Prints for peace

Deadline for receiving Print in Monterrey: January 15, 2020.

If you can please send the Prints registered or with a tracking number.
The Art/Human Development Project and Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales invites all Printmaking Artists to participate in the Ninth International Printmaking Exhibit; Prints for Peace 2020 in Monterrey NL México.
All prints that have the required specifications will be exhibited in May or June 2020 Arte AC / Tecnológico de Monterrey.

A selection of 50 prints chosen by a jury will be displayed on the invitation and poster. All Prints that comply with regulations will be exhibited.

Awards. Twenty Prints will be exhibited in a special Collective in 2021. Fifty Prints will be included in posters and invitations.
The Prints with the theme of Migrants will be exhibited in addition in five Galleries in Monterrey and we plan to exhibit them in other countries as well.

There is no entry fee in lieu of the donation of the print to the Prints for Peace Collection and Art/Human Development Workshop, Monterrey, NL México

Prints for Peace México will organize the exhibit and the opening ceremony.
The Specifics: Only prints that comply with the regulations will be exhibited. We are sorry, the prints that do not comply will not be returned.
1. Prints: Each artist should send one original hand pulled print. No digital, photos or copies accepted.
2. Paper Size : 10 x 10 inches or 25 x 25 cm. Image size can vary or bleed out of the paper. The paper size is extremely important. The image can be any size.
3. Theme: Peace.
4. Medium: Entries may feature any technique of printmaking and should be signed.
5. Deadline:January 15, 2020 Prints received in Monterrey. If the print is late we will save it for next year.
6. Please include a print appropriate for all audiences. They will eventually be included in other events involving school children.
By sending a print, the artist gives permission to use the print and its image in other non-profit educational events about peace.
The prints will not be sold; they will become part of the collection Prints for Peace Arte/Desarrollo Humano Workshop of Casa Hogar el Refugio Monterrey NL, México.
7. Exhibits: All Prints will be exhibited. The Photos of the exhibit will be posted on the same page as the Art in the web. Please see more information and photos of our past exhibits in our web page: http://www.printsforpeacemexico.blogspot.com/ and Facebook Mexico Prints for Peace-Grabados por la Paz

9. Web Gallery. As well as the exhibition, the prints that comply with the regulations will be exhibited in the Web gallery of http://www.printsforpeacemexico.blogspot.com/
10. Entry Form: The application (entry) form should accompany the work, including the name and the nationality of the artist as well as the title, year and the technique used in the work. Please print the entry form in a letter size paper.The entry form is below these regulations.
11. Address: The works should be sent to:
Guadalupe Victorica/ PO Box/Apartado Postal #2175/ Sucursal Tecnologico/ Monterrey NL 64841/ Mexico
14. Sending Work: Please send Print by air-mail well protected as to not bend, unframed, without window or passé par tout.
The print should be protected with a rigid cardboard or similar so that it cannot bend in the mail. Please allow enough time for the print to be here on time. Please send the print as "No commercial value" and “Please do not Bend”. Please note: packages with declared amounts of money arrive directly in the customs to pay duty. These packages will not be received.
15. Information : Please have only this information in the back of the print written in pencil: complete name , title of Print, technique.
16. E-mail. Please RSVP by e-mail if you are able to do so to: printspeace@gmail.com . If possible, please send a message indicating your intention to participate.
When we receive your print we will post the names in our web page. All other matters will be resolved by the Prints for Peace Committee. More information please contact us at printspeace@gmail.com.
Tenth International Printmaking exhibit Prints for Peace 2020.

ENTRY FORM Please print very clear or use computer in a regular letter size paper
Artist Name___________________________________City and Country______________________________________ Title of Print________________________________________Technique and year______________________________________________ ________________________________________Occupation___________________________________an electronic mail address for contact_____________________________________Web site if available____________________________________Note about the print and message of peace ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________________I give permission to Prints for Peace to use the image for promotional material. I donate the print to be used in activities related to the promotion of Peace and educational purposes. The Prints will not be sold. Name and Signature________________________________
Thank you.