Listings and Opportunities
For FREE entries in the Listings and Opportunities Sections of the Summer (2026) Issue of Printmaking Today - for exhibitions, events and opportunities planned for June, July and August 2026
- please send your information to: listings@cellopress.co.uk by the 1 May 2026.
AWARDS, PRIZES AND COMPETITIONS
IX INTERNATIONAL MINI PRINT CANTABRIA 2026
The award is open to all printmaking disciplines, including digital printed artwork and monotype. The theme is All the Seas, but this does not imply that the work must be figurative. All kinds of aesthetic languages are admitted. The image and the paper must not exceed 200 x 200mm. There is no minimum image or paper size. Artists may submit up to three artworks. Awards are: First prize €4000, Second prize €1500 and Third prize €500. Works will be exhibited at the Faro Cabo Mayor Art Centre, Santander from September to December 2026.
DEADLINE: 31 JUL 2026
THE WOMEN IN ART PRIZE
Now in its ninth year, the Women in Art Prize is again open to all emerging women artists, including printmakers, who are living and working in the UK. The printmaking prize includes £500 prize money. Entries open on 8 March 2026.
DEADLINE: TBC
TYPA CENTRE ANNUAL LINOCUT CONTEST
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Typa’s linocut contest is an annual event that celebrates printmakers from Estonia and all over the world. This year it is taking place for the 11th time! 2026 is Peeter Allik’s 60th birthday, he is one of Estonia’s most famous printmakers. We encourage artists to be inspired by his works for this year’s contest. Artists may take inspiration from any aspect of his work and can be free with the theme. Entry is free.
DEADLINE: 27 MAR
OPEN CALL FOR EXHIBITIONS
10TH BIENNIAL FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
This competition is open to artists working in all fine art printmaking mediums, including woodcut, intaglio, lithography, screenprint, monotype and original digital media. The image size must be exactly 12 x 12 inches (or 305 x 305mm) and the paper dimensions must not exceed 18 x 18 inches (457 x 457mm). The submission fee is $40 for up to two entries. $1000 in cash prizes and purchase awards will be awarded. Work will go on show at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
DEADLINE: 14 MAR
46TH MINI PRINT INTERNATIONAL OF CADAQUÉS 2026
Open to all artists, print processes and themes, Taller Galeria Fort and Adogi announce their annual mini print international. In 2026, it will be the 46th edition of this international open call and exhibition. Each artist should submit four prints. The image must not be bigger than 100 x 100mm (3.9 x 3.9 inches). The paper size is maximum 180 x 180mm (7.1 x 7.1 inches). The exhibition in Cadaqués will last around 90 days and will be open to the public daily (6pm–9.30pm) from end of June to 30 September continuously. The fee for international artists is 95 USD or 80 EUR. If you are resident in Spain, the fee is 50 EUR. The application form and more details can be downloaded from the link and must include a curriculum vitae.
DEADLINE: 15 MAR 2026
FRINGE ARTS BATH
See website for details of Fringe Arts Bath open call exhibitions, including Male Art. What does it mean to be male? Male Art aims to take a gendered and intersectional perspective on the widest range of male experiences and identities. Male Art will bring together artists (of any gender) working with materials and methods connected to typically male job roles such as construction, mechanics or farming. Conversely it might include male artists engaged with typically female activities such as embroidery or childcare. Additionally, it is hoped Male Art will map the experiences of trans men, or the misgendering of trans or cis women or non-binary people. It is also hoped that the formative experiences of boyhood and the transformative experiences of fatherhood be captured. Entry is free and submissions can be made from anywhere in the world.
DEADLINE: 10 APR
MINIPRINT KAZANLAK
The Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak is an annual event open internationally to all artists over the age of 18, working in traditional printmaking techniques and/or working in experimental digital printmaking and mixed media techniques. All fine art printmaking mediums and tendencies are acceptable, including relief, lithography, silkscreen, intaglio, monotype and original digital media. The entry fee is €50 for up to three works. Maximum paper size is 190 x 190mm and maximum image size is 100 x 100mm. The exhibition will be in the summer with the date tbc.
DEADLINE: 4 APR
RE PRINTMAKERS
Small But Mighty showcases all forms of printmaking and highlights the powerful and impressive nature of works created on a small scale. This open submission exhibition, established by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) aims to create long-term opportunities for artists and promote printmaking to a wider audience. The size limit for works in this exhibition is 500mm on the longest edge (including framing). The exhibition of works selected will take place at Bankside Gallery from 17–27 September. There will be a considerable number of prizes to be won including the Printmaking Today award. See website for entry fees and other details, including the guest judge, to be announced towards the end of March.
DEADLINE: 1 JUN
SCULPTURE LOUNGE SUMMER EXHIBITION 2026
An opportunity to exhibit in one of the biggest summer exhibitions in the North. Each summer Sculpture Lounge holds a major exhibition at their studio building in the picturesque town of Holmsforth. Submissions are now sought for works in two and three dimensions across the price range. This is a mixed exhibition of sculpture painting, drawing, hand-made prints and ceramics. Artists may submit within one or more of three categories: The Curated Exhibition, 100 at £100 and Gallery Shop Stock.
DEADLINE: 10 MAR
SMALL PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2026
Leicester Print Workshop is delighted to announce the return of the Small Print International, our much-loved exhibition celebrating small-scale printmaking. After a pause of several years, the exhibition will relaunch in 2026 for our 40th birthday. The 2026 exhibition will open at LPW on 5 June with a Gala launch evening alongside our 40th birthday celebrations. Artists from across the world are invited to submit works that measure no more than 260 x 260mm. Every print process will be welcomed. All selected work will be exhibited in our RIBA award winning workshop in Leicester from 4 June until 11 July.
DEADLINE 22 MAR
THE DERBY PRINT OPEN 2026
The Derby print Open is a multi-venue open exhibition, organised by Green Door Printmaking Studio, that showcases contemporary printmaking from artists based in the UK. We invite printmakers to submit up to six original prints and/or 3D work that embodies printmaking. Awards include printmaking materials, workshops and exhibition opportunities. Submission fees are £15 for one work, £30 for two or three works and £45 for four to six works. All prints submitted must be original, hand pulled fine art prints, produced using a recognised print technique on archival papers. Works produced using AI and/or digital prints will not be accepted. All 3D work must have an origin in printmaking or incorporate printmaking in its creation. We are particularly interested in submissions of ceramics, artists’ books, sculptural works and textiles.
DEADLINE: 31 MAR
EVENTS
SPIKE PRINT STUDIO FAIR 2026
Spike Island and Spike Print Studio are delighted to announce the launch of a new three-day printmaking fair taking place from 24–26 July at Spike Island, in partnership with the UWE Bristol School of Arts and Centre for Print Research (CFPR). Part of Spike Island celebrations to mark five decades since the founding of Artspace Bristol in 1976. Artists wishing to apply for a table should check the website for further details nearer the time. 13 April will be the deadline to apply for a table.
DEADLINE: 13 APR
WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES
THE GPC RESIDENCY
The GPC are offering a four-month long residency of their studio, full use of our excellent facilities and the camaraderie of an active printmaking studio. The residency is aimed at giving access and encouragement to people who have recently graduated from studying printmaking and would like to continue their discovery and artistic practice with print. It is important to note that GPC does not employ a technician, and that technical support could only be provided on a voluntary basis by GPC members. The GPC will be offering two places a year, the date for the residency is 22 June to 25 October 2026 culminating in an exhibition at The Printmakers Gallery onsite, of work made during the residency for the week of 27 October to 7 November 2026 with an optional celebratory private view evening on the 4 November. To apply please visit: gpchq.co.uk/barbara-webb-residency
DEADLINE: 30 MAR
WORKING GROUPS
DEAF PRINTMAKERS WORKING GROUP
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A call out for Deaf printmakers and interested parties. There are virtually no video recordings of signs in British Sign Language for printmaking techniques. Leonie Bradley and Ember Kelly are putting together a working group to see whether we can change this. Importantly, it would increase accessibility but also help to raise the profile of printmaking in general. First steps include securing funding and agreeing a list of key terms to translate. Please get in touch if you would like to be involved or find out more.
DEADLINE: ONGOING