Update on Firestation Monoprint Prize

May 26, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

POSTPONED Exhibition Feb 2021
New deadline for entries Dec 3rd, 2020

The Overwintering Project + PCA Membership

May 18, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

Firestation Print Studio Australian Monoprint Prize

May 18, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

Megalo International Online Exhibition of Relief Prints

May 14, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

Roz Kean has had her work selected for showing in Megalo’s Online Exhibition of Relief Prints.

Go here to see this wonderful show.

Entries for the coming virtual exhibition of intaglio work are now open.

2020 LIBRIS AWARDS: THE AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS’ BOOK PRIZE

May 2, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg 1 Comment

Four members of Sydney printmakers have had their work selected for this award: Neilton Clarke, Salvatore Gerardi, Carolyn McKenzie Craig and Helen Mueller. Congratulations to all.

To view the 2020 Libris Awards illustrated catalogue of finalists please click here

Neilton Clarke
Sugiyama Logbook 2020

Solidarity in Solitude at Gallery Lane Cove

May 1, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

The Sydney Printmakers Exhibition Solidarity in Solitude at Gallery Lane Cove is now online. Go here to see the work and artist’s statements.

2020 National Works on Paper: MPAG

May 1, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

Application closing date: 19 July 2020

2020 National Works on Paper
An MPRG exhibition

Entries are open for the 2020 National Works on Paper (NWOP), the leading works on paper exhibition and awards in the country. MPRG is committed to finding and displaying the best examples of contemporary drawing, printmaking, painting, digital prints and paper sculpture from across Australia. The winner of the Major Acquisitive Award receives $15,000 (includes the purchase price) and we have up to $50,000 worth of acquisitions and awards.

The deadline for entries was recently pushed back to 19 July to give artists additional time to submit applications. Finalists will be announced in early August and the exhibition scheduled once we can confirm the re-opening of the MPRG following the current Covid-19 closure.

The 2020 NWOP will be the second show in our new exhibition program following our major 50^th Anniversary Collection exhibition. Stay tuned for confirmation on dates.

This year we have three new judges who will add their experience and insight to the judging process: Louise Tegart, Director at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Gina Mobayed, Director of Goulburn Regional Art Gallery and MPRG’s Senior Curator Danny Lacy.

Once again we will be producing a fully illustrated catalogue for the exhibition, with artist statements accompanying each of the artworks. Our past three NWOP publications are online and are worth looking through before you apply to get a sense of the way previous finalists have explained their work.

During the 2018 National Works on Paper prize we produced a series of podcasts with finalists including Kylie Stillman, Katherine Hattam, Danica Chappell, Rosie Weiss and James Tylor and Laura Wills, who were the winners of the $15,000 Mornington Peninsula Shire / Beleura – The Tallis Foundation major acquisitive award.

Short video showing the 2018 National Works on Paper

IMPORTANT DATES – 2020 National Works on Paper

Entries close: 11.59pm, Sunday 19 July 2020

Finalists announced: Wednesday 12 August 2020

Exhibition dates: to be announced when MPRG re-opens following current closure.

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Apply Now – Megalo Online Exhibitions

April 16, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

Today’s the day! Megalo is launching an exciting range of dynamic print focused online exhibitions. Each curated exhibition will highlight a different print medium, relief, screen on paper, intaglio, lithography and screen on fabric. Below you can find out more about each exhibition and how to take part. This opportunity is open to both national and international artists.
Our first exhibition will be a Relief exhibition and the deadline for submissions is 5pm Monday 4th May. Works can be made using any of the relief processes such as woodcut, linocut, wood engraving etc. as the primary medium.
We are aware that many printmakers are unable to currently access their normal printing spaces and studios. With this in mind, all work submitted to the exhibition can be from January 2019 onwards. You can find out more information by visiting our website or through the links below!

Relief Online Exhibition – Submission Deadline 5pm Monday 4th May

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Screen on Paper Online Exhibition – Submission Deadline 5pm Monday 15th June

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Intaglio Online Exhibition – Submission Deadline 5pm Monday 27th July

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Lithography Online Exhibition – Submission Deadline 5pm Monday 7th September

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Screen on Fabric Online Exhibition – Submission Deadline 5pm Monday 19th October

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Tim at MONA : Art in the time of Covid-19

April 6, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

Galleries are using innovative ways to bring Art to the people. Read the full article by Tony Magnussun “Virtual Galleries” here.

In Tasmania, the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has taken an approach that manages to retain aspects of the unique and slightly weird experience of being in the gallery. “Living artwork” TIM, whose real name is Tim Steiner, is being live-streamed as he continues to turn up daily and sit on a plinth for six hours, minus the odd toilet break. The tattoo that covers Steiner’s back, designed by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye, has been sold to a German art collector; when Steiner dies, his back will be skinned and framed. “He’s not the artist,” explains a MONA spokesperson. “Wim Delvoye is, but the idea to remain in the gallery was Tim’s alone. Since 2011, he has sat at MONA for more than 3500 hours.”

TIM’s presence in the empty gallery seems to embody the sort of isolation we’re all dealing with at the moment. It’s a poignant statement of defiance – the show must go on – yet it also alludes to the anxiety of infection and the separation of bodies in a time of panic, themes quite new to this evolving, living work of art.

TIM LIVE STREAM

We’re still here. So is Tim.

Artwork: Tim, 2006–08, Wim Delvoye
Live stream Wednesday–Monday 10am–4.30pm AEST

Print Day in May

April 6, 2020 by Anthea Boesenberg Leave a Comment

Welcome to Print Day in May!

Print Day In May is a global celebration of printmaking, held annually on the first Saturday in May in print shops, studios, kitchens, on beaches and sidewalks all over the world.

Join us the first Saturday in May. Every year. Always.

Join us by registering on this site and/or joining the Facebook group Print Day in May Printmakers. Of course you can follow us on Instagram as well! Registration through this site gives you authorship on our blog pages, your name on the site as a participating artist, and emailed PDM newsletters.

For over ten years Robynn Smith and the MPC Printmakers have devoted the first Saturday in May to fine art printmaking. What began locally in the greater Monterey Bay Area of California in 2007, has become a worldwide event. In 2019, artists from all 50 US states, 60 different countries and all 7 continents participated! We are astonished, printmakers. We are thankful, and so proud to have you with us.

Please register for this annual, worldwide event right here. Once registered, this site/blog is for you! Post pix, respond to other printmakers and build community through our shared love of printmaking.

By providing a creative synergy and a forum for sharing and building community, this event unites printmakers worldwide and fosters a better understanding and appreciation of printmaking.

Participation is easy. Just make a print on May 2, 2020! Let the world know what you are doing by chiming in on our blog, Instagram and/or Facebook page.

Send us photos of your prints, your studios and your printmaking friends.

Invite guests and friends into your studios to share your love of printmaking.

Please join us! Make a print anywhere on 2nd May 2020. Complete an edition, try a new technique, make a footprint in the sand or snow, kiss a mirror, make handprints with kids…just print, enjoy, share and let us know about it!

Spread the word!!!! There are many ways to do so here are a few ideas:

Blog – PrintDayinMay.com – click on “Members and Registration” and follow instructions to register. This will allow you to post comments and photos. Use us as a printmaking forum!

Facebook Group – Print Day in May Printmakers

Facebook – @printdayinmay

Instagram – @printdayinmay

Contact – Robynn Smith for more information.

Connected
Having built this beautiful community, don’t forget to check back and share your work year round! In the meantime, we’ll be looking forward to everything Print Day In May 2020 has in store for us.

Thank you all,

Robynn

Below please find some pictures from PDiM 2019. You can assume that 2020 will find the event bigger and better than ever. Check in regularly for updates, and register today!

From PDiM 2019: