Call for Members

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Sydney Printmakers has some vacancies for new members.

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.

Print Council Of Australia Print Exchange

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PRINT COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA PRINT EXCHANGE 2020

Following the success of the inaugural PCA Print Exchange in 2016, and the second iteration in 2018, we are pleased to invite our printmaker members to participate once again in our third biennial Print Exchange and celebrate the depth and diversity of contemporary Australian Printmaking. One print will reside in the PCA archive as a snapshot of printmaking in 2020.

Please note you must be a member of the Print Council of Australia to participate in the project. There are many benefits to being a member including a subscription to the quarterly Imprint magazine. To view membership options visit our membership page.

  • THEME – No specific theme, we encourage you to make what you do best.
  • PAPER SIZE – strictly 26 x 20 cm. Images can be printed edge to edge or on any part of the paper. Please use archival printmaking paper. Prints to be interleaved with tissue or glassine paper (CUT TO EXACT SAME SIZE AS PRINT)
  • TECHNIQUES – All printmaking techniques including digital and combinations accepted. 2D only.
  • EDITION SIZE – Each artist will create an edition of 12 prints signed and numbered (1/12, 2/12, 3/12 etc). Each print needs the artist’s name, title and medium written in pencil on the back.
  • DEADLINES –
    Applications open: 16 December 2019
    Works to arrive: by 30 October 2020
    Distribution: early December 2020 (TBC)

Applications here.

Print Council of Australia
c/o Sharron Okines
PO Box 2949
Fitzroy VIC 3065

  • One print is to be donated for sale to raise funds for ongoing projects for the PCA.
  • One print will reside in the PCA archive.
  • Ten prints will be exchanged and you will be sent a randomised selection in return.
  • International participants please mark the envelope “No commercial value”.
  • The PCA will take every care with your prints but no responsibility for loss or damage can be accepted.
ONLINE EXHIBITION AND SALE

Please email a low res JPEG image of your print, your website address and a 50 word (or less) statement to Sharron Okines – imprintadvertising@printcouncil.org.au

When the prints and fees arrive, images of the prints will be uploaded to the PCA Facebook page for exhibition and an online sale (date to be determined) of the 2/12 prints to raise funds for the PCA. Other exhibition opportunities may arise and we will advise you accordingly.

 

Residency Opportunity at Baldessin Press

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The State Library of Victoria / Amor Baldessin Press Residency is open for applications.

This is now a stand-alone Residency, funded by Rick Amor, for a printmaker who will benefit from access to the SLV’s extensive and marvellous collection, as part of their research / inspiration.

Please refer to the SLV website for more information: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about-us/fellowships/amor-residency-baldessin-press-studio

The Residency will cover accommodation, studio access, some materials, and the possibility of collaboration with a printer.  These will be negotiated according to the project, to the value of $5000.

So here’s a chance!  We really hope you will apply, wish you success and hope to see you as Resident one day!