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 (...)


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