LA Printmaking (LAPS) is a national non-profit artist run organization based in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to the encouragement of printmaking, the interests of artists who make prints, and the general advancement of printmaking in public awareness and education.

LA Printmaking is dedicated to presenting exhibitions with themes focusing on issues of the 21st Century, especially those dealing with the environment during a time of incredible change and disruption. This year our exhibition is titled “Sweet Earth/ Bitter Earth” to reflect the relationship we have with our planet Earth; a symbol for love and pain, growth and destruction, magnificent and intimate, our relationship is a personal one, and often of our own creation.

JUROR: 
A Printmaking is honored to have the well known Los Angeles-based multi-media artist, Merion Estes, as our juror for this exhibition. Estes was the subject of a powerful 20 year retrospective recently on view at the Craft and Folk Art Museum; "Merion Estes:Unnatural Disasters". As Christopher Knight, of the LA Times observed, "in Este's extravagant paintings, not only do exquisite nature, abhorrent degradation, opulence and death coincide. They are inseparable.”
VENUE:
The LA Printmaking Spring exhibtion will be at the beautiful and historic Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock. 
THEME:
This year our theme on the environment is titled “Sweet Earth/ Bitter Earth” to reflect the relationship we have with our planet Earth; a symbol for love and pain, growth and destruction, magnificent and intimate, our relationship is a personal one, and often of our own creation.

Calendar:
Jury Deadline: Friday, March 8th
Announcement of Accepted Art: Friday March 15th
Accepted Artwork due in Los Angeles: Saturday March 30th
OPENING: FRIDAY APRIL 5th, 5PM to 8PM
Art Event: Saturday, April 13th, Noon to 5PM
Closing Event and Art Talk:Friday April 26th, 7:00PM- 8:30PM
Exhibition ends Tuesday April 30th
Pickup Artwork May 1st: Noon to 5PM or by arrangement

Eligibility: North American artists 18 years and older are eligible to enter. Original, innovative works in all printmaking media are eligible.
Photographs, offset reproductions, or reproductions of artwork originally produced in another medium will not be considered.
Submitted work may not have been exhibited in other CFAER exhibitions. Artists may submit up to three digital
images of original prints completed within the past three years.
Specifications: All delivered work must match the juried image; substitutions of accepted works will not be allowed. All work must be framed in
simple metal or wooden frames and a standard white or off-white window mat or floated and securely mounted to the backing board. Plexiglas only!
Frames must be ready to hang. Pease include any special hanging instructions and hardware ready to install.
Shipping: All shipped work must be sent in appropriate and re-usable packaging. It must be sent pre-paid via UPS or FEDEX. It must include a UPS or FEDEX pre-
paid return-shipping label held in a clearly marked envelope taped to the back of the foam core backing of the art. Work will not be exhibited without a UPS or FEDEX pre-paid return packing slip, which includes shipping insurance. Artists are responsible for insuring their artwork.
Sales: A 35% commission will be charged on all sales. Sale price must include commission and cannot be changed after acceptance. All artwork will remain in the exhibition through April 30th, 2019. The LA Printmaking is a non-profit organization that uses proceeds from commissions for exhibition expenses.
Liability: LA Printmaking and CFAER will take every precaution in handling the artwork accepted for this exhibition. Within reason, CFAER will assume responsibility for works chosen for exhibition from the time they are delivered to the gallery until they are picked up by the artist or prepared to be shipped. The LA Printmaking assumes no responsibility in case of loss or damage to submitted or accepted works. Please insure your work and use FEDEX or UPS only.
Agreement: Filing out of the entry constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to all conditions set forth in the prospectus, including permission to use images of the exhibited work in print or online media for promotional, educational, or archival purposes.
Notification: Results of the jurying will be emailed by March 15th, 2019 with instructions on shipping and delivery of artwork.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria

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