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The Print Center’s 91st Annual International Competition

The Print Center   /   Deadline: 11/15/16

This year The Print Center celebrates the beginning of its second century. We are very pleased to announce the two jurors for the 91st Annual International Competition, both curators at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Kelly Baum, the Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of Contemporary Art, will be joined by Jennifer Farrell, Associate Curator, Drawings and Prints. Baum and Farrell bring broad expertise and critical interest in the role of print and photography in contemporary art and society, traits that we embrace as core to our mission.

The Annual International Competition is one of the most prestigious and oldest competitions of its kind in the United States. The Print Center is particularly interested in highlighting local, national and international artists who utilize photography and printmaking in intriguing ways, both in content and process.

Any artist using Photography and/or Printmaking as critical components in their work can enter. Artists whose work pushes the boundaries of traditional photographic and printmaking practices are encouraged to enter.

Fees

$45.00

Eligibility

Any artist using photography and/or printmaking as critical components in their work can enter. Work submitted must have been completed in the last three years. Up to five images may be submitted and only one submission per person is allowed.

Accepted formats:
Images: Up to 5 MB/each: jpg, png, gif
Videos: Up to 60 MB/each: mov, wmv, flv, mp4
Each uploaded file must be labeled with Title, Date, Medium (e.g. etching, inkjet, gelatin silver, lithograph) and Size (paper size, video duration or installation size).

Awards

Awards and prizes include three solo exhibitions at The Print Center to be held May-August 2017; inclusion in online exhibition of portfolios; Stinnett Philadelphia Museum of Art Collection Award; and over $2,000 in other purchase and material prizes.

Contact Information

Jacqui Evans
1614 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

P: 2157356090
W: http://printcenter.org/100/competition/
E: jevans@printcenter.org