International Mokuhanga Conference Call for Entries

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

木版画と和紙　ー継承と革新
Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga & Washi
2024 Juried International Mokuhanga Exhibition
Echizen City, Japan

Exhibition Dates: April 4 to 8, 2024 

Inheritance & Innovation: Mokuhanga Artists Explore Japanese Paper
As one of its central events, the Fifth International Mokuhanga Conference is pleased to announce a call for entries for an exhibition of mokuhanga prints which will take place from April 4 to 8, 2024, at Imadate Art Hall, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

The conference will focus on Japanese traditional papermaking and the innovative use of washi by contemporary mokuhanga artists. The exhibition will highlight new approaches to this historic art within the wider world of hand papermaking and contemporary art. 

Application timeline

  • APPLICATION DEADLINE Extended: September 30, 2023 (closes at 11:59 PM Mountain Time)
  • RESULTS: November 1, 2023
  • RECEIPT OF SELECTED WORKS TO JAPAN: by January 20, 2024

Judges
Nicholas Cladis, an interdisciplinary artist and papermaker in Iowa City, IA
Keiko Hara, Artist, Founder and Co-Director of Mokuhanga Project Space, Walla Walla, WA
Allison Tolman, The Tolman Collection Tokyo/New York
Annu Vertanen, Artist/ Professor, Academy of Fine Arts / Finland

Application Requirements

Application guidelines

This exhibition is open to artists worldwide. We invite applicants to submit up to three prints created within the last three years. All works must be water-based woodblock (mokuhanga) printed on Japanese paper (washi). Mixed media works are eligible but must have water-based woodcut as a major component of the work. Prints can be on machine made or handmade washi. Applicants should include the name of the washi in their application.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES:
1 – 3 works per artist, from which 1 work may be selected.
 
CONDITION:Mokuhanga prints on Japanese washi, created in the last three years
MAXIMUM PAPER SIZES:Maximum size is Masaban: 55 x 44 centimeters (21 x 17 inches)
SCREENING:By jpeg. Max size 2 MB.
 
ENTRY FEE:US $35 via PayPal or credit card. The fee is nonrefundable.*
 
SHIPPING & RETURN OF PRINTS:ACCEPTED ARTWORKS:  Ship by Tube or Flat (no mat or frame)

ARTWORK RETURN OPTIONS: :

1) Pick up work at the Conference

2) For return shipping the fee is JP¥2000 ($15.00), payable to IMA through Paypal upon receiving acceptance letter.

3) Option to donate your print to the International Mokuhanga Association, supporting IMA’s mission and programs through their fundraising efforts.
 

A list of artists selected for the Juried Exhibition 2024 in Japan will be posted on the IMA website: http://2024.mokuhanga.org.
* This is an opportunity to participate in a highly regarded international exhibition that will be attended by many serious professionals. The fee will be used to cover the costs of jurying online, professional installation, and documentation that will be available on the conference website

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Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Call for Entries

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Entries Now open!

Entries Close 4pm, Friday 1 September 2023

The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art award and exhibition inviting artists to submit works in a variety of artistic categories and mediums. Now in its 61st year, across the categories there is over $60,000 in prize money to be won. In 2023, the celebrated Open Award, which is acquisitive to Campbelltown City Council collection, is valued at $50,000.

Up to two artworks can be entered in the different categories with exhibition finalists selected by a panel and judged by three industry professionals who will collectively choose the winners for each category and award. All Primary and Secondary students may enter one artwork and will be automatic finalists for exhibition. 

Over the years, the Open Award has been awarded to some of Australia’s most respected contemporary artists including Elisabeth Cummings, Khaled Sabsabi, Justene Williams, David Bromley, Marion Borgelt, Raquel Ormella, Tina Havelock Stevens, Kuba Dorabialski, Robert Fielding and most recently, Michael Cook.

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Call for Entries: Colin Holden Print Commission

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Entries Close 28th August, 2023  

The Colin Holden Print Commission is a new opportunity for tertiary students currently enrolled in visual or fine arts at TAFE or university in Australia to create an original print edition for the Print Council of Australia.

Commissioned students will receive $1000, printmaking paper, and their work will be promoted and launched at the Print Council of Australia Gallery and in IMPRINT magazine.

The PCA has been commissioning contemporary artists to make new works in print media since 1966 through the PCA Print Commission. This program has showcased some of the most talented, innovative and influential artists working in print, with institutional collections regularly acquiring prints from the annual commission.

The Colin Holden Print Commission has been specially established to encourage emerging artists engaged in tertiary study to develop and promote their printmaking.

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Megalo Artist in Residence Call for Applications

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Artist in Residence // 2024 applications now open!

Applications are now open for Megalo’s 2024 Artist in Residence program.  The annual residency program gives artists at all stages of their career access to our facilities and equipment, to make new work or experiment with ideas in the Megalo studios.
Megalo is now calling for applications for 2024 residencies to artists currently resident in Australia, including one residency for artists of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. One international residency will also be offered to an artist outside Australia.  

Applications close 31 August.   To learn more about the residency program and how to apply visit the Megalo website.
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Call for Entries: Gosford Art Prize

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Entries close Monday 24 July 2023, 4pm

The annual Gosford Art Prize has been a feature of the Gosford Regional Gallery program since the early 1970s and is a cultural highlight of our region. 

Open to practicing artists from across Australia, the prize presents the selected winner with a first prize of $15,000 with a second prize of $5,000. Other prizes include the Aboriginal Artist Prize, Gosford Ceramics Prize, Highly Commended and Viewer’s Choice Award, with a prize pool of over $26,500 to be won. 

All works can be for sale and show a breadth of excellence in practices over a range of artistic mediums.

For further information, go here:

https://www.judgify.me/gosfordartprize2023

Please enter here:

https://www.judgify.me/users/entrant_signin/11018

Hornsby Art Prize Call for Entries Opening Soon

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Artists are invited to submit works in the following categories: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Digital Art Stills and Sculpture. This year, the competition has an overall prize pool valued of $23,000, with the major prize worth $10,000.

The non-acquisitive prize celebrates Australian Contemporary Art and is open to all Australian residents aged 18 years and over. It also celebrates Hornsby Shire residents with the Hornsby Shire Local Artist Award with a prize of $5,000.

The Hornsby Art Prize Finalists’ Exhibition will be held at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby, from 20 October until 5 November 2023.

Key Dates

Entries Open5 June 2023 
Entries Close5pm, 5 September 2023 
Award Ceremony20 October 2023 
Exhibition20 October to 5 November 2023 

Blue Mountains Print Prize Call for Entries

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Important dates:
Entries Open: March 1st 2023
Entries Close: June 30th 2023
Delivery: July 1st 2023 10am – 2pm – No exceptions.
Pick Up: Not before Sunday 9th July from 5pm – 7pm.
Opening Night: Friday 7th July, 6:30pm – 8pm
Exhibition Open: Saturday & Sunday – 8 & 9th July 10:00 till 4:00.
Sizes below are the MAXIMUM whether the works are framed or unframed. (Unframed must be foam core backed)
2D: 45cm x 33cm
3D: 45cm x 35cm x 35cm
Works will be displayed at the discretion of the BMCAC Committee.
Works will be accepted by mail. Works must be flat packed and include a stamped self addressed envelope or label for return mail. Works must arrive before the closing date.
Mailing address:
BMCAC Print Prize
c/- K.Kennedy
11 Olivet St
Glenbrook
NSW 2773
NB: Third prize sponsor ‘Black Bird Paper’ will be present 9am – 2pm, Saturday 1 July 2023, for artists to meet during artwork drop off. Marguerite of Black Bird Paper will be showcasing and selling paper to printmakers on this day.
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2023 Banyule Award for Works on Paper Call for Entries

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The Banyule Award for Works on Paper is awarded biennially to an outstanding contemporary work on paper. This is a prestigious national art prize, with the winning artwork entered into the Banyule Art Collection.

2023 theme

The theme for the 2023 is Nhalinggu Bagung, meaning come gather in the Woiwurrung language.

On 5 December 2022, we adopted the Uluru Statement from the Heart and have committed to taking practical action for a better future and reconciled Australia.

The 2023 theme recognises that Reconciliation requires all of us to come together and do our part to build a future for all Australians.

We invite entries from all Australian artists to show us what Reconciliation looks like from your individual perspective and lived experience through artistic response.

  • First Nations artists, share your culture and story with us and show us the way forward.
  • Non-Indigenous artists, show us how you would take part in Reconciliation, or what Reconciliation means to you.

Entries will be closely monitored for cultural appropriation. Non-Indigenous artists, if you are unsure if your artwork or idea is appropriate, please do contact us to discuss.

Prizes and dates

  • Main Acquisitive Prize: $10,000
  • Commendation Prize: $1000
  • People’s Choice Award (voted by public, announced at the end of the exhibition period): $1000

Entries open on 1 May and close at 11.59pm 14 July 2023. No late entries will be accepted.

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Fraser Coast National Art Prize Call for Entries.

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Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize is an initiative of the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery and Fraser Coast Regional Council that seeks to explore our reciprocal, inextricable relationship with the environment through contemporary art.

Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize invites entries from artists working in any visual art medium from across Australia, offering a $25,000 major acquisitive prize. Entrants are invited to submit works that demonstrate a conceptual engagement with the intersection of people, place and the environment. Entrants are encouraged to consider an expanded approach to this theme—Girra is not another landscape prize.

Girra was borne out of the enduring social and cultural importance of the natural environment in the Fraser Coast region, encompassing land, sea and sky. Home of the Butchulla people, the region’s unique natural features include the world’s largest sand island K’Gari and its surrounding waters, recognised as the world’s first Whale Heritage Site.

Entries for the inaugural prize open from 1 May 2023 and close 5pm AEST 21 June 2023. The Major Prize winner will be awarded a $25,000 acquisitive prize. Their work will become a significant early acquisition for the newly focused art collection of the Fraser Coast.

Key Dates

Call for entries: 1 May-21 June 2023
Finalists advised of inclusion: 12 July 2023
Exhibition: 23 September-12 November 2023
Opening and Prize Announcement: Friday 22 September 2023

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https://herveybayregionalgallery.snapforms.com.au/form/girra-fraser-coast-national-art-prize