Resources
Opportunities
Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmaking Competition 2025
OPEN CALL | ENDS 04 AUGUST
2025 Printmaking Competition showcasing the very best in printmaking. Entries are now open for the Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmaking Open 2025 – a global celebration of printmaking excellence — championing the art, honouring the craft, and uniting a worldwide community of printmakers through innovation and tradition. Open to both UK and International Printmakers, this year’s competition invites artists to submit up to 6 pieces
Japanese Woodblock Printing – the people behind the craft.
TALK | 12 JULY
An illustrated talk by Rebecca Salter, artist and President of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, introducing the craftspeople behind the materials and tools used in Japanese woodblock printing and some more unusual uses of the technique. Farmleigh House, Dublin, July 12th 3 – 4 pm €10 more info and to book.
The Royal Ulster Academy of Arts: Call to artists
OPEN CALL | ENDS 10 JULY
Call for Entries: 144th Annual Exhibition. The Royal Ulster Academy is delighted to announce that the Call for Entries for our 144th Annual Is now open. Artists are invited to submit their works through our online submission platform, OESS. Submissions welcome from Ireland, the UK, and beyond.
The Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition
OPEN CALL | ENDS 30 JUNE
Awagami Factory proudly holds the bi-annual “AIMPE” miniprint juried show in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima; the old home of Japanese washi paper. We invite printmakers the world over to enter this year’s AIMPE show in its 7th iteration. AIMPE is unique in that all submitted (A4-size) miniprints must be created on Japanese washi. All artists who enter AIMPE will be shipped a diverse washi sample set from Awagami.The goal of the AIMPE 2025 is to bring together contemporary printworks from across the globe in an effort to celebrate the creativity of today’s printmaking community while introducing the wonders of washi paper (a cornerstone of Japanese culture) to a new generation of talented artists. It is our hope that this exhibition (and its related events) will not only encourage international printmakers but will also inspire & educate the traditional Japanese papermaking community.
The Ballinglen Arts Foundation and Museum of Art Second Biennial Exhibition
OPEN CALL | ENDS 25 JUNE
Open call for the second Biennial Exhibition: an international open call group exhibition at The Ballinglen Museum of Art, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, August 2025 – January 2026. This is open to all visual artists worldwide working in paint, drawing, print, sculpture, and photography. More info and to apply here.
Open Call: Fingal County Council, Age & Opportunity and Tyrone Guthrie Residency
OPEN CALL | ENDS 09 JUNE
Fingal County Council Arts Office in partnership with Age & Opportunity and the Tyrone Guthrie centre announce the opening of the 2025 residency award. This residency award offers a professional visual artist and a professional writer over the age of 50+ the opportunity to research or develop new work. These residencies aim to celebrate and support older artists at all stages of their careers working in literature and visual arts. Recipients will receive two separate 2-week long residencies (1 month total per artist) including a small stipend. The residency must take place between July and December 2025. Apply here.
Open Call for Applications: Cultural Exchange Residency in Bangladesh for Irish Printmaking Artists
OPEN CALL | ENDS 07 JUNE
Presented by Gallery Cosmos and Cosmos Atelier71, in association with the Honorary Consul of Ireland in Bangladesh and the Embassy of Ireland, New Delhi, we are delighted to announce a unique cultural exchange opportunity for an Irish printmaking artist to participate in a short-term residency in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This initiative aims to foster artistic collaboration and deepen cultural ties between Bangladesh and Ireland through the medium of printmaking. More information.
Open Submission Exhibition: Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Small but Mighty
OPEN CALL | ENDS 02 JUNE
Small But Mighty showcases all forms of printmaking and highlights the powerful, ambitious and impressive nature of works created on a small scale. This open submission exhibition, established by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) aims to to create long-term opportunities for artists and promote printmaking to a wider audience. This year’s Guest Curator is Art Critic Tabish Khan. Apply here.
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair – International Artist Open Call
OPEN CALL | ENDS 01 JUNE
Celebrating 10 years of Art that Leaves An Imprint, Woolwich Contemporary welcomes all artists working in a print medium to apply to show at the leading international art fair for contemporary print which takes place 13-16 November at London’s historic Royal Arsenal. Apply here.
Electroetch Masterclass PNI 2024 – View here
Hydroprint Masterclass PNI 2024 – View here
Sustainable Workshop Printmaking PNI 2024 – View here