Print Exchange Regular

The 2023 Print Exchange is open to all artists working within the medium of print. Participants will create an edition using any form of printmaking, including but not limited to: lithograph, linoleum cut, wood block print, etching, screenprint, monoprint, digital mediums, etc.

Participants can expect to print between 35-40 prints - please make sure your process can accommodate printing this quantity of prints.

Each participant will receive an exchange portfolio of all other participants’ prints! A few additional portfolios will be set aside for our archives and will be for sale, with all proceeds to benefit the Southwest Print Fiesta scholarship program. Please note that participants may not resell portfolios in part or whole without written permission from each participating artist.

Your work from this exchange will be displayed on the Southwest Print Fiesta website with links to your own websites and/or social media, as well as in-person at an exhibition in Silver City, NM in October.

EDITION SIZE: TBD. All portfolios will consist of one print from each participant. The extra prints will go into the Print Fiesta archives. We will confirm the final edition size once registration has closed.

REGISTRATION: All artists must register to participate in this exchange. To register, please “purchase” this item (below) by June 30 to confirm your spot so we can determine the final edition size.

DUE DATE: Finished editions must be received by Friday, September 1 (please ship by 8/25) If you are unable to deliver your edition by September 1, please notify us immediately. No refunds will be given for cancellations after August 15. 

COST: $35/participant ($25/student). This fee covers the creation of portfolio cases and printed colophon, as well as logistical costs associated with organization, exhibition, and shipping of portfolios.

PAPER: The paper size is 8” x 8”. You may use any paper you’d like, as long as it is archival.

INTERLEAVING: All editions must be interleaved with 8 x 8” glassine or equivalent archival protective sheets. Please do not use newsprint, bags, tracing paper, wax paper, or mylar as interleaving. Editions without appropriate interleaving will not be accepted into the collection.

FORMATTING: Please number your prints in the lower left corner based on edition size - for example, if the number of participants is 40, please number all prints 1/40, 2/40, 3/40, etc.

Please sign in the bottom right corner and follow formatting below when signing your edition:

SHIPPING:  Please pack your prints securely and ship to

Power and Light Press

601 N. Bullard St, Suite F

Silver City, New Mexico 88061

Your prints and completed Submission Form (attached) must arrive no later than Friday, September 1. Once received, all editions will be checked for compliance with the portfolio guidelines for media, size, interleaving, and dryness. We reserve the right to refuse entry of any submission that fails to conform to the portfolio guidelines. No refund will be offered if the edition does not meet the requirements for inclusion.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, June 30: registration deadline

Tuesday, August 15: last day to receive full refund for cancellation

Friday, September 1: finished prints due

Friday, October 6: exhibition opens in Silver City, NM

Thanks so much - we look forward to seeing what you come up with!