Print Council of Australia Print Sale @ UpSpace Gallery

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The Big Print – An Auction at UpSpace Gallery as a Fundraiser for the Print Council of Australia

Big 24 Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville.

Saturday 22nd June, 2024, between 3 and 5pm

Meet other print fans and print experts. Talk prints with Art Dealer Damien Minton and Curator/ avid print collector Akky van Ogtrop.

Bid for prints from the Print Council of Australia collection – and take one home!

Demonstrations by Master Printers Roz Kean and Andrew Totman.

RSVP (for catering) HERE

EOI for a show at the PCA Gallery open now

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Artists (individuals and groups) are invited to submit an Expression of Interest to exhibit at the newly established PCA Gallery. Exhibitions to commence from January 2025. Proposals may be inter-disciplinary but must contain elements of contemporary printmaking. This may be in the form of artists’ books, established or experimental forms of print and more broadly paper-based art. Submissions for solo exhibitions, two / three person shows, or larger group shows are all welcome.

Established in 1966 the Print Council of Australia Inc. (PCA) is the peak body representing and connecting our national communities in printmaking and works on paper.

Based in Naarm/Melbourne this national organisation promotes and supports contemporary artists working in print media, and advocates for the appreciation of printmaking, artist books and works on paper as a vibrant field of creative endeavour in the Australian context.

The PCA Gallery is located in Melbourne’s designated Arts Precinct. Close to the CBD, the gallery is a short walk to the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne Recital Centre, and the National Gallery of Victoria amongst other cultural destinations.

Enter HERE to Apply.

Print Council of Australia Print Exchange

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Rachael Lee, 'Hidden Gems', Linocut 26x20
Rachael Lee, Hidden Gems, linocut. Created for the PCA Print Exchange 2020.

PRINT EXCHANGE 2022

We are delighted to invite our artist members to participate in our fourth biennial Print Exchange 

Following the success of the PCA Print Exchanges in 2016, 2018, and 2020, 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.

This is a PCA member only opportunity to create a new edition of prints to be swapped with other members. Your print will be accepted into the PCA Archive as a snapshot of contemporary printmaking in 2022, and included in an online exhibition and sale showcasing your work to the PCA audience of approximately 14,000.

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.

https://www.printcouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Print-Exchange-2022-project-form.docx

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

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.

 

Print Council of Australia Print Exchange

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2020 PRINT EXCHANGE

We are delighted to invite our artist members to participate 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 survey of contemporary printmaking in 2020.

Apply for the 2020 Print Exchange  

Image: Roslyn Kean, Night Fall I, 2017, multiple block woodblock print (12 blocks, hand printed with a baren)