2012 Print Exchange

Dear Artist:

Oregon Ink Spot invites you to participate in the 4th Annual (2010) International Print Exchange. This exchange is open to artists from the various states and abroad. In lieu of an entry fee Oregon Ink Spot will keep two prints from each edition submitted to the exchange.

All prints must conform to the following guidelines. Any prints that do not fit the guidelines will be returned to the artist at the artist’s expense.

              • Deadline: Prints, SASE or envelope with postage fees, and completed/signed

                submission form/image and/or print use clause agreement must be recieved

                on or before Friday May 4th, 2012.

              • Paper Size:  5”x 7”  (12.7cm x 17.8cm)

              • Theme: Open

              • Medium: Intaglio, Relief, Lithography, Serigraphy, Collograph, Monotypes,  

                Monoprints and digital prints, any other type of printmaking not listed. Oregon 

                Ink Spot will not accept traditional photography, off-set reproductions or 

                reproductions of art originally produced in another medium.

              • Editioning Requirements: Each edition must include 15 identical prints   

                 signed and numbered 1 through 15

                (example 1/15, 2/15,...15/15). Each edition must be original art and made for  

                 this exchange. Please insert interleaf or glassine sheets for each print using

                 the foldover method. No newsprint, please. Multiple unique submissions are                  acceptable.

              • Additional Requirements: Each print must be accompanied with the

                following information: Artist’s name, title, and medium. This information may be

                handwritten on the back of each print, printed on a separate 5” x 7” sheet to

                accompany each print or pasted to the back of each print. Please take care to

                use acid free adhesives. Please also take care to insure all handwritten

                information is legable.

              • SASE and Return Postage: US participants, please include a 6” x 9” (or

                larger) preaddressed return envelope with adiquate return postage attached.

                International participants, please include a 6” x 9” (or larger) preaddressed

                return envelope and $5.00 US.

              • RSVP your intention to participate by e-mail to: inkspot@eou.edu

              • All prints submitted will be put in a web gallery and may be reproduced to

                promote this project.

              • The #1 prints from each addition will be housed in the EOU permanent

                collection. The #2 suite will be used for exhibition and other opportunities at

                the discression of the Ink Spot Committee.

              • There will be an exhibition of prints at Eastern Oregon University’s Nightingale

                 Gallery December 2012.

A portfolio of 13 randomly selected prints will be mailed to each participant in the Spring/Summer 2012.

For a downloadable submission pdf and to visit the web gallery 2007-11 exchanges go to www.eou.edu/inkspot

Mail Submissions to:                     Oregon Ink Spot International Print Exchange

                                                    Attention: Jo Topholm

                                                    Loso Hall 154

                                                    One University Blvd.

                                                    Eastern Oregon University

                                                    La Grande, OR 97850

                                                        USA

Thank you. We hope you can participate in this exciting project.

Sincerely,

Jo Topholm                                                Deb Hoffnagle

Co-Chair and founder                                  Co-Chair and founder