Call for Artists: “Printmaking 2015”
Open to all Printmakers in the Region
Presented by Pittsburgh Print Group
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
August 21 – November 1, 2015
CALENDAR
Exhibit Duration:
August 21 – November 1, 2015
Opening Reception:
Friday, August 21, 2015
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Digital Submissions Due at PCA:
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Before 4 pm
Notification of Acceptance:
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Drop-off Accepted Work:
Thursday, August 13, 2015
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Pick-up Exhibited Work:
Monday, November 2, 2015
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Artists must pick up work at the scheduled time after
the close of the exhibit. Artwork not picked up will
be placed in storage at the artist’s risk and expense.
A $25.00 per day storage fee will be assessed.
After 30 days, artwork will become the property of
the PF/PCA.
Pittsburgh Print Group is a non-profit organization of
artists who work in all fine art printmaking media. Founded
in 1972, the Print Group is dedicated to artistic excellence
and the perpetuation of printmaking as an art form.
Exhibition, education and artist networking are the
Pittsburgh Print Group’s primary activities.
ELIGIBILITY
This exhibition is open to all printmakers in the Pittsburgh
region.
A printmaking process – relief, intaglio, silkscreen
lithography, monotype – must be central to the execution
of all entries. Photographs, offset reproductions, or
reproductions of artwork originally produced in another
medium will not be considered; however, photographs and
other digital images may be used as part of the final image
but may not stand-alone.
Work must be original and new, created within the past
three years, and not exhibited previously at the PCA or
within a 150-mile radius of Pittsburgh.
JUROR, KIM BECK
Kim Beck is an Associate Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon
University. She received her MFA in Painting and
Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design and her BA
from Brandeis University. Using images of architecture and
landscape, Kim Beck makes drawings, paintings, prints,
photographs, books, cutout sculptures and installations that
survey peripheral and suburban spaces.
Most recently, her work was part of the 2014 Pittsburgh
Biennial at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Her work has
been shown widely including on the High Line in New York
City, at the Walker Art Center, Carnegie Museum of Art,
Smack Mellon, Socrates Sculpture Park, Hallwalls
Contemporary Art Center, and the Warhol Museum. She
was recently commissioned to create a new installation at
the Indianapolis Museum of Art 100 Acres Park.
ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS/PROCEDURE
All work will be juried by digital submission. Artists may
submit up to three (3) works for consideration.
NOTIFICATION
Notification of the jury decision will be sent on June 16,
2015 via e-mail unless you specify otherwise. Submission
materials will not be returned.
Digital Entry Requirements:
All images must correspond to the entry form.
 Each 2-D entry must be represented by one full digital
image.
 Digital images must be in .jpg format. Resolution should
be set to 300 DPI with no more than 8 inches on the
longest side.
 File name for each JPEG must be as follows: artist’s last
name followed by first initial, followed by entry number
(1 to 3), key word(s) from title (1 or 2 words ONLY).
For example:
SmithJ_1_seascape_.jpg
Note: Images may be used for show promotion.
 Do not use special characters such as periods, comas,
slashes, pound signs, asterisks, etc. to name your files.
 Each image should accurately reflect the work
submitted. Images must be oriented properly and will
not be manipulated by the juror or the committee.
 Digital images must be submitted on a CD. Discs should
be sent in a case or cover. Both disc and case must be
labeled clearly with the artist’s name, phone number
and email address.
Note: Accepted works must be gallery ready. Guidelines
will be sent with acceptance notification.
SALES
PCA Shop handles all sales from exhibitions. Commission on
sales is 55% for PCA guild members. Please make sure to
consider this when pricing your work.
INSURANCE
Work will be insured while on exhibit by PF/PCA at 50% of
the retail cost. A Condition Report must be completed by
each artist for work on exhibit.
CONTACT
Chris Calligan, Print Group Exhibition Chair
chris.calligan@gmail.com
Completed Entry Form and Fee must accompany
submission. Mail or hand deliver to:
Attn: Pittsburgh Print Group
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
ENTRY FEE
Print Group Members - $25.00
Non-Members - $30.00
Checks should be made payable to Pittsburgh Print Group
and accompany the submission. Non-members who jury
into exhibit will become Print Group Members through
2015.
Non-payment will disqualify the entry.
CHECKLIST FOR ENTRY
• Completed entry form
• CD labeled with name, e-mail, phone contact
• EACH entry MUST be on CD
• Entry Fee
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New Work
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Entry Form: (Must accompany CD)
Title:
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Medium:
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Retail Sale Price:
Retail Sale Price:
Street:
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Year Created:
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Name:
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Description of Process:
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City:
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Entry 2:
Title:
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Email:
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Website:
Year Created:
Fee Paid: 
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Retail Sale Price:
Description of Process:
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Mail or hand deliver to:
Attn: Pittsburgh Print Group
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Completed Entry Form and Fee
must accompany submission.