CALL FOR ENTRIES:
15th Biennial Miniature Print International Competition

IMPORTANT DATES

ENTRY DEADLINE:
March 8, 2025 (postmark)

JURY NOTIFICATION:
after April 11, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION:
Sunday, June 1, 2025, 2-4 PM

EXHIBITION:
June 1 – August 24, 2025

Awards Juror

Ann Shafer
Ann Shafer is an independent curator, art historian, and a leading expert on intaglio printmaking by Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17. Formerly Shafer was associate curator of prints, drawings, and photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art, where she curated a variety of exhibitions and hosted myriad classes and visitors. She also organized the museum’s Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair in 2012, 2015, and 2017, featuring an international array of twenty presses, publishers, and dealers. In April 2022, she mounted a new, independent print fair in Baltimore. She hosts the podcast Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystem and writes a blog about favorite works of art (annshafer.com). Shafer has a BA from The College of Wooster and a MA from Williams College, both in art history. In addition to the BMA, Ann has worked at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Williams College Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is delighted to announce the 15th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition and Exhibition. This juried competition and exhibition is limited to original prints that are no bigger than four square inches (25.8 sq cm). The miniature format encourages artists to explore the essence of their work and refine it to the most important details. It also provides an opportunity for artists from around the world to exhibit their work, and exposes the public to the most current interests of the international printmaking community. Since its inception in 1997, the competition has attracted diverse entries from thousands of artists across the globe.

The International Miniature Print Competition is held every other year, alternating with CCP’s other biennial, FootPrint International (for prints measuring exactly 12 x 12 in. square).

Click Here to download the 15th Biennial Miniature Print Prospectus & Entry Form

Eligibility

Size Requirements:
Image Size: No larger than 4 square inches (25.8 sq cm)
Paper Size: No larger than 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Package Size: No larger than 9 x 14 inches (22.9 x 35.5 cm)

All two-dimensional fine art printmaking mediums, including woodcut, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, monotype, and other original prints are eligible (no drawings, photographs, or direct reproductions.) Total image area may not exceed 4 square inches (25.8 sq cm). Some popular dimensions are 2” x 2”, 1” x 4”, and 1.5” x 2.66”. Prints smaller than 4 sq in are also acceptable. Outside dimensions of the printing paper may not exceed 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Paper beyond these dimensions on accepted prints will be trimmed to the dimensions required for the exhibition. Only two-dimensional works will be accepted.

How to enter

Carefully follow the instructions inside the Prospectus.
Download and print out the 15th Biennial Miniature Print Prospectus & Entry Form

entry fee

Each artist may submit up to three prints, for a fee of $30 for CCP members, $40 for non-members, and $50 for international entries. (International entry fee includes return postage). Two additional entries will be accepted for an additional fee of $10 each.
Pay your entry fee online here.

Other ways to pay:

• Include a check or money order when you mail your entry. Checks should be made payable to Center for Contemporary Printmaking, and must be in U.S. Dollars ONLY. (Any currency other than U.S. dollars will not be accepted.)
• Pay by Venmo @contemprints
• Pay through PayPal. Use the email jakers@contemprints.org.
• Do not send cash!

Prints donated in lieu of payment of the entry fee will not be accepted. Entries not accompanied by fees become the property of CCP.

Membership: Not a CCP member? Become one now and receive the member rate on your entry fee. Visit our membership page for details.

Prizes and awards

Cash prizes will be chosen by the juror, and purchase prizes awarded.

Notification

Accepted artists and award winners will be notified via e-mail after April 11, 2025.

sales

All prints must be for sale. CCP will retain a commission of 50% on all works sold.

LIABILITY

Although all reasonable care will be given to work submitted to this exhibition, CCP is not responsible for loss or damage to entries.