Bookish: for Print Council of Australia Members

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From the PCA website:

Calling all PCA Members! 

Enter our new PCA Members Only artists’ book exhibition…

BOOKISH
 

All eligible entries will be accepted, works will feature in an online exhibition and travel to Sydney Contemporary where they will be included in PAPER 21, the much loved ‘fair within a fair’ dedicated to contemporary works on paper. With tens of thousands of visitors expected, this is a special opportunity to have your work included in Australasia’s most prominent art fair! 

Details on how to enter are up on the website HERE

 

Bay of Fires Art Prize Call for Entries

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The  2021 Bay of Fires Art Prize is now open and calling on artists to enter.

This year’s theme is “Island Awakening” and is open to artists in Painting, Sculpture, Textiles, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography and Mixed media. Entries now open for this $20,000 acquisitive art prize.

Entries close on 10th May. For more information and to enter, please visit bayoffireswinterartsfestival.com.au

Burnie Print Prize: Evan Pank

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This is the final post from the Burnie Print Prize. 

‘Shield Wall’ was created in 2019 as a a response to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, at the time against extradition laws that were being introduced in the parliament.  The protests developed many iconic images and scenes and was a very dynamic political situation that contained many different narratives of people standing up for what they believe in. 
 
The artwork was created to capture the imagery and the narrative of the protests at that time.  The imagery of police in armoured riot gear, protesters in their own make shift protection and utilising umbrellas for protection.  The use of smoke flares was used to represent: 
Blue – The police and the recent development of the use of blue dye in water cannons to mark protesters.
Yellow – The thin yellow line,  a group of older, non-violent protesters who would form a line between the police and younger activists to protect them. 
Red – The violence and conflict between protesters and police.
 
The artwork was also part of a group exhibition about the protests in early 2020 organised by NSW Hong Kongers.

Inkmasters Print Exhibition at Inkfest 2021 25 June to 25th July

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InkMasters Cairns InkFest a festival of all things print

 

Some Sydney Printmakers members are finalists in this exhibition.

Inkmasters Print Exhibition will show at Tanks Arts Centre Cairns. It is an international juried exhibition which brings together the best printmakers from our region with national and international artists from around the world. The works entered can be any print medium (or combination of media), traditional and contemporary, in a range of formats including 3D works such as artists’ books. 100 prints will be selected from all entries. Prizes will be awarded including an award named for Anna Eglitis, a senior Cairns artist who mentored some of the Far North’s most prolific and important artists.

On opening night there will be a public lecture at 5pm and the official launch commences at 6pm. All are cordially invited.

Traces of Print Day in May: Call for Entries

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: TRACES of Print Day in May

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$7.50 USD

Print Day in May and the California Society of Printmakers announces TRACES of Print Day in May, an online exhibition of prints highlighting artwork made during Print Day in May 2020-2021.

Traces are marks, features, trails and tracks. To trace is to discover, pursue, find and track. The history of humanity can be traced through artists, their marks, pursuits, recordings and questions.

Since 2007, Print Day in May has traced the work of a global community of artists making marks and sharing discoveries worldwide.

Eligibility

Prints created by participants of Print Day in May in 2020 & 2021. Prints need not have been made on Print Day in May but must be connected to (or Traced) to a Print Day in May project or idea. 

All print projects, which include at least one traditional technique, including installation, performance, artist books, video and animation are eligible for submission.

Exhibition Dates

Summer 2021, beginning June 15 to September 15. Zoom reception and artists’ talks TBA.

Meet our Distinguished Jurors

Liz Chalfin, Founder Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence Massachusetts, USA

Raymond Arnold, Founder LARQ, Tasmania, Australia

Yamilys Brito Jorge, Director Taller Experimental de Grafica, Havana, Cuba

There will be three Jurors’ Choice Awards.

Entries and Fees

The entry fee is $7.50 per image USD.

Entries accepted March 20–May 20, 2021

For more information:  printdayinmay.com

Become a Member of Sydney Printmakers

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Sydney Printmakers has a cap of 60 members. Our stated aims are professional development for members and the promotion of and education about print. Our main tasks are finding exhibition opportunities and organizing the exhibition of members’ work. Sydney Printmakers is a self-funded and self-directed association, the organizational strength and relevance of which depends on the engagement and contribution of time and energy by its members.

Covid19 intervened in the call for new members last year. But now that we can gather again, we are calling for applications from professional artists to fill the five membership vacancies currently available. You will need to submit a statement of up to 200 words about your work and the reasons you would like to join our association, together with a CV of up to two pages and 6 – 8 low resolution images, no larger than 1MB each. Please also indicate in your statement how you would be able to contribute to the running and growth of Sydney Printmakers.

Make your online application HERE. Applications close 5pm on 1 August.

Short-listed artists will be invited to present their work to the association’s general meeting in mid-September 2021.