The Lincoln Center Art Gallery will participate in Colorado’s Month of Printmaking, February 29–April 11, 2020, by presenting Under Pressure, a nationally juried exhibit of artworks consisting primarily of any printmaking media (relief printing, lithograph, silkscreen, intaglio, and monoprints). Selections for the exhibition will be made by our Guest Juror Mark Lunning. Mark Lunning is the owner and Master Printmaker for Open Press Ltd., a fine art printmaking facility and gallery in Colorado. Over the last 23 years, Mark has worked with regional and international artists to help them realize their creative goals, producing all manner of fine art prints. In addition to running Open Press where he works with professional artists and teaches novice printmakers, Mark also taught at the Art Students League of Denver. Mark is a co-founder of the Denver Print Collectors’ Club, Invisible Museum, and Mo’Print which celebrates the art of printmaking.

As a part of Colorado's Month of Printmaking program, this exhibit will be promoted with other print-making focused gallery and museum exhibits that will go on across the state.

This call for entries is open to all artists 18 years and older living in the United States working in traditional and non-traditional print-making media.

The Fort Collins Lincoln Center is a city-owned and operated cultural center in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is one of Colorado’s largest and most diverse presenters of professional theatre, dance, music, and visual arts. Annually the Lincoln Center Art Galleries present 8–10 rotating visual arts exhibitions in diverse media. The mission of the Lincoln Center Art Galleries is to promote and nourish the creation and appreciation of the visual arts.

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for Entries: January 22, 2020
Notification to Artists: January 29, 2020
Shipped artwork due to Lincoln Center: February 19–21, 2020, no earlier, please; hand-deliveries due Monday, February 24, 1–4 p.m.
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 29, 5–7 p.m.

CASH AWARDS: $1500 in total, with a $750 Grand Prize award.

Entries must be of the artist’s original design (not a result of a class assignment) and completed in the past two years (since January 2018).
Questions? Contact Todd Underwood at tunderwood@fcgov.com or 970-416-2737

SHIPPING/INSURANCE
Artists are responsible for round-trip shipping and insurance (during shipping) of artworks. All shipments must include a prepaid return shipping label and be shipped in a container appropriate for re-use in return shipping. Lincoln Center will insure artworks for their insurance value or retail value while on the premises. Please, no glass frames for shipped artworks, and no Styrofoam peanuts in packaging.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• Artworks must be available for loan during the entire exhibition period.
• Accepted artwork must be shipped “installation ready” unless otherwise noted in the acceptance letter.
• Our preferred standard for 2D installation is a hanging wire or cleat. NO sawtooth hangers. Security hardware may be attached to the artwork frame, requiring small holes to be drilled into the back of the frame.
• For any artwork that requires non-standard set up or any artwork with more than one component piece, all hanging hardware must be included along with detailed hanging instructions.
• Only Plexiglas framing is accepted (no glass framing) for shipped 2D artwork.
• The Lincoln Center reserves the right to reject accepted work that differs significantly from the submitted images, or is inadequately prepared for installation.
• Each artwork must have a label attached on the back or bottom of the pieces containing the Artist’s name and title of piece.
• Lincoln Center will retain a 30% commission on all sales made as a result of the exhibition.
• Lincoln Center reserves the right to use images of the artworks for educational and promotional purposes including but not limited to newspaper, television, radio, social media and the Internet. Upon acceptance artists may be asked to submit a high-resolution image of the accepted artwork for such purposes.
• Lincoln Center reserves the right not to exhibit a work for any reason.
• All accepted artists will be required to sign an Artwork Loan Agreement with the City of Fort Collins. Award-winners must submit an IRS Form W-9 for payment of cash awards. The Lincoln Center will send the form to the selected winners.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria