Swan Hill Acquisitive Print and Drawing Awards 2022

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With the New Year approaching, it’s time to turn our minds to upcoming opportunities for 2022. There’s plenty of time to make work for the Swan Hill Print and Drawing Awards.

More information will be posted here as it becomes available.

Call out for entries

$16,000 prize

The mission of the 2022 Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards is to promote excellence in Australian prints and drawings; present an exhibition of contemporary Australian prints and drawings, and continue to build a high quality collection for Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery.

Important dates

Entries open onlineMonday, 3 January 2022
Entries closeMidnight, 19 June 2022
Announcement of finalists15 July 2022
Launch2 September 2022
Announcement of winners2 September 2022
Entry fee$45

Judges

  • Vanessa Gerrans – Director, Warrnambool Art Gallery
  • Dr. Thomas A Middlemost – Art Curator, Charles Sturt University Art Collection

Image: Carolyn Craig – Words between Bodies (swearing as a social capital), detail laser etched wood x 2, 3D printed objects – winner of print award 2020

Print Council Call for Entries in the Print Commission.

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Enter the Print Commission 2022!
Entries Due 5pm 15 February, 2022  For over 50 years the Print Council of Australia has invited contemporary artists to create new editions of original prints for our annual Print Commission.

Works created for the Commission are acquired by collections and subscribers across Australia and internationally. This year the artist payment has increased to $1000 for each selected artist, and they also receive an artist proof of each of the Print Commission 2022 prints!

Enter the Print Commission for a chance to join the illustrious lineage of commission artists. 
Judges Announced
The Print Commission 2022 will be judged by Robert Heather (Executive Director – Art Gallery Society of NSW) and Akky van Ogtrop (President – Print Council of Australia). 

Image: Anita Laurence, Mullinmur Billabong, linocut, edition of 30. Print Commission 2021

Enter the Print Commission 2022
Join / Renew PCA Membership

Join Sydney Printmakers!

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It’s been some time since we have been able to make a call for new members, but we are now ready to accept your submissions. Please give it a go if you would like to be considered for membership of our thriving organisation.

All the information you need is HERE

Applications close on Friday 4th February 2022, so there’s plenty of time to get things together.

WorldWide Prints, continuing exhibitions.

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Luciano Rossetto, President of Associazione Nazionale Incisori Contemporanei, has encouraged us to enter work for this exhibition opportunity.

Members of Sydney Printmakers have been invited to participate in the project WorldWide Prints, launched a couple of years ago and that will last for several years. There were two exhibitions for this project planned in 2020, but they were cancelled because of Covid-19. Now they are planned for spring 2022. At the moment there are about 450 artists participating with more than 800 prints from 60 Countries, but only 4 artists from Australia. You can see the Countries, the artists and the prints participating so far, on the website at https://www.incisoricontemporanei.it/sezioni/Collections_1220.htm

The project description with instructions on how to participate can be downloaded from https://www.incisoricontemporanei.it/en/articles/Project-Description_1181.htm

Your entry must be marked Printed Matter No Commercial Value.

There is no set deadline.

For any questions please feel free to contact us at  wwprintmaking@gmail.com

To the Edges @ Manly Art Gallery and Museum

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Anne Starling - Nuclear Family
Anne Starling, Nuclear Family, 2020, linocut, woodblock, intaglio, relief, collage, 62 x 157cm.

Only six days to go to see this impressive exhibition!

Splash page image: Nathalie Hartog-Gautier, Looking for Paradise, Handmade raw cotton paper in collaboration with Darren Simpson from Creative Paper Tasmania and Penelope Lee, 12 books, unique state.

On Paper International Printmaking Contest

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ON PAPER contest 2022
8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING CONTEST


AWARD 1000€
DEADLINE April 1st 2022
FEE 26€ 
Tinta Invisible, (Barcelona, Spain) in July 2022


The contest is open to anyone. Application is online at www.onpapercontest.com

Rules available in ENGLISH, CATALAN and SPANISH

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2022

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Competition overview

Purpose of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize was launched in 2002 and commemorates the birth of the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse. The prize is an opportunity for artists to investigate the world around them, and present their perspectives on natural science. It encourages artists to make a statement about the scientific issues facing our planet, and offers a valuable platform for them to contribute to the environmental debate. Over the years the competition has become a much loved fixture on the arts calendar, allowing artists and audiences to explore natural science through a range of creative outlets.

Prizes:

Two main award categories are available, these being an Open Prize with a $30,000 prize and an Emerging Artist Prize with a $10,000 prize.

Visitors to the South Australian Museum exhibition can also vote on The People’s Choice Dr Wendy Wickes Memoriam Prize, awarded to a finalist artist who has been judged by the people to have communicated the most significant scientific message within the spirit of the competition.  

The People’s Choice Dr Wendy Wickes Memoriam Prize is generously provided by her life’s companion.

Important Dates:

Entries may be submitted from Monday 25 October 2021 until 5pm Friday 25 February 2022.

The selected works must arrive at the South Australian Museum between Monday 2 May and Friday 13 May 2022. 

For further information, including full competition rules and entry form, please CLICK HERE.

More information:

For further information please contact waterhouseartprize@samuseum.sa.gov.au.