New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery is inviting all printmakers
to submit work for our 3rd International Juried Print Exhibition to
be held at New Grounds from December 3 to December 26, 2015, with a reception
December 3, 5 – 8 pm.
Founded in 1996, New Grounds
Print Workshop is one of the first completely non-toxic printmaking facilities.
The award-winning studio offers access to printmaking equipment and year-round
classes. Connected to the workshop is
New Grounds Gallery which features artists working at New Grounds Print
Workshop and a selected group of printmakers from Europe, Japan, New Zealand,
India and Mexico.
First prize - Solo Show at New
Grounds in 2017, gallery representation and artists’ page on gallery web site. Representation
may be offered to more than one artist. Awards will be announced during the
opening reception.
Entry deadline:
Entries due by midnight on September 1, 2015 via e-mail:
director@newgroundsprintshop.com
Artwork submissions:
Each artist can submit up to 3 works of art – they must be original, two-dimensional, traditional printmaking techniques, or a
combination of printmaking techniques, created within the last 3 years. No
photography/no digital images/no giclée reproductions.
Maximum Paper size: 16 x 20”
Maximum Image size:
10 x 12”
Jurors:
Regina Held, Director of New Grounds and Wesley Pulkka, artist, art critic,
writer.
Regina
Held:
Originally from Germany, she received a Bachelor in Fine Arts from
the University of Texas at Austin, and a Masters in Fine Art from the
University of New Mexico. In addition, she completed the summer program at the
Tamarind Institute of Lithography. Held’s work has been exhibited in the USA,
Mexico, and Germany. She is the founder and director of New Grounds Print
Workshop and Gallery, New Mexico’s only membership-based, professional,
non-toxic printmaking facility. Held is co-author of New Grounds - The
Manual For Non-Toxic Etching.
Wesley Pulkka: Artist, writer and critic Wesley Pulkka earned
his BFA, MFA and PhD degrees majoring in sculpture, art history and the history
of symbolism and sacred art. He’s written columns, feature articles, artist
profiles and critical reviews for the Albuquerque Journal, Architectural
Digest, Art Santa Fe, Elevation Magazine, Ministry and Liturgy Magazine, The
Santafean, Santa Fe Trend, the Collector’s Guide and other publications. His
artworks have been exhibited at the Albuquerque Museum, Baltimore Art Museum,
Corcoran Gallery, Harwood Art Museum in Taos, Johns Hopkins University, Matrix
Fine Art, Seattle Art Museum, Yale University and many other institutions and
private galleries.
Presentation:
All selected works will be archivally framed and displayed in New Grounds
Gallery. There is no cost to the artists.
Entry
Fee: Non refundable $30
All submissions must be accompanied by a
non-refundable entry fee of $ 30. This fee covers return postage of your work,
administration and exhibition costs.
This entry fee can be paid by Pay Pal, check, money order, wire money,
or credit card. Pay Pal is our preferred
method of payment, but we are flexible. For PayPal, please send the payment to
our email address, director@newgroundsprintshop.com
How to Submit Entries
for Jurying (by September 1, 2015):
- Entries must be submitted in
digital form, by email.
- Up to three (3) works may be
submitted by each artist.
- Digital
images submitted should be 300 dpi JPEG format, measuring 6 inches on the
long dimension, and set to RGB.
- Each file should be named as
follows: Last Name, First Name, Title
of piece.jpg.
For
example: Anderson_Tim_Waves.jpg
- Entries should be emailed to director@newgroundsprintshop.com. Entries must arrive by midnight
on September 1, 2015
- The Subject line of the email
should read International
Competition and your last name.
- In the body of the email please include
for each image submitted:
File name
Name
Title
Image size (Height by
Width)
Medium
Retail Price (Please note that the gallery takes
50% of the retail value)
For example: Anderson,Tim,Waves.jpg ;
Title: Waves, Image Size: 8X12, Medium: Etching and aquatint, Price: $150
In addition, in the body of email provide
your address and phone number.
If you choose to pay
with your credit card, please provide your credit card number with expiration
date. You can also call us with your credit card information if you do not feel
comfortable sending it via email.
Commission on sales:
New Grounds will retain 50%
of the retail price and the artist will receive 50% of the retail price.
Payment to the
Artist:
Within
thirty (30) days of the end of the exhibition, it shall be the responsibility
of New Grounds to make payment via check or Paypal.
Use
Rights:
By submitting for jurying, artists whose submissions
are chosen for the exhibition grant New Grounds the right to use their
images for the purpose of marketing the exhibition. Artists grant the use of
their image(s) as stated without further contact or compensation. Artist’s
recognition is provided with use.
Artists
will be contacted by e-mail with results of juror by September 23, 2015
Accepted Works: Must arrive at New Grounds Gallery
between October 15 and November 15, 2015
- Accepted works need to be
shipped: unframed, un-mounted, signed
with artists name, title, year and numbering, in a mailing tube- no exceptions. No substitutions for accepted
artworks.
Ship to:
New Grounds Gallery
3812 Central Ave. SE #100B
Albuquerque, NM 87108
USA
·
Artists are responsible for shipping
and insurance costs during transit. International work should be shipped by
postal service: please allow 1-2 weeks for shipping. All international artists must
write ‘Printed Matter – No Commercial Value’ on the package. Please send
in reusable mailing tube.
·
Insurance
All received work will be handled with maximum care and will be insured for
wholesale value while on gallery premises. Works will be returned at the
galleries expense.
