolis. Exploring how woodblock prints shaped a city’s identity.
Until 5 Dec 2021
CORK PRINTMAKERS
Wandersford Quay, Clarke’s Bridge, Cork T12 E26D, Republic of Ireland
www.corkprintmakers.ie
Cork Printmakers Studio Gallery. Members’ exhibitions.
Until end 2021
GALERIE BOISSERÉE
Drususgasse 7-11, D – 50667 Köln, Germany
www.galerie-boisseree.com
Josef Albers – Interactions of Colour. Selected works on paper.
Until 12 Jun
GRAPHIC STUDIO GALLERY
Cope Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Republic of Ireland
www.graphicstudiodublin.com
Kanreki. Mokuhanga prints.
Until 19 Jun
Kate MacDonagh. Solo of Mokuhanga prints.
26 Jun–31 Jul
Summer Show. A group exhibition.
7 Aug–11 Sept
HANG TOUGH GALLERY
25 Lennox Street, Portobello, Dublin 8. Republic of Ireland
www.hangtough.ie
New Beginnings. A fresh and dynamic collection of prints from both Irish and international artists.
Until 31 Aug
LAVIT GALLERY
Wandesford Quay, Clarke’s Bridge, Cork T12 E26D Republic of Ireland
www.corkprintmakers.ie
Cork Printmakers at 30. Anniversary exhibition.
Until 12 Jun
TALLER GALERIA FORT
Carrer Hort d’en Sanés, 9, 17488 Cadaqués, Spain
www.miniprint.org
41st Mini Print International of Cadaqués 2021.
26 Jun – 30 Sept
EXHIBITIONS: NORTH AMERICA, CANADA & BEYOND
ATELIER CIRCULAIRE
5445 av. De Gaspé, Local 105, Montreal (Québec), Canada
www.ateliercirculaire.org
Étienne Tremblay-Tardif, Notes. Prints, photocopies and texts. See profile pp.26-30.
Until 19 Jun
HIGHPOINT CENTER FOR PRINTMAKING
912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, USA
www.highpointprintmaking.org
Prints from Crow’s Shadow.
Until 17 Jul
Alarm Alarm – Jeremy Lundquist. Etchings made using Google Maps as a research tool.
Until 1 Jul
INTERNATIONAL PRINT CENTER NEW YORK
508 West 26th Street, 5A, New York, NY 10001, USA
www.ipcny.org
New Prints 2021/Summer. 64th presentation of IPCNY’s New Prints Program. Curated by Christiane Baumgartner, includes work by Printmaking Today Editor, Leonie Bradley.
10 Jun–18 Sept
MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH
3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, TX76107, USA
www.themodern.org
Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas. See Preview.
20 Jun–10 Oct
PS
22–26 Pakenham Street Fremantle, Western Australia 6160
www.psas.com.au
TRANSMEDIAL: Expanding Technologies in Contemporary Printmaking. Showcasing Paul Catanese, Deborah Cornell, Susanne Klein, Ingrid Ledent, Santiago Pérez, Marta Pogorzelec, Magda Stawarska-Beavan and Jo Stockham.
Until 19 Jun
ONLINE
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
www.edinburghprintmakers.co.uk
Spotlight. 20 artists representing collaborations with EP and commissions over the last 50 years.
Until 27 Jun
GESTETNER 140
www.gestetner140.com
Gestetner 140. See article in spring issue.
Ongoing
MUBAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
www.mubanexhibitions.org/impressions
Impressions: British Wood Engraving Today. Online exhibition of a dozen of Britain’s leading wood engravers.