SGCI Mid-Career & Emerging Printmaker Awards
Image credit: Anita Jung, Beyond Birds. Relief, stencil and acrylic, 22 x 30,” 2020. www.anitajungart.comTimeline:
Nominations accepted May 9- June 21, 2024
June 25: Finalists Selected
July 1-August 8-Voting by Membership
August 25: Awardees notified
SGCI Emerging
Printmaker Award
The SGCI Emerging Printmaker Award is given annually to an early-career artist who exhibits outstanding promise in their contribution to the field of printmaking with demonstrated excellence in their own creative work. Nominations are solicited from the SGCI membership and accepted by the SGCI Awards Committee. The SGCI Awards Committee selects three finalists with a final vote from the SGCI membership. The recipient is invited to attend the annual conference and be presented with the award at the banquet ceremony. The recipient is featured at the conference as a panelist on the SGCI Awards Panel or is otherwise honored, as the host institution desires.
Eligible:
SGCI members in good standing who are emerging artists
Not Eligible:
Current SGCI board members, awards committee members or employees, or previous recipients of the SGCI Emerging Printmaker Award
Application Considerations:
50% portfolio – innovative use of print media, diverse techniques, strong visual and conceptual component
20% CV – strong record of professional experience appropriate to career level, including exhibitions and/or residencies, awards, presentations etc.
15% diversity – priority given to supporting our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, low-income and other underrepresented members
15% service to SGCI – active membership, conference attendance, volunteerism
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SGCI Mid-Career Printmaker Award
The SGCI Mid-Career Printmaker Award is given annually to a mid-career artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of printmaking with demonstrated excellence in their own creative work. Nominations are solicited from the SGCI membership and accepted by the SGCI Awards Committee. The SGCI Awards Committee selects three finalists with a final vote from the SGCI membership. The recipient is invited to attend the annual conference and be presented with the award at the banquet ceremony. The recipient is featured at the conference and presents a lecture or is otherwise honored, as the host institution desires.
Eligible:
SGCI members in good standing who are mid-career artists
Not Eligible:
Current SGCI board members, awards committee members or employees, or previous recipients of the SGCI Mid-Career Printmaker Award
Application Considerations:
50% portfolio – innovative use of print media, diverse techniques, strong visual and conceptual component
20% CV – strong record of professional experience appropriate to career level, including exhibitions and/or residencies, awards, presentations etc.
15% diversity – priority given to supporting our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, low-income and other underrepresented members
15% service to SGCI – active membership, conference attendance, volunteerism