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2015 Print Exchange - Greetings From A Distant Land

Greetings From A Distant Land...

Create 11 prints, receive 10 prints from artists all over the globe!

INTRODUCING our 2015 Print Exchange. Create 11 5x7 prints on the theme 'Greetings From A Distant Land' and send them back to us. We will swap 10 of your prints with artists all over the world and you will get 10 DIFFERENT PRINTS from different artists.


THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:

+Your paper size MUST be 5 in x 7in, no bigger, no smaller. Prints that do not follow this size will not be included in the exchange!
+You must create 11 prints that have ONE editionable (Repeated) element
+Any handmade print is accepted (Sorry, no digital prints)
+You will receive 10 different prints from artists all over the globe to keep!
+Analog photography is welcome! (Or digital photos printed with a hand printed process)
+For participating, you will get an info welcome postcard from us!
+Suggested techniques: Etching, wood block, litho, rubber stamp, etc..

PRICE INCLUDES:

+A set of welcome postcards to send to friends (Feel free to start asap!)
+A rules postcard
+10 original prints from artists all over the globe
+Shipping of starter kit and the 10 prints back to you (+8 dollars for international)
+Entry into the print exchange (Your fee helps crowd-fund this project, so thanks!)

If you need any more reasons to join, check out the album of prints that came in from last year's project - we were blown away by the quality of the artwork!


If you need more info on what an edition is, check this out: What is an edition?

  • Participants: 371
  • Postmark by: September 15, 2015
  • Theme: Greetings From A Distant Land

Rules

+All prints (the size of the paper, not the size of the plate) must be 5” x 7” and fit into a flat mailing envelope. If your paper size is larger or smaller than 5"x7", your prints will not be included in the exchange.

+All 11 prints must be part of an edition.

+Any method of printmaking is welcome, whether it’s screen-printing, lithography, intaglio, chine cole - even monotype can be made into an edition!

+10 out of your 11 prints will go to artists in the exchange. We’ll add one print our archive, and present the remaining print in a gallery exhibition here in New York.

+Please make sure your mailing address is up to date throughout the exchange so that you will be sure to receive the prints you exchanged for.

+Please do not use glue, glitter, or other materials that could fall off your work or damage other contributions.

Postmark your Prints by September 15th, 2015 to:
Brooklyn Art Library
℅ The Print Exchange
103A N. 3rd St.
Brooklyn, NY 11249