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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Artists Residency at Megalo Print Studio 2024

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Artist in Residence //
2024 callout
Applications close 31 August
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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Roz Kean is also a finalist

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Roslyn Kean, Calabash-Arcadia, relief monoprint, 92cm X 192cm (detail)

Ros Kean has been selected as a finalist in the 2023 WAMA Art Prize from the National Centre of Environmental Art with this image.

She is also a finalist in the 5th International Printmaking Triennial in Serbia, 2023.

Congratulations to Roz!

Members selected as Finalists

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Anthea Boesenberg, Fifty Years, stamps on paper, 11mx90cm,2023

Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Award 2023

Members Anthea Boesenberg, Nathalie Hartog-Gautier, Anna Russell, and Gary Shinfield have had works selected.

The Fremantle Print Prize 2023

Anthea Boesenberg, Seong Cho and Gary Shinfield have had works selected.

Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2023

Jacqui Driver has had her work selected.

Congratulations to everyone.

Only a few days before the deadline to submit an application for membership of Sydney Printmakers!

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Why not give it a go?

Sydney Printmakers is a self-funded and self-directed association, the organisational strength and relevance of which depends on the engagement and contribution of time and energy by its members. Members are expected to attend quarterly meetings and contribute to the running of the organisation and will be given tasks from time to time.

Deadline for applications: 1st August 2023

You will need to submit:

  • 200 words on why you would like to join our association.
  • 200 words about your work and your professional practice.
  • 200 words on what contribution or special skills could you could offer for the running and growth of our association.
  • CV of up to two pages.
  • 5 low resolution images, no larger than 1 MB each.
  • Website and Instagram details.

An online application form is HERE

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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