Call to Participate
Second International Printmaking Juried Exhibit
Prints for Peace 2009
Monterrey, NL México.
Second International Printmaking Juried Exhibit
Prints for Peace 2009
Monterrey, NL México.
Deadline for receiving Print in Monterrey: July 15, 2009
The Art/Human Development Project invites all Printmaking Artists to participate in the Second International Printmaking Exhibit; Prints for Peace ’09 in Monterrey NL México.
All prints that have the required specifications will be exhibited in September and October 2009.
A selection of 40 prints chosen by a jury will be displayed on the invitation and poster. The first prize jury award is the opportunity of a solo exhibit in 2010. The second prize jury award is the opportunity to participate in the Second International Printmaking Collective in 2010.
There is no entry fee in lieu of the donation of the print to the Prints for Peace Collection and Art/Human Development Workshop of Casa Hogar el Refugio a youth shelter in Monterrey, NL México. A panel discussion promoting Peace will be organized in combination with the exhibit.
The Specifics:1. Prints: Each artist should send one original print. No digital prints accepted. 2. Paper Size : 10 x 10 inches or 25 x 25 cm. Image size can vary or bleed out of the paper. 3. Theme: Peace.4. Medium: Entries may feature any technique of printmaking and should be signed. 5. Deadline: July 15, 2009.
6. Please include a print appropriate for all audiences. They will eventually be included in other events involving school children. By sending a print, the artist gives permission to use the print and its image in other non-profit events. The prints will not be sold; they will become part of the collection Prints for Peace Arte/Desarrollo Humano Workshop of Casa Hogar el Refugio Monterrey NL, México.
7. Opening: The opening of the exhibit will be September 9.2009 at 8:30 p.m. at the IMNRC. The Prints will be exhibited until October 30 , 2009.
8. Exhibits: All Prints will be exhibited. The International Prints for Peace exhibit will be presented at the Leopoldo Carpinteyro Gallery of IMNRC Intituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales in Monterrey NL México. http://www.relacionesculturales.edu.mx/ Julian Nava Director of Cultural Promotion IMNRC julian@imnrc.edu.mx , 52 81 80 04 90 90 Monterrey México. The Photos of the exhibit will be posted on the same page as the Art in the web. http://www.printsforpeacemexico.blogspot.com/
9. Awards. The first and second prize winners will be announced in August 2009. The first prize will be awarded a solo exhibit in Monterrey, NL. The artist will send 12 to 15 original prints with pass partout and without frame. The committee will frame the prints and send back the original prints without the pass partout or the frame.
10. Collective exhibit. The artist awarded the second price will send three prints with pass partout to the Second International Printmaking Collective in 2010. Ten artists will participate. The theme is México.
11. Web Gallery. As well as the exhibition, the prints that comply with the regulations will be exhibited in the Web gallery of http://www.printsforpeacemexico.blogspot.com/
12. Entry Form: The application (entry) form should accompany the work, including the name and the nationality of the artist as well as the title, year and the technique used in the work. The entry form can be found at
http://www.printsforpeacemexico.blogspot.com/
and www.art-humandevelopment.blogspot.com 13. Address: The works should be sent to:
Guadalupe Victorica/
Adm. Correos Tecnologico #2175/
Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501/
Monterrey NL 64841/
Mexico
14. Sending Work: Please send Print by air-mail in a simple packet, unframed, without cardboard window or passé par tout. The print should be protected so that it cannot bend in the mail. Please allow enough time for the print to be here on time. Please send the print as "No commercial value". Please note: packages with declared amounts of money arrive directly in the customs to pay duty. These packages will not be received.15. Information : Please have only this information in the back of the print: complete name , title of Print, technique, year.16. E-mail. Please RSVP by e-mail to: printspeace@gmail.com . If possible, please send a message indicating your intention to participate. When we receive your print we will let you know.
All other matters will be resolved by the Prints for Peace Committee. More information please contact us at
printspeace@gmail.com.
Second International Printmaking exhibit
Prints for Peace Entry Form Monterrey, NL México.
Artist Name__________________________________________
City and Country______________________________________
Title of Print__________________________________________
Technique and year____________________________________
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Occupation___________________________________________
Electronic mail address_________________________________
Web site if available_____________________________________________
Note about the print and or message of peace _______________
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I give permission to Prints for Peace to use the image for promotional material. I donate the print to be used in activities related to the promotion of Peace and educational purposes. The Prints will not be sold.
Signature: