Seattle Print Arts Annual Print Exchange

The 2024 Print Exchange is Now Closed.

Please join us for the 2024 Annual Seattle Print Arts Print Exchange, open to all members of Seattle Print Arts. The SPA Annual Print Exchange is an unjuried print exchange, with no assigned theme, that celebrates all types of fine art printmaking.

For this print exchange, each artist will submit 12 prints and will receive 10 randomly selected prints from the submitted entries in return. Two of the prints in each edition will be retained and owned by Seattle Print Arts for the archival collection.

Deadline: The print exchange deadline is Sunday, April 7th.

Drop-off: Prints can be dropped off at Pratt Fine Arts Center, Front Desk, 1905 South Main St., Seattle. Front Desk hours are from 10:00AM-9:00PM M-Sun. Questions about drop-off can be sent to membership@seattleprintarts.org or kkakaria@pratt.org

Mail Submissions: If mailing, please send to: Amber Chiozza, 3607 Hoyt Ave, Everett, WA 98201 and be sure to include your return address.

Registration: Register for the 2024 exchange here. There is no longer an entry fee included with the exchange.

Exhibition & Exchange Pick-up: Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Pick-up will be at the closing for Pink, Unpacked show at the Rosetta Hunter Gallery in Seattle Central College. Please watch the SPA social media pages, as well as the website, for updates on this information.

Eligibility: Please note that artists must already be a member or join Seattle Print Arts to participate. If you need to confirm your membership, you can email us at membership@seattleprintarts.org

Questions: Please contact membership@seattleprintarts.org

SPECIFICATIONS 

Prints not conforming to the specifications below will be returned and will not be part of the exchange.

Deliver prints in a portfolio larger than 11” x 15” (if home-made, make it stiff and re-closeable). Clearly label the portfolio with your name, email, and phone number.

Each artist must submit:

  • Edition size of twelve (12) prints.

  • All prints must be on 11” x 15” paper.

  • All fine art print techniques are eligible, including digital media.

  • No reproductions of artwork in other media.

  • Prints may either be editioned or a set of 12 similar monotypes/monoprints in series using the same imagery or matrices.

  • The image size can be any size within the 11” x 15” paper size. Bleed prints will be accepted.

  • Prints must be signed, titled, and numbered 1/12 to 12/12 or for varied editions VEd 1/12 - VEd12/12. Include this information on the back of full-bleed prints.

  • Interleaving (newsprint acceptable) must be placed between each dry print and must be the size of the paper.

  • Twelve (12) copies with a short description of your process. This should include your name, e-mail, and website (if applicable) at the top. These will be included with each print. You can use this as your interleaving if convenient.

Questions? Email membership@seattleprintarts.org if you have questions regarding the exchange.

 

2021 SPA PRINT EXCHANGE