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SAMPLE Encore! Exchange Portfolio for the 2009 Print Dialogue Days

Encore! Exchange Portfolio for the 2009 Print Dialogue Days American Print Alliance and the University of West Georgia, Carrollton Deadline: November 14, 2009 Exhibition: during Print Dialogue Days Open to attendees of the 2009 Print Dialogue Days. Submit 13 impressions of an original work in any printmaking medium or combination of media except photography alone; monoprints in a series of similar images are acceptable. Receive 11 randomly selected prints in return; the two additional prints go to the archives of the University of West Georgia and the American Print Alliance. Paper size is 4 x 6", no exceptions (although paper may be folded by the artist to meet the size requirement). Image may be horizontal or vertical. Please write name and email address clearly on the reverse of impressions 1 and 2 for the archives. The theme, Encore!, refers to the second time that the Print Dialogue Days will be hosted by West Georgia, but may be interpreted broadly to include any repetition of an object or event, i.e. as in printmaking. No entry fee; suggested minimum donation for attendance is $10, students $5. Prospectus for the conference (PDF)

NEW - HELP FOR HAITI Font Aid IV

Font Aid IV: Coming Together, a Collaborative Typeface The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) Deadline: January 29, 2010 Font Aid IV is a project uniting the typographic and design communities in raising funds to expedite relief efforts in Haiti. The theme is “Coming Together,” represented by a font consisting entirely of ampersands. Coming Together will be made available for sale through several type distributors, with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders. To participate: Submit a black and white "ampersand" icon for the benefit font. It should be a vector image file, not a bitmap. Keep it simple, not too crazy. Send it in EPS format to fontaid@typesociety.org by 01/29/10. No entry fee. More information about this and previous Font Aid projects here (website).

More Competitive Exhibitions

Subscribers to our journal can get information and prospecti for more competitive exhibits and exchanges by clicking on the link below; please be ready with your ID and password. (Last update January 25 with 12 opportunities for prints, paperworks, works on paper and artists' books, with deadlines through late March, 2010.) Competitive Exhibits - more listings for our Contemporary Impressions subscribers. Problems with your password? For help, please write to director @ printalliance.org (retype into the "send" address line of your email program, without the spaces; sorry for the inconvenience but we are trying to limit spam). If you are a current subscriber and you don't yet have a password, click here to request one or write to director @ printalliance.org. If you are not yet a subscriber or have not renewed for this year, click here to go to the order form and subscribe today. top of page